Chapter Summaries

On the morning of his Graduation Exam in Konoha Year 60, Izayoi reflected on his remarkable growth and the power of his Byakugan and Status Panel. He believed his Byakugan’s First Fetal Movement was approaching, leaving him poised to pursue the Tenseigan at an exceptionally young age.

• Hinata woke Izayoi and brought him breakfast before his Graduation Exam, and he teased her about growing taller.
• Izayoi washed up and noticed that activating his Byakugan no longer caused the veins at his temples to bulge.
• Izayoi checked his Status Panel, which showed four Red Perks, a Gold Bloodline Limit, and 12,391 points.
• Izayoi recalled how his Sage Body and fused perks had increased his Chakra and strengthened his Byakugan’s vision to an 80-kilometer range.
• Izayoi sensed that his Byakugan’s First Fetal Movement would arrive soon and considered how his Sage Eye could help him awaken the Tenseigan.

On the morning of the graduation exam, Izayoi ate the bento Hanabi had made for him and walked to the Ninja Academy with Hinata. They arrived among anxious classmates, while the confident top students seemed unconcerned about the exam.

• Izayoi found Hinata waiting with breakfast and learned that Hanabi had prepared him an exam bento.
• Izayoi and Hinata left for the Ninja Academy together, where classmates greeted and teased them about their relationship.
• The sixth-graders arrived at a quieter-than-usual campus, with civilian parents waiting outside for exam results.
• Classmates discussed Izayoi and Hinata’s closeness, while Hinata’s clan status and Pressure Point Strike discouraged anyone from challenging her.
• Izayoi and Hinata sat together and whispered as their classmates fretted over the graduation exam.

Izayoi passed the Clone Technique Graduation Exam and became a Genin, then met Hinata and his classmates at the training ground. He declined Sasuke Uchiha’s challenge until they had trained with their Guidance Jonin, while reflecting on how he had harvested Sasuke’s perks and helped him grow stronger; Sasuke had awakened the Sharingan and could now activate it freely.

• Izayoi created two perfect clones, passed the Graduation Exam, and received his Genin Forehead Protector from Iruka Umino.
• Izayoi met Hinata and other classmates outside the School Building, and they headed to the training ground to wait for their file photos.
• Sasuke Uchiha challenged Izayoi to a fight, but Izayoi suggested they wait until after training under their Guidance Jonin, and Sasuke agreed.
• Izayoi recalled that he had repeatedly fought Sasuke and harvested his perks and ninjutsu scrolls, while the two had become friends.
• Sasuke Uchiha had awakened the Sharingan on the night of the clan massacre and could now activate it freely.
• Izayoi considered it inevitable that Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki would be assigned to the same team with Kakashi Hatake as their Guidance Jonin.

Izayoi and Hinata passed the Graduation Exam and celebrated at home with Hanabi, who greeted them after school. The chapter ended with Hinata wondering why Naruto had failed, while Izayoi concealed his amusement at his own explanation.

• Iruka Umino led the students who passed the Graduation Exam to have their ID photos taken and then out to meet their waiting families.
• Hanabi greeted Izayoi and Hinata at the school gate, and Izayoi let her play with his Genin forehead protector.
• Izayoi, Hinata, and Hanabi went to the market, bought ingredients and treats, and shared hot pot at home.
• A Hyuga bodyguard watched Hanabi from the shadows as Izayoi and Hinata cared for her, continuing Izayoi's tacit understanding with Hyuga Hiashi.
• Hinata asked why Naruto Uzumaki had failed despite his strong chakra, and Izayoi blamed his poor Chakra Control while hiding his amusement.

Izayoi planned to use his advanced Byakugan to copy the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique when Naruto opened the Sealing Scroll, while Hinata hoped to be assigned to his team. As night fell, Mizuki approached Naruto and Naruto stole the scroll, while Hyuga Hiashi quietly visited Hiruzen Sarutobi.

• Izayoi realized he could copy the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique from up to eighty kilometers away without entering the forest or approaching Naruto.
• Izayoi told Hinata that they were unlikely to share a team, though she hoped they would be assigned together.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi placed the Sealing Scroll in his office and went home.
• Hyuga Hiashi visited Hiruzen Sarutobi, while Mizuki sought out Naruto Uzumaki.
• Naruto Uzumaki stole the Sealing Scroll from the Hokage Office, and figures in Green Vests raced across Central Street rooftops.

Izayoi secretly copied and learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, then spent the day training with Hinata and Hanabi. The chapter ended with the three of them playfully tussling after Izayoi defeated the sisters in a spar.

• Izayoi's transformed shadow clones watched Naruto Uzumaki open the Sealing Scroll and copied the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique's training method.
• Izayoi read the copied scroll and learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique in less than five minutes, then destroyed the scroll.
• Izayoi saw Naruto Uzumaki with Konohamaru and Special Jonin Ebisu while going to buy ninja tools, but did not approach them.
• Izayoi returned home and found Hinata and Hanabi sparring in his Training Hall.
• Hanabi charged at Izayoi, who sent her flying gently toward Hinata and challenged both sisters to attack him together.
• Izayoi defeated Hinata and Hanabi in their spar, and the three ended up playfully biting and licking each other.

Izayoi and Hinata shared a playful morning before heading to the Ninja Academy for team assignments. There, Naruto accidentally kissed Sasuke, and Sakura Haruno’s Support Group dragged him away to beat him.

• Hinata woke Izayoi, and he playfully pulled her onto the bed before getting dressed in his custom white combat robe.
• Izayoi and Hinata ate breakfast, walked to the Academy, and sat together while classmates teased them about staying inseparable.
• Sasuke told Izayoi he hoped they would be assigned to the same team, and Izayoi explained that the top three students would likely be separated.
• Naruto crouched behind Sasuke, then accidentally fell forward and kissed him when another student’s elbow struck him.
• Sakura Haruno led the girls of the Support Group in dragging Naruto beneath the podium and beating him while he begged for mercy.

Iruka Umino assigned the newly graduated students to squads, placing Izayoi with Hinata Hyuga and Shino Aburame on the Eighth Squad. Their Guidance Jonin arrived and called them out of the classroom, leaving Izayoi and Hinata to follow her while Shino had already disappeared.

• Iruka Umino announced the squad assignments, and Izayoi realized Hiruzen Sarutobi had chosen to invest in him over Kiba Inuzuka.
• Sakura Haruno, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke Uchiha were assigned to the Seventh Squad, while Ino Yamanaka, Choji Akimichi, and Shikamaru Nara formed the Tenth Squad.
• Iruka Umino assigned Hinata Hyuga, Shino Aburame, and Izayoi to the Eighth Squad, and Hinata excitedly grabbed Izayoi's arm.
• Guidance Jonin arrived to collect their squads, and a mature woman called the Eighth Squad out of the classroom.
• Izayoi said goodbye to Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki, then left with Hinata while Shino Aburame had already vanished.

Red Yuhi introduced herself to Izayoi, Hinata Hyuga, and Shino Aburame, then announced a capture-battle survival exercise against her the next morning. Izayoi inferred that she was testing their planning and teamwork, and the three began sharing their abilities as Red Yuhi watched approvingly.

• Red Yuhi led her squad to a wilderness Training Ground, introduced herself, and asked Izayoi, Hinata Hyuga, and Shino Aburame to do the same.
• Red Yuhi scheduled a capture-battle Survival Exercise against herself for nine the next morning and disappeared before the students could ask questions.
• Shino Aburame asked Izayoi to analyze the exercise, and Izayoi concluded that Red Yuhi had given them time and information to test their tactics and teamwork.
• Shino accepted Izayoi as the squad leader, and Izayoi asked Hinata and Shino to share their strongest techniques and explain how they worked.
• Red Yuhi secretly watched the three plan together, pleased that they had recognized her test, then vanished.

Izayoi and Hinata spent an afternoon reliving their childhood before joining Shino Aburame for Red Yuhi’s bell test. The test began with Hinata and her Shadow Clone launching a powerful Eight Trigrams: Empty Wall Palm that caught Red Yuhi off guard.

• Izayoi explained his plan to Hinata and Shino Aburame, deciding they did not need to set traps for the test.
• Shino Aburame left, and Izayoi and Hinata went to the river to catch fish, train, and share a picnic.
• The next morning, Izayoi, Hinata, and Shino Aburame met Red Yuhi at the Training Grounds for a one-hour bell test.
• Red Yuhi announced that the three had to take her bells, then waited in an open clearing for them to attack.
• Hinata and her Shadow Clone struck Red Yuhi with an Eight Trigrams: Empty Wall Palm, blasting through the forest and forcing her to retreat into the Dust Mist.

Eighth Squad used coordinated tactics to take the bells from Red Yuhi and pass their test. Red Yuhi praised Izayoi’s skill and wondered how he had resisted her genjutsu, but he kept the secret to himself.

• Shino Aburame sent insects toward Red Yuhi while Hinata used her Byakugan to track the team’s movements.
• Izayoi-kun’s Shadow Clone fought Red Yuhi, then vanished as three fire techniques struck from different directions.
• Red Yuhi countered the fire dragons with a Water Formation Wall, but the resulting mist let Eighth Squad approach and take her bells.
• Izayoi-kun returned the bells’ jingle and asked whether the team had passed, and Red Yuhi praised their tactics.
• As they walked to Central Street, Red Yuhi asked how Izayoi’s Shadow Clone had ignored her genjutsu, but he refused to reveal his secret.

After Eighth Squad completed its first D-rank mission, Izayoi-kun discovered that his Kekkei Genkai was beginning to awaken. He left Hinata to guard his secret and help him through the days when he would be unable to see.

• Red Yuhi led Eighth Squad on a D-rank mission to clear trash from a ditch, and the team completed it using their water-walking skills.
• Izayoi-kun and Hinata collected their first mission reward and bought ingredients for a celebratory meal.
• At home, Izayoi-kun felt his Kekkei Genkai beginning to awaken and asked Hinata to help him upstairs.
• Izayoi-kun covered his eyes, sensed across Hidden Leaf Village's Central Street, and warned Hinata to keep his awakening secret.
• Izayoi-kun asked Hinata to use a Shadow Clone in his place on missions, keep Hanabi away, and bring him meals while he recovered.

After two weeks of blindness, Izayoi awakened the Tenseigan and discovered its extraordinary vision and powers over gravity, repulsion, and puppets. He realized he now had the means to protect himself, while his Light Screen showed the Tenseigan had become his highest-ranked talent perk.

• Hinata cared for the blind Izayoi for two weeks until his vision settled and the First Fetal Movement manifested.
• Hinata removed Izayoi’s bandages, and he revealed his luminous blue-white Tenseigan.
• Izayoi tested the Tenseigan’s immense vision and X-ray sight, then discovered he could control gravity and repulsion.
• Izayoi accidentally pulled Hinata into his hand while testing gravity, then demonstrated repulsion by smashing a vase and sending its fragments into a trash can.
• Izayoi considered the Tenseigan’s Wireless Puppet ability and checked his Light Screen, which now ranked Tenseigan above his other perks.

After awakening the Tenseigan, Izayoi returned to Eighth Squad and continued D-Rank work until Red Yuhi secured them their first C-Rank mission. The squad was assigned to escort a mining convoy from the Hidden Leaf Village to the Land of Rivers, and Red went to negotiate with the client.

• Izayoi returned to Eighth Squad after completing his First Fetal Movement, and Shino noticed that his insects feared him.
• Eighth Squad continued completing D-Rank missions with excellent reviews, while Hinata, Shino, and Izayoi declined Red Yuhi’s genjutsu lessons.
• On May 1st, Red Yuhi announced that Eighth Squad would take a C-Rank mission as a reward for their strong performance.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi approved the squad’s first C-Rank mission and assigned them to escort a mining convoy to the Land of Rivers.
• Red Yuhi took the mission scroll to the client at an inn while Izayoi, Hinata, and Shino waited by the iron-marked carriage.

Izayoi-kun, Hinata, and Shino Aburame began escorting Mr. Nishimura’s mining team after preparing for the journey from Hidden Leaf Village. Eight days later, Hinata’s Byakugan detected no danger within twenty kilometers, astonishing Red Yuhi and Shino Aburame.

• Red Yuhi instructed Eighth Squad to prepare supplies and meet at the village gate the next morning, while Hinata offered to bring Izayoi-kun a Storage Scroll.
• Izayoi-kun, Hinata, and Shino Aburame met Red Yuhi and Mr. Nishimura at the village gate and set out after presenting their travel permits.
• Hinata and Shino Aburame lost their excitement about traveling after seeing ordinary towns, and the convoy continued toward the Land of Fire’s border.
• After eight days of travel, Red Yuhi asked Hinata to check the area with her Byakugan, and Hinata reported no danger within twenty kilometers.
• Red Yuhi and Shino Aburame reacted with shock to the range of Hinata’s detection.

Hinata’s Byakugan had developed to a range of twenty kilometers, allowing Eighth Squad to detect two S-Rank Missing-nin ahead. Izayoi left the caravan and headed toward Sasori of the Red Sand and Deidara, intending to take their puppets.

• Red Yuhi warned Hinata to keep her Byakugan’s range secret after learning she could see twenty kilometers away.
• Eighth Squad wiped out two groups of bandits and scared off another while traveling through the mountains.
• Hinata spotted two powerful Mysterious Men ahead, and Red Yuhi identified them as S-Rank Missing-nin and ordered the caravan to change routes.
• Izayoi recognized the figures as Sasori of the Red Sand and Deidara, then used a Shadow Clone to remain with the caravan while his Main Body went after them.
• Hinata noticed Izayoi’s departure but stayed quiet, confident he could escape if necessary.

Izayoi ambushed Deidara and Sasori of the Red Sand, then used a new technique to summon a meteorite that devastated the surrounding mountains. Sasori and Deidara took shelter from the impact, while Eighth Squad and the caravan witnessed the destruction from afar.

• Deidara and Sasori of the Red Sand searched for the Kurosuki Clan’s mining village in the Land of Rivers.
• Izayoi attacked them from the sky, deflected Sasori’s poison needles, and survived Deidara’s explosions.
• Izayoi formed a new technique and summoned a meteorite before flying away.
• Sasori used the Third Kazekage and Iron Sand to shelter himself and Deidara inside a sealed sphere.
• The meteorite struck, destroying the impact site and shaking the mountains as Eighth Squad and the caravan watched from a distance.

Izayoi survived the meteor blast and met Deidara and Sasori of the Red Sand, praising Deidara’s explosions before asking Sasori for his Puppet Technique and Human Puppet-making method. Sasori gave him three scrolls, and Izayoi flew away, leaving both Akatsuki members alive.

• Deidara emerged unharmed from his rock-and-iron shelter and admired the devastation, while Sasori of the Red Sand came through the blast without a scratch.
• Izayoi appeared and agreed with Deidara that explosions were beautiful, prompting Deidara and Sasori to argue over whether fleeting or eternal art was superior.
• Deidara invited Izayoi to join their organization, but Izayoi declined and asked Sasori for his Puppet Technique and Human Puppet-making method in exchange for the meteor as a gift.
• Sasori agreed and sent three scrolls to Deidara, but Izayoi stopped them with Gravity and inspected them before taking them.
• Izayoi thanked Sasori and Deidara and flew away, while Sasori felt relieved that the encounter had ended without a fight.

Izayoi studied Sasori of the Red Sand’s Human Puppet techniques and imagined combining them with the Tenseigan to create a remotely controlled puppet army. After Eighth Squad completed its dangerous C-Rank escort mission and returned to the Hidden Leaf Village, Izayoi and Hinata parted ways after he kissed her forehead.

• Izayoi read Sasori of the Red Sand’s scrolls on Human Puppets and their Chakra Cores, then considered upgrading them with the Tenseigan’s Wireless Puppet ability and Yin-Yang Release Black Rods.
• Eighth Squad and the convoy avoided the Art Duo and a powerful chakra presence before reaching Mr. Nishimura’s remote mountain village and completing the mission.
• Red Yuhi led Eighth Squad back toward the Hidden Leaf Village using Body Flicker and asked Izayoi, Hinata, and Shino Aburame how they felt about their first C-Rank mission.
• Eighth Squad returned to the Hidden Leaf Village after a half-month mission, received 23,000 ryo each, and got three days off from Red Yuhi.
• Hinata declined to visit Izayoi’s home, so Izayoi kissed her forehead goodbye; Hinata blushed and hurried away after noticing an amused woman watching.

Izayoi broke open his childhood piggy bank to buy a camera, hoping to preserve memories with Hinata and Hanabi. The three spent the day taking and developing photographs, ending with a picture recreating Izayoi and Hinata’s childhood beneath a tree.

• Izayoi broke his piggy bank, combined his savings with his mission rewards, and bought a camera and photo supplies.
• The next morning, Izayoi photographed Hinata and Hanabi preparing breakfast, then took a group photo with them.
• Izayoi taught Hinata and Hanabi how to develop the photographs, and they admired the results together.
• The three spent the day taking photographs at home and around the Land of Waterfalls.
• Hinata asked Izayoi to recreate a childhood scene beneath a tree, and they used the Transformation Technique before taking a photograph.