Chapter Summaries

Tsunade and Kaguya clashed over how Hyuga Wuye should develop, then had him face Hyuga Hiashi in the arena. Wuye lost the Gentle Fist exchange but revealed he could use medical ninjutsu to force open his blocked acupoints, leaving the duel unresolved.

• Tsunade defended her decision to make Wuye her disciple, while Kaguya insisted she followed the path her heart told her was right.
• Kaguya sent Hiashi to fight Wuye, and Wuye wondered whether he was expected to win or lose.
• Kaguya announced that Wuye's unusual-looking eyes were a mutated Byakugan, easing the clan members' suspicion of him.
• Hiashi gained the advantage in their Gentle Fist duel and struck Wuye's heart meridian, declaring the contest over.
• Wuye accepted that he had lost the Gentle Fist contest, then used medical ninjutsu to force open his acupoints, shocking Hiashi.

Hyuga Wuye fought Hyuga Hiashi, using Chakra Scalpel to disable his arms before the match ended in a draw after Hiashi struck back with Rotation. Kaguya reframed the bout as a lesson for the clan, while Hyuga Naoya left questioning his past schemes.

• Hyuga Hiashi challenged Hyuga Wuye again, confident that Wuye had too little chakra left to win through the Gentle Fist.
• Hyuga Wuye used Chakra Scalpel during their close-range exchanges to sever Hyuga Hiashi’s arm muscles, leaving his arms limp.
• Hyuga Hiashi refused to concede and activated Eight Trigrams Palm: Rotation, sending Hyuga Wuye flying; Wuye said his chakra was exhausted, and Hiashi asked for a draw.
• Hyuga Naoya slipped away, privately defending his past attempts to control the clan and wondering whether he had been wrong.
• Kaguya ended the match and told the clan that the Byakugan could be countered, while Tsunade held back her criticism as the clansmen admired Wuye.

Hyuga Wuye stopped Tsunade and Kaguya from fighting and arranged to train under both of them around his hospital and academy duties. After Tsunade sent him crashing into a wall, Kaguya took him away to begin training.

• Tsunade healed Hyuga Hiashi, then argued with Kaguya over the unresolved match and Wuye's training.
• Wuye defused their argument by suggesting that Tsunade teach him while Kaguya trained his Gentle Fist, and he proposed a schedule that accommodated both.
• Tsunade agreed to the arrangement, then hurled Wuye into a wall after he teased her about celebrating with drinks.
• Kaguya rebuked Tsunade and took Wuye to train, while Hyuga Hiashi and Hyuga Hizashi were excused from the day's practice.
• Hyuga Hiashi admitted that Wuye's Chakra Scalpel could have defeated him, and Wuye warned him not to swagger.

Hyuga Wuye tried to avoid sparring with Kaguya by arranging for her to demonstrate Gentle Fist against Hiashi and Hizashi, but she made him fight them afterward. He escaped the bout by promising Kaguya a strategy against the Great Elder and the Uchiha Clan, then followed her toward the bath.

• Kaguya refused to teach Wuye Gentle Fist through demonstrations alone and summoned Hiashi and Hizashi to spar with her.
• Kaguya ordered Wuye to fight the brothers after her until he could defeat both of them at once using Gentle Fist.
• Kaguya beat Hiashi and Hizashi until they collapsed, then told Wuye it was his turn to spar.
• Wuye tried to delay the fight with excuses, then whispered that he had a plan to strip the Great Elder of authority and improve the Hyuga Clan's standing against the Uchiha Clan.
• Kaguya headed to bathe and told Wuye to keep her company.

Hyuga Wuye discussed a plan with Kaguya to weaken the Great Elder’s influence and learned that Uchiha Fugaku wanted to negotiate with him. As they prepared to leave, Wuye offered Kaguya a massage, and she unexpectedly sat down on the blanket he had spread out.

• Hyuga Hiashi and Hyuga Hizashi watched Wuye follow Kaguya to her bathroom and lamented how specially she treated him.
• Kaguya told Wuye to wait outside while she washed, then invited him in to discuss his plan against the Great Elder.
• Wuye explained that the plan would gradually erode the clan’s trust in the Great Elder and strengthen Kaguya’s standing.
• Kaguya revealed that Uchiha Fugaku had privately offered benefits in exchange for her letting Wuye return to the Uchiha Clan, and she agreed to arrange a meeting.
• Wuye offered to massage Kaguya, and after initially declining, she sat down on the blanket he had prepared.

Hyuga Wuye treated the scar on Kaguya’s back, removing the poison and beginning to repair the damage. After he promised to perfect the healing over the next month, Kaguya asked whether he liked her.

• Hyuga Wuye massaged Kaguya and noticed a scar on her back.
• Kaguya explained that Hanzo had wounded her when she tried to save Kotone.
• Hyuga Wuye reopened the scar, removed the lingering poison, and used medical ninjutsu to regrow the damaged tissue.
• Kaguya tried to cover her back, but Wuye stopped her and promised to keep treating it until no traces remained.
• Kaguya sat up and asked Wuye whether he liked her.

Hyuga Wuye avoided a confession from Kaguya, who said she had promised her soul not to marry anyone else and suggested he consider Tsunade instead. After a month of training and work, Wuye went with Kushina to teach an open class at the Ninja Academy, while Tsunade and Kaguya both focused their attention on him.

• Kaguya asked Wuye if he liked her, then explained that a voice from her soul had told her not to marry anyone else.
• Kaguya suggested Wuye consider marrying Tsunade, and Wuye deferred the idea until later.
• Over the next month, Wuye trained at the Hyuga estate, helped Kaguya restore her scar, and studied sealing techniques with Kushina while working at Konoha Hospital.
• Wuye and Kushina headed to the Ninja Academy for his open class, and Wuye named their new sealing application Uzumaki Rebound.
• Tsunade decided to attend Wuye's open class, while Kaguya watched him from the Hyuga estate with her Byakugan for two hours.

Hyuga Wuye taught a first-aid lecture at the Ninja Academy, then chose a disguised young Tsunade for a CPR demonstration. Tsunade introduced herself as Kazumiya Yukihime and wondered whether Wuye had recognized her.

• Hyuga Wuye silenced the students' doubts by describing his medical training and emergency work at Konoha Hospital.
• Wuye noticed Uchiha Fugaku and a young, disguised Tsunade in the audience, but pretended not to recognize her.
• Wuye taught first-aid procedures and invited a volunteer to demonstrate cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• After Minato volunteered and Wuye sent him away, Kushina offered herself, but Wuye instead called on the young Tsunade.
• Tsunade gave the false name Kazumiya Yukihime and lay down while Wuye demonstrated how to position the hands for chest compressions.
• Tsunade told Wuye not to go too far, then realized from his response that he might not have recognized her.

Hyuga Wuye demonstrated CPR on Kazumiya Yukihime, provoking the class and making Kushina jealous. After class, he invited his friends to barbecue, while Kushina pressed him about why he had chosen Kazumiya Yukihime.

• Hyuga Wuye demonstrated chest compressions and artificial respiration on Kazumiya Yukihime, who blushed and fled after the students demanded another demonstration.
• The students laughed, then quieted when Hyuga Wuye struck the lectern and established his authority as their instructor.
• Hyuga Wuye invited Akimichi Choza, Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, Kushina, and Minato to join him for barbecue.
• Kushina asked Hyuga Wuye why he had chosen Kazumiya Yukihime, and he denied knowing her or having ulterior motives.
• Akimichi Choza, Nara Shikaku, and Yamanaka Inoichi pretended to believe Wuye to save the barbecue outing, and Minato urged Kushina to trust him.

Uchiha Masuke challenged Hyuga Wuye to a duel, hoping to disprove rumors that his grandfather controlled Wuye and to force him into the Uchiha Clan. Wuye set the rumor itself as their wager and agreed to fight, while Nara Shikaku pointed out that either outcome favored Wuye.

• Uchiha Masuke confronted Wuye and claimed he would defeat him to disprove the rumors about his grandfather.
• Minato and the others objected to Masuke challenging an Academy student, while Shikaku suspected Masuke was acting on his own.
• Wuye refused Masuke’s provocation until Masuke offered a wager, then demanded that the loser publicly state whether the rumor was true.
• Masuke accepted the wager and led Wuye and the others toward a nearby training ground.
• Shikaku explained that Wuye would benefit whether he won or lost, and Wuye agreed to let the duel proceed.

Hyuga Wuye fought Uchiha Masuke and used his newly learned sealing technique to absorb and rebound Masuke’s Great Fireball. Wuye defeated Masuke with a Chakra Scalpel version of Eight Trigrams: Sixteen Palms, leaving the Uchiha genin unable to stand.

• Nara Shikaku suggested a four-on-four fight, but Uchiha Masuke insisted on fighting Wuye alone.
• Uchiha Masuke used his two-tomoe Sharingan, kunai, and Fire Style attacks to keep Wuye at a distance.
• Wuye sealed Masuke’s Great Fireball into a scroll with the Fire-Sealing Hand Sign and sent it back with Uzumaki Rebound.
• Wuye closed in as Masuke dodged the rebounding fireball and struck him with Chakra Scalpel Version: Eight Trigrams: Sixteen Palms.
• Uchiha Masuke fell, and the four Uchiha genin rushed to support him.

Hyuga Wuye injured Uchiha Masuke during their bet, then secretly allied with Uchiha Fugaku to weaken the Uchiha Great Elder. After treating Masuke for three million ryo, Wuye heard Nara Shikaku warn that Fugaku might have a different plan for handling the clan scandal.

• Hyuga Wuye told Uchiha Masuke that he would need to pay three million ryo for treatment or remain bedridden for half a year, and reminded him of their bet.
• Uchiha Fugaku offered to pay Masuke's medical fees and privately told Wuye that he had been assessing whether Wuye might join the Uchiha Clan.
• Wuye deduced that Fugaku wanted to undermine the Uchiha Great Elder, and Fugaku agreed to work with him.
• Fugaku admitted that he had arranged for someone to egg Masuke on, and Wuye treated Masuke while accepting the three million ryo.
• Nara Shikaku told Wuye that Fugaku likely wanted to suppress the Great Elder's influence without letting the scandal spread across Konoha, then suggested a different approach.

Kazumiya Yukihime came to the Ninja Academy as Tsunade’s disciple and asked Hyuga Wuye to teach her medical ninjutsu, provoking Kushina’s jealousy. Wuye and Yukihime went to an empty staff room for a lesson, where Yukihime began practicing artificial respiration on him.

• Kushina confronted Kazumiya Yukihime when she came looking for Wuye, and the two argued over him.
• Kazumiya Yukihime revealed that Tsunade had sent her to learn the Mystical Palm Technique from Wuye.
• After the class bell rang, Wuye whispered to Kushina to come home with him that night, calming her before he left with Yukihime.
• Wuye took Yukihime to an empty staff room and shut the curtains before starting her lesson.
• Yukihime suggested reviewing artificial respiration with Wuye as the patient, then covered his mouth with a handkerchief and placed her hands on his chest.
• Yukihime looked at Wuye’s face and privately admired how handsome he was.

Kazumiya Yukihime accidentally kissed Hyuga Wuye while trying to revive him, then spent the day researching the Mystical Palm Technique with him. After asking him to take her home and buy her grilled meat, she agreed to hear his condition for joining him on an important errand.

• Kazumiya Yukihime leaned in to give Hyuga Wuye artificial respiration, and Wuye secretly removed the handkerchief so she kissed him.
• Wuye teased Yukihime about the kiss before steering her toward learning the Mystical Palm Technique.
• Yukihime brought Tsunade's research materials and asked Wuye to help her study how to simplify the technique.
• Yukihime asked Wuye to take her home and treat her to grilled meat, and he warned her not to interfere with whatever happened on the way, even if he was attacked.

Hyuga Wuye and Kaguya exposed Hyuga Naoya and an Uchiha clan member in a staged attack, turning suspicion against both elders. At the clan meeting, Naoya refused a memory examination and ultimately surrendered his authority as great elder.

• Hyuga Wuye attacked Kaguya under genjutsu while an Uchiha with three-tomoe Sharingan watched, and Hyuga Naoya struck Kaguya from behind.
• Kaguya cleared Wuye's genjutsu, and Wuye identified the Uchiha before the attacker vanished; Kaguya ordered the witnesses to report to the Hokage and called a clan meeting.
• Tsunade realized Wuye had anticipated the incident and decided to tell her teacher what she had witnessed.
• Hyuga Naoya denied attacking Kaguya and claimed a Shadow Clone had been framed, but he refused Kaguya's suggestion to examine his memories.
• Kaguya proposed a vote including all clan members, and Hyuga Naoya gave up his authority as great elder.

Hyuga Kaguya forced the Uchiha Clan to accept a public challenge after Uchiha Yuxiong was implicated in an attack on Hyuga Wuye. The Uchiha Clan’s defeat damaged its reputation and Yuxiong’s standing, while Fugaku rose in influence; Wuye then spent more than a year training with Kaguya, Tsunade, and Kushina.

• Kaguya demanded a memory search of Uchiha Yuxiong, and the Third Hokage warned that the Uchiha Clan would otherwise share responsibility and face compensation demands.
• Uchiha Fugaku refused to testify against Yuxiong and proposed compensating the Hyuga Clan to end the dispute without a memory search.
• Hyuga Kaguya challenged Uchiha Yuxiong at Konoha Central Arena, saying the matter would end regardless of the result and declaring that Wuye was her younger brother.
• Kaguya defeated Yuxiong, weakening his standing and damaging the Uchiha Clan’s reputation, while Fugaku began moving to the forefront of clan leadership.
• Wuye told Kaguya he believed Fugaku would not keep targeting him, and he continued training in medical ninjutsu, sealing techniques, and Gentle Fist for more than a year.

Hyuga Wuye and Kazumiya Yukihime completed a hand-seal version of the Mystical Palm Technique that could be classified as C-rank. After Wuye claimed his promised reward, Yukihime—who was secretly Tsunade—kissed him and continued to deceive herself about their relationship.

• Kazumiya Yukihime showed Hyuga Wuye their new Mystical Palm Technique, and he quickly understood its principles and learned the seal-less version.
• Kazumiya Yukihime explained that the hand-seal version was C-rank while the seal-less version remained A-rank, then urged Wuye to tell their Sensei.
• Hyuga Wuye reminded Kazumiya Yukihime that she had promised him a reward, and he drew her close when she hesitated.
• Kazumiya Yukihime insisted their intimacy counted as mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, and Wuye laid her on the desk and kissed her.
• Kazumiya Yukihime reflected that she knew both their identities and the age difference, but resolved to keep living as Kazumiya Yukihime.

Jiraiya and Orochimaru spotted Tsunade transformed into her childhood appearance, spending time with Hyuga Wuye, and secretly followed them to investigate. At the records room, they discovered Tsunade’s jealous Shadow Clone fighting her original self over Wuye.

• Jiraiya and Orochimaru discussed the looming war and the danger it posed to families and children.
• Orochimaru and Jiraiya saw Kazumiya Yukihime holding Hyuga Wuye’s hand and suspected she was Tsunade transformed into a child.
• Orochimaru followed Kazumiya Yukihime and Hyuga Wuye, and Jiraiya followed after him to gather intelligence.
• Kazumiya Yukihime demonstrated a simplified C-rank Mystical Palm Technique to Tsunade, while Hyuga Wuye realized she was Tsunade’s Shadow Clone.
• Kazumiya Yukihime grew jealous when Tsunade hugged Hyuga Wuye and started fighting her original body.

Tsunade learned that her clone, Kazumiya Yukihime, had kissed Hyuga Wuye and struggled to reconcile her feelings with their different identities and status. Jiraiya urged her to wait until Wuye grew up, while Orochimaru treated their heartbreak as research before the friends went their separate ways.

• Tsunade told Hyuga Wuye to meet her the next morning for the jonin meeting, and Kazumiya Yukihime invited him to Asuma's full-month celebration.
• After Wuye left, Kazumiya Yukihime revealed that she and Wuye had kissed, shocking Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.
• Tsunade recalled the kiss and kicked Orochimaru when he teased her about falling for Wuye.
• Jiraiya accepted that Tsunade did not return his feelings and warned her that her status and Senju ancestry would make a relationship with Wuye difficult.
• Tsunade said only Kazumiya Yukihime could love Wuye, while she would remain his teacher, and Jiraiya encouraged her to wait until Wuye grew older and more accomplished.
• Orochimaru followed Jiraiya to study his heartbreak, leaving Tsunade to wonder how the situation had become so complicated.

Hyuga Wuye attended a jōnin meeting with Tsunade, where the village approved his and Tsunade’s simplified Mystical Palm Technique for widespread use. The meeting ended with Wuye officially registered as Tsunade’s disciple, while the jōnin prepared to depart for war in the Land of Rain.

• Tsunade brought Wuye to the meeting, where he sat between her and Kaguya despite their disagreement over whether he belonged with the Hyuga Clan or his teacher.
• The Third Hokage announced that Iwagakure Village and Sunagakure Village had declared war on Konoha in the Land of Rain, and the jōnin approved the deployment arrangements.
• Tsunade introduced Wuye, who explained how their C-rank Mystical Palm Technique enabled rapid wound recovery at the cost of the user's life force.
• The jōnin unanimously approved making the C-rank Mystical Palm Technique available to qualified ninjas, and the Third Hokage awarded Tsunade and Wuye three S-rank mission records each.
• After learning Wuye was not registered as a ninja, the Third Hokage ordered his registration as Tsunade’s direct disciple, then invited the jōnin to his youngest son's one-month celebration before their departure for war.