Chapter Summaries

Toru Kujyo arrived at the Konoha Ninja Academy and reflected on the Talent Trait System that had given him powerful abilities, including the Byakugan. As the entrance ceremony began, he joined the other students, ready to begin his life at the Academy.

• Toru Kujyo arrived alone at the Academy and used his system to inspect the talent traits above the other children, including Naruto and Sasuke.
• Toru recalled that his Beginner's Gift Pack had granted him Otsutsuki bloodline, Super Kage aptitude, Byakugan, and other powerful traits.
• Toru remembered choosing to copy the Byakugan trait from a Hyuga ninja instead of copying Naruto's or Sasuke's talents.
• Toru joined the gathering students as the entrance ceremony was about to begin.

In the Academy classroom, Toru Kujyo spotted Hinata Hyuga’s Byakugan potential and recalled how he had spent a year searching Konoha for Otsutsuki Toneri. During Hinata’s third-birthday celebration, Toru finally found Toneri and his father, leaving him with a chance to copy Toneri’s red Otsutsuki Bloodline.

• Toru Kujyo entered his assigned classroom and observed Iruka and his classmates’ talent entries.
• Toru noticed Hinata Hyuga’s Byakugan potential, which reminded him of the copying choice he had faced at age three.
• Toru had rejected copying Naruto’s or Sasuke’s abilities and decided to search for Toneri’s Otsutsuki Bloodline instead.
• Toru spent a year scanning Konoha for Toneri, believing the child might have visited during Hinata’s third-birthday celebration.
• At the celebration, Toru saw Toneri’s father, whose entries included Otsutsuki Bloodline and Tenseigan User, and recognized the child in his arms by the red Otsutsuki Bloodline entry.

After copying Otsutsuki Toneri’s red-tier bloodline, Toru Kujyo developed exceptional talents and a switchable Byakugan. At the Ninja Academy, he kept his abilities hidden until he effortlessly climbed a tree during the new students’ assessment, surprising his classmates and Iruka.

• Toru Kujyo copied Otsutsuki Toneri’s red-tier bloodline, upgrading his aptitude to super Kage aptitude and adding the bloodline to his talents.
• Over the next three years, Toru Kujyo developed chakra, awakened an all-attribute constitution, and gained the ability to activate and deactivate his Byakugan.
• At the Ninja Academy introduction, Toru Kujyo gave only his name while Naruto announced his dream of becoming Hokage and Sasuke introduced himself briefly.
• During the next day’s assessment, Naruto struggled with tree climbing while Sasuke reached the top with ease.
• Toru Kujyo walked up the tree without a running start, impressing his classmates and surprising Iruka.

Toru Kujyo dominated the Academy entrance tests and was placed in Class 1-A. He reunited with Hinata Hyuga, became her deskmate, and resolved to help her awaken her potential while pursuing the power her red trait might offer.

• Toru Kujyo excelled in the water-walking, taijutsu, and chakra tests, taking first place by a wide margin.
• Iruka-sensei assigned Toru Kujyo to Class 1-A alongside Naruto, Sasuke, and the other future members of the Nine Rookie.
• Toru Kujyo approached Hinata and reminded her that he had once helped her when she was lost as a child.
• Hinata recognized Toru Kujyo, and he took the empty seat beside her, becoming her deskmate.
• Toru Kujyo considered Hinata's red Princess of the Byakugan trait and planned to help her develop her potential while seeking a path to greater ocular power.

Toru Kujyo studied Hinata, Naruto, and Sasuke’s traits while planning how to acquire their powers, then listened as Iruka began the class introductions. The students started sharing their names and dreams, with Ino and Kiba speaking first.

• Toru Kujyo sat beside Hinata and planned how to help her fulfill her [Princess of the Byakugan (red)] trait and make it his own.
• Toru Kujyo examined Naruto’s traits, including [Sage body (red)] and [Nine-Tails Jinchuriki (red)], and considered Naruto a future target.
• Toru Kujyo examined Sasuke’s [Sage eye (red)] and other traits, comparing his potential with Naruto’s.
• Umino Iruka introduced himself as the class’s homeroom teacher and asked the students to share their names and dreams.
• Ino Yamanaka introduced herself and kept her dream secret, then Kiba Inuzuka introduced Akamaru and declared their goal of becoming the strongest team.

Toru Kujyo introduced himself at the Ninja Academy and assessed the talents of his classmates, including Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, and Sakura. After school, he sent a shadow clone to attend classes while he trained at Training Ground No. 3, demonstrating that he could use basic elemental techniques without hand seals.

• Shino Aburame, Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, Hinata Hyuga, and Toru Kujyo introduced themselves to the class.
• Iruka handed out textbooks and a chakra extraction scroll, then explained chakra and the Academy’s basic requirements.
• Toru Kujyo noticed Sakura Haruno’s precise chakra control talent and considered how Hinata’s family pressure might be holding her back.
• After school, Toru Kujyo created a shadow clone and ordered it to attend the Academy in his place.
• Toru Kujyo disguised himself and trained at Training Ground No. 3, using Wind Release: Gale Palm without hand seals.

Toru Kujyo used his shadow clone to attend the Ninja Academy while he trained separately, then attended in person on the last day before summer vacation. He invited Hinata to train with him during the break and arranged for her to pretend he was taking her away from the Hyuga Clan Compound, leaving their plan set for the next morning.

• Toru Kujyo received his shadow clone’s Academy memories and prepared to put his plans into motion as summer vacation approached.
• On July 20, Toru Kujyo attended the Academy in person and sat beside Hinata, who spoke with him more comfortably than before.
• Toru Kujyo shared his lunch with Hinata and asked about her plans for summer vacation.
• After Hinata explained that clan rules restricted her, Toru Kujyo invited her to train with him and promised a way out of the compound.
• Toru Kujyo told Hinata to pretend to be taken away by him and arranged to meet her in an alley east of the compound at nine the next morning.

Toru Kujyo disguised himself as Ino Yamanaka to get Hinata out of the Hyuga Clan Compound, then led her toward a forest training ground. They left Konoha by a roundabout route, and Toru sent a Shadow Clone back to check for pursuers.

• Toru Kujyo disguised himself as Ino Yamanaka and tricked the Hyuga guards into summoning Hinata by claiming she needed to sign an urgent school document.
• Hinata agreed to leave with the disguised Toru, and he revealed his true appearance once they were out of the guards’ sight.
• Toru told Hinata the Hyuga Clan might send someone to follow them, so they took a longer route out of the village while pretending to chat like classmates.
• After entering the forest, Toru created a Shadow Clone and sent it back toward Konoha to scout for pursuers.

Toru Kujyo brought Hinata to Training Ground No. 3 and explained that mastering new techniques could help her gain freedom from the Hyuga Clan’s restrictions. He began teaching her chakra control with Tree Climbing, aiming to prepare her to learn the Shadow Clone Technique.

• Toru Kujyo revealed himself to Hinata and explained that her growing strength might persuade her father to loosen the clan’s restrictions.
• Toru Kujyo said he had used Ino Yamanaka’s identity to get Hinata out and disclosed his plans to strengthen them both, including using Hinata’s Byakugan toward awakening the Tenseigan.
• Toru Kujyo’s shadow clone confirmed that nobody was following them, and he took Hinata to Training Ground No. 3.
• Hinata told Toru Kujyo that her father had directed her to focus on Gentle Fist instead of the Three Basic Techniques.
• Toru Kujyo proposed teaching Hinata the Shadow Clone Technique so she could attend school with a clone while training with him, and Hinata eagerly agreed.
• Toru Kujyo demonstrated Tree Climbing and explained that mastering it would improve the chakra control needed for Gentle Fist and shadow clones.

Toru Kujyo encouraged Hinata to learn Tree Climbing and reassured her when she struggled. Hinata progressed from two steps to eight before falling again, and Toru Kujyo caught her in his arms.

• Hinata worried that she could not climb the tree, but Toru Kujyo encouraged her and promised to catch her if she fell.
• Toru Kujyo showed Hinata where to start and instructed her to gather chakra in her feet and press against the trunk.
• Hinata managed two steps before losing her footing, and Toru Kujyo caught her and reassured her that early failures were normal.
• Hinata tried again and climbed eight steps before her chakra faltered, and Toru Kujyo caught her in a bridal carry.

Toru Kujyo encouraged Hinata through Tree Climbing practice, helping her gain confidence and master the exercise. He then suggested sparring so he could experience the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist, and Hinata took her stance unaware of his hidden intentions.

• Toru Kujyo praised Hinata after catching her during her second Tree Climbing attempt, and she eagerly tried again.
• Hinata climbed higher on her third attempt, and Toru Kujyo caught her when she fell from exhausting her chakra.
• Hinata climbed nearly to the crown of the tree on her fourth attempt, and Toru Kujyo praised her success.
• Toru Kujyo told Hinata to rest before trying Water Walking and said he would teach her that technique and the Shadow Clone Technique at their next training session.
• Toru Kujyo proposed a Taijutsu spar to experience Gentle Fist, and Hinata agreed and assumed the Hyuga Clan's opening stance.

Toru Kujyo trained Hinata through the summer, improving her Gentle Fist and confidence while disguising himself as Ino Yamanaka. Hyuga Hiashi discovered the deception and secretly watched them, prompting Toru Kujyo to plan a way to reassure him.

• Toru Kujyo effortlessly countered Hinata's Gentle Fist attacks and coached her on her hesitations, footing, and chakra flow.
• Toru Kujyo trained Hinata each morning at Training Ground No. 3 while disguised as Ino Yamanaka, helping her improve her Tree Climbing and taijutsu.
• Hinata grew more confident and decisive, and her progress in the Gentle Fist drew Hyuga Hiashi's attention.
• Hyuga Hiashi sent ANBU to follow Hinata and learned that a powerful, unknown boy was training her while posing as Ino Yamanaka.
• Toru Kujyo noticed the Hyuga Clan's surveillance and deliberately slipped while teaching Hinata an upside-down Tree Climbing exercise, falling toward a stream.

Toru Kujyo impressed Hyuga Hiashi with his skills and his training of Hinata, earning permission to continue teaching her. He began training her systematically while learning the basics of the Hyuga Gentle Fist, and Hinata explained that its precise chakra-point strikes relied on the Byakugan.

• Toru Kujyo demonstrated Water Walking, Shadow Clone Technique, and Wind Release while sparring with Hinata, whose reactions still lagged behind his attacks.
• A lookout reported Toru Kujyo's abilities and conduct to Hyuga Hiashi, who decided to let him continue training Hinata while keeping him under observation.
• After the hidden surveillance stopped, Toru Kujyo gave Hinata scrolls for the Transformation, Substitution, and Clone Techniques and guided her through Water Walking practice.
• Toru Kujyo intensified Hinata's taijutsu training and treated her injuries afterward, helping her build combat experience and improve her reactions and resolve.
• Toru Kujyo asked whether the Hyuga chakra-point striking technique required the Byakugan, and Hinata explained that it revealed chakra pathways and points for precise attacks.

Toru Kujyo borrowed Hyuga acupoint scrolls from Hinata and tested her training in their final summer session, gaining a Chakra Control trait and points after dismantling her Byakugan trait. Hinata passed the test, while Toru Kujyo left with an improved trait and 1,791 points.

• Hinata lent Toru Kujyo a chakra pathway chart and a scroll of basic acupoint techniques from her family's library.
• After summer training, Hinata had mastered Tree Climbing, Water Walking, and the Three Basic Techniques, though she still struggled with the Shadow Clone Technique.
• Toru Kujyo tested Hinata in a fight, and her pressure-point strike earned him the blue Chakra Control trait.
• Toru Kujyo used Wind Release: Wind Cutter, prompting Hinata to activate her Byakugan and fight with heightened perception.
• Toru Kujyo dismantled the purple Byakugan trait for 1,200 points, then told Hinata she had passed.

After earning a large haul of points by dismantling a Byakugan trait, Toru Kujyo upgraded his Chakra Control and began the Ninja Academy’s second semester. He planned to gain more traits through sparring but postponed challenging Naruto and Sasuke, choosing instead to build strength quietly through matches with classmates.

• Toru Kujyo recalled earning 1,200 points from dismantling Kekkei Genkai · Byakugan (purple) and inferred that trait upgrades cost 99, 999, and likely 9,999 points across higher grades.
• Toru Kujyo spent 999 points to upgrade Chakra Control from blue to purple, sharpening his ability to sense and control Chakra.
• Toru Kujyo decided to save future points for core traits such as his Otsutsuki bloodline rather than spend them on lesser upgrades.
• On September 1, Toru Kujyo attended the Ninja Academy’s second-semester Taijutsu class, where Iruka-sensei announced weekly sparring with randomly assigned partners.
• Toru Kujyo challenged Sasuke after class, but Sasuke declined because he was going home to train with Uchiha Itachi.
• Toru Kujyo set aside plans to challenge Sasuke or Naruto for now and resolved to attend every sparring class to gain traits and improve his combat skills.

As bullying spread through the Ninja Academy, frustrated students turned their resentment toward the clans and relatives of prodigies they could not defeat. Hinata went to meet Toru Kujyo, but three older students confronted her and accused Neji Hyuga of beating them up.

• Losing students began bullying weaker classmates while the academy instructors largely allowed it to continue.
• Groups of bullies attacked Uchiha Itachi, Neji Hyuga, and Sasuke Uchiha, but each prodigy easily stopped them.
• The bullies grew resentful of the prodigies and began targeting people connected to their clans.
• Hinata dressed up and left the Hyuga Clan Compound to meet Toru Kujyo at their usual park.
• Three older students surrounded Hinata, and their leader revealed that they blamed Neji Hyuga for beating them up.

Hinata defended Neji when three boys tried to bully her, then defeated them with her Gentle Fist. Toru Kujyo praised her and took her to Training Ground No. 3, where he revealed two unusual fluffy outfits.

• Three boys confronted Hinata and demanded that she apologize for Neji and hand over her money.
• Hinata struck all three boys with Gentle Fist techniques, and they fled in pain and fear.
• Toru Kujyo emerged from behind a tree, praised Hinata's fighting, and told her she had been too merciful.
• Hinata said Uncle Hiashi had given her more freedom because of her improvement, and Toru Kujyo invited her to train.
• At Training Ground No. 3, Toru Kujyo took two white, fluffy outfits from a sealing scroll, and Hinata asked what they were.

Toru Kujyo trained Hinata to deliver precise, penetrating chakra through restricted movement, then took her ice fishing and made her feel comfortable being herself around him. As the day ended, he asked her what she thought she would be like in the future.

• Toru Kujyo had Hinata spar with him while wearing heavy Snowman Suits, teaching her to strike accurately despite the restrictions.
• Hinata landed a successful palm strike, and Toru Kujyo explained that the training taught her the Gentle Fist technique called "Strike the Ox Across the Mountain."
• Toru Kujyo treated Hinata's bruises with Medical Ninjutsu and reassured her that Hiashi would arrange care for any hidden injuries.
• Toru Kujyo and Hinata went ice fishing, and Hinata caught a fish that Toru grilled for them.
• Hinata ate her fill and thanked Toru Kujyo for a day when she could be herself around him.
• Toru Kujyo asked Hinata what she had thought she would be like in the future.

As the Ninja Academy’s first year neared its end, Toru Kujyo and Hinata prepared for their exams while Toru worried about keeping Hinata safe amid the coming Uchiha Clan Massacre. The practical assessments began with Toru earning full marks in shuriken throwing, leaving the results of the remaining events unresolved.

• The Academy’s third term introduced basic ninjutsu lessons and team survival exercises, while Hinata continued special training with Toru Kujyo.
• Toru Kujyo decided to ease Hinata’s intensive training until the Uchiha Clan Massacre had passed, fearing Obito Uchiha might target her Byakugan.
• On March 20, Toru Kujyo encouraged Hinata to aim for second place as they began the year-end exams.
• Toru Kujyo and Hinata finished the morning academic exams early, then moved on to afternoon practical assessments.
• Toru Kujyo hit every shuriken target and earned full marks, astonishing the examiner.

Toru Kujyo faced Naruto Uzumaki in the Taijutsu matches, drawing Naruto’s admiration with a rare show of encouragement before the fight began. Toru easily dodged Naruto’s charge and struck him beneath the ribs, leaving Naruto stumbling face-first as the crowd laughed.

• The students learned that Toru Kujyo’s Taijutsu opponent was Naruto Uzumaki, and they mocked Naruto’s chances.
• Toru felt excited at the prospect of testing Naruto and obtaining one of his trait bubbles.
• Toru encouraged Naruto and bumped fists with him, easing Naruto’s nerves before their match.
• Umino Iruka started the match, and Naruto charged Toru with a punch.
• Toru dodged Naruto’s attack and struck him beneath the ribs, making him stumble forward as spectators laughed.