Chapter Summaries

Hinata enjoyed a hot spring after helping expose Jiraiya as a peeping tom, then lamented that she had missed the Land of Waves arc. The author forced her back into the story and told her to watch what happened next.

• Hinata spotted someone spying on her at the hot spring and alerted the inn’s owner, who helped identify Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya was beaten by the older women, then ran from them after shouting that he had only been gathering material.
• Hinata received praise and discount coupons from the inn’s proprietress and the other women.
• Hinata complained that she had missed the Land of Waves arc, and the author shoved her back into the book and ordered her to stay put.

Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari arrived in Konoha to take part in the Chunin Exams, but Gaara noticed a girl painting him as they headed to find an inn. The girl finished her painting and decided to notify Shuoyue that Gaara had entered the village.

• Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari reached Konoha and worried about their father's dangerous cooperation with someone.
• Temari told Izumo Kamizuki and Gekko Hayate that the Sand Ninja genin had come for the jointly hosted Chunin Exams.
• An Anbu ninja delivered the Hokage's order allowing the Sunagakure contestants into Konoha.
• Izumo Kamizuki and Gekko Hayate remarked on Gaara's vicious aura and feared his presence would threaten the exams.
• Gaara stopped to look toward a girl painting beneath a tree, then continued walking with Kankuro and Temari.
• The girl finished painting Gaara and said she needed to notify Shuoyue that he had entered the village.

Hinata planned to interfere with Gaara’s entrance and use her subordinates during the Chunin Exams, while a mission from her system encouraged her to contribute to the Konoha Crush Plan. The chapter ended with Sakura beating Naruto and Sarutobi Konohamaru after Konohamaru tried to defend Naruto.

• Gaara asked Temari whether she had information about a man in black and another person drawing, then decided to look forward to meeting them during the Chunin Exam.
• Kurama Mutsu confronted Mizuki Rei for gathering intelligence after she had already been sent to do so, and insulted her.
• Hinata considered silencing people so they could enter the first two exams, then withdraw before the third round to handle other tasks she had planned.
• Hinata went out intending to disrupt Gaara’s dramatic entrance after receiving a system mission to contribute to the Konoha Crush Plan.
• Sarutobi Konohamaru, Kazekiri Moegi, and Ise Udon were caught following Naruto, who criticized them before Sakura knocked him down.
• Sarutobi Konohamaru tried to defend Naruto, but Sakura beat him until he stopped resisting.

Sasuke and Hinata intervened when Kankuro threatened Konohamaru, and Gaara ended the confrontation before leaving with his siblings. Hinata noticed three Otogakure ninja watching and considered recruiting them for the exam, but decided to look for another group.

• Kankuro grabbed Konohamaru after the boy collided with him, but Sasuke struck Kankuro's hand with a pebble and told him to leave.
• Kankuro reached for Crow, but Gaara appeared and ordered him to stop, then apologized to Sasuke.
• Hinata arrived unnoticed, surprising Sasuke and drawing Gaara's attention before he told Kankuro and Temari to leave.
• Hinata greeted the group and left, while Sakura asked Gaara why he was leaving and three Otogakure ninja watched from a nearby tree.
• The bandaged Otogakure ninja told his companions to watch Gaara, Sasuke, and Hinata, and Hinata decided not to approach them or recruit them for the exam.

The rookie ninja were recommended for the Chunin Exams, which would begin on July 1st, and Kurenai Yuhi gave Hinata, Shino Aburame, and Kiba Inuzuka registration forms. Hinata accepted the opportunity while considering how to find targets and gather clues for her own plans.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked the Jonin to recommend candidates for the Chunin Exams, and Kakashi, Kurenai Yuhi, and Asuma Sarutobi recommended the Rookie Nine.
• Iruka objected to sending the recent graduates, but Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered special tests and announced that the exams would begin one week later, on July 1st.
• Hinata returned to the training ground, where Shino Aburame and Kiba Inuzuka told her Kurenai Yuhi had been summoned to a meeting.
• Kurenai Yuhi returned and told Hinata, Shino Aburame, and Kiba Inuzuka that their teachers had recommended them for the Chunin Exams, then handed them registration forms.
• Kiba Inuzuka eagerly welcomed the chance to compete, while Hinata smiled and considered how to find suitable targets and gather clues.

Hinata returned home and learned that her father supported her taking the Chunin Exam, though she realized he was an impostor using Transformation Jutsu. The next day, after a tense encounter with Neji, she headed off to meet her two subordinates.

• Hinata returned to the Hyuga Estate and spoke with someone disguised as Hyuga Hiashi, who encouraged her to do her best in the Chunin Exam.
• Hinata realized the person posing as Hyuga Hiashi was an impostor using Transformation Jutsu.
• Hinata left the estate to meet her two subordinates and discuss an idea she had been considering.
• Neji Hyuga questioned Hinata's participation in the exam and warned that she could be injured.
• Hinata concealed her irritation with Neji and considered secretly hitting him after he walked away.
• Hinata wandered around Konoha before heading toward her destination.

Hinata visited Mizuki Rei and Kurama Mutsu to plan their covert actions during the Chunin Exams. They prepared to infiltrate a Sand Ninja or Sound Ninja team, withdraw after passing the second exam, and pursue an opportunity to obtain One-Tails Shukaku’s Chakra.

• Hinata arrived at Mizuki Rei and Kurama Mutsu’s home and found Kurama Mutsu drawing an unflattering portrait of Mizuki Rei.
• Hinata explained her plan to the two subordinates, and Kurama Mutsu eagerly agreed to take action.
• Hinata ordered Mizuki Rei and Kurama Mutsu to find an inconspicuous Sand Ninja or Sound Ninja team, eliminate two members, use Genjutsu to extract information, and infiltrate the team.
• Mizuki Rei planned to watch Konoha’s entrance for arriving contestants, while Hinata warned both subordinates not to reveal their identities.
• Hinata told them to withdraw after passing the second exam and said they would seek the greatest benefit during the third exam, potentially collecting One-Tails Shukaku’s Chakra.

Hinata chased down a follower and accidentally knocked out Iruka, then brought him to Konoha Hospital. She told Kakashi that she had mistaken Iruka for an enemy and used a move she had only just learned.

• Hinata sensed someone following her and lured him into a deserted area.
• Hinata struck the rain ninja, who fled, and pursued him using her Byakugan.
• Hinata chased the fleeing Iruka at full speed and encountered Kakashi on the way back to Konoha.
• Hinata asked Kakashi to help take Iruka to the hospital.
• Hinata told Kakashi that she had mistaken Iruka for her pursuer and accidentally used an unfamiliar move on him.

After Hinata injured Iruka during his secret examination of the new genin, Kakashi reported the incident to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who sought Kurenai Yuhi’s judgment of Hinata’s character. The chapter ended with Hiashi Hyuga learning that Hinata had hospitalized Iruka.

• Naruto and the other rookies visited the hospital, where Hinata recounted how she had injured Iruka during his examination.
• Shikamaru Nara and Kiba Inuzuka realized Iruka had been testing them without their knowledge.
• Kakashi told Hiruzen Sarutobi what had happened, and Hiruzen said the genin’s retaliation was understandable but wanted to assess Hinata’s temperament.
• Kurenai Yuhi described Hinata as shy but strong inside and said Hinata had acted as a real ninja should.
• Toyo Hyuga informed Hiashi Hyuga that Hinata had severely injured Iruka and sent him to the hospital.

After Hinata severely injured Iruka during the examination, Kurenai defended her, and Iruka recovered enough to reassure his students. Hyuga Hiashi later identified Hinata’s attack as the Hyuga Clan’s Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, while privately recognizing how difficult the technique was to master.

• Toyo Hyuga told Hyuga Hiashi that Hinata had injured Iruka, and Hiashi decided to visit the hospital.
• Kurenai Yuhi stopped the Academy officials from blaming Hinata and argued that the students had been justified in defending themselves.
• The doctor reported that Iruka had suffered serious injuries but would recover, and the students visited him in his ward.
• Hinata apologized to Iruka, who reassured her and praised the students’ strength.
• Hyuga Hiashi asked Hinata to leave the ward, then told Iruka that Hinata had probably used the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm.

Hinata worried that Hyuga Hiashi would confront her after learning she had mastered the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, but he said nothing at home, leaving her confused. After visiting Iruka, she went to Dawn’s temporary base and learned that Gensei was monitoring the village gate for Sand and Sound Ninja.

• Hyuga Hiashi told Hinata to take better care of Iruka and left without questioning her about the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm.
• Hinata probed Iruka at the hospital, then worried that Hyuga Hiashi would punish her for concealing her training.
• Hinata returned home to find Hyuga Hiashi and Hanabi waiting with a feast, but her father did not bring up her secret.
• Hinata lost sleep trying to understand Hyuga Hiashi’s silence and visited Iruka the next morning.
• Iruka told Hinata to focus on preparing for the Chunin Exams and refused further visits while he recovered.
• Hinata visited Dawn’s temporary base, where Mizuki Rei said Gensei was monitoring the village gate because Sand and Sound Ninja were acting cautiously.

Hinata, Mizuki Rei, and Kurama Mutsu tracked a Sand Ninja team that had secretly left its group to buy weapons, then waited outside the shop for a chance to attack. Hinata ordered them to move against the three genin as they entered an alley.

• Hinata and Gensei monitored the Sand and Sound Ninja teams while seeking a suitable target.
• Kurama Mutsu reported that three Sand Ninja had secretly left their group and arranged to return to a weapon shop for supplies.
• Hinata joined Kurama Mutsu and Mizuki Rei, and the three waited on a rooftop overlooking the shop.
• After the Sand Ninja collected their weapons, Hinata ordered the attack as they entered an alley.
• One Sand Ninja warned his two companions that leaving their group in secret was dangerous.

Three Sand Ninja fled a strange presence in an alley, only to emerge into an eerily silent street. Their attempts to determine whether they were trapped in Genjutsu failed, leaving the bandaged man panicked and unsure what was real.

• The three Sand Ninja complained that their supplies were depleted and wondered why their leader had ordered them to act furtively in Konoha.
• Hearing an unsettling sound in the alley, the bandaged man urged the others to leave, and they ran toward the street as the noise chased them.
• The three escaped the alley and collapsed, believing they were safe when the sound fell silent.
• They found the street unnaturally quiet, and the bandaged man suspected they had fallen under Genjutsu.
• The men tried to dispel the Genjutsu, while the mustached man ate an apple and the bandaged man stabbed his arm with a Kunai; neither test resolved their doubts.

Hinata used the Tenseigan’s Mind Ball to seize the memories of three men and replaced them with Kurama Mutsu, Mizuki Rei, and a Shadow Clone. On the morning the Chunin Exams opened, she met Shino Aburame and Kiba Inuzuka, with registration still ahead.

• An earthquake opened fissures filled with magma as giant creatures appeared, and the shockwave from a passing snake knocked three men unconscious.
• Kurama Mutsu reassured Hinata that the men had only fainted, and Hinata decided to test her Tenseigan’s Mind Ball on them.
• Hinata used the Mind Ball to take a man’s memories, then left the alley with a Sealing Scroll containing the three men’s corpses.
• Kurama Mutsu, Mizuki Rei, and Hinata’s Shadow Clone transformed into the three men and went ahead while Hinata planned to dispose of the bodies.
• On July 1st of Year 60, the Chunin Exams officially opened, and Hinata left the Hyuga Estate to meet Shino Aburame and Kiba Inuzuka.

Hinata, Kiba, and Shino went to the Ninja Academy for the Chunin Exams and recognized the genjutsu guarding a false Classroom 301. As they headed upstairs to find the real room, Hiruzen watched their progress and asked Ibiki how preparations were going.

• Hinata, Kiba, and Shino finished discussing the Chunin Exams over a meal, then went to the Ninja Academy.
• Hinata's group saw older genin mocking them and found two examinees guarding a classroom marked 301.
• Kiba tried to confront the guards, but Shino stopped him and explained that the room was a genjutsu.
• Hinata deduced that the classroom was actually 201 and that the real Classroom 301 was upstairs, so the group continued on.
• Izumo and Hayate watched Hinata's team leave and noted that they had uncovered the trick quickly.
• Hiruzen observed the academy through a crystal ball, then asked Ibiki how the preparations were coming along.

Hinata, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame arrived at Classroom 301 for the Chunin Exam and joined the other candidates. As they waited for registration, Hinata recognized Gaara and struggled to focus amid the crowded, foul-smelling room.

• Morino Ibiki assured Lord Hokage that everything was ready, while Anko Mitarashi teased him about his intimidating aura.
• Gekko Hayate told Lord Hokage that the third exam would take place in a month and noted the added preparations for the daimyo of the Land of Fire.
• Kakashi welcomed Hinata, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame to Classroom 301 and congratulated them on passing the test.
• Hinata recognized Gaara, while Kankuro watched Shino Aburame and Temari considered a scheme involving Hinata and Gaara.
• Hinata, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame waited in a corner as candidates filled the classroom, and Hinata privately labeled Kiba one of the stinky men.

Hinata waited with her companions for the Chunin Exam to begin, watching the other rookies gather and trying to spot the events she remembered. After Kabuto Yakushi drew attention to the newcomers, Naruto's loud declaration provoked several competitors, and the Sound Ninja moved through the crowd to confront them.

• Hinata watched the rookies arrive, including Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanaka, and Choji Akimichi, while she regretted missing Rock Lee's earlier encounter with Naruto and Sasuke.
• Tenten, Neji, and Rock Lee entered before Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura arrived late, and Naruto greeted Shikamaru's group by calling them the Idiot Trio.
• Hinata and her companions joined the gathering as Kabuto Yakushi warned the rookies to quiet down and used his cards to attract their interest.
• Naruto declared that he would not lose to anyone, drawing the attention of the classroom and angering Sakura.
• Neji criticized Rock Lee, Kankuro mocked the rookies, and the three Sound Ninja agreed to teach Naruto's group a lesson before weaving through the crowd.

Hinata narrowly avoided Kin’s attack during the chaos in the exam room, and Morino Ibiki stopped the Sound Ninja before explaining the written exam. As Hinata took her seat, she wondered whether her presence had begun changing events she remembered from Naruto.

• Kin threw three kunai at Hinata, who narrowly dodged them as the other rookies watched in alarm.
• Neji stood up in anger, while Kiba reacted furiously to the attack on Hinata.
• Morino Ibiki appeared and warned the Sound Ninja that further trouble would make them fail the exam.
• Ibiki explained the written exam and assigned everyone their seat numbers; Hinata received number 63.
• Hinata noticed that Kin’s attack differed from the events she remembered and wondered whether her interference had changed the timeline.

Hinata grew angry at the Sound Ninja trio for attacking her and resolved to settle things in the Forest of Death. During the written Chunin Exam, she ignored most of the test, used her Byakugan to copy another examinee’s answers, and wondered whether the changing plot might give Naruto a lucky break.

• Hinata decided that Kin and the other Sound Ninja would pay for attacking her.
• Morino Ibiki explained the written exam’s scoring rules and warned the examinees against cheating.
• Hinata examined the questions, thought of Sakura’s and Sasuke’s strengths, and chose to wait rather than answer them herself.
• Hinata spotted Kankuro’s disguised puppet among the proctors and watched as examinees were caught cheating.
• Hinata activated her Byakugan, copied answers from a neatly written paper, and finished in three minutes.
• Hinata watched Naruto and speculated that he might somehow answer a question correctly.

Morino Ibiki announced that the tenth question would force examinees to choose between failing the exam and risking permanent exclusion from future Chunin Exams. As teams withdrew under the pressure, Naruto raised his hand, leaving his choice unresolved when Ibiki asked if he was giving up.

• Morino Ibiki revealed the tenth-question rules and warned that a wrong answer would bar an examinee from taking the Chunin Exams again.
• Kiba Inuzuka challenged the rule, but Morino Ibiki insisted that he made the rules for this year's exam.
• Hinata suspected that the first examinees to withdraw were planted actors and watched several teams leave.
• Naruto shakily raised his hand as Sakura and Sasuke watched in shock.
• Morino Ibiki asked Naruto whether he was choosing to give up.