Chapter Summaries

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.

Luo Mang returned to Konoha with Hinata Hyuga after their outing, while his Diary revealed that Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Fourth Raikage, and Killer B had been killed. Uchiha Itachi and Konan read the revelations, leaving Konan astonished by Luo Mang’s strength.

• Luo Mang and Hinata Hyuga returned to Konoha after finding their campsite destroyed, and a gate guard told Hinata that Lord Hyuga had been looking for her.
• Luo Mang sent Hinata home, then headed to his own home to avoid raising suspicion about his absence.
• Uchiha Itachi read Luo Mang’s Diary in the Kamui Dimension and learned that Luo Mang had witnessed Hiruzen Sarutobi’s death.
• Luo Mang’s Diary said the Fourth Raikage and Killer B had been killed instantly, and Konan read the entry in a carriage and wondered at his power.

Luo Mang explained his diary reveal while choosing to keep Uchiha Itachi’s appearance secret, and Jiraiya grieved Hiruzen Sarutobi before reading that the Fourth Raikage and Killer B were dead. Jiraiya shifted toward planning Konoha’s future and came to regard Luo Mang as the stronger candidate for the Child of Prophecy.

• Luo Mang explained that he had revealed enough about his abilities to make the Diary holders cautious, but chose not to write about Uchiha Itachi.
• Jiraiya sat alone in the Hokage Building, mourned Hiruzen Sarutobi, and resolved to avenge him.
• Jiraiya read that the Fourth Raikage and Killer B had died and considered claiming Cloud Shadow Village’s ore as compensation.
• Jiraiya reflected on Konoha’s future and decided he had no need to leave while the suspected candidates for the Child of Prophecy were in the village.
• Jiraiya judged Luo Mang to be the better Child of Prophecy candidate and accepted his role in Hiruzen Sarutobi’s death.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi’s death, Tsunade confronted Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, demanding information and access to Konoha’s accounts. She left to consult Jiraiya about Kumogakure and the possible threat from Iwagakure, while the two elders discussed resisting her.

• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura were shocked when Tsunade told them Hiruzen Sarutobi was dead and that the Fourth Raikage of Cloud Shadow Village had killed him.
• Tsunade demanded to know what Hiruzen had discussed with the elders and announced that she wanted to review the accounts.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura protested that Tsunade distrusted them, but Koharu agreed to have Homura provide the materials.
• Koharu said Hiruzen had only told them that Iwagakure was sending people to Konoha, leaving Tsunade concerned about a possible wider conflict.
• Tsunade ordered the elders to send the files to the Hokage Building and left to discuss the situation with Jiraiya.
• After Tsunade left, Utatane Koharu complained about her and declared that she would not let Tsunade remove them from power.

Luo Mang wandered through Konoha after Hiruzen Sarutobi’s death, paid his respects to his adoptive parents, and discovered a mysterious medical spray can on a mountain. He recognized it as a Healing Foam Spray from the Boruto era, though he could not explain how it had appeared.

• Luo Mang woke bored, reflected on Hiruzen Sarutobi’s death and the coming funeral, then decided to go out alone.
• Luo Mang left flowers at his adoptive parents’ graves and took a walk without encountering anyone he knew.
• Luo Mang heard a rattling sound near a tree on the mountain summit and found a silvery-white spray can hanging there.
• Luo Mang tested the can, confirmed it sprayed medicinal foam rather than poison, and applied some to his arm.
• Luo Mang recognized the can as a Healing Foam Spray from the Boruto era and wondered how it had appeared in Konoha.

Luo Mang encountered Tenten at their old training spot and sparred with her, easily dodging her weapons before offering advice. After they parted, he noticed that the passageways felt strange and left the response to the coming crisis to Tsunade and the others.

• Luo Mang mistook a strange object for a possible test specimen and stored it in the Diary's space.
• Luo Mang met Tenten at their old training spot, and they agreed to spar.
• Tenten threw kunai, shuriken, and other weapons at Luo Mang, but he dodged them all.
• Luo Mang offered to teach Tenten, though she later said his advice was too abstract for her.
• Luo Mang walked through the passageways after leaving Tenten and wondered why everything felt strange.