Arc 4Obito and the Three-Tails
Hyuga Makoto exposed Obito’s role in the Uchiha massacre and Kirigakure’s Bloody Mist, while breaking the Caged Bird system within the Hyuga clan and recruiting Kisame. The arc ended with Kakashi awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan and Makoto defeating Obito after the Three-Tails rampaged through Kirigakure.
- Hyuga Makoto drove Uchiha Itachi back with his Byakugan and Yin Seal, but Obito pulled Itachi away through Kamui as Sasuke watched.
- Hyuga Makoto mastered Sage Mode through his unusual perception of Natural Energy, developed his Clone’s Wood Release, and helped Shisui restore Susanoo.
- Hyuga Makoto and Shisui confronted Itachi and Juzo Biwa in the Land of Waves, but Obito rescued them after Makoto’s attack badly burned him.
- Hyuga Makoto exposed Obito’s identity and helped reveal him as the likely mastermind behind the Nine-Tails incident, while Hyuga Izumi asked to join his Anbu squad.
- When Hyuga Shingo used the Caged Bird against Neji, Hyuga Makoto defeated him and declared an end to the distinction between the Main Branch and Branch Family.
- Hyuga Makoto learned the Flying Thunder God Technique and joined Jiraiya and Kakashi on a mission to Kirigakure, where he captured Kisame and urged him to question the Bloody Mist Policy.
- Hyuga Makoto, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Kisame approached the Mizukage Building as Genji and Mei Terumi launched their uprising, and Makoto struck Obito as he emerged from Kamui.
- Obito turned Karatachi Yagura into the Three-Tails, and Kakashi awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan as Makoto used Flying Thunder God to disrupt Obito’s Kamui and knock him down.