Recaps

Shihui Aburame walked Hinata Hyuga home, explained the Three Basic Techniques to Naruto Uzumaki, and considered finding him a taijutsu teacher. Later, Hiruzen Sarutobi heard Kakashi Hatake’s report and asked him to lead Naruto’s team, leaving Kakashi’s answer open to interpretation.

• Shihui Aburame walked Hinata Hyuga home, and she found a large pile of food inside the storage scroll he had given her.
• Naruto Uzumaki asked Shihui Aburame about the Three Basic Techniques, and Shihui suggested taijutsu might suit him better and told him to wait after school the next day.
• Shihui Aburame returned to Tsunade’s residence, where Tsunade teased him about her Yin Seal and Shizune noticed her laughter.
• Kakashi Hatake reported Naruto Uzumaki’s day to Hiruzen Sarutobi, including Shihui Aburame’s spar with Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto’s request for guidance.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Kakashi Hatake if he would lead Naruto’s team, and Kakashi said he would follow the Hokage’s arrangements.

Shihui Aburame and Tsunade grew closer as he asked to call her Big Sister, though she did not formally accept. After he left for school, Tsunade was reminded of her brother Nawaki when Shihui called goodbye.

• Tsunade praised Shihui Aburame’s progress with the revived carp, then dried his hair and carried him to bed.
• Shihui asked Tsunade if he could call her Big Sister, and she teased that becoming her little brother would not be easy.
• The next morning, Shihui called Tsunade Big Sister again, and she let him stay close while they brushed their teeth and ate breakfast.
• A noble from the Land of Fire arrived to ask Tsunade to perform surgery, and Tsunade punched him away before Shizune explained he had come several times.
• Shihui said goodbye to Tsunade and Shizune on his way to school, and Tsunade remembered Nawaki declaring he would become Hokage.

Sasuke Uchiha worried about his father and brother being too busy to train him, while Hinata Hyuga walked to school with Shihui Aburame. Shihui convinced Hinata to face the bullies’ expected backup, leaving her nervous but newly determined.

• Sasuke Uchiha asked when Uchiha Itachi would return and considered seeking training from Shihui Aburame after deciding not to approach Uchiha Fugaku.
• Hanabi Hyuga greeted Shihui Aburame outside her home, accepted a lollipop, and teased Hinata Hyuga before Hinata sent her back to study.
• Shihui Aburame showed Hinata Hyuga a note from the Cockroach Bully Group challenging him to fight after school.
• Shihui Aburame told Hinata Hyuga to defeat the bullies’ possible backup herself, and she froze when he said he believed in her.
• Hinata Hyuga agreed to face the challenge, and Shihui Aburame gave her sushi that calmed her tangled emotions.

Shihui Aburame reassured Naruto Uzumaki about meeting a teacher, while Sasuke Uchiha planned to trade ninja tool lessons for more sparring. At lunch, Ino Yamanaka shared a homemade meal with Shihui, Hinata joined them, and Shihui received a Gu insect reward.

• Ino Yamanaka greeted Shihui Aburame after he noticed her hair was flattened from sleeping at her desk.
• Naruto Uzumaki asked whether the teacher Shihui had found would hate him, and Shihui firmly reassured him.
• Sasuke Uchiha decided to teach Shihui ninja tool throwing in exchange for more chances to spar.
• Ino Yamanaka offered Shihui a homemade lunch, and Shino Aburame brought Hinata Hyuga a stool so she could join them.
• Shihui opened Ino's lunch box and received the Moonlight Creeper Gu insect as a reward for Naruto's achievement.

Shihui Aburame shared lunch with Ino Yamanaka and Hinata Hyuga, then outperformed Sasuke Uchiha in ninja tool throwing. After class, he took Naruto Uzumaki to look for Might Guy, whom they found running on his hands in the Forest of Death.

• Shihui Aburame let Hinata Hyuga and Ino Yamanaka share his lunch, and Ino offered to wash his lunch box.
• Umino Iruka demonstrated ninja tool throwing, and Sasuke Uchiha impressed the class by copying his technique and recalling the kunai.
• Naruto Uzumaki missed the target on his first throw, while Shihui Aburame struck the bull's-eye and made two kunai collide twice before hitting it in a cross.
• Sasuke Uchiha felt defeated when Shihui Aburame surpassed him, then stepped back as Naruto approached Shihui after class.
• Shihui Aburame asked Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki about Might Guy, then took Naruto to the Forest of Death and found Guy running on his hands.

Naruto Uzumaki began learning Taijutsu from Might Guy after Shihui Aburame encouraged him to seek out the instructor. Shihui returned to the Senju residence and practiced medical ninjutsu preparations with Shizune, who brought him dango.

• Naruto Uzumaki asked Might Guy to teach him Taijutsu, and Guy agreed to train him by running together.
• Shihui Aburame unlocked an achievement for inspiring Might Guy and received the single-use Flower Boar Gu.
• Kakashi Hatake reported Naruto’s new training to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who approved it and watched Naruto and Guy run with the Telescope Technique.
• Shihui Aburame returned to the old Senju residence, found Tsunade away gambling, and brought his carp out of the kitchen.
• Shizune gave Shihui Aburame a skewer of three-color dango, but he found it too sweet and handed it back.

Sasuke asked Uchiha Mikoto to help him spend more time sparring with Shihui Aburame, and she visited Tsunade to arrange for Sasuke to join Shihui's play. Shihui agreed, then earned a strange reward called the One Birth Gu.

• Sasuke told Uchiha Mikoto he wanted more chances to spar with Shihui, and she offered to help.
• Uchiha Mikoto visited Tsunade and explained that Sasuke wanted to be friends with Shihui.
• Uchiha Mikoto asked Shihui to include Sasuke when he played, and Shihui agreed.
• Shihui earned the "Mommy diplomacy" achievement and received a One Birth Gu, which left him confused.

Shihui Aburame left Tsunade’s home after she warned him about the Uchiha and cared for him like a mother. At school, Naruto Uzumaki showed off his new green outfit and vowed to become the top student, while Hinata Hyuga prepared nervously to face her bullies.

• Uchiha Mikoto invited Shihui Aburame to visit, and Tsunade warned him to be careful around the Uchiha Clan.
• Tsunade gave Shihui Aburame milk before bed, and he reflected that her care felt maternal.
• Shihui Aburame met Hinata Hyuga and Hanabi Hyuga, gave both girls lollipops, and reminded Hinata to face her bullies after school.
• Shihui Aburame arrived at class and saw Naruto Uzumaki wearing a green bodysuit.
• Naruto Uzumaki announced that he would beat the class and become its top student, while Sasuke Uchiha protested that he had only lost two matches through carelessness.

Shihui Aburame arranged a confrontation in the grove to help Hinata Hyuga stand up to the boys who had bullied her. Hinata awakened her Byakugan and defeated them, then blushed when Shihui told her that her eyes were beautiful.

• Shihui Aburame spent class and the midday break cultivating while Hinata Hyuga and Sasuke Uchiha worried about what would happen after school.
• Ino Yamanaka brought lunch for Shihui Aburame, who shared it with Hinata Hyuga and offered Naruto Uzumaki cooking recipes.
• After school, Shihui Aburame left with Hinata Hyuga while Sasuke Uchiha rejected Sakura Haruno and hurried away.
• In the grove, Shihui Aburame faced the older student and three boys who had bullied Hinata Hyuga, then urged Hinata to stop them from attacking him.
• Hinata Hyuga activated her Byakugan and knocked out the three boys, sending the older student fleeing.
• Shihui Aburame praised Hinata Hyuga's eyes, and she blushed and lowered her head.

Hinata Hyuga awakened her Byakugan after Shihui Aburame arranged a confrontation, and Hyuga Hiashi learned what had happened. Hiashi recognized Shihui’s role and began considering how Tsunade might help him resist the Hyuga Clan’s Caged Bird Seal customs.

• Shihui Aburame told Hinata Hyuga the three boys would wake soon, then took her to his cabin for a meal.
• Hinata Hyuga wondered whether the boys had been forced into the confrontation, but Shihui Aburame neither confirmed nor denied it.
• Tokuma Hyuga reported Hinata Hyuga’s Byakugan awakening to Hyuga Hiashi and recounted the incident.
• Hyuga Hiashi realized Shihui Aburame had staged the confrontation and credited him with helping Hinata awaken her Byakugan.
• Hyuga Hiashi reflected on the Caged Bird Seal and considered backing Tsunade as a possible Hokage who could help him resist the clan’s customs.

Shihui Aburame gave Naruto Uzumaki a cookbook once owned by Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, then arranged to take Sasuke Uchiha fishing after school. Sasuke earned Shihui a White Boar Gu achievement reward, while Ino Yamanaka invited Shihui to dinner and Hinata Hyuga watched him from behind a tree.

• Tsunade gave Shihui Aburame a cookbook signed by Minato Namikaze, and he decided to pass it on to Naruto Uzumaki.
• Naruto Uzumaki asked Shihui when they could go fishing again, and Shihui said they would go that day.
• Uchiha Mikoto asked Shihui to spend time with Sasuke Uchiha, and Shihui persuaded Sasuke to join the fishing trip by promising a future sparring match.
• Sasuke Uchiha agreed to fish despite his vow, earning Shihui a White Boar Gu as an achievement reward.
• Ino Yamanaka invited Shihui to dinner, but he said he was going fishing with their friends instead.
• Shihui spotted Hinata Hyuga peeking at him from behind a tree.

Shihui Aburame spent the morning with Naruto Uzumaki and Choji Akimichi before the class practiced flower arranging. He chose sunflowers for the theme “the blooming flower of hope,” while Hinata Hyuga chose moonflowers inspired by his courtyard.

• Shihui Aburame gave Naruto Uzumaki Minato Namikaze’s recipe book and promised to teach him to cook.
• Choji Akimichi invited Shihui Aburame fishing, shared his potato chips, and agreed to meet him after class.
• Haruna Yamanaka led a practical flower-arranging lesson and asked the students to choose a theme and flowers.
• Ino Yamanaka suggested sunflowers for Shihui Aburame’s theme of hope, and he told her that cosmos suited her.
• Hinata Hyuga chose moonflowers for warm beauty, while Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki both chose balsam flowers.
• Shihui Aburame arranged sunflowers under the theme “the blooming flower of hope.”

After flower-arranging class, Shihui Aburame traded arrangements with Ino Yamanaka and later joined his classmates for fishing. When Sasuke Uchiha asked how much strength Shihui had used in their fights, Shihui answered thirty percent, leaving Sasuke in disbelief.

• Ino Yamanaka followed Shihui Aburame and traded her cosmos arrangement for his sunflowers, then invited him to visit her house.
• Umino Iruka announced that he would cover second-year Class A next week and hold practical lessons with the class, including Neji Hyuga.
• Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha competed at fishing, and Sasuke caught nine fish to Naruto's seven.
• Sasuke Uchiha asked Shihui Aburame how much strength he had used in their fights, and Shihui said thirty percent.
• Sasuke Uchiha accused Shihui Aburame of lying.

Shihui Aburame cleaned the fish while Sasuke Uchiha recovered his confidence after losing to him, and Naruto Uzumaki arranged to learn cooking and taijutsu with Shihui. Ino Yamanaka helped Shihui prepare the fish and left delighted after he caught her wrist and adjusted her sleeve; the group later returned to Konoha, where Shihui gave Hinata Hyuga a storage scroll.

• Sasuke Uchiha brooded over losing to Shihui Aburame, then regained confidence by telling himself the Sharingan would let him win in the future.
• Naruto Uzumaki asked Shihui Aburame to teach him cooking, and Shihui agreed to teach him on Sunday and suggested he spar with Sasuke after learning Konoha Whirlwind.
• Ino Yamanaka joined Shihui Aburame to wash the cleaned fish and asked whether she could preserve the sunflower he had given her as a pressed flower.
• After Ino Yamanaka's legs began to ache, Shihui Aburame caught her wrist and pulled down her sleeve, leaving her delighted.
• Shihui Aburame and the others returned to Konoha after eating, and he gave Hinata Hyuga a storage scroll.

Naruto Uzumaki asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to tell him stories about the Fourth Hokage after learning Minato Namikaze’s cooking had been delicious. Back home, Shihui Aburame massaged Tsunade and unexpectedly earned a Liquor Worm from the system.

• Naruto Uzumaki found expired food in his refrigerator before Hiruzen Sarutobi visited and noticed Minato Namikaze’s cookbook.
• Naruto Uzumaki told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Shiki had given him the cookbook and said he wanted to cook better than the Fourth Hokage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reassured himself that Shiki posed no threat and agreed to tell Naruto Uzumaki stories about Minato Namikaze.
• Shihui Aburame returned home to find Tsunade resting alone, and she ordered him to give her a massage.
• Shihui Aburame massaged Tsunade’s legs and feet, then went to the kitchen and received a Liquor Worm for completing the “Porridge-proper” achievement.

Shihui Aburame refined the rank two White Jade Gu and tested its defense against Sasuke Uchiha, easily defeating him in a spar. Sasuke’s defeat unlocked a reward that Shihui refined into the rank two Moon Raiment Gu.

• Shihui Aburame used the Liquor Worm to refine his primeval essence and combined the White Boar Gu, Jade Skin Gu, and wild boar teeth into the rank two White Jade Gu.
• Sasuke Uchiha challenged Shihui Aburame to a spar and asked him to use his full strength.
• Shihui Aburame caught Sasuke Uchiha’s iron kunai, pulled him face-first to the ground, and threw a kunai through a large tree to demonstrate his strength.
• Sasuke Uchiha watched Shihui Aburame leave and felt defeated by how helpless he had been.
• Shihui Aburame unlocked the Little Light Gu reward for Sasuke Uchiha’s achievement and combined it with the Moonlight Gu and another Little Light Gu to create the rank two Moon Raiment Gu.

Sasuke Uchiha asked Uchiha Mikoto for help approaching Shihui Aburame for taijutsu instruction, while Naruto Uzumaki introduced his classmates to Might Guy. Shihui met Tsunade, who accidentally demolished a wall and carried him away to avoid the falling debris.

• Sasuke Uchiha told Uchiha Mikoto he wanted Shihui Aburame to teach him taijutsu, and she suggested visiting Lady Tsunade the next day.
• Naruto Uzumaki told his classmates about his taijutsu teacher, Might Guy, then left with him to run a hundred laps around Konoha.
• Tsunade raced past Shihui Aburame and several young men who were chasing her for repayment.
• Shihui Aburame called to Tsunade in an alley and asked how much money she owed, but refused when she joked about asking him to pay it.
• Tsunade punched a wall in anger, then scooped up Shihui Aburame and leaped away as the wall collapsed.

Shihui Aburame proved his medical-ninjutsu talent to Tsunade and cooked a spicy fish meal that impressed her. Tsunade assigned him a training plan and declared he would handle the cooking, while Shihui objected that he had little time.

• Shihui Aburame showed Tsunade a carp he had successfully treated, and she recognized his exceptional medical-ninjutsu progress.
• Tsunade examined Shihui Aburame's chakra, found it abundant and high quality, and ruffled his hair before sending him to cook.
• Shizune returned and found Tsunade writing a medical-ninjutsu training plan for Shihui Aburame.
• Shizune entered the kitchen, smelled Shihui Aburame's spicy fish, and watched him finish cooking it.
• Tsunade tasted the fish, praised it, and announced that Shihui Aburame would cook from then on; he replied that he did not have much time.

Tsunade began teaching Shihui Aburame Superhuman Strength, and his powerful first attempts astonished Uchiha Mikoto and Sasuke Uchiha. After they returned to the house, Mikoto asked to speak with Shihui alone, apparently seeking help with Sasuke’s disappointing results.

• Shihui Aburame chose to learn Superhuman Strength, and Tsunade agreed to teach him the next day.
• Tsunade demonstrated how to concentrate chakra in a fist and release it in a powerful blow, then had Shihui practice.
• Shihui Aburame cracked the ground with his punches but exhausted himself after seven attempts, so Tsunade ended the lesson.
• Uchiha Mikoto and Sasuke Uchiha arrived and watched Shihui’s training, leaving Sasuke astonished by his strength.
• Uchiha Mikoto later asked Tsunade if she could speak with Shihui alone, and Sasuke eagerly waited for their conversation.

Uchiha Mikoto asked Shihui Aburame to help Sasuke with his training and rewarded him with chakra metal. Tsunade took Shihui to a ninja tool shop to have it forged into a gauntlet, while noticing that he was exhausted from overusing his strength.

• Uchiha Mikoto asked Shihui Aburame to give Sasuke pointers in ninjutsu and taijutsu, and he agreed.
• Uchiha Mikoto gave Shihui a piece of chakra metal as thanks before leaving with Sasuke.
• Tsunade teased Shihui, then agreed to help him turn the chakra metal into a gauntlet.
• Tsunade noticed Shihui was unsteady from overusing Superhuman Strength, took his hand, and led him to Yamamoto Sage Ninja Tool Shop.

Tsunade took Shihui Aburame to have chakra-metal gauntlets made and comforted him when he grew exhausted, then told him about the Chunin Ninja Exams. The next day, Shihui met Ino Yamanaka at the market, and she joined him on his way to teach Naruto how to cook.

• Tsunade introduced Shihui Aburame to Yamamoto and commissioned reforgable chakra-metal gauntlets for him, to be collected the following Sunday.
• Tsunade noticed Shihui was exhausted, checked him, and held him while he rested; he saw the Chunin Ninja Exams notices at the Ninja Academy.
• Tsunade told Shihui he was too young to compete and suggested he could watch the exams with Shizune.
• On Sunday, Shihui met Ino Yamanaka and her mother at the market while shopping for groceries.
• Ino asked to join Shihui's cooking lesson for Naruto and offered to pay for the groceries, so Shihui agreed to take her along.

Shihui Aburame visited Naruto Uzumaki and taught him and Ino Yamanaka to cook. Afterward, he walked Ino home, where she proudly showed him the sunflower he had given her.

• Shihui Aburame and Ino Yamanaka arrived at Naruto Uzumaki’s apartment, where Shihui helped him clean.
• Shihui found Naruto’s taijutsu training notes and learned that Might Guy had given him a “Youth Training Manual.”
• Shihui taught Naruto and Ino to make fried eggs and tempura, and Naruto practiced cooking a batch himself.
• Shihui unlocked the “You’re the True God of Cookery” achievement and received a Rank One Fire Oil Gu.
• Shihui walked Ino to the Yamanaka Flower Shop, where Ino showed him the sunflower he had given her.

Shihui Aburame considered challenging chunin proctor Aoi Rokushō and planned to ask Shibi Aburame to watch, while he grew closer to Hinata Hyuga and decided to return to his family home. Umino Iruka announced a joint combat class with Class 2-A and a day off for the Chunin Ninja Exams.

• Shihui Aburame read the exam notice, spotted Aoi Rokushō and Idate Morino, and planned to test himself against Aoi with Shibi Aburame watching.
• Hinata Hyuga told Shihui Aburame that her father was happy about her Byakugan, and Shihui asked her to help him test something after school.
• Shihui Aburame greeted Shino Aburame and said he would go home that night because Shibi Aburame would be there.
• Umino Iruka announced that the afternoon practical combat class would be held with Class 2-A, giving students a chance to spar with older students.
• Umino Iruka announced that the class would have Friday off because of the Chunin Ninja Exams, and the students cheered.

During the joint taijutsu class, Shihui Aburame told Sasuke Uchiha that he could not beat Neji Hyuga, and Sasuke watched Neji closely enough to accept the judgment. After class, Shihui prepared training equipment for Sasuke, who followed him and tested it with a high jump.

• Shihui Aburame reminded Hinata Hyuga to eat radishes, calming her before the joint class as she described Neji Hyuga as a special genius.
• Sasuke Uchiha asked Shihui whether he could beat Neji, and Shihui said no and advised him to observe Neji carefully.
• Umino Iruka began the taijutsu lesson, and Sasuke watched Neji's precise movements until he believed he might lose to him.
• Shihui stopped Naruto Uzumaki from challenging anyone during free practice and told him to learn the Konoha Whirlwind first.
• Shihui took Hinata back to the wooden cabin and said the new training equipment was for Sasuke.
• Sasuke followed Shihui to the cabin, saw the equipment, and performed a high jump over the crossbar.

Shihui Aburame tested the White Jade Gu's defenses with Hinata Hyuga, then taught Sasuke Uchiha a chakra-control exercise on the parallel bars. After dinner, Sasuke continued training while Shihui left to walk Hinata home.

• Shihui Aburame asked Hinata Hyuga to use her Byakugan and confirmed that the White Jade Gu spread chakra evenly over his skin.
• Shihui Aburame had Hinata strike his arm, and the White Jade Gu's defense left her fingers sore.
• Shihui Aburame showed Sasuke Uchiha how to walk up the parallel bars by controlling chakra in his feet.
• Shihui Aburame invited Sasuke Uchiha to train at the bars and served dinner to him and Hinata Hyuga.
• Shihui Aburame left to walk Hinata home, while Sasuke Uchiha continued practicing and fell from the bars before getting back up.