Recaps

Shihui Aburame began Academy life, built friendships with Naruto Uzumaki, Hinata Hyuga, and his classmates, and became Tsunade’s apprentice after proving his medical talent. The stretch ended with the class sharing a fishing trip meal, while Shihui’s strength and skills continued to draw Sasuke Uchiha’s attention.

• Shihui Aburame rescued Hinata Hyuga from bullies in the snow, fed her ramen, and earned a strength-boosting Gu by helping her overcome her fear.
• Shihui Aburame entered the Academy, befriended Naruto Uzumaki, and stood up for him when classmates mocked his dream of becoming Hokage.
• Shihui Aburame demonstrated the Chakra Scalpel to Tsunade, who agreed to teach him and later made him her apprentice after he mastered medical texts and passed her wager.
• Shihui Aburame supported Hinata Hyuga with meals and encouragement, accepted her gift of one million ryo, and helped her gain confidence at school.
• Shihui Aburame trained in medical ninjutsu under Tsunade and defeated Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha in Academy sparring matches.
• Shihui Aburame hunted wild boars for their tusks, brought Tsunade homemade nectar wine, and began studying Superhuman Strength alongside his medical training.
• Shihui Aburame joined his classmates for a fishing competition, caught eighteen fish to Sasuke Uchiha’s seventeen, and beat Sasuke in a rematch using the Body Flicker Technique.
• Shihui Aburame prepared the group’s catch, and his classmates enjoyed the meal as Ino Yamanaka and Hinata Hyuga thanked him.

Shihui Aburame guided Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga through new training while growing closer to Tsunade and drawing Sasuke Uchiha into his circle. As the Chunin Ninja Exams approached, Shihui tested his White Jade Gu and began training Sasuke with new equipment.

• Shihui Aburame helped Hinata Hyuga face the boys who bullied her, and she awakened her Byakugan during the confrontation.
• Shihui Aburame arranged fishing trips and other outings with Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Ino Yamanaka, and Choji Akimichi, earning several Gu rewards.
• Shihui Aburame gave Naruto Uzumaki Minato Namikaze’s cookbook, and Naruto began training with Might Guy while Shihui taught him cooking.
• Shihui Aburame refined his primeval essence, created the rank two White Jade Gu, and defeated Sasuke Uchiha in a spar.
• Tsunade trained Shihui Aburame in Superhuman Strength and commissioned chakra-metal gauntlets for him with Uchiha Mikoto’s help.
• Shihui Aburame taught Naruto Uzumaki and Ino Yamanaka to cook, then gained a Rank One Fire Oil Gu.
• As the Chunin Ninja Exams approached, Shihui Aburame watched Neji Hyuga spar and advised Sasuke Uchiha to study his movements.
• Shihui Aburame confirmed the White Jade Gu’s defense with Hinata Hyuga and taught Sasuke Uchiha to control chakra while walking on parallel bars.

Shihui Aburame stopped Aoi Rokushō's theft, strengthened his allies with Gu, and trained under Tsunade. After defeating Neji Hyuga, he persuaded Neji to join Heavenly Drive and pursue a way to break the Caged Bird Seal.

• Shihui Aburame demonstrated his Gu to Shibi Aburame and gave Shino Aburame the White Boar Gu to increase his strength.
• Shihui Aburame and Shibi Aburame killed Aoi Rokushō after Idate Morino stole the Sword of the Thunder God, and Tsunade secured an A-rank mission reward for Shihui Aburame.
• Shihui Aburame gave Hinata Hyuga the White Boar Gu and trained her to face Neji Hyuga while Tsunade taught him taijutsu.
• Shihui Aburame bred mutated Kikaichū and advanced to rank one upper stage with the Bronze Relic Gu.
• Naruto Uzumaki defeated Sasuke Uchiha during practical combat class, and Shihui Aburame defeated Neji Hyuga after Neji beat Hinata Hyuga.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Mizuki's arrest and an investigation into suspicious details surrounding a mission and a teammate's death.
• Shino Aburame discovered that his mutated kikaichū absorbed natural energy, and Hinata Hyuga gave Shihui Aburame a handmade Decade Rider belt.
• Shihui Aburame persuaded Neji Hyuga that the Caged Bird Seal could be broken, recruited him into Heavenly Drive as Azure Lord, and received the Nine Leaf Vitality Grass.

Shihui Aburame developed his medical ninjutsu and experiments with natural energy while rescuing Karin and Chihori and helping his classmates. His trip with Tsunade and Shizune to the Land of Lightning ended with the Xuanyuan Group defeated, while Shisui’s death and missing eyes brought new suspicion to Konoha.

• Shihui Aburame experimented with natural energy in kikaichū, and Shino Aburame’s mutated kikaichū survived an explosion that Shihui proposed turning into a secret weapon.
• Shihui Aburame secretly rescued Karin and her mother Chihori from Kusagakure, arranged their move to Konoha, and began teaching Karin to mold chakra.
• Shihui Aburame trained in the Mystical Palm Technique and helped his classmates through their exams, where Hinata Hyuga defeated Ino Yamanaka and Naruto Uzumaki defeated Sasuke Uchiha before losing to Shihui.
• Shihui Aburame left Konoha with Tsunade and Shizune to train, and the group encountered the Fourth Raikage after Exploding Insects infected him and Karai.
• Shihui Aburame negotiated payment and the Heavenly Transfer Technique in exchange for treatment, then helped Tsunade, Shizune, and the Fourth Raikage defeat the Xuanyuan Group and capture its Exploding Insects.
• Shihui Aburame returned to Konoha and praised Karin’s progress, while Shino Aburame contracted with Shihui’s Exploding Insects.
• Tsunade accepted Shihui Aburame’s bet that she would become Hokage if he and Shizune cured her fear of blood, as Hiruzen Sarutobi revealed Shisui had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Mikoto Uchiha learned that Shisui Uchiha had died and his eyes were missing, while Itachi Uchiha wondered whether Hiruzen Sarutobi knew Shimura Danzō had killed him.