Recaps

Kakashi Hatake learned from the broadcast that Obito Uchiha was alive and had started the Fourth Shinobi World War, then watched their battle end with Obito pierced by Kakashi’s kunai. Left wondering why Obito chose his path, Kakashi reflected on the life and friends he still had.

• Kakashi Hatake realized the broadcast revealed that Obito Uchiha survived, began the Fourth Shinobi World War, and caused the deaths of Minato Namikaze and his wife by releasing the Nine-Tails.
• Kakashi Hatake connected Obito Uchiha’s love for Rin Nohara and her death to his plan to create a world without pain.
• Obito Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake exchanged Taijutsu, Fire Release, and kunai attacks before Kakashi pierced Obito with his kunai and Obito stabbed Kakashi’s shoulder with a black rod.
• Kakashi Hatake wondered why Obito had chosen his path and considered how his friends and students made his own life feel full.
• Jiraiya speculated that Madara Uchiha had trained Obito, while Sasuke Uchiha grew more eager to obtain a powerful Mangekyo ability.

Luo Mang concluded that Obito Uchiha did not have a Diary, then went back to sleep. The next day, Hanabi Hyuga arrived to keep him company, and Luo Mang teased her until she blushed and denied imagining anything.

• Luo Mang reasoned that Obito Uchiha would have killed him if Obito had a Diary, then went to bed.
• Hanabi Hyuga arrived at noon in a floral red yukata and loudly woke Luo Mang.
• Hanabi Hyuga accused Luo Mang of tricking Hinata and entered his home without waiting for an invitation.
• Luo Mang threatened to tell Hinata if Hanabi did not obey him, and Hanabi blushed as she imagined an embarrassing scenario.
• Luo Mang asked Hanabi what she was imagining and beckoned her into the living room.

Luo Mang questioned Hanabi Hyuga about why she opposed his relationship with Hinata Hyuga, while Hanabi insisted he had deceived her sister. Their tense conversation was interrupted by Sakura Haruno arriving to see him, prompting Hanabi to make another snide remark.

• Hanabi Hyuga settled in at Luo Mang's home and demanded that he make her something to eat.
• Luo Mang challenged Hanabi to explain why she wanted to break him and Hinata Hyuga up, and she accused him of tricking her sister.
• Luo Mang urged Hanabi to speak honestly with Hinata Hyuga, while Hanabi remained silent because she believed she could not persuade her sister and hoped Luo Mang would end the relationship himself.
• As Luo Mang prepared food, Sakura Haruno knocked and called out that she had come to see him.
• Hanabi Hyuga heard Sakura Haruno's voice and remarked that Luo Mang had no shortage of romantic encounters.

Sakura Haruno arrived at Luo Mang’s home and found Hanabi Hyuga there, leading to a tense exchange over Luo Mang’s relationships. Sakura accepted his other partners and joined him in preparing lunch, while Hanabi watched with disapproval.

• Luo Mang opened the door to Sakura Haruno, who arrived dressed for a date and explained she had bought the outfit to surprise him.
• Sakura noticed a girl’s sandals and asked whether Hinata Hyuga was inside, but Hanabi Hyuga introduced herself as Hinata’s younger sister.
• Hanabi called Sakura a homewrecker, and Sakura calmly replied that Luo Mang had promised to treat them equally and that she was number two while Hanabi was number three.
• Sakura told Hanabi she did not mind Luo Mang loving other women as long as he did not abandon her, leaving Hanabi stunned.
• Luo Mang led Sakura into the kitchen to cook, and Sakura offered to help so he could try her cooking.

Hanabi Hyuga watched Luo Mang and Sakura Haruno cook and share an affectionate lunch, then stayed at Luo Mang’s home after refusing to go out with them. The chapter ended with Luo Mang and Sakura chatting together while Hanabi waited for afternoon, shifting the focus from Hinata Hyuga to Sakura.

• Hanabi Hyuga scrutinized Luo Mang and Sakura Haruno as they cooked, but let the meal proceed without interfering.
• Luo Mang served a simple lunch, and Hanabi Hyuga complained until she tasted the food and began eating eagerly.
• Hanabi Hyuga secretly observed Luo Mang and Sakura’s affectionate behavior as they ate together.
• After washing the dishes, Luo Mang suggested Hanabi stay until afternoon before returning to report, and she agreed.
• Sakura Haruno invited Luo Mang to go for a walk, but Hanabi refused to leave and insisted she had to keep him company.
• Luo Mang and Sakura settled together in a chair to chat while Hanabi sat nearby and waited.

Hanabi Hyuga stormed out after Luo Mang failed to notice she wanted him to ask her to stay, while Sakura Haruno and Luo Mang prepared to share a goodbye kiss. Kakashi Hatake interrupted to announce that their team would resume missions the day after tomorrow, but Sakura kissed Luo Mang before leaving, and he looked forward to seeing her again.

• Hanabi Hyuga angrily accused Luo Mang of ignoring her, then left and slammed the door after he told her it was late.
• Luo Mang and Sakura Haruno saw Hanabi Hyuga walking away but did not call her back.
• Sakura Haruno asked Luo Mang for a goodbye kiss, and Kakashi Hatake interrupted them with a cough.
• Kakashi Hatake told Luo Mang and Sakura Haruno to resume missions the morning after the next day, with more complicated assignments in the neighboring area.
• Sakura Haruno kissed Luo Mang, said goodbye, and left; Luo Mang watched her go and went inside to make dinner.

After their break, Kakashi Hatake gathered Luo Mang, Sakura Haruno, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Karin for a new team mission. He revealed that they would raid bandit strongholds without using ninjutsu to improve their taijutsu and physical conditioning.

• Luo Mang and the others waited by the river for Kakashi Hatake, who arrived half an hour late.
• Naruto Uzumaki complained about waiting alone while the others had company, and Kakashi Hatake teased him about feeling lonely.
• Kakashi Hatake explained that Jiraiya was busy with events related to possibly becoming Hokage.
• Luo Mang and Sasuke Uchiha urged Kakashi Hatake to explain the mission and how the enlarged team would be arranged.
• Kakashi Hatake said he had accepted several bandit stronghold missions to test the team's physical progress and forbade them from using ninjutsu.

Luo Mang’s team planned to infiltrate a bandit stronghold without using Ninjutsu, and Karin proposed sneaking in to assassinate the leader. After disguising themselves, the group began scouting for a way inside, relying on Karin’s sensory abilities to avoid the passing bandits.

• Naruto Uzumaki suggested charging into the stronghold, but Sakura Haruno and the others rejected his reckless plan.
• Karin proposed using her sensory abilities to guide the group inside, assassinate the leader, and then deal with the remaining bandits and any captives.
• Luo Mang approved Karin’s plan, and the others agreed to follow it.
• The group disguised themselves with masks and head coverings before moving toward the newly established stronghold.
• Luo Mang looked to Karin to sense the passing bandits and help the group find a safe route inside.

Luo Mang’s group infiltrated the Bandit Stronghold and reached its leader’s quarters, where Sasuke used Genjutsu to subdue the occupants. Kakashi, displeased that the mission had become an assassination rather than a Taijutsu competition, alerted the stronghold’s lookouts, and the bandits began responding to an enemy attack.

• Karin located the leader’s secluded house after several hours of scouting, and Luo Mang confirmed the target was inside with two women.
• Luo Mang assigned Sasuke to use Sharingan Genjutsu to stop the occupants from raising an alarm, then led the group inside.
• Sasuke controlled the leader and the others in the room, and the group prepared to kill them quietly.
• Kakashi complained that the task was supposed to be a Taijutsu competition and threw Kunai at three lookout rooms to wake the bandits.
• The awakened bandits heard an alarmed shout from outside, rushed out, and recognized the threat of Ninja weapons.

Kakashi Hatake set the hut where Luo Mang and the others were hiding on fire to force them into a fight with the bandits. Luo Mang left the group to contain the blaze while Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and the two girls faced the charging bandits.

• Karin sensed that bandits had noticed intruders and were approaching the hut.
• Naruto Uzumaki stabbed a bandit who entered, but the man screamed and alerted the others.
• Luo Mang told the group to ambush the bandits, who surrounded the hut and waited outside.
• Kakashi Hatake used Fire Release to ignite the dry thatched hut and drive the group out.
• Luo Mang went to put out the fire while Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and the two girls confronted the bandits.
• The bandits charged, and Naruto Uzumaki choked on smoke as Sasuke Uchiha called him an idiot.

After the team defeated the bandits and put out their burning hut, Kakashi Hatake reviewed their performance and criticized their caution and mistakes. The group headed back to Konoha together, with Kakashi promising to treat them to ramen.

• Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, and Sasuke Uchiha fought the bandits while Karin watched for anyone approaching Luo Mang.
• Luo Mang extinguished the hut fire, then told the team to check for embers, survivors, and abducted civilians.
• Kakashi Hatake arrived and said he had already checked the area, then gathered the team for a mission review.
• Kakashi Hatake told Luo Mang he had been too cautious and criticized Naruto Uzumaki for repeatedly shouting during the mission.
• Kakashi Hatake led the team toward Konoha and offered to buy them noodles, while Naruto Uzumaki excitedly talked about ramen.

A paper crane from Hinata Hyuga drew Luo Mang away from his companions to meet her, where she told him that Hyuga Hiashi wanted to keep them apart. Luo Mang reassured her that they could overcome the opposition together, and they ended the meeting with a long kiss.

• A paper crane appeared on Luo Mang's shoulder as he entered Konoha, and he left his companions to answer its message.
• Sakura Haruno also left the group, saying she had something to do at home.
• Luo Mang met Hinata Hyuga at a secluded hilltop and found her crying.
• Hinata Hyuga explained that she had overheard Hyuga Hiashi say he would not let them be together.
• Luo Mang comforted Hinata Hyuga and told her they could face opposition together, and she said they could elope if her family refused to agree.
• Hinata Hyuga kissed Luo Mang, and they continued kissing beneath the tree.

Luo Mang and Hinata Hyuga spent the night camping together, while he concealed them with the Heavenly Secret Stone. The next morning, they secretly watched Shimura Danzō meet Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Danzō suddenly attacked him.

• Hinata Hyuga persuaded Luo Mang to stay overnight with her, and he set up a concealed campsite using the Heavenly Secret Stone.
• Hinata Hyuga asked why Luo Mang had not gone further with her, and he reassured her that they would wait until they were older.
• Luo Mang woke before dawn and kept Hinata Hyuga asleep while hiding them from anyone Hyuga Hiashi might send.
• Luo Mang spotted Hiruzen Sarutobi meeting Shimura Danzō and listened as Hiruzen explained a plan to bring Danzō back to the village after a meeting with Cloud Shadow Village.
• Shimura Danzō abruptly raised his hand and attacked Hiruzen Sarutobi, declaring, "For my sake, Monkey, die!"

Shimura Danzō and Orochimaru ambushed Hiruzen Sarutobi, who fought back despite being caught off guard and wounded. As Hiruzen tried to summon a creature, Orochimaru used Hidden Shadow Snake Hands to stop him.

• Shimura Danzō attacked Hiruzen Sarutobi, intending to kill him and use his death to seize Hinata Hyuga's eyes and take control of Konoha.
• Orochimaru appeared and revealed that the invitation to bring Jiraiya and Tsunade had been meant to lower Hiruzen's guard.
• Shimura Danzō struck Hiruzen's arm with Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere, and Hiruzen removed his robe to reveal his battle outfit.
• Hiruzen dodged Danzō's repeated Vacuum Spheres and tried to use the Summoning Technique, but Danzō interrupted Orochimaru's summoning with a stray attack.
• Hiruzen retreated and began the Summoning Technique again, but Orochimaru used Hidden Shadow Snake Hands to stop him.

Tsunade and Jiraiya learned from Luo Mang’s Diary that Hiruzen Sarutobi was in danger and rushed to rescue him. They arrived too late and found the Fourth Raikage and Killer B standing over Hiruzen’s severed head.

• Tsunade and Jiraiya read the Diary’s warning about Shimura Danzō and left the Hokage office to find Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya raced toward the mountain location described in the Diary, deducing that Hiruzen had gone to meet Shimura Danzō.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya sensed powerful Lightning Release chakra as they approached the summit.
• The Fourth Raikage and Killer B struck Hiruzen Sarutobi with a paired Lariat and severed his head.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya arrived and saw Hiruzen’s head roll to Jiraiya’s feet.

The Fourth Raikage and Killer B killed Hiruzen Sarutobi in a surprise attack, intending to seize Konoha’s resources and capture Hinata for her Tenseigan. Jiraiya and Tsunade confronted them, and both sides prepared for a serious fight.

• Luo Mang watched as the Fourth Raikage and Killer B unexpectedly charged into Hiruzen Sarutobi’s battle and killed him.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya arrived, and Tsunade rescued Hiruzen Sarutobi’s corpse while the Fourth Raikage admitted he had come to take Konoha’s resources and pursue the Tenseigan.
• Tsunade attacked the brothers in a fury, but the Fourth Raikage dodged and launched a lightning-charged strike against her.
• The Toad Couple used Toad Chant to daze the Fourth Raikage, and Killer B pulled him to safety.
• Jiraiya entered Sage Mode and Tsunade activated her Strength of a Hundred Seal, prompting the brothers to plan to stall them until they could fire a Tailed Beast Bomb.

Danzo and Orochimaru waited for an opening to turn the battle to their advantage while Obito released Itachi from the Kamui Dimension. As the Fourth Raikage and Killer B prepared to escape, Itachi summoned Susanoo to strike from the shadows.

• Danzo and Orochimaru agreed to look for an opening to attack the Cloud Shadow Village fighters.
• Obito released Itachi from the Kamui Dimension, and Itachi saw Hiruzen Sarutobi’s corpse on the mountain.
• Obito blamed Itachi for letting Killer B escape, while Itachi regretted his failed attempt to preserve a balance between the villages.
• Killer B faltered under the Toad Couple’s genjutsu, and the Fourth Raikage rescued him before ordering a retreat.
• Killer B began gathering a Tailed Beast Bomb as the Fourth Raikage held Jiraiya and Tsunade at bay.
• Itachi summoned Susanoo from his hidden vantage point as the Cloud fighters prepared to escape.

Luo Mang erased the Fourth Raikage and Killer B with his Camera just as Orochimaru, Shimura Danzō, and Uchiha Itachi attacked them. With Hinata Hyuga still asleep in his arms, he stayed hidden and watched the surviving Konoha figures confront one another.

• Orochimaru, Shimura Danzō, and Uchiha Itachi launched attacks on the vulnerable Killer B, but Luo Mang's Repulsive Force erased Killer B and the Fourth Raikage before the strikes landed.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade noticed Orochimaru, Shimura Danzō, and Uchiha Itachi, and the familiar faces stared at one another in surprise.
• Luo Mang suspected Uchiha Itachi had a Diary and realized his Camera had erased the Raikage and Killer B, leaving Killer B sealed in his Diary Backpack.
• Luo Mang took a Picture of Jiraiya, Tsunade, Orochimaru, Shimura Danzō, and Uchiha Itachi, then remained hidden with Hinata Hyuga as they faced off.
• Tsunade challenged Orochimaru about returning to Konoha, and Orochimaru asked why he could not come back.

Tsunade, Jiraiya, and the others confronted Orochimaru, Shimura Danzō, and Uchiha Itachi after the Fourth Raikage and Killer B vanished without a trace. As the group debated whether they had escaped, Tsunade and Jiraiya attacked Danzō, beginning a new fight.

• Jiraiya questioned Orochimaru about returning to Konoha and their teacher's death, while Uchiha Itachi asked how Pain had failed to kill him.
• Shimura Danzō asked what had happened to the Fourth Raikage and Killer B, and Tsunade proposed that they might have escaped with Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Orochimaru said he had sensed no space-time fluctuations, and Uchiha Itachi suspected that the Diary writer had made the two vanish but feared speaking aloud.
• Obito Uchiha secretly told Uchiha Itachi that he had sensed no space-time fluctuations either and wondered whether Itachi's severed octopus tentacle could be useful.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade focused on the three missing-nin still present, and Tsunade attacked Shimura Danzō with Heavenly Foot of Pain.
• Tsunade activated her Strength of a Hundred Seal and vowed to take down Shimura Danzō, while Jiraiya joined the fight with the Toad Couple and used Sage Art-Five Right Gates.

Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Uchiha Itachi attacked Orochimaru, who scattered into countless snakes to escape. Shimura Danzō vanished as he prepared to fight, and after Uchiha Itachi sealed the remaining snakes, the others were left wondering what had caused the disappearance.

• Jiraiya's frog song caught Orochimaru in genjutsu, and Tsunade smashed his weakened body while Jiraiya kept the others at bay.
• Uchiha Itachi thrust the Totsuka Blade into Orochimaru, but Orochimaru's body released countless small snakes that fled in every direction.
• Jiraiya, Uchiha Itachi, and the Toad Couple worked together to restrain and seal the snakes as Tsunade moved aside.
• Shimura Danzō began preparing a Wind Release attack, but Luo Mang used removal and made him disappear.
• Obito Uchiha saw Shimura Danzō vanish, searched the area with Kamui, and wondered who possessed the ability.
• The Toad Couple sensed no more snakes, and Uchiha Itachi finished searching before withdrawing the Totsuka Blade.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi died and Shimura Danzō disappeared, Tsunade and Jiraiya suspected Luo Mang was responsible for the inexplicable vanishings. Jiraiya and Tsunade prepared to take care of Hiruzen’s body while Uchiha Itachi left Konoha, and Luo Mang entered Itachi’s name in the Diary and received a reward.

• Jiraiya confirmed that Orochimaru’s white snakes were gone, then mourned Hiruzen Sarutobi’s death.
• Tsunade explained that Shimura Danzō had vanished during a failed sneak attack, and she and Jiraiya suspected Luo Mang’s mysterious power was involved.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade turned their attention to Hiruzen’s body and agreed to give him a proper burial.
• Uchiha Itachi claimed he had come to capture the Eight-Tails and left after Jiraiya urged him to go to Cloud Shadow Village.
• Luo Mang entered Uchiha Itachi’s name in the Diary, received a reward, and reflected on how the events had unfolded.

Uchiha Itachi and White Zetsu Tobi discovered a wounded Sunagakure shinobi hidden inside a tree with a modified Four Symbols Seal. After searching the shinobi’s memories, Itachi was horrified and ordered everyone to flee, leaving the danger unexplained.

• White Zetsu Tobi confronted Uchiha Itachi for refusing to attack Jiraiya, Tsunade, and their companion, and Itachi said he had feared Orochimaru might still be alive.
• Uchiha Itachi found a hidden compartment in a tree and uncovered a barely living Sunagakure shinobi marked with a modified Four Symbols Seal.
• Uchiha Itachi realized the seal could be part of Orochimaru’s contingency and ordered White Zetsu Tobi to keep the shinobi alive while he searched their memories.
• Obito Uchiha arrived through Kamui and examined the strange seal as Itachi continued searching the shinobi’s memories.
• Uchiha Itachi finished the search looking deathly pale and shouted for everyone to get away.

Luo Mang and Hinata Hyuga enjoyed a quiet morning together until Uchiha Itachi warned of an Orochimaru trap. Luo Mang realized they were in danger and escaped with Hinata into his pocket world.

• Hinata Hyuga chose to spend the day having fun with Luo Mang instead of returning home.
• A figure overhead shouted that Orochimaru had planted a trap, and Luo Mang recognized the warning as likely coming from Uchiha Itachi.
• Luo Mang connected the warning to Orochimaru's missing preparation and sensed danger approaching.
• Luo Mang took Hinata Hyuga and the Heavenly Secret Stone into his pocket world as a deathly aura swept past them.
• Hinata Hyuga awoke beneath the pocket world's night sky, and Luo Mang told her it was his ability and his world.

Uchiha Itachi warned Obito Uchiha about Orochimaru’s trap, but the Four Symbols Seals detonated and sealed the entire mountain. In the Kamui Dimension, Obito questioned Itachi about what he had learned and why he had shouted.

• Luo Mang waited with Hinata Hyuga at his cottage while he considered why Uchiha Itachi had stayed hidden for so long.
• Uchiha Itachi shouted at Obito Uchiha to get away, and Obito pulled him into the Kamui Dimension as danger rose from underground.
• The captive ninjas’ hearts stopped together, triggering modified Four Symbols Seals that engulfed and sealed the entire mountain.
• Obito Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi caught their breath in the Kamui Dimension, where Itachi explained that Orochimaru and Captain Shimura had arranged the trap.
• Obito Uchiha asked why Itachi had shouted, watching him closely for signs that he was lying.

Luo Mang and Hinata Hyuga baked a cake together in the pocket world before he noticed the surrounding terrain had vanished, while Hyuga Hiashi grew furious over Hinata’s disappearance. The chapter ended with Hyuga Hiashi ordering his guard to keep searching for her.

• Hinata Hyuga served Luo Mang a cake, and he praised it before she complained that it was not sweet enough.
• Luo Mang discovered that the mountain and nearby terrain outside the pocket world had disappeared, leaving circular marks behind.
• Luo Mang reassured Hinata Hyuga that their pocket world would remain their secret home, and she planned to try persuading Hyuga Hiashi again after returning home.
• Hyuga Hiashi learned that his search had found no sign of Hinata or Luo Mang, then smashed his desk in anger.
• Hyuga Hiashi blamed his guard for failing to find Hinata and sent him away to continue the search.