Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Akira evaded an Uchiha police inspection, then trapped and killed a group of rogue ninja while Hiruko escaped. After Akira confronted Hiruko about the group, they recognized each other and began fighting with lightning and fire techniques.

• Hyuga Akira knocked out an Uchiha Shinobi who stopped him for a document inspection, then escaped before the police arrived.
• Akira changed his disguise and used his Byakugan to watch Hiruko meeting with a group of seven people.
• Akira activated his Game Instance and engulfed the group, while Hiruko escaped with the Reverse Summoning Technique.
• Akira killed the seven people and collected useful skill drops, then confronted Hiruko in the woods.
• Hiruko denied planning to become a Rogue Ninja, recognized Akira, and attacked him with Lightning Release: Thunderclap Dragon.
• Akira countered Hiruko's lightning dragon with Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, and their techniques collided across the woods.

Hyuga Akira defeated Hiruko and let Root take him in for investigation, then used the Transformation Technique to help Hyuga Xia Nai go out with Machi. He spent experience to max out Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu, while still waiting for a frontline mission.

• Hyuga Akira defeated Hiruko, who surrendered after Root presented its claim that his companions had plotted to flee Konoha.
• Root took Hiruko away for investigation, and a Root shinobi told Hyuga Akira that Danzo had entered his identity into Root's records.
• Hyuga Xia Nai asked to go outside, and Hyuga Akira transformed her into an adult so Machi could escort her safely.
• Hyuga Akira gave Machi and Hyuga Xia Nai money and warned Machi not to kill or steal.
• Hyuga Akira spent 51,100 experience to raise Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu to its maximum level.

Hyuga Akira and his companions traveled to the Cloud Ninja Front, where they joined the Konoha encampment in the Land of the Moon. He spotted Hyuga Hiashi and met the injured commander, Hyuga Hikaru, whose smile vanished when he saw him.

• Hyuga Akira chose the Burning option for his Phoenix Flower Jutsu and decided to save his remaining experience points.
• Orochimaru summoned Hyuga Akira and his companions for a secret mission to reinforce the Cloud Ninja Front.
• Hyuga Akira, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Nawaki, and Aburame Chūki traveled through the Land of Hot Water toward the Land of the Moon.
• The group reached the Konoha camp, where Hyuga Osora greeted the senior shinobi but gave Hyuga Akira only a cold nod.
• Hyuga Akira spotted Hyuga Hiashi on the training grounds, then entered the command tent and encountered the injured commander, Hyuga Hikaru.

Hyuga Akira used long-range fire techniques to kill Cloud Ninja before they could reach his position, while Nawaki and Aburame Chūki waited without a chance to fight. As the Cloud Ninja concentrated their attacks on his location, Akira sensed danger and told his companions to prepare to move.

• Hyuga Akira spotted a Cloud Ninja squad and killed its members with fireballs and a pursuing nine-headed flame dragon.
• Hyuga Akira continued attacking Cloud Ninja from a distance, leaving Nawaki and Aburame Chūki with nothing to fight.
• Nawaki asked Hyuga Akira to let some enemies through, but Akira’s expression and flaming kunai made him back down.
• Hyuga Akira’s Experience Pool exceeded a hundred thousand, though the Cloud Ninja’s speed made his attacks harder and more costly.
• Hyuga Akira realized the Cloud Ninja were targeting his position and told Nawaki and Aburame Chūki to prepare to move.

Hyuga Akira was caught on a mountaintop when Blue B fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at him and his allies. He escaped the blast with Nawaki and Aburame Chūki, then trapped a hundred Cloud Ninja in his Game Instance, where he had to protect the two as NPCs.

• Blue B located Hyuga Akira’s approximate position and transformed into a six-tailed Tailed Beast Cloak.
• Blue B fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at the mountain where Hyuga Akira, Nawaki, and Aburame Chūki were preparing to retreat.
• Hyuga Akira grabbed Nawaki and Aburame Chūki and used a Kunai and the Substitution Technique to escape the blast, leveling up when he landed.
• Surrounded by Cloud Ninja, Hyuga Akira activated his Awakening Skill, Game Instance, and moved everyone into a desert world.
• Hyuga Akira assigned himself as the player, the Cloud Ninja as monsters, and Nawaki and Aburame Chūki as NPCs protected by an Absolute Safe Zone.

Hyuga Akira used Nawaki’s enormous chakra to unleash devastating fire and blue-flame attacks against the Cloud Ninja trapped in his Game Instance. Meanwhile, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade confronted Blue B, and Akira’s meteor-like strike left the Cloud Jonin facing a deadly attack.

• Hyuga Akira accepted chakra from Nawaki and Aburame Chūki, then used the desert map’s fire boost to attack the Cloud Ninja.
• Hyuga Akira’s fire dragons killed many Cloud Ninja, while eighteen Cloud Jonin countered with Water Release.
• Hyuga Akira transformed into a flame-like form and attacked the surviving Jonin, whose attacks passed through him.
• Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade confronted Blue B, revealing that the Mysterious Fireball had been bait to locate him.
• Hyuga Akira used Unknowing Fire: Meteor Slash to send a gigantic blue-flaming attack toward the Cloud Jonin.

Hyuga Akira defeated the Cloud Ninja trapped in his Game Instance and kept one alive, then considered the danger waiting outside the barrier. He spent his experience upgrading his Fire Release skills before the chapter ended.

• Hyuga Akira used his fire dragons to kill ten Cloud Ninja, then struck down seven more with his blade and kept the last one alive after cutting off his limbs and tongue.
• Hyuga Akira explained to Jutsu, Aburame Chūki, and Nawaki that the barrier concealed them from the Cloud Ninja outside and that ending it could leave them under attack.
• Hyuga Akira ordered Nawaki and Aburame Chūki to watch the surviving Cloud Ninja while he opened his panel and prepared to use his experience.

Hyuga Akira spent his accumulated experience maxing out Fire Release skills, selected Demonic Flame, and fused the skills into a new Fire Release talent. After leveling it up, he approached the stunned Cloud Ninja, ready to use his new Kekkei Genkai on the chaotic battlefield.

• Hyuga Akira maxed out his Fire Release skills and chose traits including Infernal, Fireball, Explosion, Enchantment, and Demonic Flame.
• Hyuga Akira fused his Fire Release skills into a level-one Fire Release talent with several traits, including Satan's Flame, Vitality, and Demonic Flame.
• The fusion changed Hyuga Akira's body and spread black-and-blue flames over Nawaki, who had been gossiping about him with Aburame Chūki.
• Hyuga Akira concluded that his Fire Release had become an exclusive Kekkei Genkai and used experience to raise it to level five.
• Hyuga Akira walked toward the disbelieving Cloud Ninja, who realized the Hyuga Clan had gained a new Kekkei Genkai.

Hyuga Akira emerged from a barrier that had consumed over a hundred Cloud Ninja, revealing his black-blue flames to both armies before charging into the chaotic battle. Meanwhile, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru continued struggling against Blue B, whose Tailed Beast Bomb devastated the battlefield.

• The barrier disappeared, and Hyuga Akira appeared with Aburame Chūki and Nawaki amid black-blue flames, leaving the fate of the trapped Cloud Ninja unclear to onlookers.
• Hyuga Hiashi watched Hyuga Akira’s apparent kekkei genkai with frustration, while Akira focused on the ongoing battle.
• Hyuga Akira killed a charging Cloud Ninja with a black-blue flame tornado and told Nawaki and Aburame Chūki to escape; Nawaki used Earth Release: Subterranean Voyage to take them underground.
• Hyuga Akira charged into the battlefield to fight more Cloud Ninja as his chakra began to run low.
• Blue B overpowered Tsunade’s team, knocked Jiraiya’s toad away, and forced Orochimaru to dodge a Tailed Beast Bomb with help from Jiraiya’s hair.
• Blue B’s Tailed Beast Bomb devastated the surroundings after Manda canceled its Summoning Technique.

Hyuga Akira slaughtered Cloud Ninja with his black-and-blue flames, collected their drops, and gained experience and new Breathing skills. Blue B conceded the battle, and the Cloud Ninja withdrew, leaving Konoha to recover its dead.

• Hyuga Akira continued his rampage, using spreading, explosive flames to kill Cloud Ninja until his chakra and essence ran low.
• Hyuga Akira leveled up, used his Nine-Headed Dragon Technique to guard himself, and gathered dropped items to feed into the Furnace.
• Hyuga Akira kept useful equipment and learned Thunder Breathing, while the Furnace converted most of the other drops into essence.
• Blue B, badly injured and struggling against the Eight-Tails, told Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya that Konoha had won this battle and warned that it would not always win.
• Hyuga Akira gained more experience and completed Stone Breathing as the Cloud Ninja withdrew; Konoha’s shinobi remained to clear the battlefield and retrieve their fallen comrades.

Hyuga Akira helped Tsunade treat the critically wounded at the Cloud Ninja front and gained experience as his medical ninjutsu improved. With the Cloud Ninja temporarily withdrawn, Orochimaru and Tsunade assigned Akira to remain at the front while they left for another battlefield.

• Orochimaru praised Hyuga Akira’s new Fire Release kekkei genkai but refused to spar with him because its flames were too dangerous.
• Hyuga Akira and Orochimaru saw the many wounded Konoha shinobi at the main camp, and Akira joined Tsunade in treating them.
• Akira treated critically wounded patients with growing skill, and his medical ninjutsu reached level five as he gained experience.
• Tsunade and Akira finished treating the patients on the verge of death, though many wounded shinobi had already died.
• Orochimaru said the Cloud Ninja had withdrawn and suffered heavy losses, then Tsunade assigned Hyuga Hikaru to command the front and Akira to treat the wounded.
• Akira objected to being left behind, but Orochimaru explained that the front needed him to defend it while the others went to another battlefield.

Hyuga Akira treated hundreds of wounded shinobi while the Cloud Ninja remained inactive, then returned to his tent and reviewed his accumulated experience and skills. He decided to spend his resources upgrading Thunder Breathing, which had reached its maximum level and offered him a trait to select.

• Orochimaru warned Hyuga Hikaru that Akira would take command if the Cloud Ninja attacked, and Akira revealed that his Caged Bird Seal had changed as he asked whether Hikaru would defy the Main Family if the seal could be made ineffective.
• Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya secretly left the camp, while Akira and Hikaru remained behind.
• Akira operated on wounded shinobi and told one man that his reattached legs were too damaged for him to continue as a shinobi.
• Akira noted that the Cloud Ninja had shown no movement and earned substantial experience from treating the wounded, while Nawaki lamented having little to do.
• Aburame Chūki said she was going to warm Akira's bed, prompting Nawaki to angrily order the two of them to train.
• Akira rested in his tent, checked his resources and skills, and chose to max out Thunder Breathing.

Hyuga Akira chose Previsualization for Demon Brain and used it to create a phantom pillow, then went with Nawaki and Aburame Chūki to investigate Cloud Ninja activity. He secretly separated from them, disguised himself as a Cloud Ninja, and confronted Hyuga Hiashi’s party, where Hyuga Youzhi attacked him.

• Hyuga Akira chose Previsualization as Demon Brain’s trait and discovered that it could conjure an enemy-shaped phantom from a pillow.
• After Konoha received word of unusual Cloud Ninja activity, Hyuga Hikaru sent Hyuga Akira to investigate with Nawaki and Aburame Chūki.
• Hyuga Akira left a scorched mark on a branch, used a substitution, and transformed himself into a Cloud Ninja.
• Hyuga Akira found Hyuga Hiashi with the branch-family jonin Hyuga Zuozhi and Hyuga Youzhi, then revealed that he recognized their Main Family and Branch Family roles.
• Hyuga Youzhi rushed Hyuga Akira and unleashed a barrage of Gentle Fist strikes.

Hyuga Akira killed Hyuga Youzhi, Hyuga Zuozhi, and Hyuga Hiashi, then discovered that a Cloud Ninja had also been waiting to murder the Hyuga Main Family. Hyuga Hikaru offered to become Akira’s blade, but Akira rejected his submissive approach.

• Hyuga Akira dodged Hyuga Youzhi’s Gentle Fist attacks and killed him with a strike to the neck.
• Hyuga Zuozhi urged Hyuga Hiashi to flee, then attacked Akira and was killed by Akira’s Thunder Breathing sword technique.
• Hyuga Akira caught up with Hyuga Hiashi, revealed his identity, and explained his grievances against the Main Family before killing him.
• Hyuga Akira collected Hyuga Hiashi’s Byakugan and Rotation skill, then called out to a hidden observer in the forest.
• Hyuga Hikaru emerged, criticized Akira for killing the brothers, and offered to become his blade; Akira rejected his kneeling submission.

Hyuga Akira removed Hyuga Hikaru’s Caged Bird Seal, killed Hyuga Hiashi, and arranged a cover story that blamed Cloud Ninja. Back at the frontline camp, Akira openly admitted the killing to an enraged group of Hyuga Clan members.

• Hyuga Hikaru agreed to defy the Hyuga Main Family if Hyuga Akira freed him, and Akira removed his Caged Bird Seal.
• Hyuga Akira left Hikaru to handle the aftermath, then used a substitution and dispelled his Shadow Clone to maintain his alibi.
• Hyuga Akira returned to camp with Nawaki and heard that Hyuga Hiashi had been killed and his Byakugan taken.
• Hyuga Hikaru led the Hyuga Clan’s search for the murderer while preventing them from confronting the Cloud Ninja.
• Hyuga Clan members surrounded Hyuga Akira and accused him, and he admitted that he had killed Hyuga Hiashi.
• The enraged Hyuga Clan members shouted for Akira to be killed.

Hyuga Akira beat the Hyuga clansmen who attacked him, then treated their injuries while making them suffer for it. As the war quieted on most fronts, he maxed out the Shadow Clone Technique and chose the External Body Clone trait; the next chapter began with him creating a clone.

• Hyuga Akira used Demon Form and Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms to knock out the Hyuga clansmen without killing them.
• Hyuga Hikaru told Hyuga Akira that he understood he had not killed the young master, but warned him to remember his place as a Branch Family member.
• Hyuga Akira treated the injured Hyuga clansmen, deliberately causing them extra pain, and they spent nearly a month recovering before anyone dared trouble him again.
• Hyuga Akira reviewed the fighting on the other fronts and concluded that the war might soon end if Tsunade and her companions defeated Hanzo.
• Hyuga Akira raised Shadow Clone Technique to level ten and selected External Body Clone over Shadow Army and Replacement.
• Hyuga Akira used Shadow Clone Technique, and one person became two.

Hyuga Akira returned to Konoha after the war and was welcomed as a hero, then went home to find Hyuga Xia Nai sitting in Machi’s lap. The chapter left him bewildered by the unexpected scene.

• Hyuga Akira tested his External Body Clone, which immediately complained about being the fake and wanting the original dead, before he dismissed it.
• Hanzo defeated Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade, spared them, and named them the Konoha Sannin.
• Konoha’s victory ended the major fighting, and Hyuga Akira was recalled from the front with a Root intelligence scroll warning that the Hyuga Clan planned to move against him.
• Hyuga Akira returned to Konoha amid villagers’ cheers and squeezed through the crowd to get home.
• Hyuga Akira opened his door and found Hyuga Xia Nai sitting in Machi’s lap as they watched television.

Hyuga Akira sent Aburame Chūki home and learned that Hyuga Xia Nai had stayed because her family arranged a fiancé for her. After six Hyuga Clan Jonin tried to seize him, he defeated them and dragged them toward the Hyuga Clan Compound.

• Hyuga Akira ordered Aburame Chūki to leave and told Hyuga Xia Nai she could go home now that Hyuga Hiashi was dead.
• Hyuga Xia Nai left happily, and Machi told Hyuga Akira she had gathered information about the world and had caused no trouble.
• Six Hyuga Clan Jonin burst into Hyuga Akira's home and ordered him and Machi to be taken away.
• Hyuga Akira defeated all six Jonin without using his abilities, then tied them up with Wire.
• Hyuga Akira dragged the unconscious Jonin toward the Hyuga Clan Compound, and the Anbu withdrew rather than interfere.

Hyuga Akira dragged the captured Hyuga Jonin into the clan compound, where the Main Family tried to imprison him and seize his kekkei genkai. He resisted their coercion, and the chapter ended with his fiery Rotation striking two Main Family attackers.

• Hyuga Akira dragged six captured Hyuga Jonin through Konoha and into the Hyuga Clan Compound while other clans watched.
• A Main Family member attacked Hyuga Akira with Gentle Step: Twin Lion Fists, but Akira evaded the strike and escaped the flames with Rotation.
• Hyuga Hi accused Hyuga Akira of killing Hyuga Hiashi and demanded that he surrender his kekkei genkai in exchange for avoiding life imprisonment.
• Hyuga Hi activated the Caged Bird Seal, but it failed to affect Hyuga Akira, who covered himself in black-blue flames and challenged the Main Family.
• Two Main Family members charged Hyuga Akira, who used Gentle Fist Art: Rotation: Fire Star to send them flying and set them ablaze.

Hyuga Akira defeated the Hyuga Main Family members who tried to seize him, and Danzo intervened to take him away under Root’s protection. The Main Family accepted that Akira was beyond its control, while Akira left still seeking Sharingan and asking Danzo about the Uchiha and Root.

• Hyuga Akira killed two Hyuga Main Family fighters and defeated Hyuga Hi in a clash of Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists.
• Danzo arrived with Root members, confirmed that no shinobi on the register had died, and claimed Akira as one of his men.
• Hyuga Huangku called the confrontation a misunderstanding and let Danzo take Akira away.
• After Root left, Hyuga Hi confronted Hyuga Huangku, who admitted that the Main Family could no longer control Akira and ordered Branch Family members to stay away from him.
• Hyuga Akira asked Danzo when they would move against the Uchiha, but Danzo rebuked him and redirected the conversation.