Recaps

Luo Mang, Sasuke, and Naruto captured two attackers protecting Tazuna, but both Demon Brothers died without revealing who sent them. After Tazuna admitted that he had concealed the danger of his mission, Kakashi and the others had to decide whether to continue protecting him.

• Luo Mang used genjutsu to incapacitate one attacker, while Sasuke helped capture the other after Naruto's shadow clones joined the fight.
• Sasuke questioned the bound attackers, and Luo Mang killed one before the survivor poisoned himself.
• Kakashi praised the team for subduing the attackers and protecting Tazuna.
• Kakashi pointed out that the attackers were Kirigakure ninja, contradicting the mission details, and pressed Tazuna for an explanation.
• Tazuna admitted that he had hidden his conflict with Gato, who controlled maritime trade and opposed the bridge Tazuna hoped would free the Land of Waves from his monopoly.

Kakashi accepted Tazuna’s mission to escort him back to the Land of Waves, while Uchiha Itachi brought the captive Orochimaru to Amegakure. Itachi revealed he had captured Orochimaru to protect Sasuke and prevent Orochimaru from becoming a threat to Konoha, leaving his next move undecided aloud.

• Kakashi accepted Tazuna’s mission, and Tazuna promised to raise more money after the bridge was built.
• Kakashi led the team onward with Tazuna protected in the middle, while Luo Mang wondered whether he could spare Zabuza.
• Uchiha Itachi arrived at Amegakure with Orochimaru as his captive, and White Zetsu Tobi welcomed the rain.
• Orochimaru asked why Itachi had brought him back, and Tobi said he had been captured as a traitor to the Akatsuki.
• Itachi told Orochimaru he had captured him to keep him from targeting Sasuke, while also planning to prevent Orochimaru’s attack on Konoha.
• Tobi asked whether he could take Orochimaru to discuss art, but Itachi kept his plans for the captive to himself.

Konan warned Nagato that someone had posted a bounty to investigate their organization, and they suspected Orochimaru had leaked information. Uchiha Itachi brought Orochimaru to Pain for his memories to be examined, leaving Itachi poised to learn about Orochimaru’s plans.

• Konan told Nagato that a bounty posted by Kakashi Hatake sought information about people wearing Akatsuki’s black-and-red cloaks.
• Nagato and Konan suspected Orochimaru had betrayed their organization and decided to capture him.
• Nagato sensed Uchiha Itachi returning with Orochimaru and went with Konan to meet them.
• Uchiha Itachi asked Pain to examine Orochimaru’s memories so he could learn about Orochimaru’s plans.
• Pain agreed to examine Orochimaru’s memories, and Konan arrived as Orochimaru showed no sign of recognizing her.

Luo Mang and Team 7 reached Tazuna’s house, where Zabuza ambushed them in the mist. Kakashi turned the expected confrontation around and trapped Zabuza in a Water Prison Technique.

• Naruto asked Luo Mang to teach him Water Release, and Kakashi began explaining how to test chakra nature before Naruto sensed someone nearby.
• Zabuza appeared and demanded Tazuna, prompting Kakashi to reveal his Sharingan and take charge of the fight.
• Zabuza used the Hidden Mist Technique while Luo Mang told the others to stay together and protect Tazuna.
• Kakashi intercepted Zabuza’s blade, but their apparent victory proved to be a sequence of clones and counterattacks.
• Kakashi trapped the real Zabuza in a Water Prison Technique, and Sakura praised him for winning.

Kakashi outmaneuvered Zabuza, then pretended not to notice Haku faking Zabuza's death so they could leave. The group continued to Tazuna's house, expecting Zabuza to return while Luo Mang considered how to spend the two weeks of bridge repairs.

• Kakashi used a clone to trap Zabuza and earned his students' approval.
• Haku appeared, claimed to be a Kirigakure Rogue-Ninja Pursuit Squad member, and offered to kill Zabuza.
• Haku used senbon and Ice Release to make Zabuza appear dead, while Kakashi recognized the deception and played along.
• Haku left with Zabuza and the Kubikiribōchō, and Kakashi let them go despite Tazuna's suspicions.
• The group followed Tazuna toward his house as Luo Mang wondered whether to train during the bridge repairs.

Luo Mang and the others arrived safely at Tazuna’s home, where they discussed lodging and guard duty. Kakashi arranged the cramped sleeping quarters and announced that special training would begin the next day.

• Tsunami welcomed Luo Mang and the others into Tazuna’s small home and checked that her father was unharmed.
• Kakashi drank from a teacup while Naruto and Sakura asked about his masked face, then he requested rooms and promised protection during the bridge construction.
• Tazuna explained that the house had only two rooms, and Kakashi assigned Luo Mang to share the smaller room with Sakura.
• Kakashi settled the room arrangements and told the team that they would begin tailored special training the next day while taking turns guarding Tazuna.

After reaching their destination, Sakura Haruno asked to share Luo Mang’s bedding while she finished copying Kakashi’s medical books. In another room, Kakashi told Naruto and Sasuke that their special training the next day would teach them chakra control through tree climbing.

• Sakura Haruno asked Luo Mang if she could sleep beside him, and he agreed to share his large quilt.
• Sakura Haruno said she would finish copying the medical books Kakashi had lent her while Luo Mang went to take a bath.
• After Luo Mang left, Sakura Haruno hid her copied pages in the original book and affectionately buried herself in his quilt.
• Naruto and Sasuke argued over their sleeping space in Kakashi’s room, prompting Kakashi to threaten to begin their special training immediately.
• Kakashi told Naruto and Sasuke that the next day’s training would teach them to control their chakra by climbing trees.

Luo Mang shared his blanket with Sakura Haruno while they stayed together on their mission, and he recorded his uncertainty about the arrangement in his Diary. After recovering from Itachi's Mangekyo ability, Jiraiya decided to return to Konoha to investigate the Diary's predictions, assess Naruto and Luo Mang, and question the Third Hokage about Itachi.

• Luo Mang returned from his shower, shared his blanket with Sakura Haruno, and struggled to fall asleep beside her.
• Luo Mang wrote in his Diary about the mission, his need to grow stronger, and his awkward feelings about sharing a room with Sakura Haruno.
• Jiraiya thanked Fukasaku for watching over him and discussed how quickly Itachi's Mangekyo ability activated.
• Jiraiya read Luo Mang's Diary and decided to return to Konoha to meet Luo Mang and Naruto and possibly teach them.
• Jiraiya planned to question the Third Hokage about Itachi's role as an undercover agent.

Luo Mang tested whether Sakura Haruno had a Diary, then faced her earnest confession and turned her down for the moment. As Sakura continued copying notes, Luo Mang worried that accepting her could put her in danger while he remained too weak to protect those close to him.

• Luo Mang watched Sakura Haruno for a reaction to his Diary entry and concluded she did not have a Diary; he recalled that Naruto Uzumaki had failed his earlier test and that the Diary now punished three wrong guesses.
• Sakura noticed Luo Mang staring at her, and he awkwardly told her she looked pretty.
• Sakura asked whether she met Luo Mang's standards for a partner, and he said she did.
• Sakura confessed that she wanted them to be together and explained why she believed they were a good match, but Luo Mang told her that meeting his standards did not mean they should rush into a relationship.
• Sakura pleaded with Luo Mang to consider her confession, then returned to copying her notes after he turned away and said good night.
• Luo Mang wondered whether he should accept Sakura, but decided he had to consider the danger to people close to him while Diary holders remained unidentified and he was still weak.

Luo Mang left Sakura Haruno sleeping after she exhausted herself copying medical ninjutsu, and his vague explanation sparked mistaken assumptions among the others. Kakashi planned to test Naruto, Sasuke, and Luo Mang’s chakra natures, while Naruto decided to give up pursuing Sakura rather than risk his friendship with Luo Mang.

• Luo Mang woke beside Sakura Haruno, left her to rest, and put up a sign asking people not to disturb her.
• Kakashi, Tsunami, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke Uchiha misunderstood Luo Mang’s explanation about Sakura’s exhaustion until he clarified that she had been copying medical ninjutsu.
• Naruto Uzumaki realized he had assumed Sakura was with Luo Mang and decided to give up pursuing her to protect his friendship with Luo Mang.
• Kakashi Hatake brought out chakra paper and said he would test the three young men’s chakra natures after breakfast.
• Naruto Uzumaki saw Tazuna’s young grandson, exchanged hostile looks with him, and called him rude.

After breakfast at Tazuna’s house, Kakashi planned to train his students while Tazuna gathered the bridge workers. In the forest, Zabuza decided to attack again using hostages, while Haku agreed to prepare medicine and keep an escape route in mind.

• Tazuna introduced his grandson Inari, who stared at Naruto and later ran upstairs without speaking to the group.
• Luo Mang found the breakfast unappetizing and ate only a little, while Kakashi noticed and watched him.
• Haku warned Zabuza that Kakashi and the mysterious boy made another attack dangerous, but Zabuza insisted on completing the mission and planned to use hostages.
• Haku agreed to gather medicinal herbs and help Zabuza prepare, while suggesting they escape if the attack failed.
• Kakashi told Tazuna he would train his students before joining him at the bridge, and Tazuna agreed to the plan.

Kakashi tested Luo Mang, Sasuke Uchiha, and Naruto Uzumaki’s chakra affinities and began their tree-climbing training. He pulled Luo Mang aside to make sure he was eating enough, then the students continued practicing, with Luo Mang realizing his fundamentals still needed work.

• Kakashi tested the three students’ chakra affinities and decided to teach Luo Mang and Sasuke Uchiha Chidori while considering the Rasengan for Naruto Uzumaki.
• Kakashi demonstrated how to climb a tree by channeling chakra through the soles of the feet, and Naruto fell after taking two steps.
• Kakashi asked Luo Mang to speak privately and expressed concern that he had not eaten much that morning.
• Luo Mang, Sasuke Uchiha, and Naruto Uzumaki practiced climbing trees, while Sasuke and Naruto competed and taunted each other.
• Luo Mang slipped during training, struck the tree hard enough to shake it, and resolved to keep strengthening his basics.

Kakashi had Sakura Haruno join the tree-climbing training, where her precise chakra control let her quickly catch up with Luo Mang, Naruto, and Sasuke. He tested her chakra natures and found that she had Water and Earth affinities, with a stronger affinity for Water, leaving him to plan Water Release training for her.

• Kakashi returned and heard that Sakura Haruno had caught up with the others during her first afternoon of tree-climbing training.
• Luo Mang wrote that Sakura had improved fastest and that the Nine-Tails' interference was holding Naruto back, prompting Kakashi to consider Naruto's talent and the source of the interference.
• Luo Mang wondered how he could help Sakura, then asked about her chakra natures.
• Kakashi gave Sakura Chakra Paper, and she infused it with chakra until it became damp, hardened, and split apart.
• Kakashi identified Sakura's chakra natures as Water and Earth, with a stronger Water affinity, and promised to prepare Water Release training for her.

Sakura Haruno learned that she shared a water affinity with Luo Mang, while the Diary revealed a video of Sasuke Uchiha at the Five Kage Summit. The video ended with a White Zetsu interrupting the summit as Ao discovered Danzo was controlling Mifune.

• Sakura Haruno brightened when she learned she had a water affinity like Luo Mang and walked beside him.
• Luo Mang and Xinjiang checked the Diary and found a video of Sasuke Uchiha at the Five Kage Summit.
• The Raikage accused other villages of ties to the Akatsuki and argued that he should command the Allied Shinobi Forces.
• Danzo used Shisui's eye to control Mifune, who recommended Danzo as commander, while Ao spotted chakra around Danzo's eye with his Byakugan.
• A White Zetsu emerged from the middle of the summit table, putting the Kage and their guards on alert.

Tsunade and Jiraiya reacted to the video’s revelations about the Akatsuki, Sunagakure, and Hiruzen’s possible death. In the Land of Waves, Kakashi worried that the Akatsuki might target him, while Naruto quietly brooded over his poor training results and his decision to stop pursuing Sakura.

• Tsunade realized that the video suggested Hiruzen would die in battle and grieved over the possibility.
• Jiraiya considered the changes to the Five Kage and decided to contact Luo Mang about Orochimaru’s whereabouts and any new predictions.
• Luo Mang paused the video to admire Kurotsuchi’s legs before Kakashi startled him by stepping on a branch.
• Naruto stayed quiet as he worried about coming last in training and reconsidered his promise to become Hokage.
• Kakashi connected the organization he had investigated to the Akatsuki and wondered whether he should cancel his commission for fear that they might target him.

Sasuke fought the Raikage and other Kage at the Five Kage Summit while Danzo’s suspicious Sharingan use was exposed. Gaara stopped the Raikage from killing Sasuke and tried to dissuade him from revenge, but Sasuke attacked again as the Kage joined forces against him.

• The Raikage and Darui confronted Sasuke, and Darui electrified his Water Formation Wall to force Sasuke back.
• Ao watched Danzo with his Byakugan, prompting Danzo to deactivate his Sharingan; Mei promised to protect Ao, while Mifune’s proposal to unite the shinobi world failed.
• Sasuke subdued Darui and C’s allies, then fought the Raikage, whose Liger Bomb was blocked by Sasuke’s Skeletal Susanoo.
• Sasuke used Amaterasu, but the Raikage avoided the flames and prepared to strike Sasuke until Gaara blocked him with sand.
• Gaara warned Sasuke that revenge would consume him, but Sasuke attacked Gaara with Amaterasu, and Darui and the others joined the fight against Sasuke.

Sasuke used Susanoo to survive the Kage’s attacks and ordered Karin to lead him to Danzo, abandoning Suigetsu and Jūgo. As others watched the Video, Itachi suspected his plan had been exposed, while Tsunade decided she would meet Sasuke and consider taking him as an apprentice.

• Sasuke manifested Susanoo, withstood the attacks, and swept his sword through nearby buildings as the Raikage struggled to escape.
• Karin emerged from the destruction, and Sasuke ordered her to lead him to Danzo, dismissing her concern for Suigetsu and Jūgo.
• Itachi watched the Video and guessed that Sasuke had misunderstood his plan after it was exposed, possibly by the Masked Man.
• Jiraiya studied Sasuke’s Mangekyō abilities and wondered why the Video’s battle against the four Kage had shown only two Kage so far.
• Tsunade condemned Sasuke for abandoning his teammates and decided to meet him and consider taking him as an apprentice when Luo Mang returned.

The video showed Sasuke attacking Danzo at the Five Kage Summit, then fighting Mei Terumi and being overwhelmed by the Tsuchikage. After the video ended, Tsunade crushed a sofa in anger over Danzo’s words about Hashirama, while the present-day Sasuke resolved to make things right with Karin at the Chunin Ninja Exams.

• Gaara and the Raikage shielded their subordinates from falling rubble as C tracked Sasuke and the Raikage ordered everyone to pursue him.
• Sasuke broke into the conference room and clashed with Mifune, while Karin warned him that Danzo was escaping.
• Ao pursued Danzo as Mei Terumi attacked Sasuke with Lava Release and Boil Release, trapping him in a corridor and melting his Susanoo.
• White Zetsu restored Sasuke’s chakra, but the Tsuchikage broke free, struck Sasuke with Dust Release, and left him unconscious.
• Tsunade crushed a sofa after hearing Danzo invoke Hashirama, and present-day Sasuke decided to make amends to Karin at the Chunin Ninja Exams.

Jiraiya feared that Konoha faced destruction, an Akatsuki invasion, and internal conflict, so he decided to return and prepare the village. At Tazuna's house, Kakashi recovered from the strain of watching the video and arranged a rotating guard schedule while the bridge repairs continued.

• Jiraiya realized that Danzo becoming Hokage could mean Tsunade and other candidates were dead, and he worried about Konoha's future crises.
• Jiraiya sprang out of bed and rushed off to bolster Konoha's defenses.
• At Tazuna's house, Kakashi waited while recovering from the mental strain of experiencing Dust Release in the video.
• Kakashi accepted Naruto Uzumaki's offer to take over guard duty and assigned the four teammates rotating shifts protecting Tazuna.
• Tsunami served dinner, and Luo Mang was surprised to see two fish on the table.

Luo Mang warned the others through his Diary that Zabuza and his companion were expected to attack, prompting Kakashi to keep his students together instead of splitting them up for training. As the team prepared for the danger, Sasuke resolved to grow stronger, while Naruto and Sasuke’s morning argument briefly disrupted the plan.

• Luo Mang wrote that Zabuza and his companion might return that day and worried about protecting Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto.
• Kakashi read Luo Mang’s Diary and prepared to face Zabuza, confident that he could protect his students.
• Sasuke reflected on his defeat in the Video and resolved to become stronger so he could kill that man and protect the village.
• Naruto hugged Sasuke in his sleep while dreaming about ramen, and Sasuke smacked him awake.
• Kakashi canceled Special Training and kept the team together, claiming Naruto had not guarded properly the previous day.

Luo Mang and Sakura Haruno grew closer as he offered to accompany her on guard duty, but the team went together to the bridge after Kakashi changed the plan. Zabuza and Haku confronted them, and Haku trapped the group inside his Ice Mirrors as the battle began.

• Luo Mang told Sakura Haruno he would ask Kakashi to let him guard her at the bridge.
• Kakashi gathered the group for breakfast and said they would all go to the bridge so he could teach Naruto guard duty.
• At the bridge, Zabuza and Haku realized the whole group had arrived and prepared to fight.
• Kakashi ordered the others to keep Tazuna safe while he faced Zabuza.
• Haku created Ice Mirrors as Luo Mang and Sasuke activated their Sharingan and Naruto used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

Zabuza fled while Haku continued fighting Naruto and Sasuke, leaving Kakashi’s team to defeat and capture him. After Haku defended Zabuza, Kakashi removed his mask, stunning everyone with the face beneath.

• Sakura led Tazuna aside as Haku trapped Naruto and Sasuke in his ice mirrors and attacked them.
• Zabuza used the Body Flicker Technique to escape, and Luo Mang told Haku that his partner had abandoned him.
• Haku’s ice mirrors shattered, and Sakura checked on Luo Mang while Kakashi noticed her early progress with medical ninjutsu.
• Naruto defended Haku, but Haku insisted that serving Zabuza had been his own choice.
• Kakashi said the team would capture Haku and removed his mask, shocking everyone with his face.

Kakashi’s team captured Haku after Zabuza escaped, and Luo Mang worried that his presence had changed events that were meant to help Naruto and Sasuke grow. Sasuke read Luo Mang’s diary and watched Naruto happily talk with Haku, recoiling at the thought that he would awaken his two tomoe for Naruto.

• Kakashi’s team took Haku captive and returned to Tazuna’s workers, who postponed work for the day.
• Sakura Haruno confessed her feelings to Luo Mang, and Kakashi reminded her to keep her priorities straight.
• Haku refused to betray Zabuza, while Luo Mang wrote in his diary that Haku was naive and wondered whether the changed events would hinder Naruto and Sasuke’s development.
• Sasuke read Luo Mang’s diary and saw Naruto chatting cheerfully with Haku.
• Sasuke felt disgusted by Naruto’s behavior and questioned whether he would really awaken his two tomoe for him.

Team Seven brought Haku, whom they had captured after the attack on Naruto, back to Tazuna’s house so Kakashi could question him. While the others dealt with Haku, Luo Mang used his diary’s draw system and considered how to use his new rewards and Mangekyō abilities.

• Sasuke denied that his Sharingan had awakened for Naruto, remembering Naruto’s hug and kiss that morning.
• Tsunami mistook the bound Haku for a girl, and Naruto corrected her before Tazuna explained Haku’s connection to Naruto’s attacker.
• Kakashi tied Haku to a tree and said they would interrogate him or trade him for resources.
• Luo Mang drew ten mostly useless rewards, including Earth Release techniques and a lemon tea recipe, and considered giving Sakura some of the techniques.
• Luo Mang reflected on his Mangekyō’s Susanoo and Dojutsu, deciding he could hide in his pocket world after using his calamity ability.

Luo Mang and Kakashi’s team captured Haku and learned the details of his Ice Release technique, but Zabuza escaped before they could find him. After discovering Zabuza’s abandoned cave, the group decided to stop pursuing him and return, while Luo Mang wondered whether transmigration had changed the original events.

• Naruto Uzumaki tried to persuade Haku to betray Zabuza, while Sasuke Uchiha asked about Haku’s ability.
• Haku described Ice Release: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, and Kakashi Hatake approached to search his memories with the Sharingan.
• Zabuza, fearing Haku might reveal his location or Kakashi might find him through a memory search, fled the cave with Kubikiribōchō.
• Kakashi, Luo Mang, and the others reached the empty cave and found signs that Zabuza had recently been there.
• Kakashi decided not to pursue Zabuza, and the group prepared to return to the Land of Waves settlement.