Recaps

Hyuga Ryosuke strengthened his skills, helped Hinata build confidence, and began forming ties beyond the Hyuga Clan before enrolling in the Ninja Academy. The arc ended with Hiashi urging him to pursue greatness for the clan while Ryosuke held to his desire for strength and an ordinary life.

• Ryosuke and Hiashi captured Kumogakure ninja who had tried to abduct Hinata, and Konoha settled the incident quietly.
• Ryosuke encouraged Hinata to confront the children who bullied her, then helped her gain confidence and consider her own path to becoming clan head.
• Hiashi taught Ryosuke the Gentle Fist, and Ryosuke rapidly mastered its movements while training with Hinata and Neji.
• Ryosuke visited the Ninja Academy, met Rock Lee, and encouraged him to seek Might Guy as a teacher.
• Ryosuke and Hiashi fought a long sparring match before Ryosuke and Hinata enrolled at the academy, where they met Ino, Shikamaru, Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto.
• Ryosuke treated Naruto without hostility, while Naruto introduced himself and told Iruka that he wanted to become Hokage.
• Hiashi asked Ryosuke and Hinata about their dreams, then urged Ryosuke to carry the Hyuga Clan’s banner after Ryosuke said he wanted strength and an ordinary life.

Ryosuke guided Naruto through the revelation of the Nine-Tails, then traveled to Kyoto and secured the Hyūga Clan’s interests with the Daimyo. After Ryosuke and his companions survived an Uchiha ambush, he returned to Konoha and renewed his training with Hinata.

• Ryosuke urged Naruto to define himself as a hero rather than an outcast, then left him to find his own path.
• Ryosuke traveled with Souji and Seisai to Kyoto, where he negotiated with Tokugawa Shigemomo over the Hyūga Clan’s cooperation and the Kumogakure incident.
• Ryosuke anticipated an Uchiha attack on the return journey and led Souji and Seisai in an ambush against three Uchiha ninja.
• Ryosuke and his companions killed the Uchiha attackers, and he made Souji and Seisai promise to keep his Byakugan abilities secret.
• Ryosuke returned to Konoha and proposed strengthening the Hyūga Clan’s ties with nobles, choosing Souji for the Guardian Ninja position and requesting Jonin assessments for Souji and Seisai.
• Ryosuke took Hinata home from school, and she told him she ranked first in practical combat among the girls.
• During their evening spar, Hinata used a Shadow Clone Jutsu and activated her Byakugan while insisting she still needed to land a hit on Ryosuke.

Ryosuke helped Hinata grow stronger, endured a major transformation, and guided Naruto through his early graduation and first steps as a Genin. After receiving an offer for the Hyūga clan to govern the Land of Waves, Ryosuke prepared to challenge Hyuga Hiashi for permission to leave Konoha while learning more about Naruto’s future.

• Ryosuke pushed Hinata through a long training session, and she later defeated Kiba Inuzuka by adapting to his fighting style and disrupting his chakra with the Gentle Fist.
• Hinata told Ryosuke she loved him, and Ryosuke asked her to become his wife, which she firmly agreed to do.
• Ryosuke’s Progress Bar filled, triggering a painful transformation that greatly increased his strength, speed, toughness, and Chakra reserves.
• Ryosuke read intelligence files about Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō, learned about Danzō’s role in the Uchiha Clan massacre, and decided to stay out of the conflict.
• Naruto challenged Sasuke Uchiha at Konoha Hospital and won, then passed his graduation examination and became a Genin.
• Ryosuke saw a vision of Sasuke attacking Konoha inside a purple Chakra giant, but later concluded that the future could change.
• Seisai Hyuga told Ryosuke that the Daimyo had offered the Hyuga clan jurisdiction over the Land of Waves, and Ryosuke decided to investigate before accepting.
• Ryosuke arranged a secret match with Hyuga Hiashi to earn permission to leave the village, while Naruto visited the Hyuga household and described his Genin team and missions.

Ryosuke defeated Hyuga Hiashi, led a covert mission to bring the Land of Waves into an alliance with the Land of Fire, and helped shape Konoha’s response. As Hinata began questioning the Hyuga clan system, Ryosuke prepared to join a delegation whose journey was already threatened by Kirigakure Anbu.

• Ryosuke defeated Hyuga Hiashi in their duel, and Hiashi recognized him as a qualified ninja while promising to support reasonable requests.
• Ryosuke arranged a discreet mission to the Land of Waves, where he and Hizashi Hyuga negotiated with Gato and persuaded Kaisa and the village to join the Land of Fire.
• Ryosuke returned to Konoha and briefed Hiashi, while the village’s leaders began pursuing the alliance and other nations learned of the plan.
• At the Academy, Ryosuke declined Sasuke Uchiha’s challenge, and Sasuke fought Mizuki instead, losing despite showing improved control and tactics.
• Ryosuke decided to study new techniques and master all seven Chakra attributes, while Hiashi explained Konoha’s alliance plans and warned that hostile nations might target the negotiations.
• Hinata questioned the Main Family’s control over the Branch Family, and Ryosuke explained the Caged Bird Seal as she resolved to reunite the families and protect Hanabi.
• Ryosuke secretly followed Konoha’s delegation to the Land of Waves, where Hizashi halted the group after detecting trouble and Ryosuke spotted Kirigakure Anbu waiting along the pass.