Chapter Summaries

Shimura Danzō pressured Hyuga Hiashi with confessions implicating two Hyuga shinobi, while a Root investigation revealed the Hyuga Second Elder had ordered the attack that blinded Kawaki Aoba. Hiashi moved against the Second Elder as Hinata comforted Aoba in the hospital, and Hyuga Homon prepared to deal with Aoba before Hyuga shinobi appeared behind him.

• Shimura Danzō showed Hyuga Hiashi confessions accusing two of his subordinates of conspiring with the Uchiha Clan and demanded an explanation, forcing Hiashi to yield.
• Hizashi Hyuga advised his father to tell the Hokage about Danzō's actions.
• A Root ninja reported that Hyuga Homon had ordered the attack on Kawaki Aoba, and Danzō sent a warning to Hiashi to control his clansmen.
• Hyuga Hinata visited the injured Kawaki Aoba in Konoha Hospital, promised to uncover the truth, and called him her friend.
• Hyuga Hiashi learned that his shinobi had attacked Aoba on Hyuga Homon's orders and sent them to capture the Second Elder.
• Hyuga Homon resolved to deal with Aoba, but several Hyuga shinobi suddenly appeared behind him.

Kawaki Aoba and Hyuga Hinata faced pursuit after leaving the Hyuga Clan, while Kawaki gained Observation Haki but remained blind. The chapter ended with Konoha ninja confronting him on the Hokage’s orders and Kawaki preparing to resist.

• Hyuga Hiashi learned the Hyuga Second Elder had sent two ninjas after Kawaki Aoba and Hyuga Hinata, and ordered Hizashi Hyuga to bring them back unharmed.
• Kawaki Aoba and Hyuga Hinata defeated the two tracking ninjas and continued onward, determined not to return to the Hyuga Clan willingly.
• Hizashi Hyuga led a group of Hyuga ninjas to confront Kawaki and Hinata, but Kawaki refused their demand to come back.
• Kawaki asked the system whether Observation Haki could restore his sight, learned it could not, and then had the ability infused into his body.
• Konoha ninja arrived and announced that the Hokage had sent them to apprehend Kawaki; Kawaki refused to surrender and radiated a powerful aura.

Kawaki Aoba evaded Konoha ninja with Observation Haki but was defeated by Might Guy and later hid while the village monitored him. After Root captured and interrogated him over the Byakugan genes, he broke free and faced a squad of Root ninja, activating the Cursed Seal Second State as the confrontation continued.

• Kawaki Aoba dodged several Konoha ninja with Observation Haki, but Might Guy struck him down and demanded he return to Konoha for judgment.
• Kawaki Aoba hid in his temporary house while Anbu watched him, and Shimura Danzō ordered ninja to test his strength.
• Kawaki Aoba killed the ninja who attacked him and defeated the rest of the squad.
• Two Root ninja escorted Kawaki Aoba to Root Base, where Danzo interrogated him about the Byakugan genes and threatened him with an electric drill.
• Kawaki Aoba faced dozens of Root ninja in the street and activated the Cursed Seal Second State.

Kawaki Aoba fought Root ninjas while Sarutobi Hiruzen sent Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai to bring him back safely. Later, Aoba confronted the Hyuga elders and accused them of pursuing selfish control; he revealed that Hyuga Hiashi had targeted Hinata, leaving Hiashi scrambling to deny it.

• Kawaki Aoba fought off Root ninjas, and a Root shinobi sent by Danzo pursued him.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen told Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai to find Aoba and bring him back alive.
• Wounded and nearly exhausted, Aoba transformed into the curse mark's third form and charged the Root forces again.
• Aoba accused Hyuga Second Elder of using Konoha's interests as a cover for the Hyuga clan's ambitions to control the village.
• Aoba reminded Hyuga Hiashi that Hinata was his wife and accused Hiashi of trying to harm her, provoking an uproar among the crowd.
• Hyuga Hiashi denied Aoba's accusation and demanded that he stop spreading falsehoods.

Kawaki Aoba confronted Hyuga Hiashi over his improper thoughts about Hinata, then helped resolve Hiashi’s demand for Danzo’s life after revealing that the Anbu had killed Hyuga clan members. Danzo agreed to compensate the Hyuga Clan, and the chapter ended with Kawaki Aoba being summoned to the Hokage’s office, where an elderly Hyuga man was present.

• Kawaki Aoba pressured Hyuga Hiashi to apologize, but the Hyuga Second Elder challenged him to a fight, and the two exchanged blows.
• Hyuga Hiashi learned that Danzo’s Anbu had killed dozens of Hyuga clan members and vowed to kill Danzo in revenge.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen tried to settle the dispute, while Danzo warned that the Hyuga Clan depended on the Hokage’s protection.
• Kawaki Aoba argued that compensation could resolve the dispute, and Danzo agreed to compensate the Hyuga Clan.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Kawaki Aoba to his office, where an elderly man dressed in Hyuga Clan attire was waiting.

Kawaki Aoba denied stealing the Hyuga clan’s Byakugan to Sarutobi Hiruzen, then revealed the stolen eyes when Hyuga Hiashi confronted him. Later, Aoba accused Hyuga ninja of attacking him, and Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed to investigate after Shimura Danzō urged caution.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen questioned Kawaki Aoba about the stolen Byakugan, and Aoba denied taking it while the Hyuga Second Elder accused him.
• After leaving the Hokage Office, Kawaki Aoba admitted that he had stolen the Byakugan for a system mission that promised him a Sharingan.
• Hyuga Hiashi and several Hyuga ninja confronted Aoba, who revealed the Byakugan and knocked Hiashi down in the ensuing fight.
• Kawaki Aoba later told Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō that Hyuga Neji and Hyuga Hinata had attacked him and threatened to cripple his eyes.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen promised to seek an explanation from the Hyuga clan, but Shimura Danzō advised him to investigate the matter before deciding what to do.

Kawaki Aoba accused the Hyuga clan of abusing its power after it tried to seize him for his Byakugan, and Sarutobi Hiruzen intervened to investigate. After testimony supported Kawaki’s account, Hiruzen halted the dispute and left the matter unresolved while Danzo demanded that the Hyuga clan answer for Hinata’s attack.

• Kawaki Aoba told Sarutobi Hiruzen that the Hyuga clan had abducted and tortured him over his Byakugan, and Hiruzen promised to investigate.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen questioned Hyuga Second Elder, who claimed Kawaki was captured for the village’s good but could not explain the claim.
• Danzo accused the Hyuga clan of being responsible for Hyuga Hinata’s attack on a comrade and threatened to take action unless the clan gave an explanation.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped the confrontation and ordered everyone to avoid private revenge until he completed his investigation.
• Uzumaki Mito and Tsunade testified that the Hyuga ninja had attacked Kawaki without cause, while Hyuga Second Elder challenged their credibility.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Kawaki to accompany him, and Kawaki accused the Hyuga clan of trampling village rules by targeting civilian ninja.

Kawaki Aoba learned that Sarutobi Hiruzen’s investigation confirmed he was born with his unusual Byakugan, while Danzo and the Hyuga Second Elder pursued suspicions that Uchiha Fugaku had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. The chapter ended with Fugaku learning the Hyuga Clan was interrogating captured Branch Family members and wondering how they had become suspicious.

• Hyuga Second Elder told Sarutobi Hiruzen that Kawaki Aoba’s Byakugan could see souls and defended the Hyuga Clan’s attempt to capture him.
• Kawaki Aoba returned home, cultivated for three days, and then heard Sarutobi Hiruzen confirm he was not a Hyuga and had been born with the Byakugan.
• A Root ninja suggested that the Hyuga and Uchiha Clans might be concealing Uchiha Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan, so Danzo ordered the captured Hyuga Branch Family members interrogated.
• Hyuga Second Elder urged Hyuga Hiashi not to interfere and asked Sarutobi Hiruzen for permission to interrogate the Uchiha Clan over Fugaku’s suspected Mangekyō Sharingan.
• The Wind Release Jonin questioned the two captured Hyuga Branch Family members but learned nothing, and Hyuga Second Elder ordered Root to continue the interrogation.
• An Uchiha clansman warned Uchiha Fugaku that the Hyuga Clan was interrogating the captured Branch Family members, leaving Fugaku unsure how they had become suspicious.

Kawaki Aoba exposed the Hyuga Clan’s abduction of civilian ninja who had awakened the Byakugan, prompting Sarutobi Hiruzen to confront the clan and order a search. Meanwhile, Danzo learned that Hizashi Hyuga had attacked Aoba, and Tsunade discovered that Aoba’s injured eyes had changed to resemble the Sharingan.

• Kawaki Aoba reported the Hyuga Clan’s actions to Sarutobi Hiruzen, and an investigation confirmed that Byakugan-awakened civilian ninja had gone missing.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen confronted Hyuga Second Elder and gave the Hyuga Clan three days to explain the disappearances.
• Hyuga Second Elder denied responsibility, and Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Anbu to search the clan compound for evidence.
• A Root ninja reported to Danzo that Hizashi Hyuga had ordered the attack that injured Kawaki Aoba’s eyes, and Danzo planned to exploit the conflict.
• A doctor told Tsunade that Aoba’s eyes had suffered severe trauma, failed to recover, and mutated to resemble the Sharingan.

Kawaki Aoba woke in the hospital with eyes resembling the Sharingan and learned that Hyuga Second Elder Hizashi Hyuga had ordered an attack on him and destroyed his goggles. As Hyuga ninja hunted him across Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen sent Shimura Danzō to find him, and Danzō arrived at Aoba’s home to discuss the attack.

• Tsunade learned that Kawaki Aoba’s eyes had turned into the Sharingan, and Aoba woke in the hospital confused about the change.
• Tsunade told Aoba that Hyuga Second Elder Hizashi Hyuga had ordered two Hyuga ninja to attack him and that they had smashed his goggles.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen told Shimura Danzō that Hyuga ninja were searching Konoha for Aoba and asked Danzō to find him and bring him in for protection.
• Kawaki Aoba returned home and trained his chakra while worrying about the danger he faced.
• Shimura Danzō arrived at Aoba’s door and said he had come to discuss the attack.

Shimura Danzō told Kawaki Aoba to flee Konoha as the Hyuga Clan sought him, while Sarutobi Hiruzen investigated the clan and grew suspicious of Kawaki Aoba. Neji planned to leave the village, and Yamanaka Inoichi was ordered to examine Kawaki Aoba; the chapter ended with Yamashiro Aoba visiting the badly injured Kawaki Aoba in a cabin.

• Shimura Danzō warned Kawaki Aoba that the Hyuga Clan had issued a warrant for him and urged him to leave Konoha and hide.
• The Hyuga Second Elder reported a traitor to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who promised an investigation and secretly ordered Anbu to investigate the Hyuga Clan.
• Hyuga Hiashi reassured the Second Elder that he would keep Neji from leaving the village, while Neji decided he needed to escape Konoha soon.
• After two days of investigation, Sarutobi Hiruzen learned there was no sign of Neji betraying the village and summoned Yamanaka Inoichi to investigate Kawaki Aoba's identity.
• Yamanaka Inoichi told Yamanaka Ino that he would examine Kawaki Aoba, then went to the Hyuga Clan; at dawn, Yamashiro Aoba found Kawaki Aoba severely injured in a cabin.

Kawaki Aoba recovered from his injuries, awakened a Two-Tomoe Sharingan with the ability to sense emotions and killing intent, and set out with Yamashiro Aoba to investigate a mysterious force. Meanwhile, Sarutobi Hiruzen identified Kawaki as an enemy infiltrator, and the Hyuga Second Elder learned that Aoba’s Orochimaru Chakra had appeared suddenly, leaving him convinced Kawaki had manipulated events to frame Aoba.

• Yamashiro Aoba gave Kawaki Aoba a healing pill, praised his growing strength, and introduced him to the two comrades he had rescued: Gari and Genma Shiranui.
• Several days later, Kawaki Aoba’s injuries had healed and his Sharingan had evolved into a Two-Tomoe Sharingan that could sense emotions and killing intent.
• Kawaki Aoba and Yamashiro Aoba traveled to the Land of Fire’s border and infiltrated a mountain range to investigate a mysterious force guarding a massive palace.
• A guard told Sarutobi Hiruzen that he had seen Kawaki Aoba enter Konoha, leading Sarutobi Hiruzen to conclude that Kawaki was the mysterious ninja who had infiltrated the village.
• A Hyuga investigative ninja reported that Orochimaru’s Chakra had appeared in Aoba only around dusk the previous day, and the Hyuga Second Elder concluded that Kawaki had set Aoba up.

Kawaki used the Sharingan to learn that a mysterious man in black had secretly manipulated Hyuga Aoba and implanted Orochimaru’s Chakra, then released Aoba with no memory of the incident. At the Hokage’s office, Miyamura Ayano testified that she had seen Kawaki Aoba activate the Byakugan, while Sarutobi Hiruzen remained unwilling to condemn him on that testimony alone.

• Kawaki put Hyuga Aoba under genjutsu and learned that a man in black had controlled him, contacted Orochimaru through him, and implanted Orochimaru’s Chakra.
• Kawaki suspected the man in black was targeting him, released Aoba from his control, and watched as Aoba woke with no memory of the previous night.
• Hyuga Hinata questioned Aoba about the traces of Orochimaru’s Chakra, but he insisted he remembered nothing beyond wandering the clan grounds and collapsing.
• At the Hokage’s office, Hyuga Second Elder called Miyamura Ayano as a witness to Kawaki Aoba’s Byakugan use, and Nakayama Yusaku described the team’s mission and the battle where Kawaki Aoba helped them.
• Miyamura Ayano confirmed that she had seen Kawaki Aoba activate the Byakugan, and Hyuga Second Elder tried to discredit her testimony as Sarutobi Hiruzen refused to condemn Kawaki Aoba based on the accusation alone.

Sarutobi Hiruzen dismissed the Hyuga Second Elder’s unsupported accusation against Kawaki Aoba and summoned Kawaki for questioning. Meanwhile, Hyuga Neji attacked Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga before Shimura Danzō captured him, leaving the Hyuga clan under pressure to answer for the assault.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen rejected the Hyuga Second Elder’s accusation, ordered Anbu to take him away, and summoned Kawaki Aoba to the Hokage Office.
• A Root ninja told Shimura Danzō that Hyuga clan members had attacked ninja in the village, and Danzō went to the Hyuga estate.
• Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga discussed finding the attacker as Hyuga Neji appeared at the estate and declared that the Hyuga clan deserved to die.
• Hyuga Neji struck down Hizashi Hyuga and Hyuga Hiashi, then Shimura Danzō intervened and defeated him.
• Shimura Danzō ordered Root to take Hyuga Neji and demanded an explanation from Hyuga Hiashi as Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived and challenged Hiashi’s claim that it was a misunderstanding.

Kawaki Aoba trained in sensory ninjutsu and combat with Akimichi Dingwan and Hyuga Hinata, then fought off a powerful black-robed shinobi. After learning the enemy might belong to Akatsuki, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō discussed reports that Aoba’s Sharingan had become a Byakugan and how Konoha could obtain it.

• Kawaki Aoba told Akimichi Dingwan and Hyuga Hinata to improve their combat awareness and planned to ask Sarutobi Asuma for practical training.
• Kawaki Aoba studied sensory ninjutsu, mastered its basics, and persuaded Sarutobi Asuma to assign the group C-rank escort and reconnaissance missions.
• Kawaki Aoba, Akimichi Dingwan, and Hyuga Hinata completed an escort mission and continued training together in the surrounding area.
• The three fought and repelled a powerful black-robed shinobi, then returned to Konoha injured and reported the encounter to Sarutobi Asuma.
• Sarutobi Asuma told the group the enemy might have belonged to Akatsuki, while Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō discussed reports that Kawaki Aoba’s Sharingan had become a Byakugan.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen said Konoha must obtain Kawaki Aoba’s Byakugan and claimed he could persuade Aoba to hand it over willingly.

Sarutobi Hiruzen tried to persuade Kawaki Aoba to hand over his Byakugan, but Aoba refused and later proposed joining Root to learn ninjutsu. Danzo rejected the proposal and planned to make Aoba lose all value, leaving his attempt to grow stronger in jeopardy.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen told Shimura Danzō he would offer Kawaki Aoba a Jonin rank, an elite squad, precious ninjutsu scrolls, and a special advisor position in exchange for the Byakugan.
• Kawaki Aoba and Uzumaki Naruto returned to Konoha while a Root member secretly watched them on Shimura Danzō's orders.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen told Kawaki Aoba that Konoha needed to control the Byakugan, but Aoba refused to surrender his clan's inheritance.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen praised Kawaki Aoba's rapid progress but warned that he knew too few ninjutsu, and Aoba said he planned to learn powerful techniques from Shimura Danzō in Root.
• A Root ninja reported Sarutobi Hiruzen's suggestion to Shimura Danzō, who refused to let Kawaki Aoba join Root and resolved to make him lose all value.

Sarutobi Hiruzen warned Kawaki Aoba that Danzo was targeting him and gave him a sensory ninjutsu scroll, which helped him detect and defeat Root ninja sent to attack. Meanwhile, Hyuga Hiashi’s convoy was intercepted by Uchiha Fugaku, who accused the Hyuga Clan of stealing the Byakugan, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen told Kawaki Aoba that Danzo had rejected his proposal, warned him to be careful, and gave him a sensory ninjutsu scroll to train with.
• Kawaki Aoba used his improved senses to detect and defeat Root ninja sent to his residence, then captured one of Danzo’s trusted men and learned that Danzo coveted the Hokage position.
• Hyuga Xingcun, Hyuga Hiashi, and Hyuga Huoshu discussed Kawaki Aoba’s Byakugan and whether someone in the Hyuga Clan had helped him, while Hyuga Huoshu urged them not to judge him outright.
• Konoha ninja stopped the Hyuga convoy, and Uchiha Fugaku accused Hyuga Hiashi’s clan of stealing the Byakugan after Kawaki Aoba awakened its power.
• Hyuga Hiashi denied Uchiha Fugaku’s accusation as their confrontation began.

Uchiha Fugaku led Konoha ninjas against Hyuga Hiashi and accused the Hyuga clan of stealing the Byakugan, while Hiashi fought to protect his companions. At the Hokage Office, the Hyuga Second Elder reported that Kawaki Aoba had awakened an unusually powerful Byakugan, and Miyamura Ayano confirmed she had witnessed it, leaving Sarutobi Hiruzen asking her to describe what she saw.

• Uchiha Fugaku ordered Konoha ninjas to arrest Hyuga Hiashi, and Hyuga Xingcun and Hyuga Huoshu fought back.
• Hyuga Hiashi used Rotation to repel the attackers, then told Xingcun and Huoshu to escape while he held them off.
• The Hyuga Second Elder told Sarutobi Hiruzen that Kawaki Aoba had awakened a Byakugan more powerful than any he had seen.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Miyamura Ayano and her squad to verify the report, and the Hyuga Second Elder pressured Ayano to testify.
• Miyamura Ayano confirmed that Kawaki Aoba had activated the Byakugan during a mission, and Sarutobi Hiruzen asked her to describe it.

Miyamura Ayano confirmed that Kawaki Aoba had awakened and used the Byakugan, while Hyuga Hiashi’s memories revealed the clan’s brutal use of the Caged Bird Curse Seal. Hyuga Neji returned to the Hyuga Clan determined to free its members, and Hyuga Tajima confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen over an alleged attempt to kill him.

• Miyamura Ayano told Sarutobi Hiruzen that Kawaki Aoba awakened the Byakugan and used it to defeat a summoned beast.
• Hyuga Xingcun ordered Hyuga Hiashi to seal anyone who awakened the Byakugan, and Hyuga Hiashi branded a bound child with the Caged Bird Curse Seal.
• Hyuga Neji rejected the clan’s rules, left the Hyuga Clan, and later returned as a powerful young man to break the seal and free its members.
• Hyuga Tajima entered the Hokage Building with Hyuga clansmen and accused Sarutobi Hiruzen of sending someone to kill Hyuga Neji to weaken the clan and advance Sarutobi Asuma’s succession.

Hyuga Tajima accused Sarutobi Hiruzen of arranging Hyuga Neji’s death and attacked him, while Hyuga Hiashi prepared to take the Hyuga Clan out of Konoha. Elsewhere, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Kawaki Aoba to submit to a brain probe about his contact with Kirigakure, and Aoba refused.

• Hyuga Tajima presented a Sarutobi clan crest as evidence that a Sarutobi had killed Hyuga Neji, then threatened to leave Konoha with the Hyuga Clan.
• Hyuga Tajima revealed Kage-level strength and fought Sarutobi Hiruzen, eventually sending him crashing into a wall.
• Hyuga Hiashi told Hyuga Hinata that leaving Konoha was the only way to preserve the Hyuga Clan, then sent her to the Hokage Building after learning Hyuga Tajima had gone to kill the Hokage.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Yamanaka Inoichi to prepare to probe Kawaki Aoba’s brain about his suspected contact with Kirigakure.
• Kawaki Aoba trained with the Flying Thunder God Technique at a village training ground until Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived and questioned him about Kirigakure.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Kawaki Aoba to cooperate with a brain examination, and Kawaki Aoba refused.