Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Akira killed a Rain Ninja to establish himself as a bloodthirsty, unpredictable subordinate, while the remaining Rain Ninja began plotting to assassinate him. He later met Nagato, accepted a lunch box from him, and brought him to the High Tower to eat together.

• Hyuga Akira killed a Rain Ninja for stepping through the doorway with his left foot first, then intimidated a female shinobi and sent the others away.
• Hyuga Akira watched the genin leave and decided his violent behavior would shape the impression Hanzo formed of him.
• The Rain Ninja gathered after work and agreed to kill Hyuga Akira using poison, assassination, or traps.
• Hyuga Akira walked through the rainy city and met Nagato, who brought him a lunch box made by his mother.
• Hyuga Akira invited Nagato to eat with him and led him to the High Tower, which Nagato said was the city's most famous building.

Hyuga Akira took Nagato as his student and began training him, but his uneasy wait for Hanzo ended when his subordinates ambushed him in the tower. The chapter left Hyuga Akira facing the attackers after they declared that they had decided he must die.

• Nagato brought Hyuga Akira lunch and called him a good person for avenging Aunt Shuna, while Hyuga Akira insisted he had acted for his own benefit.
• Hyuga Akira offered to train Nagato, described ninja as tools used by powerful elites, and persuaded Nagato to learn how to protect his family.
• Hyuga Akira took Nagato to a cave outside the city and began teaching him the chakra extraction technique after testing his physical fitness.
• Hyuga Akira continued training Nagato while waiting for news from Hanzo, but no response arrived.
• Hyuga Akira was attacked in his office by subordinates using Water Release: Water Shuriken, and he deflected the attack with his Bronze Battle Blade.
• The flaxen-haired kunoichi told Hyuga Akira that his existence threatened their survival and that he must die.

Hyuga Akira defeated most of Kusen's remaining subordinates before Murakami Hana, a Jonin sent by Hanzo, arrived and broke Akira's arm. After Murakami's companion tried to bully him, Akira fought back and landed a powerful kick to the man's face.

• Hyuga Akira revealed that he had never drunk the poisoned tea and killed several of Kusen's subordinates, while two escaped through the window.
• Hyuga Akira searched the fallen enemies and found a Scarlet Eyes item and another item he could not use yet.
• Murakami Hana arrived with a severed head, identified himself as an Amegakure Jonin, and broke Hyuga Akira's arm to teach him to respect stronger people.
• A masked, overweight subordinate approached Hyuga Akira after Murakami allowed him to handle the newcomer.
• Hyuga Akira dodged the man's attack, cut through his Kunai, and kicked him in the face, shattering his respirator.

Hyuga Akira was ordered to leave for a meeting with Hanzo after Murakami Hana stopped him from killing the fat ninja, and he left Nagato with harsh advice before departing. Nagato refused to leave his family, so Akira warned him to prepare for the risks of becoming a ninja.

• Murakami Hana stopped Hyuga Akira from attacking the fat ninja and told him he would meet Hanzo after handing over his duties.
• Hyuga Akira learned he would leave in two days, then dismissed the handover work and went back to sleep.
• Murakami Hana rejected the fat ninja's suspicion that Muyu had killed Kusen and privately judged Muyu talented enough to perhaps become a Jonin.
• Hyuga Akira visited Nagato and invited him to come along, but Nagato refused because he wanted to stay with his family.
• Hyuga Akira advised Nagato to use any means necessary against Wandering Ninja, then told him that a Chakra User must be ready to kill and be killed.

Hyuga Akira taught Nagato to see himself as a Chakra User rather than a Shinobi, then faced an attack by a fat Chunin and two Genin. Murakami Hana arrived in time to save the Chunin, leaving Akira with two kills and an experience drop from the wounded man.

• Hyuga Akira advised Nagato to forge his own path as a Chakra User, then trained him through the day until Nagato sensed someone approaching.
• Hyuga Akira recognized the fat Chunin and two Genin, sent Nagato deeper into the cave, and prepared to fight before Murakami Hana arrived.
• The fat Chunin used a poison-based genjutsu with his companions, confusing Hyuga Akira's senses and injuring him.
• Hyuga Akira used an Explosive Tag to escape the genjutsu, took a Detoxification Pill, and attacked the three Shinobi as the explosion left them down.
• Murakami Hana blocked the attack on the fat Chunin, but Hyuga Akira killed the two Genin and kicked the wounded Chunin to gain experience.

Hyuga Akira used the deaths of two shinobi to warn Nagato about the dangers ahead, then reached level eighteen and unlocked the class change system. He considered the available classes and looked over two paid options, including Soul Reaper, before making his choice.

• Hyuga Akira showed Nagato the two dead shinobi and told him he would need to be ready to kill to survive.
• Hyuga Akira gained levels, reached level eighteen, and unlocked the class change function.
• Hyuga Akira reviewed the Pirate and Shinobi classes, rejecting Shinobi because his abilities already overlapped with it.
• Hyuga Akira focused on Hunter as his preferred class and explained how paid classes and dual classes worked.
• Hyuga Akira examined the two unavailable paid classes, including Soul Reaper.

Hyuga Akira chose the Hunter class, but its Class Change quest required him to complete the Hunter Exam within a month, leaving him unsure whether it would send him to another world. He postponed the quest to meet Hanzo first, and Murakami Hana led him by a concealed route to Hanzo’s hiding place.

• Hyuga Akira selected Hunter and received a quest to complete the Hunter Exam within one month, but he could not find out where or how to take it.
• Hyuga Akira decided to delay accepting the exam prompt until after meeting Hanzo, then went with Murakami Hana the next morning.
• Before leaving, Hyuga Akira threatened the bandaged fat ninja to discourage him from harming Nagato.
• Murakami Hana led Hyuga Akira along a winding forest route for five days while Hyuga Akira used his Byakugan to memorize it.
• Murakami Hana covered Hyuga Akira’s eyes and guided him through more loops to a concealed door beside a cave.

Hyuga Akira met a double of Hanzo, negotiated a month to train, and then used the Hunter Exam mission to enter another world. At the exam plaza, he knocked out Tonpa and gained experience, drawing the attention of the other examinees.

• Hyuga Akira noticed that the Hanzo he met had only Chunin-level chakra and realized he was a double.
• Hyuga Akira convinced the double to give him a month to practice a ninjutsu before taking a mission, while the real Hanzo watched from the shadows.
• Murakami Hana arranged a sealed room for Hyuga Akira, who found no surveillance and decided to begin the Hunter Exam.
• Hyuga Akira accepted the mission and found himself in an underground plaza in another world, already wearing an exam badge.
• Tonpa approached Hyuga Akira, who slammed him into the ground and gained 15 experience, attracting wary looks from the other examinees.

Hyuga Akira entered the Hunter Exam alongside Gon, Kurapika, Leorio, Killua, and other applicants, drawing Hisoka’s interest with his unfamiliar abilities. After passing the first exam and surviving a chaotic cooking test, he began the restarted second round by descending a canyon to collect Spider Eggs, attracting Netero’s attention.

• Hyuga Akira spotted Gon, Kurapika, Leorio, and Killua among the applicants before the examiner began the Hunter Exam.
• As the applicants ran through a tunnel, Hisoka confronted Hyuga Akira, who deflected Hisoka’s Nen-infused playing card with shuriken.
• Hyuga Akira killed an impostor claiming to be the examiner, then followed the real examiner through Swindlers’ Swamp as many applicants fell behind.
• Hyuga Akira and the other survivors passed the first round, then completed the roast-boar cooking task before the female examiner’s sushi test caused everyone to fail.
• After Netero restarted the exam with a Spider Egg gathering task, Hyuga Akira walked down the canyon wall to collect eggs, and Netero used Gyo to examine the chakra around his feet.

Hyuga Akira drew Netero’s suspicion over his unfamiliar power but persuaded him to let the Hunter Exam continue. At Trick Tower, Akira entered a passage with Hisoka and Illumi, then found himself face-to-face with a scarred man who had been expecting Hisoka.

• After the second exam, Hisoka and Illumi visited Hyuga Akira to ask about the next round, but he sent them away.
• Netero questioned Akira about his power and possible ties to the Dark Continent, then suggested granting him a Hunter License; Akira insisted on taking the exam.
• At Trick Tower, Akira used his Byakugan to find a route into a room requiring three candidates, where Hisoka and Illumi joined him.
• The three candidates opened the door together, then chose separate passages; Akira took the middle passage while Hisoka went left and Illumi went right.
• Akira descended the middle passage and encountered a scarred man who had been waiting for Hisoka; the man decided to fight Akira instead.

Hyuga Akira fought and killed the Hunter Examiner in the Trick Tower, gaining experience and learning a Fire Release technique. After leaving the tower, he met Hisoka and Illumi, and the third exam ended as Gon and the others emerged at the last moment.

• Hyuga Akira battled the Hunter Examiner with ninjutsu, teleportation, and explosive tags, then killed him with a flaming blade.
• Hyuga Akira gained 2,544 experience and learned Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique from the examiner's dropped item.
• Hyuga Akira left the Trick Tower and waited outside, where Hisoka and Illumi soon joined him.
• Hisoka suggested an interesting fight, but Hyuga Akira declined because he was exhausted.
• Gon and the others emerged from the Trick Tower at the last moment, bringing the third exam to a close.

Hyuga Akira entered the fourth Hunter Exam on Saberu Island, where contestants hunted for Number Plates, and confronted Hanzo after discovering he was Hanzo’s target. Hyuga Akira overwhelmed Hanzo and broke his arm, then prepared to continue the fight because Hanzo’s name reminded him of an enemy from another world.

• Lippo explained that contestants needed six points from their own Number Plate, their target’s plate, and other contestants’ plates to pass the exam.
• The contestants entered Saberu Island at two-minute intervals, and Hyuga Akira went last while scanning the island with his Byakugan.
• Hyuga Akira spotted Hanzo following him and countered Hanzo’s ambush, revealing that he could see through Hanzo’s concealment.
• Hanzo admitted that Hyuga Akira’s Badge was his target, but he gave up and tried to retreat after realizing Hyuga Akira was stronger.
• Hyuga Akira pursued Hanzo through his smoke bomb, broke his arm with a kick, and asked whether he could still fight.
• Hyuga Akira reflected that Hanzo was much weaker than the Hanzo from the Hokage world and realized he was venting his old grudge over the shared name.

Hyuga Akira chose Comprehension as Naufra’s max-level trait, used it to rapidly improve his Taijutsu, and learned that the heightened state drained nearly all his chakra. The next day, he found Leorio and Kurapika on the island and moved toward them.

• Hyuga Akira selected Comprehension rather than Learning or Emotionless for Naufra.
• Hyuga Akira used Naufra to combine Hanzo’s combat techniques with Gentle Fist, raising Gentle Fist and Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm and gaining Rotation before his chakra ran low.
• Hyuga Akira drank a Low-Level Magic Power Potion, recovered, and left the unconscious Hanzo behind.
• The next day, Hyuga Akira searched the island with his Byakugan and spotted Leorio and Kurapika.
• Hyuga Akira approached Leorio and Kurapika, and Kurapika noticed him and drew his twin blades.

Hyuga Akira defeated Leorio and Kurapika to take a badge, then passed the fourth round and gave Kurapika his clan’s Scarlet Eyes in exchange for a future favor. After the candidates boarded the airship, Netero interviewed them and announced the format of the final exam.

• Hyuga Akira knocked out Leorio, took his badge, and persuaded Kurapika to give up rather than continue fighting.
• After five days on the island, nine candidates passed the fourth round, including Hyuga Akira, Leorio, Kurapika, Hisoka, Illumi, and Hanzo.
• Kurapika asked Hyuga Akira about his strength, and Hyuga Akira gave him a pair of Scarlet Eyes in return for one future request.
• During his interview, Hyuga Akira told Netero he wanted to become a Hunter to meet undisclosed requirements and admitted he could not beat Hisoka or Illumi.
• Netero announced that the nine candidates would compete in an elimination tournament and explained that each only needed one victory to pass.

Hyuga Akira completed the Hunter Exam, changed his class to Hunter, and fused Nen with his chakra before returning to the Rain Ninja base. He discovered that almost no time had passed in the Naruto world and asked Murakami Hana to let him serve Hanzo.

• Hanzo conceded his match against Gon after sensing Hisoka’s killing intent, then immediately conceded to Hyuga Akira.
• Killua killed someone during the final matches and was disqualified, while the other contestants passed and received their Hunter Licenses.
• Hyuga Akira’s quest completed, and he vanished from the Hunter Exam as Netero watched him leave.
• Hyuga Akira awakened in his room with the Hunter class, a Nen Ability skill, and greatly increased chakra capacity.
• Hyuga Akira left his room and found Murakami Hana, who questioned how he had completed his ninjutsu so quickly after turning down Hanzo.
• Hyuga Akira realized that time had barely passed in the Naruto world while he was in the Hunter World and asked to serve Hanzo.

Hyuga Akira upgraded Kumate and learned that his next mission was to intercept a Konoha squad despite his doubts about the plan. Murakami Hana introduced two Chunin joining them, leaving Akira facing a dangerous mission against one Jonin and three Chunin.

• Murakami Hana reported Hyuga Akira’s mission request to the false Hanzo, who ordered him to target Konoha Ninja and keep Akira under surveillance.
• Hyuga Akira explored the secret base, found no way to gather information, and returned to his room to train.
• Hyuga Akira spent experience to raise Kumate to level five, gaining the strength of five bears while increasing its chakra cost.
• Murakami Hana told Hyuga Akira that they had to intercept one Konoha Jonin and three Chunin, and Akira feared the mission would be disastrous.
• Murakami Hana led Hyuga Akira to the central plaza, where Chunin Ameki and Chunin Yuka were waiting to join them.

Hyuga Akira and his allies ambushed a Konoha team by disguising themselves as merchants and detonating their wagon, then pursued the injured Shinobi after they mistook the attackers for Iwa Ninja. Hyuga Akira discovered the Konoha team had switched roles, with the apparent Jonin possessing only Chunin-level chakra, as the chase continued.

• Hyuga Akira read intelligence identifying a Konoha team led by a Sarutobi Clan Jonin and learned they would meet on the road.
• Hyuga Akira proposed a plan to Murakami Hana, and the group disguised themselves as a merchant caravan to approach the Konoha Shinobi.
• Sarutobi Shōshi's team encountered the caravan and remained wary as the two groups passed each other.
• The wagon exploded, and Hyuga Akira's allies revealed they had used water clones while the injured Konoha Shinobi fled.
• Hyuga Akira and his allies pursued the Konoha team, which they had disguised themselves as Iwa Ninja to deceive.
• Hyuga Akira used his Byakugan and discovered that the apparent Jonin had Chunin-level chakra while another Shinobi had Jonin-level chakra.

Hyuga Akira split from the others, killed a Chunin, then reached Murakami Hana and found Yuka and Ameki badly burned but still alive. Akira secretly killed the two Rain Ninja, pursued their sensory Shinobi, and struck him with fire-imbued Shuriken, leaving his fate unresolved.

• Hyuga Akira pursued and killed a Chunin with his Bronze Blade, then collected a Konoha Forehead Protector.
• Hyuga Akira met Murakami Hana, and they hurried toward the battle where Sarutobi Naoshi had defeated Yuka and Ameki.
• Murakami Hana fought Sarutobi Naoshi while Hyuga Akira pretended to help Yuka and Ameki, then killed both Rain Ninja and collected their drops.
• Hyuga Akira spotted the sensory Shinobi hiding in the bushes and chased him while Sarutobi Naoshi pursued from behind.
• Hyuga Akira tracked the sensory Shinobi through a Genjutsu and used Shuriken: Heavy Firepower: Fireball to pierce his body.

Hyuga Akira killed Sarutobi Shōshi after Murakami Hana weakened him, then collected the Jonin’s experience and item drops. Akira and Murakami returned to the base with Ameki and Yuka’s bodies, where Akira hid his role in their deaths.

• Hyuga Akira killed a Sensor Shinobi with Flying Thunder God and collected the dropped experience.
• Murakami Hana trapped the wounded Sarutobi Shōshi in a swarm of bees, but Shōshi escaped using the Shadow Clone Technique and Transformation Technique.
• Hyuga Akira ambushed the exhausted Sarutobi Shōshi with Fire Release and killed him, earning more than ten thousand experience.
• Hyuga Akira collected the Shadow Clone Technique, Great Flame Technique, and Sarutobi bloodline drops, then told Murakami Hana that he had finished off Shōshi.
• Hyuga Akira and Murakami Hana returned to the base carrying Ameki and Yuka’s bodies, and Murakami honored the dead while Akira concealed his guilt.

Hyuga Akira learned that Shōzō’s forces knew about Hanzo’s network of bases, then spent experience to raise his level and chakra. He tested his Nen affinity with Water Divination, but the result only made the water taste sweet before turning bitter.

• Murakami Hana explained that the base belonged to Amegakure and that the Hanzo they had seen was a double, while the real Hanzo could be at any of several bases.
• Hyuga Akira returned to his room and spent experience to raise his level from 19 to 21, increasing his chakra reserves.
• Hyuga Akira tested his combat techniques and found that Ren consumed his chakra too quickly to sustain for long.
• Hyuga Akira invested experience in the Great Dragon Fire Technique and Unknowing Fire, then fetched a leaf for Water Divination.
• Hyuga Akira poured chakra into the cup during the affinity test, but the water tasted sweet and then bitter.