Chapter Summaries

After waking in the body of four-year-old Hyuga Baiyue in the Naruto world, Bai Yue worried about whether he belonged to the Main or Branch Family and discovered he had a lottery Panel. He won Perfect Blood, which would steadily improve his abilities as he lay in bed.

• Bai Yue awoke in the Naruto world and received memories identifying him as Hyuga Baiyue, whose parents had died in battle.
• Bai Yue met his nanny, Hyuga Hanako, and wondered whether his family belonged to the Hyuga Main Family or Branch Family.
• Bai Yue ate the food Hanako brought and discovered a hidden Panel with one available lottery draw.
• Bai Yue used the lottery and received Perfect Blood, which continuously purified and enhanced his body, abilities, and soul.

Bai Yue learned that he belonged to the Hyuga Main Family and discovered that his parents had died in the war. The Hyuga prepared to send most of the clan to the Kirigakure battlefield to recover a stolen Byakugan, leaving Bai Yue to face his family’s deaths and remember them.

• Hyuga Jinren visited Bai Yue and told him he wanted him to grow up happily rather than bear the burden of revenge.
• Three days later, Hyuga Bun brought Bai Yue to a clan meeting where Hyuga Tokuma ordered the clan to send eighty percent of its members to the Kirigakure battlefield to reclaim the Byakugan.
• Hyuga Hiashi volunteered to lead the force, but Hyuga Jinren objected, and Hyuga Maku Ken was chosen instead.
• Hyuga Jinren took Bai Yue to see the bodies of his parents and told him to remember the moment.

After the war mobilization ceremony, Bai Yue began training in the Gentle Fist Style and endured massages and medicinal baths under Hyuga Jinren and Hyuga Hanako. More than a year later, at age six, he judged that the Third Shinobi World War was nearing its end and reviewed his progress and disappointing yearly draws.

• The Third Hokage delivered a Will of Fire speech, and the fallen heroes were buried at the Memorial Stone as the Hyuga and Uchiha prepared to leave.
• Hyuga Jinren began Bai Yue's training, assigning him basic studies in the morning and Gentle Fist practice in the afternoon.
• Hyuga Hanako gave Bai Yue painful massages and medicinal baths, explaining that the baths mainly aided recovery and prevented hidden injuries.
• More than a year passed, and Bai Yue heard reports of Minato Namikaze, Obito, Might Duy, and other Konoha fighters turning the tide of the war.
• Bai Yue expected the villages to reach ceasefires after the Kusagakure Battle and checked his skill progress, while complaining that his yearly draw could yield nothing.

Bai Yue continued his training until Hyuga Jinren proposed that he attend the Ninja Academy and become Minato Namikaze’s disciple. Bai Yue agreed to meet Minato in three days and then asked to explore Konoha.

• Bai Yue learned Sealing Jutsu and Medical Ninjutsu while training and improving his physique through medicinal baths.
• Hyuga Bun summoned Bai Yue to meet Hyuga Jinren, who asked whether he wanted to attend the Ninja Academy as the war neared its end.
• Bai Yue resisted attending the Academy, but Hyuga Jinren explained that he planned to connect the Hyuga Clan to Minato Namikaze by making Bai Yue his disciple.
• Bai Yue agreed to meet Minato, partly because he wanted to learn more about the Uzumaki Clan’s Sealing Jutsu.
• Hyuga Jinren said he would take Bai Yue to meet Minato in three days, and Bai Yue asked to walk around Konoha.

Bai Yue ate at Ichiraku Ramen with Hyuga Bun, then spotted the grieving, injured Might Guy and considered how to acquire the Eight Inner Gates Formation. Three days later, Hyuga Jinren introduced Bai Yue to Minato Namikaze and asked what he thought of the boy, bringing the meeting to its central question.

• Bai Yue ordered ramen for himself and Hyuga Bun, who joined him despite preferring to remain hidden.
• Bai Yue noticed Might Guy training while injured and decided he had time to find a way to learn the Eight Inner Gates Formation.
• Three days later, Hyuga Bun escorted Bai Yue to the clan reception hall to meet Minato Namikaze.
• Hyuga Jinren introduced Bai Yue to Minato, then directly asked Minato what he thought of the child.

Hyuga Tokuma urged Minato Namikaze to take Bai Yue as his disciple, and Minato took Bai Yue to Hokage Rock for a private conversation. They discussed the Hyuga Clan and Konoha as Bai Yue questioned whether Minato could make the village better despite the influence of its elders.

• Hyuga Tokuma surprised the attendants by proposing that Minato Namikaze take Bai Yue as his disciple.
• Minato Namikaze asked to speak with Bai Yue alone and used the Flying Thunder God to take him to Hokage Rock.
• Hyuga Tokuma told the others that Minato would be a good leader but kept his reasons for supporting him secret.
• Bai Yue asked Minato whether he disliked the Hyuga Clan, and Minato praised the clan’s contributions to Konoha.
• Minato said the war would end soon and Konoha would improve, while Bai Yue doubted that with the Konoha F4 in power.

Bai Yue agreed to become Minato Namikaze’s disciple after discussing the Hyuga Clan’s Caged Bird system with him. Their new alliance strengthened Minato’s bid for Hokage, while Danzō Shimura realized that Minato had become a serious threat to his plans.

• Bai Yue told Minato Namikaze that the Caged Bird trapped both the Branch Family and the Main Family, prompting Minato to vow to change the world.
• Minato Namikaze asked Bai Yue to become his disciple, and Bai Yue accepted for the access to Kushina’s sealing knowledge and Konoha’s resources.
• Minato and Bai Yue returned to the Hyuga Residence, where Hyuga Jinren and Hyuga Tokuma welcomed their apprenticeship and began socializing with Minato.
• Danzō Shimura learned of Minato’s growing influence and regretted that his plan to secure the Hokage position by undermining Orochimaru now faced a stronger rival.

Hyuga Baiyue visited Kushina Uzumaki after learning that Minato Namikaze had left on an urgent mission, bringing gifts from the Hyuga Clan. Kushina eagerly began teaching Baiyue Sealing Jutsu, and the chapter ended with her discovering that his knowledge was far more advanced than she had expected.

• Baiyue visited Kushina and learned that Minato had already left for an urgent mission.
• Baiyue presented Kushina with gifts selected by the Hyuga Clan, including Sealing Jutsu scrolls.
• Kushina offered to teach Baiyue Sealing Jutsu, and he accepted, hoping to learn the Uzumaki Clan's techniques.
• Kushina began teaching Baiyue the Eight Trigrams Seal, but her erratic explanation left him relying on his existing knowledge and the scroll.
• Baiyue answered Kushina's questions correctly and asked detailed questions of his own, surprising her with his strong Sealing Jutsu foundation.

After studying Sealing Jutsu with Kushina, Bai Yue watched Konoha’s victorious ninja return from the war and decided to visit Minato the next morning. On the way back to the Hyuga clan land, he witnessed Hyuga Jinren kill a Branch Family ninja who had attacked him.

• Bai Yue learned Sealing Jutsu from Kushina and left Minato’s home, then encountered Might Guy and headed for Ichiraku Ramen with Hyuga Bun.
• The war ended, and Konoha welcomed its returning ninja, including Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Kakashi, and Minato.
• Bai Yue returned to the Hyuga clan land with his elders and decided to visit Minato the following morning.
• Hyuga Jinren struck a Branch Family ninja who had targeted Bai Yue and activated the Caged Bird Curse Mark, killing him as the others watched.

After a Branch Family member attacked the Hyuga Main Family in public and died, Bai Yue suspected Danzo had arranged the incident. The next day, he met a despairing Kakashi and an earnest Might Guy on the way to Minato Namikaze’s home.

• The dead attacker’s corpse was carried back to the Hyuga compound while Villagers blamed the Main Family, further damaging the clan’s reputation.
• Hyuga Tokuma ordered an investigation, but the Hyuga Clan found no clear culprit; Bai Yue privately suspected Danzo had engineered the attack.
• Bai Yue encountered Kakashi Hatake, who ignored his greeting and continued toward Minato Namikaze’s home.
• Might Guy challenged Kakashi to a duel, but Kakashi ignored him too.
• Bai Yue praised Guy’s ability, making Guy happily thank him while Kakashi called him an idiot.

Minato Namikaze hosted Kakashi, Guy, and Bai Yue at his home, where Guy challenged Kakashi to a spar that nearly turned dangerous. Minato stopped them before they could seriously injure each other, then took Kakashi and Guy to the hospital while Bai Yue stayed behind to study Sealing Jutsu with Kushina.

• Kushina welcomed Kakashi, Guy, and Bai Yue into Minato Namikaze's home, and Minato introduced Bai Yue as his newest disciple.
• Guy challenged Kakashi to a duel, and Minato accepted on Kakashi's behalf.
• Kakashi and Guy sparred in the backyard, with Guy opening three of the Eight Inner Gates and Kakashi using his Sharingan to keep up.
• Guy prepared to open a fourth gate, so Kakashi summoned Chidori before Minato intervened and stopped the fight.
• Minato worried over Guy's health and took him and Kakashi to the hospital, while Bai Yue stayed to study Sealing Jutsu with Kushina.

Bai Yue studied Sealing Jutsu with Kushina and Minato Namikaze, then visited Might Guy and urged him to check on Kakashi. He decided to learn Medical Ninjutsu and build a laboratory, while Minato Namikaze watched him leave and praised his thoughtfulness.

• Bai Yue studied Sealing Jutsu with Kushina and took the scrolls home after sharing a meal with her and Minato Namikaze.
• Bai Yue visited Might Guy with fruit and warned him to rest and seek medical checkups instead of training while injured.
• Bai Yue told Might Guy that Kakashi might be the one who needed looking after, and Might Guy set off to visit Kakashi.
• Bai Yue decided to learn the Eight Inner Gates and Medical Ninjutsu, and to build his own laboratory.
• Minato Namikaze watched Bai Yue leave and believed he had noticed Kakashi's emotional wounds and helped Might Guy reconnect with him.

Bai Yue asked Hyuga Jinren for permission to build a hidden room so he could research Medical Ninjutsu, arguing that the Hyuga Clan’s Byakugan and chakra control made its members well suited to it. After demonstrating the Caged Bird on two monkeys, he earned approval and began considering how he might improve the world once he was strong enough.

• Bai Yue told Hyuga Bun to arrange for a basement beneath his room and asked him to watch the people around him after learning Minato Namikaze had been nearby.
• Bai Yue asked Hyuga Jinren to let him build a secret room for researching Medical Ninjutsu, and he argued that the Hyuga Clan was especially suited to the field.
• Hyuga Jinren required Bai Yue to demonstrate his mastery of the Caged Bird by using it on two monkeys marked with the curse.
• Bai Yue activated the Caged Bird and killed both monkeys, earning Hyuga Jinren’s approval for his request.
• Bai Yue returned to his room, privately lamenting the clan’s cruelty and considering making the world better if he gained enough strength.

Might Guy dragged Kakashi and Bai Yue to a reunion dinner with their fellow Konoha ninja, where Anko accidentally got Bai Yue drunk. Kurenai carried the sleeping Bai Yue toward Konoha Hospital, and a guard approached her to take him back.

• Might Guy carried Kakashi and Bai Yue to the Barbecue Restaurant despite their protests.
• Asuma Sarutobi, Shiranui Genma, Namiashi Raidō, Aoba Yamashiro, Anko Mitarashi, and Kurenai Yuhi welcomed them and joined the lively reunion.
• Kurenai Yuhi offered Bai Yue a nonalcoholic drink, but Anko Mitarashi poured alcohol into his mouth and made him pass out.
• Kurenai Yuhi took the sleeping Bai Yue and left for Konoha Hospital while the others continued drinking.
• A guard asked Kurenai Yuhi to hand Young Master Bai Yue over to him.

Kurenai Yuhi escorted the unconscious Bai Yue toward the Hyuga Clan Compound, but they were ambushed by attackers who quickly fled. The next morning, Bai Yue woke in his room with Kurenai beside him and learned they had been attacked on the way home.

• Kurenai Yuhi refused to leave Bai Yue alone with Hyuga Goruryu and escorted him to the Hyuga Clan Compound with the guards accompanying them.
• Hyuga Goruryu detected an ambush, and Hyuga Bun and the other guards protected Kurenai and Bai Yue from a barrage of kunai.
• The attackers retreated, and Hyuga Hiashi ordered a pursuit while sending Hizashi to inform the Hokage.
• Bai Yue woke the next morning to find Kurenai Yuhi and Hyuga Hanako beside him.
• Kurenai Yuhi angrily told Bai Yue that they had been attacked while she was taking him home.

After an attack on the Hyuga Clan, Bai Yue was placed under house arrest while Kurenai Yuhi visited him and asked what he planned to do. Hyuga Jinren confirmed that Danzo was behind the attack and allowed Hanako to deliver Bai Yue’s letters to Minato and Kushina.

• Kurenai Yuhi told Bai Yue that the Hyuga Clan had been ambushed while he was drunk, and he apologized for clinging to her the night before.
• Bai Yue said he would leave the response to his elders, and Kurenai Yuhi departed after breakfast to deal with Anko Mitarashi.
• Hyuga Jinren confined Bai Yue to the house, so Bai Yue wrote letters to Minato and Kushina asking for help and advanced Sealing Jutsu instruction.
• Hanako took the letters to Hyuga Jinren, who read them and then authorized her to deliver them.
• Hyuga Jinren confirmed the attackers had openly revealed their Tongue-Root Curse Seals before committing suicide, exposing Danzo’s involvement to the Main Family.

Bai Yue stayed confined to the Hyuga grounds and encountered Hyuga Maku Ken at the dojo, where they discussed the Caged Bird and the clan’s future. Maku Ken gave Bai Yue his Sealing Jutsu notes, leaving Bai Yue determined to improve the curse mark.

• Hyuga Tokuma ordered the Main Family to remain on the clan grounds and the Branch Family to limit their trips outside.
• Unable to practice Sealing Jutsu or use his room, Bai Yue went to the dojo but left after seeing the unhappy children training.
• Hyuga Maku Ken asked Bai Yue what he thought of the Caged Bird, and Bai Yue suggested branding everyone in the clan would make it collapse into conflict.
• Bai Yue said he would work to improve the Caged Bird, and Hyuga Maku Ken encouraged him to become the Hyuga Heavenly Ninja.
• Hyuga Maku Ken gave Bai Yue several scrolls containing his insights into Sealing Jutsu.

After learning that Orochimaru had defected and that events were moving toward Nine-Tails' Night, Bai Yue decided he could no longer delay training his body and began practicing the Gentle Fist Style. His Sealing Jutsu had advanced enough for him to create a miniature improved Adamantine Sealing Chains, but he knew time was running short.

• Bai Yue received Kushina's treasured Sealing Jutsu scrolls and devoted himself to studying them.
• Hyuga Jinren worried about Bai Yue's constant research, while Hyuga Maku Ken and Branch Family members gained respect for his efforts to improve the Caged Bird.
• Hyuga Hanako told Bai Yue that Orochimaru had defected after the Third Hokage discovered his cruel human experiments.
• Bai Yue realized that Minato Namikaze's rise to Hokage meant Nine-Tails' Night was approaching, and asked Uncle Wen to train him in the Gentle Fist Style each afternoon.
• Bai Yue reviewed his progress and found that his Sealing Jutsu had reached level seven, allowing him to use a small improved Adamantine Sealing Chains.

Bai Yue learned that Minato Namikaze was set to become the Fourth Hokage and prepared a congratulatory gift for him. He arrived at Minato’s home the next day, where an unfamiliar woman opened the door.

• Hyuga Goruryu summoned Bai Yue to Hyuga Jinren, and Bai Yue guessed that Minato Namikaze would become the Fourth Hokage after Orochimaru defected.
• Hyuga Jinren told Bai Yue to congratulate his teacher and showed him a gift list containing shops, money, and ninja notes.
• Bai Yue asked Hyuga Jinren to add two Love Knots to the gift list to encourage Minato and his wife to marry.
• Hyuga Jinren sent Hyuga Goruryu to obtain the Love Knots, and Bai Yue left with the gift box the next morning.
• Bai Yue reached Minato Namikaze’s home and was startled when an unfamiliar woman answered the door.

Bai Yue visited Kushina and Mikoto, showed off his Adamantine Sealing Chains, and then wandered through Konoha, where he spotted Itachi and Uchiha Shisui. Shisui noticed Bai Yue looking at him, but dismissed his unease as imagination.

• Bai Yue visited Minato's home, where Mikoto greeted him and Kushina welcomed him after his ban had ended.
• Bai Yue explained that the Hyuga Clan had brought a gift for Minato and said his own gift should be opened with Minato and Kushina together.
• Kushina tested Bai Yue's studies, and he demonstrated that he had learned Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Bai Yue left and tried tri-colored sweet rice dumplings while wandering around Konoha.
• Bai Yue spotted Itachi and Uchiha Shisui, judged them harshly, and walked away without approaching them.
• Uchiha Shisui sensed Bai Yue's brief scrutiny, but told Itachi that it was probably his imagination.