Chapter Summaries

Shihui Aburame planned to visit his uncle Kyōhei in the Land of Fire Metropolis and traveled there with Tsunade and Shizune using Katsuyu’s Reverse Summoning Technique. The group waited for Katsuyu’s split body to arrive, and Shihui prepared to become one of her contractors.

• Shihui Aburame and Shino Aburame failed to preserve the Kikaichū during their experiment, then discussed visiting Kyōhei Aburame, who ran a pest-control chemicals business in the Land of Fire Metropolis.
• Shihui asked Shibi Aburame for Kyōhei’s address, then left the Aburame Clan the next morning with Tsunade and Shizune.
• Tsunade had Shihui sign a summoning contract with Katsuyu before Shizune summoned Katsuyu.
• Tsunade asked Katsuyu to have a split body in the Land of Fire Metropolis use the Reverse Summoning Technique to bring them there.
• Katsuyu sent a split body toward the metropolis and told them it would take about fifteen minutes.

Shihui Aburame hired Konan to rescue Karin from Kusagakure and traveled with her to bring the girl out. After healing Karin’s mother, he arranged for Konan to evacuate both of them, leaving the three ready to escape Kusagakure.

• Shihui Aburame persuaded Shizune to go with Tsunade and went alone to meet Konan at an izakaya.
• Konan accepted Shihui Aburame’s offer to pay extra for accompanying her, then carried him by air toward Kusagakure.
• Konan used a Paper Clone to locate Karin and her mother, and the pair landed behind their house.
• Karin tried to offer herself in place of her gravely weakened mother, but Shihui Aburame explained that he was not from Kusagakure.
• Shihui Aburame healed Karin’s mother with the Mystical Palm Technique and asked Konan to take both her and Karin away.
• Konan agreed to evacuate Karin’s mother for an additional fee and created two Paper Clones.

Shiki Aburame rescued Chihori and Karin, offered them Sealing Jutsu in exchange for their help, and arranged for them to return to Konoha while his uncle sold Vitality Leaves. He then rejoined Tsunade and Shizune, who had won their bet, and returned to Konoha with them, where Tsunade told Shizune to teach him the Summoning Technique.

• Konan collected the mission certificate from Shiki Aburame and left, while Shiki gave Karin a lollipop and Chihori a Vitality Leaf that restored her strength.
• Shiki Aburame offered Chihori and Karin Sealing Jutsu in exchange for their help, then asked Kyōhei Aburame to disguise them and send them to Konoha.
• Shiki Aburame arranged for Kyōhei to sell fifty Vitality Leaves a month for fifty thousand ryō each, keeping sales restricted to a small circle.
• Shiki Aburame earned the Fire Robe Gu achievement reward and returned to the casino, where Shizune had won her bet against Tsunade.
• Tsunade gave up gambling and had Shizune use Katsuyu to return the group to Konoha, then ordered Shizune to teach Shiki Aburame the Summoning Technique.

Shihui Aburame settled Chihori and Karin in a Hyuga Clan house, arranged for Chihori to study sealing jutsu, and began teaching Karin to mold chakra. As the end-of-term exams approached, Shihui reviewed the progress of his friends and students, leaving their abilities to be tested soon.

• Shihui Aburame returned to Konoha, welcomed Chihori and Karin, gave them money and a Hyuga Clan residence, and healed Chihori’s remaining bite marks.
• Shihui asked Neji Hyuga for basic sealing jutsu, then sparred with Hinata Hyuga while Neji watched her improved Gentle Fist.
• Shihui received a sealing jutsu scroll from Neji and gave it to Chihori, while Karin agreed to become a ninja so she could protect her mother and Shihui began teaching her chakra molding.
• Karin molded chakra successfully on her first attempt, revealing an enormous reserve of chakra.
• As the end-of-term exams drew near, Shihui reflected on his progress with the Mystical Palm Technique and Katsuyu, Hinata’s Gentle Fist training, and Shino’s ongoing senjutsu experiments.

Shihui Aburame and his classmates took their written final exam, then gathered for practical combat. Shino Aburame defeated Kiba Inuzuka with unusual kikaichū, leaving the class wondering what Shihui Aburame was capable of.

• Shihui Aburame reassured Naruto Uzumaki that he could pass the final, while the classmates joked about their exam prospects and Guy's rivalry with Kakashi Hatake.
• Umino Iruka administered the written exam; Shihui Aburame finished smoothly, while Naruto Uzumaki ran out of time.
• At lunch, Shihui Aburame shared his food with Ino Yamanaka, and Hinata Hyuga sat beside him; he later told Shino Aburame not to use his unstable Kikaichū: Explosion in the practical exam.
• Umino Iruka explained that he would grade students on their combat performance and began calling matchups for sparring.
• Shino Aburame faced Kiba Inuzuka, evaded his attacks, and used three kikaichū to strike him down after Kiba swiped at them.

Hinata Hyuga defeated Ino Yamanaka, while Naruto Uzumaki overcame Sasuke Uchiha in a fierce match despite suffering a serious arm injury. Naruto advanced to face Shihui Aburame, and Shihui left him and Sasuke recovering after the fight.

• Hinata Hyuga defeated Ino Yamanaka after evading her attacks and striking her when she ran out of stamina, unlocking an achievement that rewarded the Love Life Separation Gu.
• Choji Akimichi defeated Sakura Haruno, and Umino Iruka announced that the winner of Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha's match would face Shihui Aburame.
• Sasuke Uchiha injured Naruto Uzumaki with Lightning Release: Swift Thunder Arrow, but Naruto stayed on his feet and refused treatment until the match ended.
• Shihui Aburame summoned Katsuyu to stand by in case either fighter faced mortal danger, and Umino Iruka allowed the match to continue.
• Naruto Uzumaki dodged Sasuke Uchiha's kunai and Great Fireball Technique, then knocked him unconscious with a spinning kick to win.
• Shihui Aburame and Katsuyu healed Naruto Uzumaki, while Shihui confirmed that Sasuke Uchiha had only passed out.

Shihui Aburame defeated Naruto Uzumaki without moving from his spot, after Sasuke Uchiha had already lost to Naruto. The exams ended with Shihui placing first again, and Umino Iruka reviewed the grades with Gekko Hayate.

• Sasuke Uchiha woke up after losing to Naruto Uzumaki, admitted he was fine, and left with Sakura Haruno following him.
• Shihui Aburame caught Naruto Uzumaki's Konoha Whirlwind and blocked his stronger attacks without moving his feet, winning their match.
• Naruto Uzumaki accepted the loss and vowed to run a hundred laps around Konoha that night.
• Umino Iruka announced that the results would be posted the next day and dismissed the class.
• Gekko Hayate gave Umino Iruka the graded papers, and Iruka saw that Shihui Aburame had placed first again.

After taking first place, Shihui Aburame gathered his classmates for barbecue and invited Sasuke Uchiha, who sought advice about his defeat by Naruto Uzumaki. The group celebrated together, and Shihui received a strength-boosting Gu before the chapter ended with Naruto describing his intense plans for the break.

• Shihui Aburame invited his classmates to barbecue and went to the Uchiha compound to fetch Sasuke Uchiha.
• Uchiha Mikoto let Shihui speak with Sasuke, who agreed to come after Shihui offered to explain why Naruto had beaten him.
• Shihui told Sasuke to seek Kakashi Hatake as a Lightning Release teacher and suggested asking Uchiha Itachi to arrange it.
• At the barbecue, Sasuke questioned Naruto about their spar, and Naruto claimed he had lasted a long time against Shihui.
• Shihui received the Crocodile Strength Gu achievement reward and praised Hinata Hyuga's grilled meat, prompting a jealous reaction from Ino Yamanaka.
• Naruto announced plans to train intensely during the break, surprising Sasuke Uchiha.

Shihui Aburame encouraged Ino Yamanaka to develop her clan's techniques through Yin Release and arranged to learn about Tsunade's past from Katsuyu. Tsunade proposed a trip to the Land of Lightning, while Sasuke Uchiha's request to study under Kakashi Hatake prompted Uchiha Fugaku to consider closer relations with the Hokage's faction.

• Ino Yamanaka asked Shihui Aburame for help improving, and he encouraged her to learn her clan's secret techniques and pursue Yin Release.
• Shihui Aburame tested stacked Crocodile Strength Gu on a tree and judged that its power let him rival a Chunin.
• Tsunade proposed taking Shihui Aburame to the Land of Lightning for experience and demanded one million ryo in tuition.
• Shihui Aburame offered Katsuyu more of his story in exchange for information about Tsunade's past, hoping to learn about her fear of blood.
• Sasuke Uchiha reported placing second overall and asked Uchiha Itachi to help him become Kakashi Hatake's student.
• Uchiha Itachi brought the request to Uchiha Fugaku, who considered using the arrangement to ease surveillance on the Uchiha Clan through friendlier relations with the Hokage's faction.

Hiruzen Sarutobi approved Kakashi Hatake teaching Sasuke Uchiha, while Shihui Aburame obtained a secret liquid from Katsuyu to help kikaichū absorb natural energy. Shihui and Shino tested it, and the mutated kikaichū absorbed energy three times faster and caused a much more powerful explosion.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi praised Umino Iruka's work and recognized Shihui Aburame's talent and positive influence on Naruto Uzumaki.
• Uchiha Itachi told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Sasuke wanted Kakashi Hatake as his teacher, and Hiruzen agreed to discuss it with Kakashi.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Kakashi Hatake to teach Sasuke Uchiha during the Ninja Academy vacation, and Kakashi told Itachi to bring Sasuke to Training Ground One at nine the next morning.
• Shihui Aburame asked Katsuyu for a secret way to help kikaichū absorb natural energy, and she brought him a jar of special liquid from Shikkotsu Forest.
• Shihui Aburame gave the liquid to Shino Aburame, whose mutated kikaichū absorbed natural energy three times faster before triggering a powerful explosion.

Shihui Aburame prepared to leave with Tsunade for a training trip to the Land of Lightning, spending the morning saying goodbye to friends and setting training goals for Chihori and Karin. He left Hinata Hyuga waiting for his return.

• Shihui Aburame finished another unsuccessful senjutsu experiment with Shino Aburame, then learned from Shizune that he and Tsunade would leave for the Land of Lightning the day after tomorrow.
• Tsunade asked Shihui Aburame to make breakfast and asked whether he could increase the supply of nectar wine, but he refused.
• Shihui Aburame gave Chihori and Karin training schedules to follow while he was away, and promised Karin a present when he returned.
• Shihui Aburame visited Ino Yamanaka, told her he was leaving to train, and heard that she had placed eighth overall.
• Shihui Aburame visited Choji Akimichi, Shikamaru Nara, and Hinata Hyuga, receiving gifts from their families and telling them he would be away.
• Shihui Aburame reassured Hinata Hyuga that he would return, leaving her blushing.

Tsunade took Shihui Aburame out of Konoha to gain experience after obtaining an exit permit from Hiruzen Sarutobi. They headed for the Land of Lightning, where Kumogakure’s Fourth Raikage had been accused of stealing a secret technique.

• Shizune equipped herself with hidden weapons and taught Shihui Aburame about supplies and traveling as a ninja.
• Tsunade took Shizune and Shihui Aburame to the Hokage Building, where they encountered Kakashi Hatake, who was on leave to teach Sasuke.
• Tsunade asked Hiruzen Sarutobi for permission to leave Konoha with Shihui Aburame, and he approved the trip after warning her not to cause trouble.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Tsunade that Cedar Village had placed a bounty on the Fourth Raikage for allegedly stealing its secret technique.
• At Konoha’s main gate, Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki discussed Shihui Aburame’s victory over Neji Hyuga as Tsunade’s group arrived to leave.

Shihui Aburame traveled with Tsunade and Shizune toward Thunderclap City, learning mission procedures and practicing reconnaissance. When an explosion revealed that the Fourth Raikage was fighting Cedar Village’s hired attackers, Shihui recognized their Exploding Insects and decided to wait for the Raikage to seek Tsunade’s help.

• Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki registered Tsunade, Shizune, and Shihui Aburame for their departure from Konoha.
• Shizune taught Shihui how to plan a route and choose a campsite, and he selected a route that passed through fewer villages.
• Shihui revealed his mutated Kikaichū, then traveled with Tsunade and Shizune, setting traps and training as they camped along the way.
• After a week, the trio entered the Land of Lightning and heard a powerful explosion near their camp.
• Shihui and Shizune sensed two people nearby, and Tsunade identified the Fourth Raikage by his Lightning Release.
• Shihui recognized that the Xuanyuan Group’s Exploding Insects were involved and advised the others to stay out of the fight.

Shihui Aburame accompanied Tsunade and Shizune to Thunderclap City, where Tsunade began gambling while Shizune tried to win back her losses. At the same time, the Fourth Raikage sought help for Karai, whose infected insect was close to exploding, and Mabui found Tsunade at the casino.

• Tsunade carried Shihui Aburame to a casino and took two hundred thousand ryo from him to gamble, while Shizune disguised herself and bet against her.
• Shihui Aburame grew bored and cultivated as the Fourth Raikage waited with Karai, whose insect contained explosive chakra that could detonate by the next day.
• Mabui proposed capturing the Xuanyuan Group or finding a better medical ninja, and the Fourth Raikage sent her to seek Tsunade's help.
• Mabui found Tsunade at the casino, and Shihui Aburame recognized her and approached her.
• Shihui Aburame told Mabui that his teacher was Tsunade and brought up the Xuanyuan Group, leaving Mabui surprised that he knew about them.

Shihui Aburame negotiated with Mabui for Tsunade to treat infected Kumogakure ninja, securing thirty-five million ryo and the Heavenly Transfer Technique after warning that the Fourth Raikage was infected too. The Fourth Raikage agreed to the deal on the condition that they also fight the Xuanyuan Group, while Shihui asked to obtain the Exploding Insects.

• Shihui Aburame demanded seventy million ryo and the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, then revised his offer to thirty-five million ryo and the Heavenly Transfer Technique after revealing that the Fourth Raikage might be infected.
• Tsunade agreed to let Shizune treat the infected in exchange for the negotiated payment and technique, and Shihui Aburame received the Moon Swirl Gu as an achievement reward.
• Shihui Aburame brought Tsunade and Shizune boxed lunches while Tsunade continued gambling.
• C examined the Fourth Raikage and confirmed that Exploding Insects had taken root in his chest; he said treatment would take about a month if the Raikage avoided using chakra.
• The Fourth Raikage accepted Mabui's deal with Tsunade and added that they must help defeat the Xuanyuan Group.
• Mabui told Shihui Aburame that the Fourth Raikage had agreed, and Shihui asked to receive the Exploding Insects.

Tsunade and Shizune removed Exploding Insects from Karai and the Fourth Raikage, then joined the Raikage’s group in attacking the Xuanyuan Group. Shihui Aburame helped defeat the group and subdued its Exploding Insects, adding them to the Aburame Clan’s arsenal.

• Tsunade accepted Mabui’s request and had Shizune and Shihui Aburame remove the Exploding Insects from Karai and the Fourth Raikage.
• Mabui asked Tsunade to help take down the Xuanyuan Group, and Shihui Aburame agreed after requesting the Exploding Insects.
• The Fourth Raikage charged the Xuanyuan Group while C tracked their position and Shihui Aburame’s Kikaichū surrounded the invisible Exploding Insects.
• Shihui Aburame and Tsunade helped kill the Xuanyuan Group’s members as the Fourth Raikage pursued the last fleeing enemy.
• Shihui Aburame used the aura of the Rank Five Rejuvenation Gu to subdue the five Exploding Insects.

After Tsunade and Shizune split the reward for helping the Fourth Raikage, Tsunade and Shihui Aburame traveled north for a month before returning to Konoha. There, Sasuke trained with Kakashi while Uchiha Itachi brought him to see Shihui, who reunited with Ino Yamanaka.

• The Fourth Raikage paid Tsunade, Shizune, and Shihui Aburame thirty-five million ryo for their help, and Tsunade and Shizune argued over how to divide it.
• Tsunade asked Shihui to keep her fear of blood secret, then borrowed money from him; she also told Shizune to train him in ninja fieldcraft as they continued north.
• Sasuke Uchiha trained hard in Lightning Release Ninjutsu under Kakashi Hatake, who later encountered Might Guy and Naruto Uzumaki at the training ground.
• Uchiha Itachi visited Sasuke and led him toward Shihui Aburame, while Kakashi left to visit Konoha's Memorial Stone.
• Sasuke saw Shihui with Ino Yamanaka, denied that Shihui was his friend, and left; Ino invited Shihui to a meal, but he said he needed to go home first.

Shiki Aburame returned to Konoha, invited Ino Yamanaka to dinner, and spent time with his family before walking her home. He later visited Chihori and Karin, where he gave Chihori flowers and praised Karin’s training progress.

• Shiki Aburame brought Ino Yamanaka to the Aburame compound, where Shino Aburame contracted with Shiki’s Exploding Insects.
• Shiki Aburame cooked dinner with Ino Yamanaka, then walked her to the Yamanaka Flower Shop, where Mrs. Yamanaka sent him away with lilies and tulips.
• Shiki Aburame bought Icha Icha Paradise using the Transformation Technique, but Chihori found it and took it from him until he was older.
• Shiki Aburame gave the flowers to Chihori and reunited with Karin, who had learned the Substitution Technique but had not mastered the other basic techniques.
• Shiki Aburame praised Karin for learning the Substitution Technique in one month.

Shihui Aburame trained Karin and Chihori, then returned home as a powerful, ominous presence unsettled Tsunade. At the Hokage Building, Tsunade learned that Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan could control people's wills and challenged the Hokage Advisors over their response to him.

• Shihui Aburame praised Karin's Substitution Technique and sparred with Chihori, then trained her in chakra control while climbing a tree under interference.
• Shihui Aburame dried Karin and Chihori's hair before returning to the old Senju residence, where Tsunade promised to accompany him to school the next day.
• Tsunade and Shizune sensed a powerful presence, and Tsunade went to the Hokage Building while telling Shizune to protect Shiki.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Tsunade that Shisui had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and revealed that his Kotoamatsukami could permanently alter someone's will.
• Tsunade realized Danzo might have confronted Shisui and accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of making excuses for him, then challenged Utatane Koharu when she demanded respect.

Shihui Aburame persuaded Tsunade to bet that he and Shizune could cure her fear of blood, with Tsunade agreeing to become Hokage if they succeeded. Meanwhile, Shisui Uchiha's death left Itachi bewildered and Sasuke eagerly preparing for school with him.

• Shihui Aburame suggested Tsunade become Hokage, then proposed that he and Shizune cure her fear of blood in exchange for her taking the position; Tsunade accepted the bet.
• Tsunade wondered whether to leave Konoha with Shizune and Shihui, but Shizune believed Shihui would choose to stay.
• Sasuke Uchiha woke excited to return to school and spar with Shihui, then learned Itachi would not be there in time for breakfast.
• Mikoto Uchiha worried after hearing that Shisui Uchiha had died and his eyes were missing, while suspecting Itachi might be involved.
• Itachi returned home and agreed to accompany Sasuke to school, but remained shaken by Shisui's death and wondered whether Hiruzen Sarutobi knew Shimura Danzō had killed him.