Chapter Summaries

After the Konoha Defense War, Kakuzu returned to Akatsuki and learned that Iwagakure had commissioned a dangerous mission seeking an expert who had fought Hashirama Senju. Nagato approved the job, and Konan and Kakuzu set off for the Land of Fire as mercenaries.

• Kakuzu returned to Akatsuki, sneezing repeatedly, and asked Konan whether he could take more money-making missions.
• Konan told Kakuzu that a client wanted an expert who had fought the First Hokage, and she went to consult Nagato while Kakuzu waited.
• Konan found Nagato asleep in his wheelchair and reminded him to retrieve Pain before sleeping so Yahiko's corpse would not be damaged.
• Nagato said Akatsuki could accept Iwagakure's mission and ordered Konan and Kakuzu to go, help Kakuzu if needed, and retreat from an overwhelming enemy.
• Konan and Kakuzu agreed to kill some Guardian Ninja along the way and headed for the Land of Fire.

After the war, exaggerated reports of the Uchiha and Hyuga Clans’ victories spread across the Shinobi World, drawing greedy attention toward a weakened Konoha. In the village, Fugaku basked in the Uchiha’s new hero status, while Itachi God watched his father and clan grow increasingly arrogant.

• Spies spread reports of the Uchiha and Hyuga Clans’ wartime feats, and other nations dismissed some claims while eyeing Konoha for possible spoils.
• Fugaku boasted about the Uchiha Clan’s victories to villagers as his clan members acted superior, while Itachi God worried that they were being too ostentatious.
• Fugaku kicked away a stray dog as he left to visit the Hyuga Clan, angering the Inuzuka Clan members who saw him.
• Danzo claimed credit for Konoha’s logistics, prompting villagers and ninja to defile the Shimura Clan’s homes until Lord Third intervened.
• Fugaku made Itachi God recite his grand titles and add that he was a Konoha hero, leaving Itachi God to conclude that the Uchiha seemed beyond saving.

Hyuga Hitoshi reorganized the Hyuga Clan’s training and tested a powerful new finishing move for its archer formation. Hyuga Hokuzan’s shot destroyed the Third Hokage’s face on Hokage Rock, leaving Hitoshi to hope the Third would forgive the clan.

• Hyuga Hitoshi divided the Hyuga Clan’s training by aptitude, assigning technique-focused and power-focused styles while warning Hizashi not to overtrain Neji and Sasuke.
• Hyuga Hitoshi brought Hyuga Hokuzan to the archers’ Training Ground and connected him with twenty clansmen to test a new Destruction Bow and Arrow technique.
• Hyuga Hokuzan fired the unstable Chakra arrow at Hokage Rock, destroying the Third Hokage’s face and shaking the ground.
• The Hyuga clansmen admired Hokuzan’s shot, while Fugaku and the Uchiha members applauded and Fugaku praised Hyuga Hitoshi.
• Hyuga Hitoshi patted Hokuzan’s shoulder and hoped the Third Hokage would forgive the Hyuga Clan.

Hyuga Hitoshi helped Orochimaru confront Sasori of the Red Sands while bringing Kakashi to learn more about White Fang. The discussion turned into a fight, and Hitoshi left Sasori fleeing after crushing Hiruko with his newly developed taijutsu.

• Itachi felt reassured by the Uchiha Clan's respect for the Hyuga Clan, while Shisui took him to train with Kakashi, Guy, and the others.
• Hyuga Hitoshi skipped a meeting, and Fugaku agreed to blame Danzo for destroying the Hokage Rock Faces.
• Hyuga Hitoshi received Orochimaru's message and went to help him face Sasori of the Red Sands, bringing Kakashi along to ask about White Fang.
• Orochimaru told Kakashi that White Fang would not have committed suicide over a few words, but Sasori attacked after recognizing Kakashi as White Fang's son.
• Hyuga Hitoshi deflected Sasori's poison weapons, smashed Hiruko with his new taijutsu, and drove Sasori to flee while Kakuzu and Konan noticed the disturbance nearby.

Konan, Kakuzu, and Sasori fled after Hyuga Hitoshi overwhelmed Sasori, while Black Zetsu discovered Kaguya was with Hitoshi and mistook her warning gesture for rejection. Hitoshi continued pursuing the Akatsuki members, but Kakashi and Orochimaru caught up and found him with a red-haired woman and a baby, prompting them to suspect his pursuit had been driven by hunger.

• Konan and Kakuzu went to support Sasori, but Hitoshi’s attack destroyed most of Sasori’s puppet body and cost Kakuzu three hearts.
• Sasori identified Hitoshi as Orochimaru’s Hyuga ally and ordered everyone to run; Kakuzu recognized Hitoshi’s name on the assassination list and fled with Konan and Sasori.
• Obito postponed the mission because of his injuries, while Black Zetsu spotted Kaguya with Hitoshi and became furious when Hitoshi casually flicked her.
• Kaguya noticed Black Zetsu but gestured for him to stay away, leaving him convinced that she was disappointed in him; she later waved at him as Hitoshi sped up the pursuit.
• Kakashi and Orochimaru caught up with Hitoshi in the Land of Grass and found him beside a red-haired woman holding a baby, leading them to suspect that he had chased the Akatsuki because he was hungry.

Hyuga Hitoshi brought Uzumaki Reina and baby Karin back to Konoha under the Hyuga Clan’s protection, then sent Orochimaru to oversee the relocation of clansmen. Alarmed by the Uzumaki survivors’ return and the Hyuga Clan’s growing strength, Danzo urged Sarutobi Hiruzen to act and promised he had a plan.

• Hyuga Hitoshi returned to the Land of Fire with Uzumaki Reina and Karin after learning how Reina had escaped the destruction of the Uzumaki Clan.
• Orochimaru warned Reina that Kusagakure would exploit her, and Reina explained that her sister had died after being used for her healing abilities.
• Hyuga Hitoshi sent Orochimaru to the clan relocation group, where Orochimaru told him about Ryūchi Cave and gave him a travel scroll.
• Hyuga Hitoshi brought Reina, Karin, and Kakashi to Konoha, intending to register the mother and child as members of the Hyuga Clan.
• Danzo burst into Sarutobi Hiruzen’s office with news of the Uzumaki survivors and warned that Hyuga Hitoshi had accumulated enough allies and power to threaten Hiruzen’s position.
• Danzo urged Hiruzen to trust him again and hinted that he had a plan to counter the Hyuga Clan.

Shimura Danzō convinced Sarutobi Hiruzen to launch a surprise offensive against Kumogakure and Iwagakure, while the Hyuga Clan stayed behind to guard Konoha. Samui infiltrated Konoha to investigate, but she was captured and brought before Hyuga Hitoshi, where she found Yugito serving him under the Two-Tails’ control.

• Shimura Danzō argued that Konoha should exploit the enemy’s exhaustion and strike before reinforcements arrived, and Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed to lead the offensive.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura arranged the wartime supplies, while Sarutobi inspected his clan’s equipment and found it was not inferior.
• Sarutobi sent the main force to the front and assigned the Hyuga Clan to guard Konoha, leaving Hyuga Hitoshi and the clan’s main force at home.
• Samui investigated the site of Konoha’s earlier victory, then persuaded herself to approach Konoha to scout its terrain and look for Yugito.
• Hyuga Hitoshi’s side captured Samui, and she found Yugito serving Hitoshi while insisting she had not betrayed Kumogakure.

Hyuga Hitoshi discovered that Konoha's supplies had been sabotaged by Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, while the resulting failures ruined Konoha's chance to win the war decisively. As the battered army returned to the village, Hitoshi presented the captured advisors to Sarutobi Hiruzen and urged him to execute them.

• Hyuga Hitoshi ordered the arrest of the advisors responsible for defective weapons and soldier pills, then readied the Hyuga Clan to support the Uchiha.
• Workhorse Jonin arrested Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu after Homura revealed that he had diluted the Akimichi Clan's soldier pills to increase their profits.
• Akimichi Choza suffered a sudden bout of diarrhea during Konoha's assault, and faulty supplies threw the battlefield into chaos, allowing Ōnoki's forces to counterattack.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered the Sarutobi Clan to cover Konoha's retreat, while Fugaku's Uchiha suffered heavy losses against Kumogakure.
• Hyuga Hitoshi met the retreating army at the village entrance, handed Sarutobi Hiruzen a kunai, and told him to execute the kneeling advisors.

Sarutobi Hiruzen killed Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura for their wartime corruption after Hyuga Hitoshi exposed their crimes, while Konoha’s anger turned against the Hokage. The war settled into a costly stalemate, and that night Kaguya worried that Hitoshi might target her as Black Zetsu still failed to understand her signal.

• Hyuga Hitoshi presented Sarutobi Hiruzen with a kunai and demanded that he execute Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura for embezzling military funds and sabotaging supplies.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen killed Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, and Shimura Danzō watched with mixed feelings.
• Sarutobi Asuma condemned the dead advisors and apologized on his father’s behalf, prompting villagers and shinobi to voice their anger at Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen suspected Uchiha Fugaku of orchestrating the public backlash and resolved to break the alliance between the Hyuga and Uchiha.
• Konoha’s counterattack ended in a draw, leaving the war in a prolonged stalemate as night fell.
• Kaguya searched for Black Zetsu, then overheard sounds from Hitoshi’s room and feared he might set his sights on her.

Black Zetsu abandoned interest in the Infinite Tsukuyomi, while Obito continued his plans and Hitoshi Hyuga expanded his influence on the moon and in the Hyuga Clan. As the Third Shinobi World War neared a ceasefire, Itachi visited Sasuke and Hitoshi prepared to make a decision about whether to leave or stay.

• Obito confronted Black Zetsu, who declared the world abnormal and left to drink alone, leaving Obito to continue the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan.
• Orochimaru examined materials about the Otsutsuki Clan on the moon and took Otsutsuki Toneri to the laboratory for research.
• The Two-Tails asked Hitoshi Clan Head to treat Yugito well, and Hitoshi agreed while noticing that Yugito was awake.
• Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Konoha reduced their war effort after a year and a half of brutal fighting, as each village faced mounting costs and losses.
• Itachi declined Asuma's invitation for drinks and went to the Hyuga Compound to visit Sasuke.
• Hitoshi held his young daughter Hyuga Hinata and said it was time to decide whether to leave or stay as the war approached a ceasefire.

In Konoha Year 50, Hyuga Hitoshi’s clan and household continued to grow while the village endured the war’s strain. Sarutobi Hiruzen sent Shimura Danzo to discuss peace with Kumogakure and Iwagakure, unaware that the enemy leaders were planning to exploit Konoha’s concessions to abduct members of the Hyuga and Uchiha Clans.

• Hyuga Hitoshi held the one-year-old twins Hinata and Hanabi as his clan’s research and household continued to develop.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that the Raikage and Tsuchikage wanted peace and discussed compensation with Shimura Danzo.
• Sarutobi and Danzo mistakenly treated Konoha as the victor responsible for compensating Kumogakure and Iwagakure.
• Ōnoki and A agreed to pursue the Byakugan and Sharingan through coordinated schemes, with Ōnoki targeting the Hyuga and A targeting the Uchiha.
• Shimura Danzo arrived as Konoha’s envoy and asked the Raikage and Tsuchikage to reduce the compensation Konoha would pay them.

Danzo returned from ceasefire talks believing he had secured favorable terms for Konoha, while Ōnoki and A privately interpreted his concessions as proof that Konoha was weak. At a village meeting, Hyuga Hitoshi challenged Sarutobi Hiruzen's decision to treat Konoha as defeated and pay compensation, then refused to let the Hyuga Clan contribute.

• Danzo left the outpost believing Ōnoki and A had agreed to reduce compensation and form an alliance, while they privately concluded Konoha was desperate and planned to investigate its internal divisions.
• Danzo reported his success to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who announced the ceasefire to Konoha's clan leaders and presented Danzo as the man who had secured reduced reparations and future cooperation.
• Hyuga Hitoshi asked Sarutobi whether Konoha was accepting defeat and challenged his claim that paying compensation was necessary to end the war.
• When Sarutobi argued that the alternative was to resume fighting, Hitoshi agreed to lead the Hyuga Clan into battle if the others supported it, prompting the room to urge him to stand down.
• Hitoshi declared that the Hyuga Clan would pay none of the compensation, then mocked Sarutobi and left the meeting.

Hyuga Hitoshi undermined Sarutobi Hiruzen’s authority and prepared the Hyuga Clan to stand apart from Konoha as peace envoys arrived. When the Raikage provoked him at the village entrance, Hitoshi used Byakugan Pressure to force him to his knees, drawing the furious Daimyo’s attention.

• Hyuga Hitoshi told Tsunade that the Hyuga Clan would not share Konoha’s compensation costs and hinted that their alliance with Konoha could change.
• The Raikage and Tsuchikage traveled to Konoha alongside the Land of Fire Daimyo, while Hitoshi speculated that the Kazekage had ordered an attack on their party.
• At Konoha’s entrance, Hitoshi mocked Sarutobi Hiruzen for fawning over the Daimyo and began considering founding a country of his own.
• The Raikage approached Hitoshi and taunted him, but Hitoshi used Byakugan Pressure to force A to his knees despite his resistance.
• The Daimyo shouted in outrage as the gathered delegations watched A kneel before Hitoshi.

Hyuga Hitoshi crippled the Raikage and terrified the Land of Fire Daimyo, stirring anger and political maneuvering in Konoha. As the Uchiha debated whether to keep backing the Hyuga and rejected compensation, the wheelchair-bound Raikage met Ōnoki and another figure, suggesting their plans were still advancing.

• Enichi Kyū roared at Hyuga Hitoshi, but Hitoshi's Byakugan Coercion drove the Daimyo to his knees and left him terrified; Hitoshi had already crippled the Raikage and dismissed his apology with a pointed blessing.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen welcomed the Daimyo's anger as a chance to undermine the Hyuga, while Kaguya Otsutsuki watched Hitoshi leave with satisfaction.
• In Konoha Hospital, Mabui told the Raikage that the Hyuga might oppose Konoha's leaders, but the Raikage rejected the idea of recruiting Hitoshi and learned that Ōnoki wanted to meet him in person.
• At the Uchiha clan meeting, the elders argued over whether to continue supporting the Hyuga, and Fugaku defended Hitoshi's actions and ordered the clan to maintain its stance.
• Itachi urged the Uchiha to prioritize the village and criticize Hitoshi, so Fugaku slapped him and ordered him to observe; the clan then united against paying the Hokage's compensation demand.
• The Raikage arrived at Ōnoki's lodging in a wheelchair and found another figure waiting there.

Danzo, Ōnoki, and the Raikage secretly agreed to target the Hyuga and Uchiha clans while arranging compensation and medical help for the Raikage. Hyuga Hitoshi recorded their plans, prepared to expose them, and ordered his clan to kill anyone who entered their land without permission.

• Ōnoki, the Raikage, and Danzo confirmed their cooperation and planned to obtain the Byakugan and Sharingan while keeping their scheme hidden behind the peace talks.
• Danzo offered to have Orochimaru provide the Raikage with replacement legs and shared intelligence about Hyuga and Uchiha children.
• Mabui explained how Yin-Yang Contracts could divert compensation money into the leaders’ own pockets, and the Raikage agreed to prepare secret contracts with Ōnoki.
• A concealed camera recorded the meeting, and Hitoshi Clan Head reviewed Orochimaru’s report while preparing to use the footage against the village.
• Hitoshi Clan Head told Workhorse Jonin to keep the clansmen alert and ordered them to kill anyone who entered the clan land without permission.

Hyuga Hitoshi spent the night with Anko and Kurenai, then toured Konoha with his companions as they discussed the Uzumaki Clan’s destruction and encountered Mabui. After Mabui’s report angered the Raikage, he agreed to move the operation forward, and two squads infiltrated Konoha at night, heading for the Hyuga and Uchiha compounds.

• Hyuga Hitoshi visited Anko and spent the night with her, then Kurenai joined them the next day before Pakura gathered the group at the Hyuga Compound.
• Hyuga Hitoshi led his companions on a walk through Konoha, where Reina explained that Konoha had failed to aid the Uzumaki Clan when Uzushio was destroyed.
• Mabui saw Yugito and Samui serving Hyuga Hitoshi at Ichiraku Ramen and imagined that she, too, wanted him to capture and train her.
• Mabui told the Raikage that Yugito and Samui had become close to Hyuga Hitoshi, prompting him to agree with Ōnoki to attack that night and claim the Two-Tails as a bargaining chip.
• Two squads infiltrated Konoha under cover of darkness and headed for the Hyuga and Uchiha clan grounds.

Uchiha Itachi discovered that the moon was approaching Earth just as Iwagakure ninjas attacked Sasuke, and their failed kidnapping led to a crisis for Fugaku when Ōnoki arrived during Amaterasu’s attempt to burn the attackers’ bodies. Meanwhile, Hyuga Hitoshi confronted a similar attack by Kumogakure, leaving the Raikage and Mabui facing his corpse-whipping threat.

• Uchiha Itachi noticed the moon growing larger and realized it was approaching Earth, but an Iwagakure ninja soon attacked Sasuke’s room.
• Uchiha Itachi awakened Three Tomoe early, protected Sasuke, and fought off the attackers, who then committed suicide.
• Uchiha Fugaku arrived, learned what had happened, and tried to burn the corpses with Amaterasu before Ōnoki arrived and accused him of grilling Iwagakure ninjas.
• Hyuga Hitoshi beat and stomped the corpses of Kumogakure attackers as the Raikage arrived in a wheelchair with Mabui.
• Mabui privately admired Hyuga Hitoshi’s violence and wished he would hit her.

As Konoha celebrated the peace treaty, the Raikage and Tsuchikage accused the Uchiha and Hyuga clans of killing their envoys, while Sarutobi tried to make the clans accept blame. Hyuga Hitoshi rejected his pressure and prepared to expose the conspiracy to the gathered crowd.

• The Land of Fire Daimyo and the leaders of Iwagakure and Kumogakure announced their willingness to sign an Alliance Treaty, and a celebration began in Konoha.
• An earthquake shook Central Square, and Sarutobi and Danzo concluded that the disturbance came from the Hyuga Clan’s territory.
• Ōnoki and the Raikage brought the bodies of their shinobi to the celebration and accused the Uchiha and Hyuga clans of killing their envoys.
• Sarutobi demanded explanations from Fugaku and Hitoshi, blamed the Uchiha for killing the envoys, and tried to pressure both clans into accepting responsibility.
• Hitoshi mocked Sarutobi and snapped his fingers, activating Orochimaru’s Dark Eye camera to project something into the night sky.

Hyuga Hitoshi rejected the peace treaty’s demand for the Sharingan and Byakugan, while the projected footage exposed Danzo’s role in negotiating against Konoha’s clans. After the Uchiha agreed to surrender two pairs of eyes, Hitoshi declared that the Hyuga would not sacrifice their people and knocked Ōnoki and A down with Byakugan Coercion.

• A projection revealed Ōnoki and A negotiating with Danzo for the Sharingan, and Ōnoki confirmed the footage was real.
• Danzo accused Sarutobi Hiruzen of ordering him to represent the Hokage, but Sarutobi knocked him unconscious before he could reveal more.
• Ōnoki and A presented their treaty terms, demanding the Konoha clans’ Kekkei Genkai in exchange for peace and possible alliance.
• Konoha’s civilians argued over whether the Uchiha and Hyuga should sacrifice their eyes, while Kakashi recognized the echoes of the villagers’ treatment of White Fang.
• Fugaku announced that the Uchiha would provide two pairs of eyes, but Hitoshi refused to sacrifice Hyuga clansmen and challenged Ōnoki and A.
• Hitoshi invoked Byakugan Coercion and sent Ōnoki and A sprawling to the ground.

Hyuga Hitoshi used his stabilized Tenseigan to crush Ōnoki’s resistance, seize and kill the Land of Fire Daimyo, and connect the Hyuga Clan to the Energy Vessel Tenseigan on the moon. He declared that the Hyuga Clan owed Konoha nothing, slashed his headband, and led his clansmen in rejecting the village as the chapter ended with them preparing to leave.

• Hyuga Hitoshi used repulsive force to pin Ōnoki down again after the Tsuchikage fought to stand, deepening his fear of Hitoshi.
• Hyuga Hitoshi pulled Enichi Kyū toward him with the Tenseigan and killed the Land of Fire Daimyo, shocking Sarutobi Hiruzen and the gathered crowd.
• Fugaku declared that the Uchiha would stand with the Hyuga if war broke out, despite his elders publicly opposing him.
• Hyuga Hitoshi connected with the Energy Vessel Tenseigan on the moon and enveloped the square and the Hyuga Clan Land in golden light.
• Hyuga Hitoshi told Tsunade that the Hyuga Clan owed Konoha nothing and condemned the village’s demand for Byakugan as a bargaining chip.
• Hyuga Hitoshi and the Hyuga clansmen slashed their Konoha headbands and discarded them, rejecting the village without accepting the label of traitors.