Chapter Summaries

Toru Kujyo defeated Naruto Uzumaki and acquired Naruto’s Uzumaki Bloodline trait, which he immediately integrated. Naruto left the match determined to improve, while Toru Kujyo gained enhanced vitality and chakra potential.

• Naruto repeatedly attacked Toru Kujyo, who evaded and countered him while allowing him to improve through the fight.
• Toru Kujyo swept Naruto off his feet and stopped a punch just short of his face, and Iruka declared Toru the winner.
• A purple trait bubble emerged from Naruto and merged into Toru Kujyo, while a faint new bubble began forming.
• Toru Kujyo praised Naruto’s effort and helped him up, and Naruto vowed to defeat him next time.
• Toru Kujyo received the Uzumaki Bloodline trait and integrated it, strengthening his vitality and chakra reserves.

After awakening the Uzumaki Bloodline, Toru Kujyo impressed his classmates by dominating the academy’s survival exercise and earned full marks. On the way home, he suggested that he and Hinata train somewhere outside the Hyuga Clan grounds, including at his house.

• Toru Kujyo considered the Uzumaki Bloodline’s potential, including the Mind’s Eye of the Kagura, Adamantine Sealing Chains, and enhanced healing.
• Iruka and the other chunin instructors began a survival hide-and-seek exercise to test the students’ basic techniques and adaptability.
• Toru Kujyo used a clone and the Body Flicker Technique to steal bells and evade the instructors, collecting the three required for full marks.
• Toru Kujyo handed his bells to Iruka, who was impressed by his performance and experience.
• Hinata praised Toru Kujyo as they walked home, and he suggested that they start training somewhere other than the Hyuga Clan grounds.

Toru Kujyo became the Ninja Academy’s top student, with Hinata Hyuga placing second and Sasuke Uchiha third. While a shadow clone attended class, Toru trained at home and began developing a throwable, splitting technique based on the Rasengan, but struggled to expand its chakra sphere safely.

• The Academy posted the new year’s rankings, naming Toru Kujyo first, Hinata Hyuga second, and Sasuke Uchiha third.
• Toru congratulated Hinata in class, and she celebrated their improved results and hoped they would earn her father’s approval.
• Toru sent a shadow clone to attend class while his real body trained at home.
• After mastering the Rasengan, Toru decided to create the Super Hurricane Chain Sphere to attack from a distance without revealing the Rasengan’s identity.
• Toru gathered chakra without hand seals and tried to enlarge a Rasengan, but the sphere began to tremble uncontrollably.

Toru Kujyo used the Uchiha Clan Compound as a secret training ground to develop the Super Hurricane Multi-Ball after the Uchiha Clan Massacre. As he began implanting six smaller cores in the enlarged Rasengan, the Raikage and Ōnoki suspected Konoha's leadership had helped destroy the clan and considered the threat Konoha posed.

• Toru Kujyo struggled to stabilize an enlarged Rasengan and decided he needed a safer place to develop the technique.
• On May 15, Toru Kujyo watched Sasuke Uchiha leave school, knowing the massacre that night would change him.
• Uchiha Itachi killed the Uchiha Clan, leaving Sasuke as the sole survivor, and news of the massacre spread through Konoha.
• Toru Kujyo entered the deserted Uchiha Clan Compound and began developing the Super Hurricane Multi-Ball, stabilizing an enlarged Rasengan before attempting to add six smaller cores.
• Fourth Raikage A and his adviser suspected Konoha High Command had helped Itachi wipe out the Uchiha Clan.
• Ōnoki judged that Konoha's apparent role in the massacre made it a greater threat, and his bodyguard asked whether Iwagakure should attack.

After the Uchiha Clan Massacre made the other villages wary of attacking Konoha, Toru Kujyo saw a chance to grow stronger during the coming peace. Sasuke returned to the Ninja Academy hardened by trauma and accepted Toru’s challenge to fight, while Toru’s [Sage Eye (red)] trait shocked him as their battle was about to begin.

• Ōnoki and the other major village leaders chose to gather intelligence and avoid provoking Konoha after the massacre.
• Toru Kujyo concluded that the massacre had intimidated Konoha’s rivals and would give him time to grow stronger.
• Sasuke returned to the Ninja Academy after a week away, appearing cold and consumed by thoughts of revenge.
• Toru Kujyo challenged Sasuke to a no-holds-barred fight, and Sasuke accepted to prove his strength.
• Toru Kujyo and Sasuke went to an abandoned training ground and prepared to fight.
• Toru Kujyo was shocked to discover his red-quality [Sage Eye (red)] trait as the battle was about to begin.

Toru Kujyo discovered the new abilities of his Sage Eye after treating Sasuke, including seeing through objects, tracking chakra, and perceiving natural energy. As Toru planned to grow stronger, Sasuke returned to the Uchiha residence and renewed his resolve to avenge his clan.

• Toru Kujyo noticed that the Sage Eye let him see minute details, penetrate objects, observe chakra and kekkei genkai energy, and perceive natural energy.
• Sasuke regained consciousness, admitted defeat, vowed to surpass Toru Kujyo, and thanked him for not showing pity.
• Toru Kujyo tested the Sage Eye at home and realized its abilities could help him pursue Sage Mode, though he decided not to attempt the dangerous training yet.
• Toru Kujyo planned to build his strength before the Chunin Ninja Exams, which were still years away.
• Sasuke sat alone in the Uchiha residence, reaffirmed his hatred of Itachi, and resolved to train harder so he could kill him.

After defeating and healing Sasuke, Toru Kujyo befriended him, while Hiruzen Sarutobi watched and approved of Toru’s promise. Toru then examined his new Sage Eye trait and discovered extraordinary vision and the ability to perceive chakra, including the energy behind Sasuke’s Sharingan.

• Toru Kujyo healed Sasuke’s injuries and told him to rest before returning for another match.
• Sasuke admitted defeat, accepted Toru’s praise, and shook hands with him before they formed the Seal of Reconciliation.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the two through his crystal ball, ordered the Anbu to keep monitoring Sasuke discreetly, and praised Toru’s talent.
• Toru checked his new red-quality Sage Eye trait and learned it greatly enhanced spiritual energy, yin release chakra, and perception.
• Toru tested his eyes and saw distant details, through a tree, and the chakra pathways and dark red energy inside Sasuke.

Toru Kujyo discovered that his Sage Eye let him see natural energy, while Sasuke resolved to grow stronger and awaken his Sharingan for revenge. Hinata defeated Neji in a sparring match and then brought Hanabi to visit Toru Kujyo.

• Toru Kujyo saw unstable red energy and tiny particles of natural energy, and decided to postpone Sage Mode training until he found a teacher or became stronger.
• Sasuke reflected on his loss to Toru Kujyo and vowed to awaken his Sharingan and take revenge on Uchiha Itachi.
• Hinata defeated Neji by sealing his chakra points, and Hyuga Hiashi sent Neji to the Medical Corps.
• Hinata asked Hyuga Hiashi to take Hanabi out and visit Toru Kujyo, and he agreed while privately hoping to spare his daughters the Caged Bird Seal.
• Hinata arrived at Toru Kujyo's courtyard with Hanabi.

Toru Kujyo spent the day with Hinata and Hanabi, while his shadow clone continued developing a powerful new Rasengan technique. That night, Toru fought Sasuke in the forest, where Sasuke showed how much he had improved.

• Hanabi greeted Toru and asked him for rice dumplings and a shoulder ride, so he took her and Hinata to the shopping street.
• Toru’s shadow clone tested an experimental chakra-nature Rasengan in a cave, creating a crater as it worked toward the technique he called Super Hurricane Multi-Ball.
• The clone’s exhaustion and training experience reached Toru while he was shopping with Hanabi, and he concealed his fatigue before taking her to Sasuke’s home for hot pot.
• Hanabi reminded Sasuke that he and Toru were competing for access to the Uchiha ninjutsu archive, and Sasuke insisted he would win their fight.
• Sasuke and Toru fought in the forest, trading Fire Release and Wind Release attacks before Sasuke charged with Chidori Blade.

After defeating Sasuke and gaining access to the remaining Uchiha ninjutsu scrolls, Toru Kujyo prepared for his graduation exam six years later. On his way to the academy, he felt a long-awaited stirring in his eyes that suggested his power was about to evolve.

• Toru Kujyo defeated Sasuke with Lightning Release: Earth Flow, and Sasuke agreed to let him search the Uchiha ninjutsu archive.
• Toru Kujyo found that the archive held only basic scrolls, and he chose an old fire release scroll to study.
• Six years later, Hinata Hyuga woke Toru Kujyo for the first day of the graduation exam and prepared breakfast for him.
• Toru Kujyo reviewed his system traits and points before leaving for the academy.
• Toru Kujyo sensed a new pulsing energy around his eyes and recognized it as the long-awaited sign of an impending evolution.

Toru Kujyo used an astonishing number of shadow clones to pass the Ninja Academy graduation examination, while sensing that his Byakugan was evolving. Before the examination, Hinata and Hanabi prepared breakfast and a lunch box for him, and Toru reflected on how much his appearance and Byakugan control had changed over six years.

• Toru Kujyo sensed his Byakugan stirring and headed to the Ninja Academy for the graduation examination.
• Sasuke Uchiha passed the Clone Technique test, while Naruto Uzumaki failed it.
• Toru Kujyo created more than a hundred lifelike shadow clones without hand seals, earning a perfect pass and shocking Iruka and Sasuke.
• Toru Kujyo wondered what new ocular power his evolving Byakugan might develop and considered how it could surprise Sasuke.
• Hinata Hyuga woke Toru on examination day and explained that Hanabi had prepared him a lunch box to wish him luck.
• Toru Kujyo examined his matured appearance and activated his Byakugan, whose temple veins no longer bulged as his control had improved.

On the first day of the Ninja Academy graduation assessment, Toru Kujyo sensed an awakening power building in his eyes as the students began their Clone Technique tests. Hinata Hyuga passed and received her forehead protector, while Toru waited for his own turn.

• Hinata prepared breakfast for Toru Kujyo and promised to wait for him at the academy.
• Toru and Hinata walked to the academy, where Minako and their classmates teased them about being inseparable.
• As the graduation assessment began, Toru felt a growing power stirring in his eyes and suspected the milestone was triggering their evolution.
• Hinata passed the Clone Technique assessment and showed Toru her new Konoha forehead protector.
• Sasuke Uchiha passed the practical assessment, and Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame, and Choji Akimichi were called next.

Toru Kujyo passed Konoha’s graduation exam, and the burning in his eyes marked a powerful evolution of his Byakugan that he suspected might lead toward the Tenseigan. After the new genin took their identification photos, Toru and Hinata left the school and were greeted by Hanabi.

• Toru Kujyo performed the Clone Technique flawlessly despite a fierce burning sensation in his eyes, passed the exam, and received his forehead protector from Iruka.
• Toru met Hinata outside the examination room, and they headed to the Playground together as he sensed his Byakugan evolving.
• Sasuke challenged Toru to a fight, but Toru put it off until they had trained more, and Hinata intervened before the argument escalated.
• Iruka congratulated the students who passed, and Toru and Hinata put on their forehead protectors and took identification photos.
• Toru and Hinata left the school, where Hanabi ran up to them and admired their forehead protectors.

Toru Kujyo celebrated Hinata and Hanabi's day with them before using his Byakugan to watch Naruto steal the Scroll of Seals. He memorized the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and observed Iruka protect Naruto after Mizuki's betrayal was revealed.

• Toru Kujyo let Hanabi wear his forehead protector and took her and Hinata to the market before they celebrated with hot pot.
• Hinata asked why Naruto had failed the exam, and Toru Kujyo suggested Naruto was reaching a turning point in his destiny.
• Toru Kujyo used his Byakugan to see Naruto steal a scroll from the Hokage Office and noticed it was a replica left by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Toru Kujyo watched Naruto open the scroll in the forest and memorized the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique's formula, seals, and chakra pathways.
• Toru Kujyo saw Iruka and Mizuki arrive and realized Mizuki was a traitor while Iruka chose to protect Naruto.

Toru Kujyo learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and worried that he and Hinata might be assigned to different teams. Meanwhile, Hyuga Hiashi persuaded Hiruzen Sarutobi to reconsider placing Toru and Hinata with Naruto and Sasuke, leaving the final team assignments for the next day.

• Toru Kujyo watched Naruto defeat Mizuki with shadow clones, then returned home and helped Hinata put Hanabi to bed.
• Toru Kujyo told Hinata that they would probably be assigned to separate teams, but suggested her father might try to keep them together.
• Toru Kujyo successfully created three shadow clones, tested their independent actions, and absorbed their memories when they vanished.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hyuga Hiashi discussed team assignments, and Hiashi argued that Toru Kujyo could help protect and monitor Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to reconsider the assignments, but said the final decision would come the next day.

Toru Kujyo mastered the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, bought ninja tools, and sparred playfully with Hinata and Hanabi. The chapter ended with the three of them laughing together in the dojo.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi reviewed files on the year's graduates after Hyuga Hiashi left his office.
• Toru Kujyo successfully performed the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, then burned the copied scroll.
• Toru Kujyo saw Naruto Uzumaki shopping for ninja tools but continued on without greeting him.
• Toru Kujyo bought kunai, shuriken, and explosive tags before returning home to find Hinata training Hanabi.
• Toru Kujyo sparred against Hinata and Hanabi, easily evading their attacks and offering them pointers.
• Hanabi abandoned the rules to tackle Toru Kujyo, and the sparring turned into playful roughhousing.

Toru Kujyo and Hinata Hyuga went to the Ninja Academy for team assignments, where Sasuke Uchiha said he hoped to be on a squad with them. Naruto Uzumaki challenged Sasuke to a duel, but a classmate’s accidental bump sent Naruto tumbling into Sasuke and kissing him.

• Toru Kujyo teased a flustered Hinata Hyuga before getting dressed in his new white combat robe.
• Toru Kujyo and Hinata Hyuga traveled to the Ninja Academy together and took seats by the window.
• Sasuke Uchiha told Toru Kujyo he hoped they would be assigned to the same team, though Toru noted the Third would likely separate the top students.
• Naruto Uzumaki barged into the classroom and challenged Sasuke Uchiha to a duel.
• A classmate accidentally bumped Naruto, sending him forward until his lips landed on Sasuke’s.

After Naruto and Sasuke accidentally kissed and the class descended into chaos, Iruka announced the new ninja teams. Toru Kujyo joined Hinata Hyuga and Shino Aburame on Team 8, whose instructor arrived as Kurenai Yuhi.

• Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha recoiled from their accidental kiss, and Sakura Haruno and Sasuke’s fan club beat Naruto before Iruka restored order.
• Iruka congratulated the graduates and announced the team assignments, placing Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, and Sasuke Uchiha on Team 7.
• Iruka assigned Hinata Hyuga, Shino Aburame, and Toru Kujyo to Team 8, delighting Hinata because she would train alongside Toru.
• The jonin instructors arrived to collect their teams, and Kurenai Yuhi introduced herself as Team 8’s instructor.

Toru, Hinata, and Shino met their new Team 8 instructor, Kurenai Yuhi, who announced a survival capture challenge for the next morning. After Kurenai vanished, Toru explained that the test would assess teamwork and planning, and the team began sharing their abilities to prepare.

• Toru, Hinata, and Shino met Kurenai Yuhi at the Training Ground, where she introduced herself as Team 8's Elite Jonin and described her specialty and ambitions.
• Toru, Hinata, and Shino introduced themselves and explained their skills, interests, and dreams.
• Kurenai announced a survival exercise against her at nine the next morning, then disappeared before the team could question her.
• Toru told Hinata and Shino that the exercise would test intelligence, tactics, resourcefulness, and teamwork rather than strength alone.
• Shino accepted Toru's leadership, and the three began discussing their techniques and how to cooperate.

Toru Kujyo, Hinata, and Shino discussed their abilities and planned how to work together for Kurenai Yuhi’s test. After Shino left, Toru invited Hinata to the river, where they began a taijutsu spar as their clones caught fish.

• Kurenai Yuhi watched Team 8 cooperate and recalled Kakashi and Asuma doubting her ability to lead them.
• Toru Kujyo, Hinata, and Shino Aburame explained their skills and considered how to approach the test.
• Toru rejected setting ordinary traps, arguing that teamwork and surprise were their best advantages against Kurenai Yuhi.
• Shino left, and Toru invited Hinata to cook and grill fish by the river as they had when they were children.
• Toru sent two Shadow Clones to catch fish while he and Hinata sparred on the water, and he dodged her Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms.