Chapter Summaries

Hinata Hyuga gave Luo Mang a chakra-powered Paper Crane so they could exchange messages, then revealed that she and Hanabi had agreed to divide their time with him between Saturdays and Sundays. The awkward conversation ended with Luo Mang asking Hinata to explain her eye abilities.

• Hinata Hyuga showed Luo Mang that her Paper Crane could fly and use its chakra mark for reconnaissance.
• Hinata Hyuga gave Luo Mang the Paper Crane and explained how they could use it to send messages to each other.
• Hinata Hyuga said she planned to make another Paper Crane for Hanabi so they could coordinate their schedules.
• Luo Mang asked what Hinata and Hanabi had discussed, and Hinata revealed that she got Saturdays while Hanabi got Sundays.
• Luo Mang recovered from his surprise and asked Hinata to resume explaining the abilities she gained from her eyes.

Jiraiya and Kakashi reported on suspected spies and Sunagakure’s request for closer cooperation while Hiruzen Sarutobi considered Hinata Hyuga’s safety. An Anbu member delivered Hiruzen a letter that visibly unsettled him, and Hiruzen dismissed the others before quietly questioning the messenger.

• Jiraiya complained that Hiruzen had turned a selection into a vote and recruited Kakashi to help tally it.
• Kakashi reported that suspected spies from other villages had fled during the Preliminaries and that most Konoha investigators had gone missing.
• Kakashi told Hiruzen that Sunagakure wanted closer cooperation, and Hiruzen asked Jiraiya to learn what they proposed.
• An Anbu member delivered Hiruzen a tightly wrapped letter, and Hiruzen reacted with visible shock after reading its first word.
• Hiruzen sent Jiraiya and Kakashi away, then silently questioned the Anbu member, whom he remembered as a former Root operative.
• The Anbu member said he had no verbal message, and Hiruzen let him leave.

Hiruzen Sarutobi received a remorseful letter from Shimura Danzō asking to return to Konoha, then got a meeting request from Kumogakure at the same location. As he planned to use the meetings to secure Danzō's return, another village sent a third letter.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi read Shimura Danzō's letter, in which Danzō apologized and asked to meet about returning to Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi considered the political obstacles to Danzō's return and decided he could not tell Jiraiya and Tsunade yet.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi received a letter from the Fourth Raikage inviting him to discuss cooperation at the same location Danzō had named.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to have Danzō guard him during the Raikage meeting and use the arrangement to justify bringing Danzō back.
• An Anbu member delivered a third letter from Eye Shadow Village, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi stunned by the succession of invitations.

Jiraiya and Kakashi met with Baki to discuss Sunagakure’s request for protection and the resources it could offer Konoha. After the meeting, Kakashi reminded Jiraiya that they still had an assignment: checking tickets.

• Baki counted his savings and concluded that Sunagakure had little to offer Konoha besides Gaara, a possible marriage alliance, and valuable resources.
• Jiraiya and Kakashi arrived at Baki’s guest quarters, where Baki nervously asked what brought them there.
• Baki explained Sunagakure’s crisis and offered medicinal ingredients that neutralized poison and specially formulated poisons in exchange for cooperation.
• Jiraiya and Kakashi recognized the value of Sunagakure’s poisons, while Jiraiya considered using them with puppets and explosives.
• As Jiraiya prepared to return to his inn, Kakashi told him their next assignment was checking tickets, leaving Jiraiya shocked.

Luo Mang and Hinata Hyuga parted after a romantic day together, with Hinata confessing her feelings and kissing him. On his way home, Luo Mang encountered Sakura Haruno, who was preparing for a celebration of her chunin promotion.

• Luo Mang told Hinata Hyuga it was time to head back, and Hinata said Hanabi Hyuga would keep him company while she trained the next day.
• Hinata Hyuga hugged Luo Mang, confessed that meeting him was the greatest blessing of her life, and kissed him goodbye.
• Luo Mang watched Hinata leave, then headed through Konoha, thinking about how to handle Hanabi Hyuga and paying little attention to the rumored vote.
• Luo Mang ran into Sakura Haruno, who invited him to her house, but he declined to meet her parents so soon.
• Sakura Haruno explained that her family had kept her home for a promotion banquet and that she was shopping to prepare for it.

Luo Mang considered how his arrival had changed the future and decided to use veiled diary entries to warn its readers. Konan read his suspicions about the altered events and wondered what the changes meant for the coming crisis.

• Luo Mang returned to his pocket world and worried that Orochimaru, Shimura Danzō, and Hinata Hyuga’s Tenseigan could change the future in unpredictable ways.
• Luo Mang wrote in the Diary that events had diverged from the future he foresaw, including Hiruzen Sarutobi surviving and Shimura Danzō defecting.
• Konan read Luo Mang’s entry and reasoned that he feared an unknown crisis involving aliens and future saviors Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.
• Luo Mang added that Konan had appeared earlier than expected and seemed to have come to inspect him.
• Luo Mang stopped writing, deciding that subtle warnings were safer than revealing he knew others could read his Diary.

Itachi concluded that he could no longer rely on the Diary to learn about the threat to the Shinobi World, so he focused on investigating Obito Uchiha. Obito arrived to take Itachi after the Eight-Tails and hinted at a mission involving Konoha, leaving Itachi suspicious of his true plan.

• Itachi worried that the Diary might no longer reveal useful information and decided to investigate Obito Uchiha directly.
• Obito arrived and told Itachi that Cloud Shadow Village planned to visit Konoha, possibly to meet Hiruzen Sarutobi about Hinata Hyuga.
• Obito said he would accompany Itachi to capture the Eight-Tails and suggested they might also take the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki.
• Itachi agreed to go, then asked why they were capturing the tailed beasts.
• Obito claimed collecting the tailed beasts would benefit the Shinobi World but refused to explain further, and Itachi doubted him.

Luo Mang wrote that Obito Uchiha would start the Fourth Shinobi World War, revealing to Jiraiya and Kakashi that Obito might still be alive. Kakashi recognized Obito’s name and learned how he awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, leaving him determined to understand Obito’s fate and the power of his own eye.

• Luo Mang decided to warn people about the coming Fourth Shinobi World War and began writing in his diary again.
• Jiraiya read Luo Mang’s predictions about the war and wondered which village would start it.
• Luo Mang named Obito Uchiha as the one who would start the war, and Kakashi recognized the name from Obito’s grave.
• Luo Mang described how Madara saved Obito and how Obito awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan after witnessing Nohara Rin’s death.
• Kakashi reviewed what he knew about Kamui and wondered whether his own Sharingan had a different ability, then resolved to meet Obito.

Uchiha Itachi learned from the diary that Obito Uchiha intended to carry out Infinite Reading, a genjutsu meant to cover the Shinobi World and fulfill Madara Uchiha’s wishes. The diary then revealed a video of Obito Uchiha fighting Kakashi Hatake in the Kamui Dimension.

• Uchiha Itachi read that Obito Uchiha had taken up Madara Uchiha’s plan to cast Infinite Reading and create a dream world where Rin could return.
• Uchiha Itachi wondered how the plan would work and what Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha hoped to gain from it.
• Luo Mang stopped writing after deciding he had revealed enough to make the diary’s readers wary and give Kakashi Hatake hope that Obito Uchiha might be saved.
• The others became alert to Obito Uchiha, suspecting he had controlled the Nine-Tails and might be plotting to capture the tailed beasts.
• The diary displayed a video titled “Battle in the Kamui Dimension, Obito Uchiha VS Kakashi Hatake!”

A video showed Obito Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake confronting each other in the Kamui Dimension, where Obito tried to exploit Kakashi’s guilt and draw him into a dream world. Kakashi rejected the genjutsu and prepared to fight Obito as a voice declared their ninja sparring match underway.

• The video showed Kakashi Hatake attacking Obito Uchiha with Lightning Blade but stopping before killing him.
• Obito Uchiha taunted Kakashi about his guilt over Rin Nohara and revealed that he had known why Rin had died.
• Obito Uchiha offered Kakashi a world of dreams, showing him visions of Obito and Rin, but Kakashi cut through the genjutsu.
• Kakashi Hatake recalled his students, declared that Obito’s only future was death, and took a fighting stance.
• Obito Uchiha matched Kakashi’s stance as Minato Namikaze’s voice announced the start of their ninja sparring match.

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.