Chapter Summaries

Itachi Uchiha asked Obito Uchiha for the method that let him use his Mangekyo without strain, offering to work for him in exchange. Obito left to investigate how he had survived his own injuries, while Itachi departed without an answer.

• Konan told Obito Uchiha that Itachi Uchiha wanted to meet Madara Uchiha and was waiting downstairs.
• Obito Uchiha met Itachi Uchiha, who explained that Mangekyo strain was weakening his body and offered his services in exchange for the method that protected Obito from strain.
• Obito Uchiha said Itachi's offer was insufficient and left to consider it, while Itachi Uchiha departed using the Body Flicker Technique.
• Obito Uchiha returned to his room and ordered Black Zetsu to record every medicinal ingredient used when Obito had survived his injuries.

Kakashi resolved to study his father’s swordsmanship to grow stronger, while Luo Mang received a portable pocket world and tested its abilities. Danzo ordered Root to arrange Luo Mang’s death to prevent him from interfering with his plans for Naruto.

• Kakashi considered the limits of his Sharingan and went to retrieve his father’s swordsmanship notes.
• Luo Mang drew a golden reward and received a pocket world he could enter and use as a safe place to store supplies.
• Luo Mang tested the pocket world and confirmed that moving inside it did not change his location outside.
• Danzo reviewed Root’s report on Luo Mang and ordered a mission arranged to lure him into the wilderness and kill him.
• Danzo planned to control Naruto and use him as a weapon, fearing Luo Mang might form a bond with him.

Naruto Uzumaki took a weeding mission after deciding to become more responsible, while Sasuke Uchiha went to train and met Kakashi. Kakashi told Sasuke that the Hokage intended to make him his student and challenged him to a sparring match.

• Naruto Uzumaki cleaned his home, ate, and took a weeding mission at the Hokage Building.
• Naruto asked whether Luo Mang had come to take a mission, then ran into Sasuke Uchiha on his way out.
• Sasuke left for the riverside to train alone after failing to find Luo Mang.
• Kakashi approached Sasuke and said the Hokage intended to make him his student.
• Sasuke accepted Kakashi's offer to test his ninjutsu and reactions in a sparring match.

Luo Mang spent the day building a house in his pocket world, then wrote only a few tired words in his diary. Sasuke Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, and Uchiha Itachi received no useful information and continued considering their plans and uncertain futures.

• Luo Mang entered the pocket world, gathered timber, and spent the day building a house.
• Luo Mang wrote a brief diary entry saying he was tired, and its glow faded before it revealed anything useful.
• Sasuke Uchiha recalled training with Kakashi and set himself the goal of surpassing him.
• Kakashi Hatake reflected on Sasuke's potential and continued studying his father's swordsmanship notes.
• Uchiha Itachi received no message from the Masked Man and decided he might need to raise his offer to survive.

In Amegakure, Obito summoned Tobi to learn how his White Zetsu body could reduce Mangekyo side effects, then trapped him in the Kamui Dimension for talking too much. Obito brought Itachi there to accept his offer of service and ordered Tobi to attach himself to Itachi so they could both leave.

• Obito asked Black Zetsu why his Mangekyo had few side effects, and Black Zetsu explained the effects of Hashirama cells and Tobi's assistance.
• Obito ordered Black Zetsu to bring Tobi back, then left Tobi trapped in the Kamui Dimension after Tobi annoyed him with chatter.
• Obito pulled Itachi into the Kamui Dimension and offered to let him work for his life, and Itachi agreed for Sasuke's sake.
• Obito told Tobi to attach himself to Itachi so Tobi could leave the dimension, and Itachi recoiled at the prospect.

Obito Uchiha had White Zetsu Tobi possess Uchiha Itachi and gave him medicinal herbs that improved his health. Itachi agreed to serve Obito and help capture tailed beasts, and Obito brought him to the Akatsuki lounge to choose a target.

• Uchiha Itachi realized that Obito Uchiha wanted White Zetsu Tobi to possess him, then reluctantly accepted after Obito stripped him and Tobi wrapped around his body.
• Uchiha Itachi ate the medicinal herbs and felt well enough to stand and walk without coughing or gasping for breath.
• Uchiha Itachi agreed not to oppose Obito's plan to take the Nine-Tails and offered to help capture the other tailed beasts, provided Sasuke and Konoha were not harmed.
• Obito Uchiha demanded that Itachi capture a tailed beast within two months and took him to the Akatsuki lounge.
• Obito Uchiha showed Itachi reports on the tailed beasts, naming the Seven-Tails in Takigakure and the Four-Tails whose jinchūriki, Roshi, had left Iwagakure as possible targets.

Itachi Uchiha agreed to capture Roshi, the Four-Tails’ Jinchūriki, in exchange for help recovering from his illness. Obito Uchiha planned to monitor the mission, while Itachi left with White Zetsu Tobi and began probing for clues about the Masked Man’s identity.

• Itachi Uchiha examined the intelligence and chose Roshi as his target because Roshi was away from Iwagakure and might return soon.
• Obito Uchiha gave Itachi Uchiha Roshi’s file and demanded that he capture the Four-Tails within two months to continue their cooperation.
• Black Zetsu realized that Obito Uchiha had arranged for Tobi to help and monitor Itachi Uchiha, and Obito decided to watch the coming fight himself.
• Itachi Uchiha left with White Zetsu Tobi, who estimated that they would need about ten days for his recovery and another month to prepare the capture.
• Itachi Uchiha inferred from Tobi’s slip that the Masked Man was not Madara Uchiha, then endured Tobi’s chatter about researching how to produce poop.

Konan focused on finding money for the Akatsuki while Luo Mang completed his house and suspected Danzo had arranged a dangerous mission to kill him. Kakashi and Sasuke learned of the threat through the Diary and worried that Luo Mang would be harmed or flee Konoha.

• Konan wondered how Uchiha Itachi had reached an agreement with the Masked Man, then decided to take more missions to earn money.
• Sasuke Uchiha read that Luo Mang had found a way to stay alive and had been ordered to take a mission outside Konoha.
• Luo Mang finished building his house and suspected the masked mission-giver was a Root operative acting on Danzo's orders.
• Kakashi read Luo Mang's Diary, resolved to follow him, and feared he might defect if Danzo attacked.
• Sasuke Uchiha blamed Danzo for targeting Luo Mang and silently hoped his last remaining clansman would survive.

Luo Mang left Konoha on a suspicious mission to retrieve a buried chest, while Kakashi secretly watched for Danzo’s assassins. As Itachi and Sasuke followed events through the Diary, Sasuke awakened his Sharingan.

• Luo Mang received orders to retrieve a buried treasure chest near the Dark Forest and realized the mission might be an assassination setup.
• Luo Mang refused Naruto Uzumaki’s request to join him, then left the village with a Village Exit Pass.
• Kakashi Hatake secretly followed Luo Mang and spotted two Root operatives watching him.
• Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha read Luo Mang’s Diary from afar and worried about his danger.
• Sasuke’s helplessness over Luo Mang’s plight stirred his dormant Sharingan, and he realized he had awakened it.

Luo Mang was ambushed in the Dark Forest by two Root assassins and revealed his Sharingan while fighting them. Kakashi intervened, killed the remaining attacker, and escorted Luo Mang back to Konoha, considering how to train him.

• Luo Mang encountered two masked Root assassins in the Dark Forest and used his Sharingan to incapacitate one with genjutsu.
• The other assassin avoided Luo Mang's gaze and attacked from the trees, while Luo Mang pretended to be injured to draw him out.
• Kakashi appeared and killed the remaining assassin before Luo Mang could act.
• Luo Mang claimed to be a Konoha ninja on a commissioned mission, and Kakashi offered to escort him back to the village.
• Luo Mang and Kakashi returned to Konoha together as Kakashi considered Luo Mang's combat skills and future training.

Luo Mang guessed that Kakashi Hatake held a copy of the Diary and received ten Explosive Tags as a reward. After returning to Konoha, he used the Diary to mislead Kakashi and Sasuke about the mission, then wrote about Kakashi's past and Sharingan.

• Luo Mang correctly guessed Kakashi Hatake as a Diary copy holder and won ten Explosive Tags.
• Kakashi escorted Luo Mang to the Hokage Building to turn in the mission, then left him to go home.
• Luo Mang wrote that Danzo had ambushed him and Kakashi had coincidentally saved him, prompting Kakashi to read the Diary.
• The Diary revealed Kakashi's tragic past, and Luo Mang falsely speculated that Hiruzen had sent Kakashi to protect Naruto, easing Sasuke's suspicions.
• Luo Mang described Kakashi's Sharingan as a strain that made him an unreliable teammate, and Sasuke learned that Kakashi's eye had been given to him by a friend.

Kakashi and Sasuke watched a video of Kakashi confronting Orochimaru, who came for Sasuke and his Sharingan but left after terrifying Kakashi. Kakashi connected Orochimaru’s plans and Otogakure to the Konoha Crush Plan, while Sasuke decided to focus on surpassing Kakashi.

• Kakashi watched footage of himself sealing Sasuke’s curse mark before Orochimaru arrived and demanded that Sasuke be handed over.
• Kakashi threatened Orochimaru with his Lightning Blade, but Orochimaru’s killing intent overwhelmed him and he departed without fighting.
• Sasuke exited the video shaken, concluded that Kakashi was not yet strong enough, and chose to make surpassing him his immediate goal.
• Kakashi wrote down Sharingan and Otogakure as clues, then suspected that Orochimaru’s infiltration was connected to the Konoha Crush Plan.

Itachi learned from Tobi that Orochimaru was likely Kage Level and asked Akatsuki to gather information on him, intending to protect Sasuke. The next morning, Sasuke arrived at Luo Mang’s door seeking training, while Naruto also asked to join Luo Mang on a mission.

• Itachi questioned Tobi about Orochimaru’s strength and learned that he had fought Hanzō and was probably Kage Level.
• Itachi suspected Orochimaru had been prevented from using his full strength and asked Tobi to gather information on him.
• Luo Mang prayed in the pocket world, then went to sleep without checking what he received.
• Naruto asked Luo Mang to take him along on a mission, and Sasuke arrived at the door seeking guidance to become stronger.
• Sasuke offered to pay Luo Mang for training, while Naruto offered to treat him to ramen.

Luo Mang welcomed Hinata Hyuga when she came to see him, choosing to spend the day with her instead of guiding Naruto or Sasuke. He invited Hinata to breakfast and began cooking, while she stayed at his home and anticipated her strict training with her father.

• Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha asked Luo Mang to take them on a mission, but Hinata arrived and called to him.
• Luo Mang praised Hinata’s eyes and reassured her when she struggled to meet his gaze.
• Sasuke and Naruto left after realizing Luo Mang would be spending time with Hinata.
• Luo Mang invited Hinata to join him for breakfast and led her into his small home.
• Luo Mang cooked while Hinata waited in the kitchen, hungry after coming without breakfast before her father’s training.

Luo Mang shared breakfast with Hinata, then encouraged her to be more confident while she washed his dishes. Hinata asked him to have a meal with her, and the chapter left her excited by his praise of her eyes.

• Hinata watched Luo Mang cook, then ate breakfast with him and finished all the food despite still feeling hungry.
• Luo Mang promised to treat Hinata to a filling meal another time and considered disguising himself to rob a wealthy traveler for money.
• Hinata told Luo Mang she had come to invite him to a meal, then offered to wash the dishes.
• Luo Mang gave Hinata sleeve protectors and a stool, then encouraged her to look him in the eyes when she spoke.
• Luo Mang praised Hinata's eyes and urged her to become more confident, and she dropped the dishes in her excitement.

Luo Mang encouraged Hinata before she left, then considered Sasuke and Naruto’s connection while writing in his diary. Sasuke, Itachi, and Kakashi separately puzzled over the mention of reincarnation, and Luo Mang teamed up with Naruto for a lumber mission.

• Luo Mang reassured Hinata that her eyes were a gift, and Hinata thanked him before hurrying home alone.
• Luo Mang wondered whether Sasuke and Naruto were drawn together as the reincarnations of Indra and Asura, then wrote about Hinata and went to find a mission.
• Sasuke read Luo Mang’s diary and worried that his attempt to approach him had raised suspicion.
• Uchiha Itachi and Kakashi read the diary and concluded that Sasuke might become a savior or a future rival to one.
• Kakashi arrived at the river and watched Sasuke practice the Great Fireball before starting their lesson.
• Luo Mang met Naruto at the Hokage Building and agreed to join him on a lumber-gathering mission.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stripped Shimura Danzō of his leadership of Root after discovering he had planted a spy in the Anbu and defied the Hokage’s orders. Alone in his office, Hiruzen watched Luo Mang and Naruto Uzumaki on a mission and wondered why Kakashi took Luo Mang so seriously.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Shimura Danzō for assigning Luo Mang a mission against the Hokage’s orders, while Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado challenged Danzo’s motives.
• Shimura Danzō defended his actions as a way to protect Naruto Uzumaki, but Hiruzen accused him of abusing his authority and planting people in the Anbu.
• Hiruzen removed Shimura Danzō as leader of Root, and Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado agreed with the decision.
• Hiruzen ordered the captured Anbu spy taken away for questioning, and the two advisors left with him.
• Hiruzen watched Luo Mang and Naruto Uzumaki through his Crystal Ball and wondered why Kakashi had taken Luo Mang so seriously.

Luo Mang watched a video of Kakashi fighting Zabuza, hoping to learn whether he could copy techniques through the footage. The video left Kakashi trapped in Zabuza’s Water Prison Technique, while Sasuke studied the fight and resolved to learn from it.

• Naruto asked Luo Mang to take him on a higher-ranked mission the next day, and Luo Mang agreed before heading home.
• Luo Mang opened a video of Kakashi fighting Zabuza and hoped to copy the Water Dragon Bullet Technique through the footage.
• Zabuza confronted Kakashi’s team, used the Hidden Mist Technique, and defeated Kakashi with a series of clones and attacks.
• Zabuza trapped Kakashi in the Water Prison Technique and prepared to kill the others and capture their client.
• Sasuke criticized Kakashi’s repeated defeats, then continued watching to learn how to endure Zabuza’s killing intent and survive a future encounter.

Kakashi watched the final video, which showed his students rescuing him from Zabuza before an unknown Ice Release user intervened. He and Sasuke prepared to grow stronger, while Luo Mang won mastery of the Substitution Technique in the lottery.

• Kakashi watched Naruto and Sasuke work together to force Zabuza to release him from the Water Prison Technique.
• Kakashi decided to prepare for Zabuza’s mist ambushes, improve his swordsmanship, and take the Kubikiribōchō.
• The video ended with an unknown visitor using ice spikes to pierce Zabuza’s neck, prompting Kakashi to plan for an Ice Release enemy.
• Kakashi studied his father’s notes and practiced with a ninja blade, while Sasuke searched his home for lightning techniques he could learn.
• Luo Mang used the lottery and won mastery of the Substitution Technique.

Two months after confirming Sasuke Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake had diaries, Luo Mang was assigned to Kakashi’s team to train and look after Naruto. His diary revealed that the team would face Zabuza on a mission whose danger had been concealed, leaving Kakashi alarmed and searching for information about Haku.

• Luo Mang received a Konoha forehead protector and orders to join Kakashi’s team in three days, train with them, and look after Naruto.
• Luo Mang suspected Kakashi had arranged his assignment and decided to go rather than draw attention to himself.
• Kakashi read Luo Mang’s diary and learned that a future mission would be falsely labeled below its true rank.
• Luo Mang wrote that he planned to let Zabuza escape once so he could deal with him later and reach the wealthy client, Gato.
• Kakashi closed the diary and began gathering information about Haku, whom he believed had rescued Zabuza.