Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Shinichi unleashed a new Byakugan pressure technique that drained his chakra, then encountered Hamura Otsutsuki in a dream after resting. Hamura gave him a mysterious power that began transforming his Byakugan.

• Hyuga Shinichi activated a Byakugan pressure ability, exhausted his chakra, and was examined by Tsunade.
• Hyuga Shinichi explained that the ability had burst out uncontrollably, and Uzumaki Mito theorized it might work like Sharingan awakening.
• Hyuga Shinichi asked Nawaki to tell Namikaze Minato he would visit in the afternoon and invited Jiraiya to meet Minato.
• Hyuga Shinichi fell asleep and met Hamura Otsutsuki, who said his Byakugan was nearly perfect but not fully mastered.
• Hamura Otsutsuki sent a sphere of light into Hyuga Shinichi, and Shinichi felt his Byakugan begin to change.

Hyuga Shinichi woke after receiving Hamura Otsutsuki's Yin-Yang Chakra, which began transforming his body and improving his eyesight. Recovered and back with his friends, he planned to spar with Nawaki and train Namikaze Minato while postponing his Sealing Jutsu practice.

• Hamura Otsutsuki told Hyuga Shinichi that the high-purity Byakugan would merge with his body, and Shinichi returned from their encounter to his mental space.
• Hyuga Shinichi woke in Jiraiya's care, where Namikaze Minato welcomed him and gave him a warm towel.
• Hyuga Shinichi said he had recovered and challenged Nawaki to a fight that afternoon.
• Hyuga Shinichi asked Uzumaki Mito to postpone their Sealing Jutsu practice so he could spar with Nawaki and train Namikaze Minato, and Mito agreed.
• Uzumaki Mito met Namikaze Minato, while Jiraiya protested that he was his student.
• Hyuga Shinichi prepared lunch, and everyone gathered to eat together.

Hyuga Shinichi and Nawaki fought at the waterfall, trading Taijutsu and ninjutsu before escalating to their signature techniques. Nawaki’s Mud Swamp Thousand Hands overwhelmed Shinichi after his Sword-Counter Wind Barrier ran out, leaving him trapped as muddy hands closed in.

• Hyuga Shinichi and Nawaki began their spar, and Shinichi outclassed Nawaki in Taijutsu before knocking him back with Wind Style: Great Breakthrough.
• Nawaki blocked Shinichi’s Vacuum Sphere with Water Formation Wall, then used Rock Pillar Spear to force Shinichi to retreat.
• Hyuga Shinichi activated his Byakugan and Wind-Riding Sword Technique: Sword-Counter Wind Barrier, then charged at Nawaki with Wind Step.
• Nawaki unveiled Water and Earth Release Combination Ninjutsu: Mud Swamp Thousand Hands, raising countless muddy arms to attack Shinichi.
• Hyuga Shinichi’s wind barrier ran out of chakra, and Nawaki’s muddy hands seized his legs and began swallowing him.

Hyuga Shinichi defeated Nawaki in a fierce sparring match, and the two sealed their friendship as rivals. Afterward, Shinichi introduced Namikaze Minato to Jiraiya, who accepted Minato as his disciple.

• Nawaki’s attack caught Shinichi off guard, but Shinichi used Heaven-Spin Sword Wind to clear the mud hands and countered Nawaki’s Great Waterfall Technique with Wind-Cutting Slash.
• Shinichi used Wind-Stepping Flash to reach Nawaki and hold his sword to Nawaki’s throat, prompting Nawaki to admit defeat.
• Shinichi acknowledged Nawaki as his rival, and the two joined their fingers in the Seal of Reconciliation.
• Jiraiya praised Shinichi and Nawaki, while Minato returned the Listen-to-Wind Sword to Shinichi and said he wanted to become a ninja like him.
• Shinichi introduced Minato as a potential disciple, and Jiraiya accepted Minato as his student.

Namikaze Minato demonstrated his basic techniques and revealed that he naturally had Wind, Lightning, and Fire chakra natures. Hyuga Shinichi proposed that Minato might develop a Kekkei Genkai by combining chakra natures, and Minato agreed to try after first practicing combination ninjutsu.

• Namikaze Minato performed the Clone, Transformation, and Substitution Techniques, impressing Jiraiya and reminding Hyuga Shinichi of his own past trouble with cloning.
• Hyuga Shinichi gave Minato Chakra Induction Paper, which revealed his Wind, Lightning, and Fire chakra natures.
• Jiraiya began teaching Minato ninjutsu suited to his chakra natures, but no one present knew how to teach Lightning Style.
• Hyuga Shinichi suggested that Minato might fuse chakra natures to develop a Kekkei Genkai, while Jiraiya warned that a failed attempt could cause fatal injuries.
• Jiraiya proposed that Minato first try combination ninjutsu like Nawaki, and Minato agreed, saying he trusted Hyuga Shinichi to keep him safe.

Hyuga Shinichi and Jiraiya helped Namikaze Minato begin training in combination techniques, but his attempts to combine Wind Release and Fire Release only produced smoke. Shinichi suggested using Shadow Clones to speed up Minato’s practice, and they agreed to continue training the next morning.

• Hyuga Shinichi and Namikaze Minato shared a fist bump after Shinichi promised to protect him.
• Jiraiya agreed to start Minato’s training with combination techniques, and Shinichi taught him Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.
• Minato repeatedly tried to combine Wind Release with Fire Release but produced thick smoke, while Jiraiya and Nawaki encouraged him to keep practicing.
• Hyuga Shinichi suggested teaching Minato the Shadow Clone Technique so he could gain training experience faster, and Jiraiya agreed.
• The group returned to the Senju Clan Compound for dinner, then Jiraiya and Dan Katō left together and the others planned to meet the next morning.

Hyuga Shinichi took Namikaze Minato and his family to the new Shanxi Bathhouse, where they met its owner and explored the facilities. After the boys found the hot pool too hot and cooled off in the cold pool, they asked an attendant to take them to the hot spring pools.

• Hyuga Shinichi brought Namikaze Minato to the newly built bathhouse, and Tsunade and Uzumaki Mito joined them with Nawaki.
• Shinichi recognized the name Shanxi Bathhouse and realized that Big Brother Shanxi had acted on his ideas for a bath and leisure center.
• Shanxi greeted Shinichi, praised his business suggestions, and welcomed Uzumaki Mito and Tsunade before covering the family's expenses.
• Tsunade and Uzumaki Mito went to the women's baths while Shinichi, Nawaki, and Minato followed an attendant to the men's baths.
• Shinichi, Nawaki, and Minato jumped into the hot pool, fled because it was too hot, and cooled off in the cold pool.
• The three boys left the hot-and-cold pool area and asked the attendant to take them to the hot spring pools.

Hyuga Shinichi left his private hot spring bath to investigate a disturbance and found the Hyuga and Uchiha clans arguing. He defused the conflict, and Shanxi offered to cover the Hyuga brothers’ expenses before they returned to their bath.

• Hyuga Shinichi heard a commotion outside his private bath and went to investigate.
• Shinichi found Shanxi caught in the middle of an argument between Hyuga Hiashi and Hyuga Hizashi and several Uchiha.
• Hiashi and Hizashi explained that an Uchiha had bumped into Hizashi, mocked him, and refused to apologize.
• Shinichi called out Uchiha Zuho, who abruptly ended the argument and led his men away.
• Shinichi stopped Hiashi from pursuing the Uchiha, and Shanxi offered to cover the Hyuga brothers’ expenses as an apology.

After leaving the hot spring, Uchiha Zuho wandered through the shopping district and watched two brothers walk together, leaving him lost in thought. A shadowy figure observed him and considered him as a possible pawn.

• Hyuga Shinichi calmed Hyuga Hiashi and Hyashi Hyuga, then joined them and the others in the hot spring.
• Uchiha Zuho left the bathhouse alone and wandered through the shopping district before stopping on a dark street.
• Zuho watched two young brothers hold hands and walk into the bright shopping district together.
• After the children disappeared, Zuho entered the alley they had come from.
• A shadowy figure emerged from the ground, watched Zuho, and considered whether he could be a useful pawn alongside Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Zuho returned home after his older brother Uchiha Fun knocked him down and berated him. He faced his grandfather Uchiha Setsuna, whose history and ambitions revealed why Zuho had been named to serve Fun.

• Uchiha Fun knocked Uchiha Zuho down, insulted him, and tried to kick him before leaving.
• Uchiha Zuho entered the house and greeted his grandfather Uchiha Setsuna, father Uchiha Shin, and mother Uchiha Kaori.
• Uchiha Setsuna's history revealed that he had been imprisoned for plotting against Konoha and later released after Uchiha Shin paid for his freedom.
• Uchiha Setsuna named his first grandson Uchiha Fun, intending to raise him to pursue his ambitions.
• After Uchiha Shin and Uchiha Kaori had a second son, Uchiha Setsuna named him Uchiha Zuho so he could help Fun.

Uchiha Zuho endured harsh training and, after defeating a Sarutobi classmate, awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan and earned his grandfather's first praise. At the Ninja Academy, Zuho discovered that Hyuga Shinichi—not him—was taking the graduation exam early, and watched Shinichi finish the written test with ease.

• Uchiha Setsuna trained Zuho harshly and treated him as someone destined to support Uchiha Fun, while Zuho resolved to become a dependable brother.
• Zuho defeated a Sarutobi classmate in a spar after awakening his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, which Hyuga Shinichi observed with his Byakugan.
• Uchiha Setsuna praised Zuho for the victory, and Zuho grew more confident, trained harder, and gained a reputation at the Ninja Academy.
• Students mistakenly believed Zuho was taking the graduation exam early, but Zuho corrected them and went to see who was taking it.
• Zuho arrived at the exam hall and watched Hyuga Shinichi quickly complete the written questions.

Uchiha Zuho learned from Hyuga Shinichi that he had awakened the Sharingan when he fought to become someone’s support, and the two boys formed an awkward friendship through their private rooftop encounters. After Shinichi passed the graduation exam, Zuho challenged him to a match at the Ninja Academy, where Shinichi quickly landed a punch and made Zuho realize he had underestimated him.

• Hyuga Shinichi explained that he had seen Zuho awaken the Sharingan and asked what had driven him to do so.
• Zuho admitted he had been thinking that he needed to become someone’s support, and Shinichi encouraged him not to lose his way.
• Zuho and Shinichi continued trading insults whenever they met, while Zuho privately treasured their easygoing friendship.
• After Shinichi passed the graduation exam, Zuho challenged him to fight, drawing a crowd of students and teachers at the training ground.
• When the match began, Zuho charged at Shinichi, who dodged and punched him in the stomach, leaving Zuho to recognize that Shinichi was stronger than he had expected.

Hyuga Shinichi defeated Uchiha Zuho in a school match by piercing Zuho’s Great Fireball with Wind Style: Vacuum Blast. After Zuho accepted the loss and the two made peace, Shinichi invited him to celebrate Shinichi’s graduation with Akimichi Clan barbecue.

• Zuho tried to fight Shinichi at close range, then used Fire Style: Great Fireball when he could not gain an advantage.
• Shinichi countered with Wind Style: Vacuum Blast, which pierced the Great Fireball and battered Zuho with the hot wind that followed.
• Zuho admitted defeat, and Shinichi offered him a hand and encouraged him not to give up after one setback.
• The referee declared Shinichi the winner, and the two performed the Seal of Reconciliation.
• Nawaki, Inuzuka Gai, and Aburame Tomohiro congratulated Shinichi after the match.
• As Shinichi prepared to leave, he invited Zuho to join him for Akimichi Clan barbecue to celebrate his graduation.

Uchiha Zuho remembered how Hyuga Shinichi had invited him to eat barbecue after defeating him, but Uchiha Setsuna forbade him from associating with Shinichi. Years later, Setsuna continued to berate Zuho for lacking a Sharingan and being weaker than his brother, leaving Zuho questioning his family after seeing two Hyuga brothers stand up for each other.

• After Uchiha Zuho lost to Hyuga Shinichi, Shinichi invited him to eat barbecue, but Uchiha Zuho went home instead.
• Uchiha Setsuna asked Uchiha Zuho what he thought of Shinichi, then forbade him from seeing Shinichi and ordered him to train harder.
• Uchiha Zuho and Hyuga Shinichi gradually became strangers as Shinichi trained under Uzumaki Mito.
• In the present, Uchiha Setsuna scolded Uchiha Zuho for being weak and ordered him to stay home and train, while Uchiha Kaori tried to defend him.
• Uchiha Zuho went to his room and wondered why a Hyuga Main Family member had protected his Branch House brother when he himself felt inferior to his own brother.

Uchiha Zuho fell asleep in tears after his brother Uchiha Fun rejected him, while Hyuga Shinichi spent time with his cousins and Namikaze Minato at a bathhouse. Shinichi praised Minato’s potential to become Hokage, then said his own dream was to travel freely.

• Uchiha Zuho wondered why Uchiha Fun treated him so coldly, cried himself to sleep, and was watched by a shadow outside his window.
• Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga teased Hyuga Shinichi about becoming a Special Jonin while they bathed with him and Nawaki.
• Hyuga Shinichi said he had two months of leave and planned to visit the Hyuga Clan after helping Minato train.
• Hyuga Shinichi praised Minato as a future Hokage, prompting Nawaki to defend his own Hokage ambitions.
• Hyuga Shinichi explained that Hokage needed the village’s approval and said he wanted to explore unknown places instead.

Hyuga Shinichi and Nawaki took Namikaze Minato to the hot spring, where Minato fainted from the heat before the family returned to the Senju Compound. During Shinichi’s leave, he and Jiraiya guided Minato’s training, and Minato’s progress accelerated with the Shadow Clone Technique.

• Hyuga Shinichi encouraged Minato to pursue becoming Hokage and teased Nawaki about needing to train harder to beat him.
• Hiashi and Hizashi left to study clan management, while Shinichi reflected on their childhood and drank a bottle of milk instead of the white liquor he had requested.
• Nawaki and Shinichi discovered that Minato had fainted beneath the hot spring water and pulled him out safely.
• Uzumaki Mito scolded Shinichi and Nawaki for failing to notice Minato had passed out, but Minato defended them.
• The group returned to the Senju Compound and let Minato stay overnight because it was late and his home was far away.
• Shinichi and Jiraiya helped Minato train over the next several days, and his use of Shadow Clones made his progress amaze them.

Namikaze Minato successfully performed the Wind and Fire Style combination technique Flame Wind Bow and Arrow with guidance from Hyuga Shinichi and Jiraiya. Hyuga Shinichi proposed rewarding Minato with the Flying Thunder God Formula, and he and Jiraiya agreed to ask the Hokage about exchanging for it.

• Namikaze Minato combined Wind Style and Fire Style chakra to incinerate a wooden post and scorch the surrounding ground.
• Jiraiya praised Minato's achievement, while Hyuga Shinichi encouraged him to keep experimenting with chakra combinations.
• Namikaze Minato vowed to train harder and protect the home that had given him warmth.
• Hyuga Shinichi suggested that Jiraiya reward Minato with the Flying Thunder God Formula.
• Jiraiya agreed to combine his contribution points with Hyuga Shinichi's and ask the Hokage about exchanging for the formula.

Namikaze Minato accepted Hyuga Shinichi and Jiraiya’s offer to exchange for the Flying Thunder God Formula, promising to master it. At the Hokage’s office, Sarutobi Hiruzen questioned whether the young student could handle the S-rank technique.

• Namikaze Minato initially refused the Flying Thunder God Formula as a gift, but Hyuga Shinichi and Jiraiya persuaded him to accept it as their reward and encouragement.
• Namikaze Minato vowed to work hard and master the Flying Thunder God Formula.
• Hyuga Shinichi, Jiraiya, and Namikaze Minato went to the Hokage’s office and met Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Jiraiya told Sarutobi Hiruzen that he and Hyuga Shinichi planned to exchange their points for the Flying Thunder God Formula for Namikaze Minato.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen recalled that the technique had gone unmastered for years and worried that attempting it might discourage Namikaze Minato.

Hyuga Shinichi and Jiraiya helped Namikaze Minato obtain the Flying Thunder God Formula records from Sarutobi Hiruzen, who deducted the required contribution points. Jiraiya left to prepare for a month-long mission, while Shinichi took Minato to train.

• Hyuga Shinichi assured Sarutobi Hiruzen that he and Jiraiya would guide and protect Namikaze Minato as he learned the technique.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen led the three to the guarded storeroom and gave Minato a scroll containing the Second Hokage’s research on the Flying Thunder God Formula.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen checked Jiraiya and Hyuga Shinichi’s contribution records and deducted the points needed for the exchange.
• Jiraiya told Hyuga Shinichi he had to leave on an urgent mission for about a month and asked him to train Minato.
• Hyuga Shinichi took Minato to their usual waterfall training spot, while Jiraiya went home to prepare for his mission.

Namikaze Minato reflected on how Hyuga Shinichi had become his closest family and helped him recover from his parents’ deaths. After Minato broke down crying, the brothers reaffirmed their bond and continued on to study the Flying Thunder God Formula.

• Namikaze Minato walked with the Flying Thunder God Formula scroll and remembered how Hyuga Shinichi had given him a home, support, and hope.
• Hyuga Shinichi noticed Minato crying in the street, hugged him, and leaped with him onto a nearby roof.
• Minato thanked Shinichi for helping him through his grief, and Shinichi assured him that they were family.
• Shinichi told Minato that they would remain brothers even if their lives took them in different directions, and Minato cried again.
• Shinichi told Minato to wipe his tears and snot, then the two set off to study the Flying Thunder God Formula.