Two days later.
[Yesterday was more tree-climbing practice, just like the day before. This time, everyone reached the treetops and gained basic control over their chakra.]
Luo Mang started the morning by opening his Diary.
By his calculations, today should have been the day Zabuza and his companion attacked. Since he had decided to let them escape, he had to make sure nothing went wrong.
If things strayed from the original plot, that could be trouble. Reality was not an anime, after all.
So he began writing in his Diary as soon as he woke at dawn, using it to warn the others and keep anyone on their team from getting hurt. Nobody had met Haku yesterday.
Perhaps they had gone too late.
[Today seems to be the day Zabuza and his companion make their comeback. Last night, we agreed that Sakura would go guard the other location. I'm really worried she might be in danger, but what excuse can I use to stay with her?]
[Besides, I can't just protect Sakura. I need to look after Sasuke and Naruto too. The current Zabuza isn't the one brought back through Impure World Reincarnation in the future, with some emotional attachment to us. Right now, he might grab any one of us to complete his mission and use our lives to threaten Kakashi. What should I do?]
Next door.
Having lost his comrades, Kakashi had long since developed the habit of going to bed early. Now that he was on a mission, it would have felt strange not to get up early too. His gaze rested on the sword techniques recorded in his father's notebook.
His attention, however, wandered to the newly updated words in the Diary.
So it's today?
Looks like I'll be getting my hands on the Kubikiribōchō.
Nervous?