Chapter Summaries

Hatake Kakashi discovered a diary that revealed Kitahara Kaede knew secrets about Naruto and viewed Kakashi as a powerful but ultimately limited shinobi. When Kakashi considered investigating Kaede directly, an unseen force threatened to kill him, leaving him to seek answers indirectly.

• A diary titled Kitahara Kaede's Diary (Hatake Kakashi Copy) fell onto Kakashi's desk, and he inspected it before reading it.
• Kakashi read entries describing Kitahara Kaede's daily life and his knowledge that the ostracized Naruto carried the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.
• Kakashi considered finding Kaede, but an overwhelming pressure warned him that he would die if he tried, and he could sense no one nearby.
• Kakashi realized he could investigate Kaede indirectly by seeking his files, while wondering why the diary had appeared and revealed its secrets.
• Kakashi read Kaede's entry calling him Hatake the 50/50 and criticizing his prospects in a future era where bloodlines supposedly mattered most.

Kitahara Kaede, an ordinary Konoha Chunin with memories of Earth, used his Diary System’s first draw and obtained the Uchiha Clan Standard Bloodline. As the bloodline fused, his chakra and abilities surged, leaving him confident he could escape his former fate as cannon fodder.

• Hatake Kakashi reflected that powerful ninjas did not need Kekkei Genkai to become legends.
• Kitahara Kaede completed his tenth diary entry and drew the Uchiha Clan Standard Bloodline from the Diary System.
• Kitahara Kaede reasoned that the reward could make him an unaffiliated Uchiha and might let him awaken the Sharingan.
• Kitahara Kaede fused with more than half of the bloodline by nightfall, increasing his chakra reserves by over ten times and improving his talent.
• Kitahara Kaede tested his abilities and found he could rival a Tokubetsu Jonin and face an ordinary Jonin.

Kitahara Kaede reflected on his new strength and met with his squad, where their instructor announced his promotion and transfer to the Anbu. Akai Akimoto handed leadership of the squad to Kaede for their next mission.

• Kitahara Kaede considered how far he still was from Uchiha Itachi and resolved to grow stronger through future draws.
• Kitahara Kaede met his teammates, Soten Genryu and Hyuga Keiko, for breakfast.
• Akai Akimoto told the squad he had been promoted to Tokubetsu Jonin and transferred to the Anbu.
• Akai Akimoto assigned Kitahara Kaede to lead the squad's mission and left to report in.

Kitahara Kaede wrote in his diary that Akai Akimoto had been promoted to Tokubetsu Jonin and warned that the Konoha Crush Plan was approaching. Hatake Kakashi read the entry, became suspicious of Kaede’s knowledge, and considered the threat posed by Orochimaru.

• Kitahara Kaede led Soten Genryu and Hyuga Keiko on a trash-collection mission, while they discussed their hopes of becoming Chunin.
• Kitahara Kaede returned home, collected the mission reward, and wrote that Akai Akimoto’s transfer to the Anbu could put him near the Third Hokage during the Konoha Crush Plan.
• Hatake Kakashi read the diary entry and updated his dossier on Kitahara Kaede to record Akai Akimoto’s promotion to Tokubetsu Jonin.
• Hatake Kakashi became suspicious that Kitahara Kaede knew the name of the invasion plan and considered whether he might be a spy.
• Hatake Kakashi recalled his past encounter with Orochimaru and wondered what the diary meant by Orochimaru becoming Snake Lady.

Hatake Kakashi watched a video of his past encounters with Orochimaru and saw how completely the legendary Sannin had outmatched him. The footage left Kakashi shaken and reminded him that Orochimaru stood far above Jonin-level strength.

• Hatake Kakashi wondered what Kitahara Kaede meant by saying the times were different and what the Konoha Crush Plan involved.
• Hatake Kakashi opened a video showing his younger self attacking a wounded Orochimaru, who dodged him, cut his mask, and vanished while Kakashi remained frozen by his presence.
• The video showed Kakashi using the Sealing Evil Technique on Sasuke to suppress his Cursed Seal and warn him that the seal could return if his will faltered.
• Orochimaru, wearing an Otogakure Headband, approached Sasuke, dismissed Kakashi's threat to take him down, and predicted that Sasuke would seek him out for power.
• Hatake Kakashi finished watching the video drenched in cold sweat and recognized the vast gap between his Jonin strength and Orochimaru's Kage-level power.

Hatake Kakashi realized Orochimaru might target Sasuke and wondered whether he should tell the Third Hokage what he knew. Kitahara Kaede went to collect a mission and found Sarutobi Hiruzen ready to assign his squad a C-Rank Mission.

• Hatake Kakashi deduced that Orochimaru had placed a Cursed Seal on Sasuke and might try to lure him away from Konoha.
• Hatake Kakashi considered warning the Third Hokage but worried he could not explain the Diary System.
• Kitahara Kaede went to the Hokage Building's Mission Hall to collect a mission for his squad.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen recognized Kitahara Kaede Squad and offered them a C-Rank Mission.

Kitahara Kaede led Soten Genryu and Hyuga Keiko on a mission to eliminate bandits blocking a trade route in the Land of Fire. During their night assault, they encountered a powerful Rogue Ninja, and Kitahara Kaede awakened the Sharingan as he moved to protect his teammates.

• Kitahara Kaede accepted a C-Rank bandit-clearing mission from Sarutobi Hiruzen and set out with Soten Genryu and Hyuga Keiko.
• The squad reached the bandits’ mountain stronghold, rested, and began a nighttime attack.
• Kitahara Kaede killed several guards with precise shuriken throws, surprising Soten Genryu and Hyuga Keiko.
• Soten Genryu was injured by a Rogue Ninja, while Hyuga Keiko struggled to withstand the enemy’s rapid sword attacks.
• Kitahara Kaede’s vision sharpened as he rushed to help, and he realized that he had awakened the Sharingan.
• Kitahara Kaede threw shuriken at the Rogue Ninja, who deflected one before more shuriken closed off his escape routes.

Kitahara Kaede killed a powerful Rogue Ninja with a shuriken barrage, shocking Hyuga Keiko with his sudden strength and enormous Chakra reserves. After treating Soten Genryu and checking the hideout for survivors, the squad returned to Konoha with their mission upgraded to B-rank.

• Hyuga Keiko finished off the Rogue Ninja after Kitahara Kaede's shuriken barrage brought him down.
• Hyuga Keiko noticed Kitahara Kaede's greatly increased Chakra but chose not to question his secrets.
• Hyuga Keiko checked the hideout, then treated Soten Genryu's wounds with the Mystical Palm Technique.
• Kitahara Kaede set traps while the squad waited for other bandits to return, and Soten Genryu recovered.
• The squad returned to Konoha after confirming no bandits remained, and the mission was raised from C-rank to B-level.

After a mission involving Rogue Ninja, Kitahara Kaede divided the bandits’ stolen money with his teammates and complained about paperwork in his Diary. Hatake Kakashi read that Kaede had awakened the Sharingan and began wondering about his ancestry, while puzzling over the Diary’s mention of Itachi.

• Kitahara Kaede gave half the bandits’ money to the village and split the rest with Hyuga Keiko and Soten Genryu, taking the largest share.
• Kitahara Kaede finished his report and wrote in the Diary that his Sharingan had awakened during the mission and increased his chakra reserves.
• Hatake Kakashi read the Diary and inferred that Kitahara Kaede might have distant Uchiha Clan blood.
• Hatake Kakashi wondered whether Kaede could be considered an Uchiha and tried to identify Itachi, whom the Diary said Fifty-Fifty had briefly fought.

Hatake Kakashi and Second Pillar read the Diary and tried to understand its hints about future encounters with Uchiha Itachi and Kitahara Kaede. Second Pillar resolved to investigate Kitahara Kaede and claim him for the Uchiha Clan before a new video appeared.

• Hatake Kakashi realized the Diary’s “Itachi” meant Uchiha Itachi and worried about a future clash with him.
• Second Pillar watched footage of Kakashi confronting Orochimaru to protect him and considered seeking Orochimaru’s power for revenge.
• Second Pillar learned that Kitahara Kaede had awakened the Sharingan and decided to investigate him and bring him into the Uchiha Clan.
• Second Pillar guessed that he might encounter Uchiha Itachi while serving under Kakashi and became eager to kill him.
• A new Diary video appeared with the title “[Asagiri, Homecoming!].”

The video showed Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki entering Konoha and revealed their encounter with Hatake Kakashi, Sarutobi Asuma, Yuuhi Kurenai, and Second Pillar. Asuma and Kurenai confronted the pair, recognized Itachi as the Uchiha Clan’s killer, and learned that his partner was a Rogue Ninja from Kirigakure.

• Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki entered Konoha under Genjutsu and discussed finding their target.
• Hatake Kakashi recognized his former Anbu subordinate Uchiha Itachi but did not recognize Kisame Hoshigaki.
• Hatake Kakashi waited for Second Pillar at a teahouse while Itachi and Kisame sat inside, then the pair disappeared when Second Pillar arrived.
• Hatake Kakashi sent Sarutobi Asuma and Yuuhi Kurenai to intercept Itachi and Kisame after Second Pillar said he did not eat natto or sweets.
• Sarutobi Asuma and Yuuhi Kurenai recognized Uchiha Itachi after he revealed his face, and Kisame Hoshigaki identified himself as a Rogue Ninja from Kirigakure.

Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki fought Sarutobi Asuma and Yuuhi Kurenai while Hatake Kakashi watched and worried about the powerful organization the two criminals might belong to. As Itachi moved to finish off Kurenai, Kakashi arrived to confront him.

• Asuma and Kurenai challenged Itachi and Kisame, who refused to explain their purpose in Konoha.
• Kisame injured Asuma with Samehada while Kakashi observed that the two S-rank criminals might belong to a dangerous organization.
• Itachi reflected Kurenai's Genjutsu and kicked her onto the water after she escaped its trap.
• Itachi appeared behind the recovering Kurenai, but Kakashi arrived and called out to him.

Hatake Kakashi and Sarutobi Asuma faced Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki, but Itachi restrained Kisame and began searching for an unspecified objective. Watching the encounter, Second Pillar was shaken by Itachi’s speed and the vast gap between their abilities.

• Kisame Hoshigaki attacked Sarutobi Asuma, and Hatake Kakashi arrived to help him with a matching Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
• Hatake Kakashi confronted Uchiha Itachi and identified Kisame Hoshigaki as a member of Kirigakure's Seven Ninja Swordsmen wielding Samehada.
• Kisame Hoshigaki mentioned Hatake Kakashi's fight with Zabuza, while Uchiha Itachi stopped Kisame from fighting and warned that other ninja might arrive.
• Uchiha Itachi said they had come to find something, then launched an attack that Hatake Kakashi blocked with a Water Wall.
• Second Pillar watched Uchiha Itachi's astonishingly fast technique and questioned whether he could ever become strong enough to take revenge.

Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Itachi exchanged clones and feints while the observers reacted to the gulf between their abilities. Itachi revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and Kakashi warned Asuma and Kurenai not to look into his eyes.

• Itachi’s Shadow Clone pierced Kakashi with a shuriken, but Kakashi’s Water Clone disappeared and the two continued their exchange of tricks.
• Kakashi identified that both the Itachi and Kurenai before him were Shadow Clones, and Itachi’s clone exploded into a surge of water.
• Second Pillar grew despondent over his weakness, while Kakashi’s narration warned that the battle had only shown a fraction of Itachi’s strength.
• Itachi explained that Kakashi’s body could not adapt to the Sharingan as an Uchiha’s could, then revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Kakashi recognized the danger and told Asuma and Kurenai not to look into Itachi’s eyes, and they closed theirs.

Uchiha Itachi trapped Hatake Kakashi in Tsukuyomi, where he endured what felt like seventy-two hours of torture in a single second. Watching the scene, Second Pillar feared the gap between their Sharingan but vowed to kill Itachi and avenge his clan without relying on those eyes.

• Hatake Kakashi warned everyone not to look at Itachi’s eyes, and Itachi said only someone with the same Kekkei Genkai could defeat his Tsukuyomi.
• Hatake Kakashi was pulled into Tsukuyomi, bound to a cross, and repeatedly stabbed by Uchiha Itachi.
• Itachi said he controlled space, time, and matter within Tsukuyomi, while Kakashi suffered seventy-two hours of torture in what amounted to one second in the real world.
• Hatake Kakashi and Second Pillar were horrified by Tsukuyomi’s power and considered how greatly Itachi’s Sharingan surpassed Kakashi’s and Second Pillar’s.
• Second Pillar recalled Kitahara Kaede’s words about differences between Sharingan users and swore to kill Itachi and avenge the Uchiha Clan without those eyes.

Hatake Kakashi recovered from Uchiha Itachi’s Tsukuyomi and analyzed its power, limitations, and cost while recording his observations. He then learned that Itachi and Kisame were seeking the Fourth Hokage’s legacy, which Kakashi identified as Naruto and the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox sealed inside him, leaving Sasuke confused by the revelation.

• Hatake Kakashi emerged from Tsukuyomi, collapsed on the water, and struggled to recover from the three days of torture he had experienced in the illusion.
• Kisame Hoshigaki remarked that using Itachi’s eyes excessively carried risks, and Kakashi recorded his theories about Tsukuyomi’s strength, range, and physical cost.
• Hatake Kakashi considered why Itachi had spared him and concluded that Tsukuyomi might burden its caster as well as its target.
• Uchiha Itachi said that he and Kisame were seeking the Fourth Hokage’s legacy, shocking Sarutobi Asuma and Yuuhi Kurenai.
• Hatake Kakashi identified the legacy as Naruto and the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox sealed within him, while Sasuke wondered what the Fourth Hokage’s legacy meant.

Hatake Kakashi identified Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki as members of Akatsuki and suspected they had come for the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox inside Naruto. Might Guy arrived and drove Kisame back, while Itachi withdrew after sending Konoha a message that he was alive and protecting Second Pillar.

• Hatake Kakashi questioned whether Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki wanted the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox inside Naruto, leaving Second Pillar to realize Naruto was connected to the Demon Fox.
• Hatake Kakashi named Akatsuki, surprising Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki as well as Sarutobi Asuma and Yuuhi Kurenai.
• Uchiha Itachi ordered Kisame Hoshigaki to attack, but Might Guy appeared and sent Kisame flying.
• Might Guy explained how he had learned to counter the Sharingan by watching an opponent's feet instead of meeting their gaze.
• Uchiha Itachi stopped Kisame and withdrew, having returned to see Second Pillar and warn the Konoha Higher-ups not to harm him.

Hatake Kakashi concluded that Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki might both be Kage Level, raising the possibility that every Akatsuki member was that powerful. Second Pillar weighed how to grow strong enough to defeat Uchiha Itachi and wondered whether he would need to seek Orochimaru or obtain the Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Hatake Kakashi considered the imminent threat of Uchiha Itachi and decided to investigate the Mangekyō Sharingan in Konoha’s Archives.
• Hatake Kakashi suspected Uchiha Itachi had shown him mercy and possibly passed him information, while judging both Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki to be Kage Level.
• Hatake Kakashi feared Akatsuki might consist entirely of Kage Level fighters, burned his notes, and resolved to learn ways to avoid eye-based Genjutsu.
• Second Pillar reviewed the Diary’s revelations about Hatake Kakashi becoming his Jonin instructor and Uchiha Itachi returning to Konoha.
• Second Pillar considered seeking refuge with Orochimaru, then wondered whether defeating Uchiha Itachi required the Mangekyō Sharingan and killing his closest friend.

Kitahara Kaede kept training while avoiding attention from Konoha’s leadership, then wrote in his diary about Sasuke and the coming graduates. Sasuke and Kakashi read the entry, while Kaede wondered how many ordinary ninja would survive the Fourth Shinobi World War.

• Kaede submitted his mission report, received no new assignment, and spent several days honing his Sharingan while repeatedly encountering Sasuke and Kakashi.
• Kaede received a routine cat-catching and dog-chasing mission, then returned home and wrote in his diary that he should keep his distance from Sunny Sasuke.
• Sasuke and Kakashi sensed the diary’s update; Sasuke bristled at his nickname, while Kakashi recorded Kaede’s deep distrust of Konoha’s leadership.
• Kaede wrote that the next Ninja Academy graduates, including the legendary Konoha 12, would soon enter the world and wondered how many would survive the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Hatake Kakashi considered what Kitahara Kaede’s prediction of a Fourth Shinobi World War and the Konoha 12 might mean, while Second Pillar began to see his future classmates as potential allies against Uchiha Itachi. Kitahara Kaede’s thoughts turned to Uzumaki Naruto’s rise and the dangers of the wider shinobi world.

• Hatake Kakashi inferred that the Fourth Shinobi World War would involve several major villages and wondered whether Kitahara Kaede could foresee the future.
• Hatake Kakashi speculated that the Konoha 12 referred to twelve graduates who would become powerful ninjas.
• Second Pillar considered relying on eleven strong companions to help him take revenge on Uchiha Itachi.
• Kitahara Kaede thought about Uzumaki Naruto’s coming rise and complained that expanding the worldbuilding had made the shinobi world more dangerous.