Chapter Summaries

Ryosuke read Hiruzen Sarutobi's and Shimura Danzō's records, learning how Danzō's covert schemes shaped Konoha's victories and the Uchiha Clan massacre. He concluded that the village's politics were more complicated than he had imagined and that the Hyūga Clan's position no longer worried him.

• Ryosuke read Hiruzen Sarutobi's records and found that crucial details about battlefield victories and defeats were missing.
• Ryosuke opened Shimura Danzō's scroll and learned that Danzō had pushed events toward the Uchiha Clan massacre.
• Ryosuke compared Danzō's intelligence files with Hiruzen Sarutobi's records and discovered Danzō's role in Konoha's victories during the Shinobi World Wars.
• Ryosuke reflected on how Konoha's leaders protected the majority at the expense of others and decided he was right to stay out of the Uchiha Clan conflict.
• Ryosuke reconsidered the Hyūga Clan's place in the village and stopped worrying that it would become the sole dominant clan.

Ryosuke assessed why Konoha was unlikely to move against the stable and useful Hyuga Clan, then left his study with Hinata after she came to fetch him for dinner. Hinata told him Naruto had become the top performer in practical combat classes, leaving Ryosuke surprised by how much his strength had grown.

• Ryosuke concluded that Konoha tolerated the Hyuga Clan because it remained well regarded and its Byakugan was valuable to the village.
• Hinata came to Ryosuke's study and asked whether he wanted dinner, and Ryosuke put away his documents before joining her.
• Ryosuke apologized for being absent while he trained, and Hinata told him that she and Hanabi had worried about him.
• Hinata said Naruto had taken first place in practical combat classes and explained that his Wind Style, chakra reserves, taijutsu, and physical abilities had defeated her.
• Ryosuke attributed Naruto's progress to his talent and Hiruzen Sarutobi's guidance.

Ryosuke rejected Naruto’s challenge, warned him against arrogance, and agreed to take him to visit Sasuke at Konoha Hospital. The three of them headed there together, with Ryosuke insisting they could enter openly.

• Naruto told Ryosuke he had applied for early graduation and asked to fight him.
• Ryosuke refused, used his Byakugan and Momentum to immobilize Naruto, and warned him that arrogance could cause him to fail on missions.
• Ryosuke told Naruto to challenge Sasuke instead and promised to treat him to Ichiraku Ramen after he became a Genin.
• Naruto asked Ryosuke to take him to Sasuke at Konoha Hospital before he left the Academy, and Ryosuke agreed.
• Ryosuke, Hinata, and Naruto walked to the hospital together, and Ryosuke said they could go in directly to visit Sasuke.

Ryosuke brought Naruto and Hinata to Konoha Hospital to visit Sasuke, where Naruto challenged him to a fight after revealing his school results and early graduation application. Sasuke accepted, and Ryosuke and Hinata prepared to watch.

• Ryosuke led Naruto and Hinata through the hostile hospital lobby to Sasuke's room, while Naruto admitted he admired Ryosuke's ability to ignore the stares.
• Sasuke greeted Ryosuke and Hinata with hostility, assuming they had come to mock him.
• Naruto told Sasuke he had come to challenge him, and Ryosuke explained Naruto had placed first in practical combat and third in theory.
• Naruto revealed he had applied for early graduation and wanted to defeat Sasuke before leaving the Academy.
• Sasuke accepted the challenge, warned Naruto to be prepared to die, and allowed Ryosuke and Hinata to watch.

Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha fought to settle who was the Academy’s top student while Ryosuke, Hinata, and Hiruzen Sarutobi watched. Hiruzen approved Naruto’s graduation examination and, after learning Ryosuke would not graduate early, gave him a scroll announcing Naruto’s exam for the next day.

• Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha exchanged powerful ninjutsu as Sasuke’s stamina and chakra gradually ran low.
• Ryosuke and Hinata watched from a tree, where Hiruzen Sarutobi joined them and said Naruto’s graduation application had been approved.
• Ryosuke and Hinata defended Naruto, and Hiruzen said he was worried about finding suitable teammates for him after graduation.
• Hiruzen asked Ryosuke to apply for early graduation, but Ryosuke declined, saying he needed to stay with Hinata and protect her.
• Hiruzen handed Ryosuke a scroll and told him to give it to Naruto after the battle, announcing that Naruto’s graduation examination would be the next day.

Naruto defeated Sasuke in their battle, though Sasuke earned Naruto and Ryosuke’s respect for his skill and effort. Ryosuke gave Naruto Hiruzen Sarutobi’s approved assessment application, leaving Naruto poised to become a ninja the next day.

• Naruto pinned Sasuke and won their battle, and Sasuke accepted the loss while promising to catch up.
• Sasuke left the battlefield, while Ryosuke and Hinata discussed his emotions and Hinata showed a rare flash of displeasure.
• Ryosuke took Hinata’s hand and went with her to tell Naruto that he could graduate the next day.
• Naruto admitted he had underestimated Sasuke, and Ryosuke gave him Hiruzen Sarutobi’s approved assessment application.

Hinata considered applying for early graduation, but Ryosuke told her it was impossible. Seisai returned from her mission with a promotion and a scroll for Ryosuke; later, he told Hyuga Hiashi about the ambush he had arranged against the Uchiha, leaving his father furious over the danger he had faced.

• Hinata hinted that she wanted to graduate early, but Ryosuke explained that she could not apply and she soon cheered up.
• Ryosuke met Seisai Hyūga at the clan grounds, congratulated her on passing her Jonin assessment, and accepted the scroll she had prepared.
• Seisai agreed to continue serving as Ryosuke and Hinata's guard, and Ryosuke explained that Souji had gone to Kyoto City as a Guardian Ninja.
• Ryosuke asked Hyuga Hiashi to find medical ninjas among clan members and explained that he had lured Uchiha into a trap and killed them.
• Hyuga Hiashi smashed his desk and lamp as he berated Ryosuke for risking his life, while Ryosuke defended his precautions and escape plans.

Ryosuke argued with Hyuga Hiashi after his dangerous trip outside the village, and Hiashi agreed to provide the Uchiha clan members Ryosuke requested while forbidding him from leaving the village until graduation. At school, Naruto's early graduation application drew mockery from ordinary-class students, but Sasuke's return and challenge shifted attention to a coming contest between them.

• Hyuga Hiashi scolded Ryosuke for risking himself outside the village and demanded to know what he planned to do with the three Uchiha corpses.
• Ryosuke asked Hiashi to bring trusted clan members to him, and Hiashi agreed to have them brought the next day.
• Hiashi ordered Ryosuke to remain in the village until graduation unless he became strong enough to defeat him, and Ryosuke reluctantly accepted.
• Ryosuke left the study and realized Hiashi trusted his strength but still feared for his safety.
• At school, students discussed Naruto Uzumaki's application to graduate early, with ordinary-class students mocking him.
• Sasuke Uchiha returned to school, acknowledged Naruto's strength, and announced that he would also apply to graduate early and settle the score with Naruto.

Ryosuke’s Byakugan suddenly showed him a vision of Konoha in ruins, where a scarred, mature Sasuke attacked the village with a purple Chakra giant. He concluded that the vision might reveal a future in which Sasuke learned the truth about his clan and turned against Konoha.

• Ryosuke told Hinata that Sasuke would likely graduate and that people escaping their fates made him feel real.
• Ryosuke’s Chakra surged, and his Byakugan plunged him into a vision of black flames, destroyed buildings, and ninjas rescuing villagers in Konoha.
• Ryosuke saw Sasuke inside a purple Chakra giant, preparing to strike the Hokage Building while an unseen person roared his name.
• The vision ended after fifty-eight seconds, and Hinata found Ryosuke shaken and drenched in cold sweat.
• Ryosuke realized he might have glimpsed the future and suspected Sasuke would learn the truth behind the clan’s extermination and attack Konoha within the next few years.

Ryosuke reflected on his vision of Sasuke Uchiha disrupting Konoha and recovered from the strain of using Future Sight. Back in class, he learned Naruto had passed the graduation exam, while Sasuke returned after applying to graduate.

• Ryosuke realized Future Sight seemed to consume vitality and spiritual power, though his chakra remained abundant.
• Hinata reminded Ryosuke that lunch break had ended, and he teased her before they returned to class.
• Ryosuke saw that Naruto had passed the graduation exam and asked how he felt about the attention he received.
• Naruto told Ryosuke that Sasuke Uchiha had applied to graduate and suggested the three of them might be assigned to one team.
• Ryosuke said he would wait for Hinata before graduating, and Naruto lamented that Hinata might hold him back.
• A student announced that Sasuke had returned to the classroom.

Naruto’s successful early graduation was announced to the class as the academy introduced stricter graduation requirements, leaving Sasuke’s rejected application unexplained. Ryosuke suspected the new rules might be intended to restrain Sasuke, but he recognized that the future he had seen could change and offered no certainty about what would happen.

• Sasuke entered the classroom looking upset, and Ryosuke realized his graduation application had been rejected.
• Iruka announced that Naruto had passed his individual assessment and congratulated him on becoming a Genin; only a few classmates applauded, including Sasuke.
• Iruka explained that only the top student in each year could apply for early graduation and that the practical assessment would now be against a Chunin.
• Naruto regretted that he might not be assigned to a team with Sasuke, and Ryosuke suggested there could still be a chance.
• Ryosuke considered whether the new rules were meant to limit Sasuke, then concluded that the future he had seen could not be relied on because events would change.

After Naruto graduated, Ryosuke stopped attending the Academy and trained alone while waiting to challenge Hyuga Hiashi. When the Daimyo offered the Hyuga clan control of the Land of Waves, Ryosuke ordered an investigation and considered leaving the village.

• Ryosuke trained his taijutsu at the Training Ground after leaving the Academy following Naruto's graduation.
• Seisai Hyuga brought Ryosuke a scroll explaining that the Daimyo had offered the Hyuga clan jurisdiction over the Land of Waves.
• Seisai warned Ryosuke that the Land of Waves' king and several ministers had died of an unknown illness, making the offer potentially dangerous.
• Ryosuke decided to send clan members to investigate the Land of Waves before accepting the offer.
• Ryosuke realized he felt little pressure about defeating Hyuga Hiashi because he no longer viewed his father as a serious goal.

Ryosuke asked Hyuga Hiashi to let him leave the village for the Land of Waves, so Hiashi agreed to fight him in one week. As they prepared for their private duel, Ryosuke trained his pressure technique and realized it could serve as a powerful defense.

• Ryosuke told Hyuga Hiashi he wanted to challenge him to earn permission to leave the village for the Land of Waves.
• Hyuga Hiashi agreed to fight Ryosuke in one week, saying he needed time to prepare and wanted to face him as a Jonin.
• Ryosuke and Hyuga Hiashi agreed to keep their match secret from Hinata and the others.
• Ryosuke considered the skill and combat instincts needed to face a Jonin alone, recalling his earlier battle against a Uchiha Jonin.
• Ryosuke compressed his pressure technique until it tore a deep circular trench in the ground, and he judged that it could become a new form of absolute defense.

Ryosuke welcomed Naruto to the Hyūga clan grounds and listened as Naruto described his first month as a Genin. Naruto was happy with his new teammates and eager to share his experiences with one of his few friends.

• Hinata told Ryosuke that Naruto was waiting at the entrance, and Ryosuke explained that Naruto could now visit with fewer precautions.
• Ryosuke and Hinata welcomed Naruto through the clan gate after he had waited patiently.
• Naruto told Ryosuke that he enjoyed the independence of Genin life and had discovered that villagers could be friendly during missions.
• Naruto admired the Hyūga main residence and asked whether his visit would inconvenience Hiashi, but Ryosuke assured him it would be welcome.
• Naruto described his teammates Rin and Uesugi and explained how they helped his team pass Kakashi-sensei's bell test.

Naruto told Ryosuke about his new team and asked whether Kakashi knew something about his origins, but Ryosuke refused to reveal what he should not know. After Naruto left, Ryosuke reviewed intelligence on his teammates and considered whether Naruto would follow the path Hiruzen had arranged for him.

• Naruto ate dinner with Ryosuke, Hinata, and Hanabi and described his team’s recent D-rank missions and upcoming B-rank mission.
• Naruto said Kakashi seemed to treat him differently and asked Ryosuke whether Kakashi knew someone connected to his past.
• Ryosuke said he could not tell Naruto about his origins, but revealed that Hiruzen’s health was failing and that Hiruzen hoped Naruto would one day become Hokage.
• After Naruto left, Ryosuke reviewed intelligence about Rin Sarutobi and Uesugi and concluded Hiruzen had arranged a path for Naruto to inherit the Hokage position.
• Ryosuke wondered whether Naruto’s temperament would remain unchanged as he grew up.

Ryosuke and Hyuga Hiashi fought a no-holds-barred taijutsu duel, each hiding some of his strength. Ryosuke used his Byakugan’s pressure ability to bring Hiashi down and claimed victory.

• Ryosuke and Hyuga Hiashi began their duel in the forest, trading rapid Gentle Fist strikes without landing a decisive blow.
• Ryosuke gradually increased his strength while studying Hiashi’s movements, and Hiashi concealed his own full abilities.
• Ryosuke unleashed Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists as Hiashi advanced to trade injuries and strike Ryosuke’s abdomen.
• Ryosuke used his Byakugan’s pressure ability, forcing Hiashi to retreat but crushing him before he could escape.
• Ryosuke covered the back of Hiashi’s neck and declared that he had won.

After losing to Ryosuke, Hyuga Hiashi discussed his son’s abilities and lack of battle experience, then recognized the Byakugan’s potential. He freed Ryosuke from his restrictions and promised to support him when needed.

• Ryosuke checked Hyuga Hiashi’s injuries and sat down to talk with him.
• Hyuga Hiashi asked whether Ryosuke had used his full strength or his Byakugan’s Genjutsu, and Ryosuke explained that he had held back to gain combat experience.
• Hyuga Hiashi praised Ryosuke’s strength but advised him to improve his battle instincts and develop his Byakugan.
• Hyuga Hiashi said the Hyuga Clan had focused too heavily on techniques instead of its bloodline and urged Ryosuke not to waste his gifts.
• Hyuga Hiashi declared Ryosuke a qualified ninja, freed him from interference, and promised to help him when he had a reasonable request.

After dueling Hyuga Hiashi, Ryosuke learned that Gato had taken control of the Land of Waves and was hiring rogue ninja to resist the Hyuga Clan’s planned takeover of its foreign affairs. Ryosuke prepared for the mission and told Seisai Hyuga to assemble a small team while his father arranged additional Jonin.

• Ryosuke and Hyuga Hiashi finished their taijutsu duel, and Hiashi returned to the main house badly wounded.
• Seisai Hyuga reported that Gato controlled the Land of Waves and was suspected of causing officials to fall ill and die.
• Seisai explained that Gato had hired rogue ninja through black-market commissions, with funds enough to recruit three Jonin-level fighters.
• Ryosuke agreed to tell Hyuga Hiashi about the danger and asked Seisai to select ten reliable ninja for the mission.
• Ryosuke said Hyuga Hiashi could arrange additional Jonin while the clan kept the mission’s scale discreet.

After hearing that Sasuke Uchiha had failed his graduation exam, Ryosuke set out with a Hyuga party for the Land of Waves, where he intended to take control of the region. Hizashi Hyuga ceded command to Ryosuke, while privately carrying Hyuga Hiashi’s orders to protect him at all costs and conceal his strength.

• Hinata told Ryosuke that Sasuke Uchiha’s application for the graduation exam had failed, but Ryosuke quickly turned his attention back to the Land of Waves.
• Ryosuke’s group left Konoha under the cover of a diplomatic mission commissioned by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, while secretly planning to take over the Land of Waves.
• After the group split over whether to follow Hizashi Hyuga or Ryosuke, Hizashi asked about Ryosuke’s plans and guided the others into accepting his command.
• Ryosuke laid out the route and scouting plan for the journey, and Hizashi privately observed his calm handling of the group.
• Hizashi recalled Hyuga Hiashi’s orders to protect Ryosuke, stop the mission if necessary, and eliminate outsiders who might reveal Ryosuke’s strength.

Hizashi Hyuga reflected on the possibility that Ryosuke had concealed Jonin-level strength as their team crossed the sea toward the Land of Waves. When Hyuga scouts spotted a group waiting on the shore, Ryosuke judged that they were there to welcome the team rather than ambush it, and he prepared everyone to disembark.

• Hizashi Hyuga suspected that Ryosuke had already reached or nearly reached Jonin strength and had kept it hidden.
• Ryosuke told Hizashi Hyuga that the team could travel openly because his caution had been aimed at unrelated threats within Konoha and the Land of Fire.
• Iroha Hyuga questioned the decision to sail openly, but Hizashi Hyuga defended Ryosuke’s judgment and urged him not to underestimate the young ninja.
• A Hyūga Chunin spotted a group gathered on the Land of Waves shore, and Hizashi Hyuga ordered the team to prepare for battle.
• Ryosuke observed the group with his Byakugan and concluded that they were likely welcoming the team, then told everyone to prepare to disembark.