Chapter Summaries

Kitahara Kaede reviewed his new techniques and decided to request the B-rank Genjutsu: Binding Stake, then spent the evening at home before writing in his diary. After learning from Kaede’s diary how powerful Uchiha Itachi and Shimura Danzō were, Second Pillar continued training, convinced he was still too weak.

• Kitahara Kaede spent the day visiting training grounds and learned Hell Viewing Technique, Leaf Hurricane, and Earth Release: Hidden Mole Technique.
• Kitahara Kaede assessed his abilities and decided to apply for Genjutsu: Binding Stake, planning to amplify it with his Sharingan.
• At dinner, Kitahara Yoshiko noticed Kaede’s growing appetite, and Kaede said her cooking had improved.
• Kitahara Kaede used a Shadow Clone to help with the dishes, then went upstairs to write in his diary.
• Second Pillar trained alone at the Uchiha ancestral home and, after learning of Uchiha Itachi’s and Shimura Danzō’s strength from Kaede’s diary, resolved that his training was still not enough.

Second Pillar reflected on his lack of clan resources and read the Diary’s update while Hatake Kakashi resumed training in the Hatake Sword Style. Kakashi resolved to pursue Kage Level by following the breakthrough method left in Hatake Sakumo’s notes.

• Second Pillar recognized how far his strength and resources lagged behind those of Uchiha Itachi and appreciated Hatake Kakashi’s lessons in chakra control and movement techniques.
• Second Pillar sensed the Diary’s update, retrieved his hidden copy, and began reading.
• Hatake Kakashi practiced the Hatake Family Sword Style and recalled that it had once been his best path to strength.
• After considering the future Kage Level threats and his past reliance on the Sharingan, Hatake Kakashi decided he had to reach Kage Level.
• Hatake Kakashi reopened Hatake Sakumo’s notes, studied the guidance on mastering Blade Momentum, and realized the Hatake Sword Style suited his limited chakra reserves.

Kitahara Kaede’s diary revealed that he had reached Three-Tomoe Sharingan in a month, shocking Uchiha Itachi, Hatake Kakashi, and Second Pillar. Second Pillar realized the diary suggested he had already awakened One-Tomoe during the night his clan was wiped out, while Kakashi wondered how soon Sasuke would awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Kitahara Kaede wrote that his Three-Tomoe Sharingan let him copy ninjutsu and greatly increased his Dojutsu Power.
• Uchiha Itachi, Hatake Kakashi, and Second Pillar were shocked that Kitahara Kaede had reached Three-Tomoe in only a month.
• Kitahara Kaede compared Sasuke’s future Sharingan with Uchiha Madara’s and joked that Sasuke was the worst-performing generation of Indra.
• Second Pillar recalled the night his clan was wiped out and suspected he had awakened One-Tomoe but repressed the memory and its power.
• Second Pillar felt encouraged by the possibility of reclaiming his Sharingan, while Hatake Kakashi wondered when Sasuke would awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Uchiha Itachi and the others examined diary entries about Uchiha Sasuke’s future strength and the mysterious Indra and Asura. A video showed Kakashi Squad confronting Sasuke three years later, while Sai explained that he had abandoned his assassination mission and wanted to follow his own will.

• Uchiha Itachi connected the diary’s Indra and Asura references to Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto, and to Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama in the previous generation.
• Kitahara Kaede’s diary described Sasuke’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan as powerful enough to see the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox and called him one of the Four Madmen of the Uchiha during his Mangekyo phase.
• Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Itachi considered what the diary’s descriptions revealed about Sasuke’s future abilities and the timing of events.
• A video showed Uzumaki Naruto meeting a white-clad Sasuke on a cliff, where Yamato identified himself as Kakashi Squad’s acting captain and said they had come to bring Sasuke back to Konoha.
• Sai revealed that his classified mission had been to assassinate Sasuke, but he had chosen to abandon his orders after Naruto reminded him of precious feelings.

Second Pillar learned that his future self left Kakashi Squad and became a rogue ninja, despite Naruto and Sakura’s efforts to bring him back. The image revealed that he refused to kill Naruto and rejected Itachi’s claimed method for awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, but he now threatened Naruto’s life.

• Second Pillar realized that his future self left Konoha and Kakashi Squad, while Kakashi and Itachi recognized the depth of Naruto and Sakura’s bonds with him.
• The image showed Itachi repeatedly tormenting Second Pillar, who said he needed to sever his bonds because his hatred for his brother mattered more to him.
• Naruto challenged Second Pillar about sparing his life after their battle, and Second Pillar recalled Itachi saying that awakening the Mangekyō required killing one’s closest friend.
• Second Pillar said he had refused to gain power through Itachi’s method and claimed he had spared Naruto on a whim.
• Second Pillar appeared before Naruto and threatened to kill him, telling him to train for his dream of becoming Hokage instead of chasing after him.

Second Pillar overwhelmed Uzumaki Naruto and his allies with Chidori Stream, while Naruto resisted the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox’s offer of power. The chapter left Naruto and the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox shocked as Second Pillar appeared inside Naruto’s Mental World.

• Second Pillar revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and used Chidori Stream to knock down Sai and Uzumaki Naruto.
• Hatake Kakashi copied Chidori Stream and reflected on Second Pillar’s talent and strength.
• Second Pillar pierced Yamato, while Uzumaki Naruto struggled to rise and began showing signs of a Tailed Beast transformation.
• The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox urged Uzumaki Naruto to release its seal and take its power, but Naruto refused.
• Second Pillar unexpectedly appeared inside Uzumaki Naruto’s Mental World, shocking both Naruto and the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.

A future video showed Second Pillar breaking free of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox’s power before nearly attacking Konoha’s group, but Orochimaru and Kabuto stopped him and took him away. After the video ended, Uchiha Itachi and Hatake Kakashi considered the implications of Sasuke’s future defection and Orochimaru’s role.

• Second Pillar saw the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox inside Uzumaki Naruto, crushed it, and heard its warning not to kill Naruto.
• Second Pillar escaped Yamato’s Wood Style restraint, declared he would settle things with Konoha, and began forming hand seals for Kirin.
• Orochimaru stopped Second Pillar from using Kirin, while Kabuto argued that Konoha’s group could help fight Akatsuki and protect his revenge plan.
• Second Pillar accepted Kabuto’s reasoning, then vanished with Orochimaru and Kabuto in a burst of fire.
• Uchiha Itachi inferred that Second Pillar had left Konoha to grow stronger under Orochimaru, while Hatake Kakashi considered how to prevent his defection.

Hatake Kakashi considered how to keep Sasuke in Konoha after seeing possible futures where Sasuke left for Orochimaru and later joined Akatsuki. Second Pillar weighed the uncertain but honorable path of staying in Konoha against the proven strength and vengeance offered by defecting again, and the chapter left him unable to choose.

• Hatake Kakashi sketched the man who had stopped Sasuke, planning to search the Archives for information about him.
• Second Pillar watched White-Clad Sasuke and struggled to understand how his future self had become so bitter and willing to attack teammates.
• Second Pillar considered whether he could gain strength through Orochimaru without trusting him or sacrificing his Sharingan.
• Second Pillar inferred that Mangekyō Sharingan Sasuke had turned against Orochimaru and joined Akatsuki after leaving Konoha.
• Second Pillar weighed staying in Konoha to revive the Uchiha Clan against gaining guaranteed strength and revenge at the cost of becoming consumed by hatred.

Kitahara Kaede trained Hyuga Keiko and Soten Genryu, using his rapidly growing chakra and genjutsu skill to push them toward greater strength. He had gained roughly half the chakra reserves of a Kage-level powerhouse and wondered how much stronger he might become as his Uzumaki Clan Sage Body developed.

• Kitahara Kaede trapped Hyuga Keiko with Tree Bind Death, and she failed to dispel it even after activating her Byakugan.
• A Shadow Clone of Kitahara Kaede battered Soten Genryu during taijutsu practice and criticized his fundamentals.
• Kitahara Kaede had trained his teammates with techniques suited to them and made them spend mission earnings on medicinal baths to strengthen their bodies.
• Under his training, Hyuga Keiko and Soten Genryu had stabilized at Chunin level and were advancing toward Elite Chunin.
• Kitahara Kaede's chakra had surged over the past several days to half that of a Kage-level powerhouse, while his wounds healed around ten times faster than before.

Kitahara Kaede’s rapid growth had made him far stronger than his teammates, and the Hokage summoned the Kitahara Squad to assign them a mission. The chapter ended with Kaede discovering they had been ordered to secretly escort Kakashi Squad during its mission to the Land of Waves.

• Hyuga Keiko and Soten Genryu recognized how much Kitahara Kaede had grown and speculated about his strength.
• An Anbu ninja ordered the Kitahara Squad to report to the Hokage Building, and Kaede led Hyuga Keiko and Soten Genryu there.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen told the squad he intended to assign them a B-Rank Mission and gave Kitahara Kaede the mission scroll.
• Kitahara Kaede learned that his squad had been tasked with secretly escorting Kakashi Squad to the Land of Waves and ensuring its mission succeeded.

Kitahara Kaede’s squad received orders to secretly protect Kakashi Squad on its mission to the Land of Waves, with Naruto’s safety taking priority. After preparing to leave the next morning, Kaede returned home, reassured his mother, and remembered that it was time for another lottery draw.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Kitahara Kaede and his teammates to follow Kakashi Squad from a distance and intervene only if necessary.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen recalled that Kakashi had specifically requested Kaede’s squad, whose leader had once befriended Uzumaki Naruto.
• Kitahara Kaede ended his teammates’ training and told them to prepare for an early departure the next morning.
• Kitahara Kaede told Kitahara Yoshiko he would be leaving on a mission that could last a month or longer, and she urged him to be careful.
• Kitahara Kaede went to his room to write his diary and prepare for the night’s lottery draw.

Second Pillar prepared for his first real mission after awakening his One-Tomoe Sharingan, while Hatake Kakashi worked to rebuild his swordsmanship and stamina. When the Diary announced Kakashi Squad’s Land of Waves mission and called Uzumaki Naruto the future Savior, Second Pillar, Uchiha Itachi, and Kakashi questioned Naruto’s potential.

• Second Pillar packed ninja tools and Soldier Pills for his first real mission and reflected on his newly reawakened One-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Hatake Kakashi trained with a short blade, realized his stamina was inadequate for the Nintaijutsu path, and considered learning taijutsu from Might Guy.
• The Diary announced that Kakashi Squad’s Land of Waves mission had begun and that they would face Zabuza, wielder of the Kubikiribōchō and one of Kirigakure’s Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• Uchiha Itachi remembered Naruto trying to bring Sasuke back and considered leaving a contingency on him against Uchiha Madara.
• Second Pillar and Hatake Kakashi doubted that Naruto, whom they considered an unlikely candidate, could become the Shinobi World’s Savior.

Kitahara Kaede’s remarks about Kakashi’s second battle with Zabuza and Chidori let Kakashi and the others infer details about the future. Kakashi concluded that he likely defeated Zabuza, while struggling to imagine Sasuke using Chidori against a meteor.

• Kitahara Kaede complained that Chidori suited the Uchiha Clan better than Kakashi and said Sasuke had developed Chidori Stream and used Chidori against a meteor.
• Hatake Kakashi realized that his fight with Zabuza in the earlier video had been the first battle and that a second battle would follow.
• Hatake Kakashi reasoned that using Chidori meant he had exhausted his trump cards against Zabuza, an elite Kirigakure swordsman, and probably won.
• Hatake Kakashi recalled that Minato Namikaze had warned Chidori’s high-speed charge could leave its user vulnerable to a counterattack.
• Hatake Kakashi accepted that Sasuke might have expanded Chidori into new techniques but questioned whether it could truly strike a meteor.

Kitahara Kaede wrote about the Land of Waves mission, Naruto and Sasuke’s bond, and the grim fate of child ninja. Sasuke learned that he would awaken his One-Tomoe Sharingan during the mission, but remained set on leaving Konoha to pursue revenge.

• Hatake Kakashi reflected on his failures toward Minato Namikaze, Obito, Rin, and Naruto.
• Second Pillar grew excited at the prospect of learning Chidori Stream, then briefly imagined a future with a gentle wife.
• Uchiha Itachi took hope from the prediction that Sasuke would return to protect Konoha and form a lasting bond with Naruto.
• Kitahara Kaede described the Land of Waves mission as a turning point for Naruto and Sasuke, and decided not to interfere with their bond.
• Second Pillar doubted that he and Naruto shared a bond, but acknowledged that his future self returned to Konoha and learned he would awaken One-Tomoe during the mission.

Uchiha Itachi considered whether Naruto and Sasuke would inherit the Asura and Indra identities, and wondered if the aliens Kitahara Kaede mentioned were the Ōtsutsuki Clan. A new video showed Hatake Kakashi facing Zabuza in their rematch and preparing to strike with Chidori.

• Uchiha Itachi reasoned that Naruto and Sasuke might be the current Asura and Indra, and speculated that their identities were inherited based on potential.
• Uchiha Itachi wondered whether the aliens Kitahara Kaede mentioned were the Ōtsutsuki Clan and recorded the possibility.
• Uchiha Itachi watched a new video showing Hatake Kakashi confronting Zabuza, who was being attacked by Kakashi's Ninja Dogs.
• Hatake Kakashi recounted Zabuza's failed coup and explained why he had allied with Gato.
• Hatake Kakashi formed a sphere of lightning and revealed his Chidori to the shocked Zabuza.

Hatake Kakashi watched Zabuza sacrifice Haku and later kill Gato, while the scene’s events stirred Second Pillar and Uchiha Itachi’s thoughts about what it meant to be a ninja. A new video then began in a crowded arena, where spectators called for Uchiha and wondered why he had not arrived.

• Haku took Zabuza’s place and died from Hatake Kakashi’s Chidori, leaving Kakashi furious at how Zabuza treated him as a tool.
• Hatake Kakashi crippled Zabuza’s hands, but Zabuza later killed Gato and his men with a kunai after Gato demeaned ninjas.
• Second Pillar was deeply affected by Zabuza and Haku’s bond, while Uchiha Itachi reflected on accepting the ninja-as-tool ideal.
• Kitahara Kaede’s diary described Asura’s Talk no Jutsu and Indra’s Show-off Jutsu, embarrassing Second Pillar and amusing Uchiha Itachi.
• A video opened on a huge arena crowded with civilians and Sunagakure ninjas, where people waited for Uchiha to arrive.

Hatake Kakashi brought Uchiha Sasuke to his Chunin Exam match against Gaara at the last possible moment. As the fight began, Gaara’s disturbing behavior and deadly sand revealed how dangerous he was, and Sasuke attacked his Sand Clone.

• Hatake Kakashi suspected the joint Chunin Ninja Exams might be connected to Orochimaru’s plans, while Uchiha Sasuke remained missing until the final moments.
• Hatake Kakashi arrived with Uchiha Sasuke just before the deadline, and Kitahara Kaede teased their dramatic entrance as a show-off jutsu.
• Shiranui Genma confirmed Uchiha Sasuke’s identity, and Gaara entered the arena with a savage grin as the match began.
• Gaara’s sand emerged from his gourd, and he spoke to his mother while apologizing for feeding her blood, alarming Hatake Kakashi and revealing his unstable state.
• Uchiha Itachi recognized Gaara as Sunagakure’s One-Tail Jinchuriki, while Gaara’s killing intent overwhelmed Uchiha Sasuke and forced him to activate his Sharingan.
• Uchiha Sasuke threw shuriken at Gaara’s Sand Clone, then followed with taijutsu that shattered it.

The screen showed Sasuke using taijutsu based on Rock Lee’s movements to overwhelm Gaara, while the viewers learned how Sasuke had copied and trained those techniques. Sasuke realized Kakashi could still help him grow stronger, but Rock Lee warned that taijutsu alone would not defeat Gaara.

• Kakashi recognized that the movements Sasuke used against Gaara resembled Guy’s Leaf Whirlwind style and Rock Lee’s taijutsu.
• Sasuke moved behind Gaara, struck him repeatedly, and boasted as he knocked him around with his speed.
• Sasuke watched his future self’s strength and calmed down about leaving Konoha to seek power from Orochimaru.
• Rock Lee marveled that Sasuke had reached comparable speed after only one month of training.
• Kakashi explained that Sasuke had copied Lee’s movements with his Sharingan, while Sasuke had built the speed through hard training.
• Rock Lee recalled that even opening the Fourth Gate had not let him defeat Gaara and concluded that taijutsu alone was insufficient.

Sasuke pierced Gaara’s Absolute Defense with Chidori, while Itachi reconsidered Sasuke’s talent and recognized his strength in Lightning Release. After the footage ended, Sasuke began planning a combat path built around speed, the Sharingan, and Chidori.

• Gaara encased himself in sand, and Sasuke pinned himself to the arena wall before charging with Chidori.
• Sasuke broke through Gaara’s Absolute Defense, was injured inside the sand sphere, then escaped and shattered it with another Chidori.
• Itachi compared Sasuke’s progress with his future abilities and reconsidered whether Sasuke’s Fire Style talent had been mistaken for mediocre.
• Sasuke realized that Kakashi’s training had rapidly improved his speed and decided he needed a capable teacher to develop his talent.
• Sasuke recorded a plan to focus on high-speed attacks, advance his Sharingan from One-Tomoe to Three-Tomoe, and develop Chidori toward Chidori Stream.

Second Pillar resolved to seek a path to Mangekyō power without sacrificing his close friend, while Hatake Kakashi remained wary of his potential threat to the village. Kitahara Kaede drew and fused with the Phantom Body Flicker Technique, gaining a new understanding of the technique before the team’s trip to the Land of Waves.

• Second Pillar recorded the concept of Kage Level and decided he would find another way to gain Mangekyō Sharingan power without killing his close friend.
• Hatake Kakashi weighed Second Pillar’s talent against the danger his revenge and Susanoo could pose, then chose to keep observing him.
• Kitahara Kaede began his lottery draw and won the Phantom Body Flicker Technique.
• Kitahara Kaede fused with the technique and learned that it combined Genjutsu with mastery of the Body Flicker Technique.