Chapter Summaries

Hatake Kakashi and Second Pillar read Kitahara Kaede’s predictions about Uzumaki Naruto’s future, including Naruto’s ties to Konoha’s leadership and the theft of the Scroll of Seals. The chapter leaves Kakashi anticipating a dangerous Land of Waves mission involving Zabuza.

• Hatake Kakashi wondered who Masashi Kishimoto was and considered whether Uzumaki Naruto might become Hokage.
• Second Pillar questioned how Naruto could become powerful, while accepting the idea that a person’s birth shaped their destiny.
• Kitahara Kaede’s diary predicted that Naruto would steal the Scroll of Seals during his graduation, and Kakashi suspected someone had manipulated him.
• Hatake Kakashi recognized Naruto’s connections to Konoha’s leaders and understood why the diary called him a hidden Crown Prince.
• Kitahara Kaede predicted a life-or-death battle in the Land of Waves involving Zabuza, and Kakashi connected it to Kisame Hoshigaki’s earlier account.

Hatake Kakashi watched a new video of his team facing Momochi Zabuza in the Land of Waves, while Sasuke saw how far he still had to go to match powerful Jonin. The video ended with Zabuza unfazed after Kakashi caught him with a shuriken at his throat.

• Kakashi reasoned that the diary’s video updates appeared roughly ten days apart and anticipated footage of the Land of Waves mission.
• A new video showed Zabuza confronting Kakashi’s team, and Sasuke recognized Naruto and Sakura as his future teammates.
• Zabuza used the Hidden Mist Technique, leaving the children terrified by the deadly atmosphere as Kakashi tried to protect them.
• Kakashi and Zabuza traded Water Clones in the mist, and Kakashi appeared behind Zabuza with a shuriken against his throat.
• Zabuza dismissed Kakashi’s move as insufficient to defeat him and praised him for copying the Water Clone Technique.

Zabuza trapped Hatake Kakashi in a Water Prison and attacked the three Genin, but Uzumaki Naruto overcame his fear and rallied the others with a plan. After Hatake Kakashi revealed Zabuza’s brutal Kirigakure past, Zabuza knocked Second Pillar down, and Naruto used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

• Zabuza trapped Hatake Kakashi in a Water Prison and sent a Water Clone to attack the children and Tazuna.
• Second Pillar rejected Hatake Kakashi’s order to flee and reasoned that they had to rescue him to survive.
• After being knocked down, Uzumaki Naruto retrieved his headband, renewed his resolve, and declared he would become Hokage.
• Uzumaki Naruto called Second Pillar over and devised a tactic, surprising the others with his composure.
• Hatake Kakashi explained that Zabuza had killed everyone in his Ninja Academy graduating class, leading Kirigakure to change its Bloody Mist policy.
• Zabuza stomped Second Pillar down, and Uzumaki Naruto unleashed the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

Uzumaki Naruto and Second Pillar coordinated a layered shuriken trick that wounded Zabuza and gave Hatake Kakashi time to escape the Water Prison Technique. Kakashi confronted Zabuza, and their matching hand seals revealed his Sharingan copying Zabuza's movements.

• Uzumaki Naruto created a huge number of Shadow Clones and launched them at Zabuza, then threw a Fuma Shuriken to Second Pillar.
• Second Pillar recognized Naruto's plan and hurled the Fuma Shuriken at Zabuza, who caught it and dodged a hidden shuriken beneath its shadow.
• Naruto transformed into the shuriken that passed Zabuza and cut his face when Zabuza moved to evade the attack.
• Hatake Kakashi broke free from the Water Prison Technique and blocked Zabuza's strike against Naruto, then praised Naruto and his teammates.
• Hatake Kakashi and Zabuza formed identical hand seals at matching speed, and Second Pillar recognized Kakashi's Three-Tomoe Sharingan copying Zabuza's movements.

Hatake Kakashi used his Sharingan to defeat Zabuza, but a masked youth intervened and took Zabuza’s body. Kakashi suspected the youth was not truly Kirigakure Anbu and expected another battle with Zabuza, who would likely return with allies.

• Hatake Kakashi copied Zabuza’s hand signs and overwhelmed him with Water Release: Dai Bakusui Shō, then severely wounded him with shuriken.
• A masked youth struck Zabuza with Senbon, and Kakashi checked that Zabuza had no pulse before letting the youth take the body.
• The youth claimed he was Kirigakure Anbu sent to hunt Zabuza, and Kakashi allowed him to leave because of agreements between ninja villages.
• Kakashi sensed that the youth was not really Kirigakure Anbu and reasoned that his depleted chakra had forced him to pretend he had not noticed.
• Kakashi expected Zabuza to recover and return with other rogue ninjas, setting up another fierce battle over the mission.

Second Pillar resolved to train harder after seeing his weakness, while Kitahara Kaede drew beginner-level Flying Thunder God and tested its limited abilities. Days later, Kaede paid for Uzumaki Naruto’s ramen at Ichiraku, leaving Naruto surprised by the kindness.

• Second Pillar felt ashamed of his fear of Zabuza and decided to train harder so he could eventually take revenge on Uchiha Itachi.
• Kitahara Kaede drew beginner-level Flying Thunder God and learned that his lack of space-ninjutsu talent and quick reactions limited its combat use.
• Kitahara Kaede carved a Flying Thunder God mark at home and found he could sense marked locations within about ten kilometers.
• At Ichiraku Ramen, Uzumaki Naruto discovered his coupon was missing, and Kitahara Kaede offered to pay for his meal.
• Uzumaki Naruto was touched and confused when Kitahara Kaede treated him to ramen.

Kitahara Kaede agreed to help Uzumaki Naruto improve his poor Chakra control, which was hindering his Clone Technique. He began teaching Naruto tree climbing by concentrating Chakra in his feet, and left him practicing with a shuriken as a marker.

• Naruto told Kitahara Kaede that he struggled with the Clone Technique and asked him for help.
• Kitahara Kaede agreed to teach Naruto Chakra training after they finished their ramen.
• At a nearby river, Kitahara Kaede explained that Naruto's poor Chakra control was the main problem and demonstrated tree climbing.
• Naruto tried climbing the tree but fell after a few steps, so Kitahara Kaede advised him to practice patiently.
• Kitahara Kaede gave Naruto a shuriken and told him to mark the highest point he could reach, continuing until he could hang upside down.

Kitahara Kaede ended Naruto’s training after helping him improve his Chakra control, while Sarutobi Hiruzen watched and reconsidered how little attention he had paid to Naruto’s growth. Hiruzen chose to let Kaede continue befriending Naruto, but Danzō demanded Naruto be handed over to Root and left angrily when Hiruzen refused.

• Kitahara Kaede left Uzumaki Naruto after an afternoon of training, deciding not to teach him Water Surface Walking Practice.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen watched Naruto complete Tree Climbing Practice and reviewed an Anbu report that assessed Kitahara Kaede as a low threat.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen approved continued observation of Kitahara Kaede but ordered that no one intervene unless necessary, reasoning that Naruto needed a friend.
• Shimura Danzō accused Kitahara Kaede of being a spy and urged Sarutobi Hiruzen to hand Naruto over to Root for training.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen refused, reminded Shimura Danzō that he was the Hokage, and Danzō stormed out of the office.

Kitahara Kaede suspected the Anbu had searched his room, then wrote a diary entry joking about Ichiraku Ramen. Hatake Kakashi and Second Pillar watched a video of Pain destroying Konoha with Super Shinra Tensei, leaving them shaken by the Akatsuki leader’s power.

• Kitahara Kaede noticed that someone had searched his room and suspected the Anbu were investigating him.
• Kitahara Kaede ate the food Kitahara Yoshiko had prepared, then wrote in his diary that Ichiraku Ramen was safe and joked that its owner was Ōtsutsuki Ichiraku.
• Hatake Kakashi read Kitahara Kaede’s entry and watched a video showing Pain rise above Konoha and speak about pain.
• Pain used Super Shinra Tensei and flattened Konoha with a single attack.
• Hatake Kakashi and Second Pillar realized Pain was likely the leader of the organization that included Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki, and feared the scale of his power.

Second Pillar and Hatake Kakashi read Kitahara Kaede’s diary and learned more about the Rinnegan, Naruto’s future importance, and the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox’s interference with Naruto’s chakra. The revelations left Second Pillar questioning his solo revenge and Kakashi worried about Naruto’s seal and mysterious inherited fate.

• Second Pillar learned that the Rinnegan surpassed the Sharingan and wondered how he could avenge himself against Uchiha Itachi and his powerful organization alone.
• Second Pillar considered Uzumaki Naruto as a potential companion after Kitahara Kaede described him as a future peak shinobi.
• Kitahara Kaede’s diary called Naruto a Savior who could break the generations-long fate between Asura and Indra, leaving Hatake Kakashi puzzled about their identities and worried for Naruto.
• Second Pillar struggled to accept that Naruto, the class Dead Last, might surpass him and become the Shinobi World’s Savior.
• Kitahara Kaede revealed that the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox disrupted Naruto’s chakra circulation and that Naruto would later study under Jiraiya to address it.
• Hatake Kakashi realized the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox’s chakra might be affecting Naruto’s training and wondered whether the seal had loosened.

Hatake Kakashi and Second Pillar considered what the Nine-Tails meant for Naruto and the mysterious Fourth Hokage's legacy. Kitahara Kaede left Konoha on a mission to hunt a rogue ninja, and his team stopped in the forest after he sensed a need to rest.

• Hatake Kakashi worried that the Nine-Tails might escape and recognized that Naruto was the only known Uzumaki who could serve as its Jinchuriki.
• Second Pillar wondered whether the Nine-Tails was the Fourth Hokage's legacy that Uchiha Itachi and his organization sought to capture.
• Kitahara Kaede skipped another lesson with Uzumaki Naruto because he had received a temporary mission and did not want to interfere with Naruto learning the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
• Kitahara Kaede, Soten Genryu, and Hyuga Keiko traveled in formation to hunt Suzuki Ryujin, a rogue ninja formerly associated with Orochimaru.
• Kitahara Kaede halted the team for a rest and questioned why Konoha had assigned a Chunin team to hunt a rogue ninja assessed at Elite Chunin level.

Kitahara Kaede’s squad spotted an approaching group of Anbu, and he suspected they were actually Root sent after him. He explained Root’s connection to Shimura Danzō and revealed that Danzō had once tried to assassinate the Hokage.

• Kitahara Kaede had Hyuga Keiko use her Byakugan, and she spotted an Anbu-looking squad approaching from about a kilometer away.
• Kitahara Kaede suggested changing direction and suspected the pursuers were Root rather than ordinary Anbu.
• Hyuga Keiko explained Root’s brutal reputation, while Soten Genryu and Keiko chose to stay with Kitahara Kaede despite the danger.
• Kitahara Kaede reasoned that Root might be acting behind the Third Hokage’s back and said Shimura Danzō had once led the Anbu.
• Kitahara Kaede revealed that Shimura Danzō had dared to assassinate the Hokage.

Kitahara Kaede revealed Shimura Danzō’s past attempt to assassinate the Hokage and warned Hyuga Keiko and Soten Genryu to keep it secret. As Root pursued their squad under orders to kill them and frame Suzuki Ryujin, Kitahara prepared for battle and concealed his Sharingan.

• Kitahara Kaede explained that Shimura Danzō had lost command of the Anbu after attempting to assassinate Sarutobi Hiruzen, and warned Hyuga Keiko and Soten Genryu not to spread the secret.
• Kitahara led the three of them onto a new route while Root’s masked squad stopped to assess whether they had been detected.
• Monkey Mask Ninja ordered Root to pursue the squad, kill them, and make it look as though Suzuki Ryujin had done it.
• Hyuga Keiko confirmed that the pursuers were closing in, and Kitahara decided to prepare for a fight.
• Kitahara assessed the danger to his companions, retrieved his Cosmetic Contact Lenses, and planned to conceal his Sharingan to catch the Root squad off guard.

Kitahara Kaede and his teammates ambushed a Root squad pursuing them, killing one ninja and exposing the squad’s allegiance. As the fight began, Kitahara Kaede used his Sharingan and overwhelming chakra to destroy the Monkey Mask Ninja’s insect swarm and close in on him.

• Kitahara Kaede, Hyuga Keiko, and Soten Genryu prepared an ambush as Root’s four-man squad caught up with them.
• Kitahara Kaede detonated a trap that badly wounded the Eagle Mask Ninja, then killed him with a shuriken to the throat.
• The Monkey Mask Ninja tried to claim Root was acting as Anbu and accuse Kitahara Kaede of being a spy, but Kitahara Kaede identified them as Root and his teammates refused to leave him.
• The Monkey Mask Ninja, Fox Mask Ninja, and Eagle Mask Ninja attacked Kitahara Kaede, Hyuga Keiko, and Soten Genryu, respectively.
• Kitahara Kaede opened his Sharingan, unleashed a powerful Wind Release: Great Breakthrough that scattered the Monkey Mask Ninja’s Kikaichū, and forced him to retreat from a kunai strike.

Kitahara Kaede’s Sharingan evolved into its Two-Tomoe form during a battle with Root, allowing him to kill two masked ninjas and turn the fight around. He joined Hyuga Keiko in blocking the last Root ninja, who threatened them with Danzo’s vengeance.

• Kitahara Kaede used his Sharingan-enhanced perception to suppress the Monkey Mask Ninja while Soten Genryu and Hyuga Keiko struggled against the other Root ninjas.
• Under pressure to end the fight quickly, Kitahara Kaede’s Sharingan evolved into its Two-Tomoe form.
• Kitahara Kaede disrupted the Monkey Mask Ninja with Genjutsu and killed him with a shuriken to the throat.
• Kitahara Kaede helped Soten Genryu by throwing a dart, then trapped the Eagle Mask Ninja in Genjutsu and killed him.
• Kitahara Kaede went to help Hyuga Keiko, who blocked the fleeing Fox Mask Ninja with Eight Trigrams Palms as the ninja threatened them with Danzo’s retaliation.

Kitahara Kaede killed the Root ninjas sent by Shimura Danzō and continued his mission with Hyuga Keiko and Soten Genryu. After discovering they had been tracked, the group hid in a cave, where Kaede updated his Diary and condemned Danzō.

• Kitahara Kaede used his Sharingan-enhanced Genjutsu and a shuriken to kill the Fox Mask Ninja, then destroyed the last Monkey Mask Ninja’s brain to prevent the bodies from revealing their secrets.
• Kitahara Kaede told Hyuga Keiko and Soten Genryu to continue hunting Suzuki Ryujin, and the three buried the Root ninjas before leaving the area.
• Kitahara Kaede considered learning the Rasengan and reflected on his lack of powerful ninjutsu.
• Kitahara Kaede led the group to a cave, where Hyuga Keiko used her Byakugan to find a Yamanaka Clan Kikaichū hidden in Soten Genryu’s backpack.
• Kitahara Kaede set a watch rotation and traps, then updated his Diary by blaming Shimura Danzō for sending Root to kill him.

Hatake Kakashi read Kitahara Kaede’s diary and learned that Danzō would become the 5.5th Hokage, while questioning how the elderly Root leader could ever gain the position. The chapter left Kakashi puzzled by the title and Danzō’s future path to power.

• Hatake Kakashi recognized that Naruto, Second Pillar, and Sakura would likely be his new students and compared their team to Minato Namikaze’s old squad.
• Hatake Kakashi read Kitahara Kaede’s account of Danzō sending a Root Squad to hunt him for contacting Naruto.
• Hatake Kakashi reasoned that Danzō’s covert operations and lack of prestige made him an unlikely Hokage candidate.
• Hatake Kakashi learned from the diary that Danzō would become the 5.5th Hokage and wondered how an elderly man could outlast the Fifth Hokage to take the position.

Kitahara Kaede’s diary condemned Shimura Danzō’s crimes and revealed that he had a hand full of Sharingan. Hatake Kakashi realized the revelation could implicate Root and Konoha’s leadership, while Second Pillar recognized Danzō as a threat to every clan; the story left the origin of the Sharingan and the Third Hokage’s knowledge unresolved.

• Hatake Kakashi speculated that the 5.5th Hokage had been a temporary leader appointed during a future crisis in Konoha.
• Second Pillar realized from Kitahara Kaede’s diary that Uzumaki Naruto was unusually important and that Shimura Danzō had targeted people connected to him.
• Kitahara Kaede condemned Danzō for trafficking children, conducting human experiments, and abusing the Will of Fire.
• Kitahara Kaede revealed that Danzō had a hand full of Sharingan, prompting Kakashi to suspect they were hidden beneath Danzō’s bandages.
• Kakashi considered whether Root had taken the Sharingan during or after the Uchiha Clan Massacre and whether the Third Hokage knew.
• Second Pillar and Kakashi recognized that Danzō’s theft of Sharingan could provoke Konoha’s ninja clans by threatening their legacies and secret techniques.

Hatake Kakashi questioned whether Konoha’s leaders knew that Shimura Danzō had transplanted Hashirama Cells and stolen Uchiha Sharingan. Second Pillar recovered his One-Tomoe Sharingan and resolved to reclaim the clan’s eyes, but realized he was too weak to confront Danzō or safely approach Kitahara Kaede.

• Hatake Kakashi began doubting the Will of Fire and chose to observe longer before deciding whether to report the Diary to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Second Pillar grieved over the Sharingan transplanted into Shimura Danzō’s arm and recovered the One-Tomoe Sharingan he had awakened during the Uchiha Clan Massacre.
• Second Pillar added Shimura Danzō to his kill list and vowed to reclaim the Uchiha Clan’s eyes.
• Second Pillar considered seeking Kitahara Kaede’s help but felt a terrifying consciousness stop him from approaching.
• Second Pillar recognized his weakness and worried that taking revenge on Shimura Danzō could mean fighting all of Konoha.

Kitahara Kaede and his team reached a hot spring inn where Orochimaru’s intelligence operative Suzuki Ryujin was hiding. After Hyuga Keiko confirmed the targets, Kaede killed Suzuki Ryujin and the three Genin stationed with him, leaving his Sharingan concealed.

• Kitahara Kaede continued training his Rasengan and found that his ninjutsu improved rapidly after he gained the Uchiha Clan Standard Bloodline.
• Kitahara Kaede and his teammates arrived at the town where Suzuki Ryujin was reportedly posing as a hot spring inn owner.
• Hyuga Keiko used her Byakugan to confirm Suzuki Ryujin and three Genin were inside the inn.
• Kitahara Kaede ordered Hyuga Keiko and Soten Genryu to guard the exits, then entered the inn alone.
• Kitahara Kaede killed the attendant and the three Genin, then pierced Suzuki Ryujin’s throat with a shuriken while keeping his Sharingan hidden.