Chapter Summaries

Koki and Shisui bought three-color dango for Itachi and met a hungry young Obito outside the shop. Koki shared the sweets with him, beginning a friendly encounter between the two Uchiha boys.

• Koki and Shisui left Ichiraku Ramen and went to the dango shop to buy treats for Itachi.
• The shopkeeper packed Koki’s usual order and added two extra skewers because she liked him.
• Koki and Shisui noticed Obito watching their dango from across the street.
• Koki offered Obito a skewer, and Obito’s rumbling stomach revealed that he was hungry.
• Koki encouraged Obito to eat, and Obito happily tried the dango.

Koki and Shisui treated Obito to dango after finding him hungry and upset, and their kindness left him flustered. Obito ate all ten skewers, and the three boys left the shop together.

• Koki led Obito and Shisui into the dango shop and ordered ten skewers for Obito.
• Obito thanked Koki awkwardly and blushed as Shisui introduced himself and Koki.
• Koki told Obito the dango was ordered especially for him, making Obito blush again as he thought about how lonely he had been.
• Koki urged Obito to eat, and Obito quickly devoured all ten skewers.
• Shisui gave Koki a knowing look because Koki ate just like Obito.

Koki and Shisui comforted Obito after he had a miserable day, and Koki encouraged him to keep believing in his dream of becoming Hokage. Seeing how lonely Obito was, Koki invited him to visit his home, hoping to grow closer and change his future.

• Koki bought Obito more dango, and Shisui gently asked why he had seemed upset.
• Obito explained that he had hoped to confess to Rin but saw her with Kakashi, then was mocked by another academy student for dreaming of becoming Hokage.
• Koki told Obito that he believed he could become Hokage, moving Obito deeply.
• Shisui promised Koki he would stay by his side as Koki admitted he had no clear dream of his own.
• Koki considered inviting Obito to live with them and help him avoid the tragic path he feared, then invited him to visit and meet Itachi.

Koki invited the lonely Obito to visit the Uchiha home, where Obito, Shisui, Itachi, and Koki spent a carefree summer day together. At night, Koki took the three of them out for barbecue, leaving their happy day to continue on Konoha's commercial street.

• Koki reassured Obito that he was welcome at the Uchiha home, and Obito happily accepted his invitation to become friends.
• Koki returned home with Obito and Shisui, reunited with Itachi, and decided to spend the day with him and treat everyone to dinner.
• Obito and Shisui helped with the housework before the four shared watermelon and orange juice in the courtyard.
• Koki teased Obito into spilling fish food into the pond, then ran from Obito as he chased him around the courtyard.
• Koki, Obito, Shisui, and Itachi went out for barbecue after night fell.

Koki, Itachi, Shisui, and Obito shared a barbecue meal, where Shisui noticed groups of ninja behaving strangely but the four continued eating. Koki ordered more food despite Shisui's concern, and Obito called for three additional portions.

• Koki ordered house-special barbecue, skewers, and side dishes for the four of them.
• Shisui noticed many ninja in green flak jackets gathered around the restaurant and warned the others that something felt strange.
• The four ate grilled dishes, and Koki remembered barbecue meals from his college days on Blue Star.
• Koki grilled meat for everyone, reassured Itachi and Shisui, and ordered desserts when he noticed Itachi was not interested in the barbecue.
• After Koki ordered five more portions, Shisui warned him not to overeat, so Obito changed the order to three portions.

At a crowded food shop, Koki heard a recovered ninja condemn Konoha's White Fang for abandoning a mission to save his comrades and remembered his mission to prevent Hatake Sakumo's suicide. He recalled Sakumo's past and the village's condemnation of him, leaving Koki aware that he needed to act before his deadline passed.

• Koki, Obito, Shisui, and Itachi ate together at a lively shop as evening fell.
• A bandaged ninja at a nearby table angrily said he had never wanted Hatake Sakumo to save him and smashed dishes.
• Koki recognized the name Konoha's White Fang and remembered his mission to stop Hatake Sakumo from killing himself within three months.
• Koki recalled Sakumo's reputation, strength, family life, and kindness toward Might Guy and Kakashi.
• Koki remembered how Sakumo abandoned an S-rank mission to save two comrades, then became the target of widespread blame in Konoha.

Koki and his companions witnessed people deliberately spreading slander about Hatake Sakumo, turning the story of his mission decision into accusations of treason. Koki confronted one of the men Sakumo had saved, and Shisui stopped the man from striking him.

• Koki recognized a man in a restaurant crowd as one of the comrades Hatake Sakumo had saved and heard him condemn Sakumo for abandoning a mission.
• Ninja and villagers repeated increasingly distorted claims that Sakumo had betrayed Konoha, while similar scenes unfolded across the village.
• Koki explained to Obito that the White Fang was Kakashi's father, and Shisui warned that someone was deliberately stirring up anger and that the rumors would spread.
• Obito apologized to Koki after realizing his impulse to intervene could worsen the situation.
• Koki and Obito confronted the man Sakumo had saved, and Shisui blocked the man's attempted strike by revealing his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

Koki condemned the villagers for shaming White Fang and urged the Uchiha children to put themselves and their comrades first. After catching sight of Hatake Sakumo and Kakashi leaving, Koki ran after them and praised Sakumo, while Kakashi remained torn between village teachings and his belief that his father had done nothing wrong.

• Koki rebuked the restaurant patrons for slandering White Fang, and Obito called Sakumo a hero.
• Koki told Shisui, Obito, and Itachi to put themselves first; Shisui agreed, Obito pondered his words, and Itachi promised to protect his big brother.
• A child in the restaurant declared that he wanted to become like White Fang, while Sakumo told Kakashi that the people inside would someday be his friends.
• Koki spotted Sakumo and Kakashi leaving, hurried after them, and introduced himself as Uchiha Kōki.
• Koki told Sakumo that he admired him and believed comrades mattered most, as Kakashi struggled with his conflicting feelings about his father's choice to save them.

Kakashi joined Koki and Hatake Sakumo after hearing Koki defend Sakumo and encourage him to keep living. The chapter ended with Sakumo embracing Kakashi and Koki as he cried.

• Kakashi heard villagers condemn Hatake Sakumo for abandoning a mission to save his comrades and felt his doubts deepen.
• Koki’s words about valuing comrades helped Kakashi reconsider his feelings, and Kakashi introduced himself to Koki.
• Koki told Hatake Sakumo that life could offer new hope and urged him not to give up on living.
• Kakashi realized how much pain his father had endured and felt guilty for shutting him out.
• Hatake Sakumo embraced Kakashi and Koki and wept.

Hatake Sakumo remembered his suicide and the pain he left Kakashi with, then woke up in the past on the day his reputation began to collapse. After hearing Koki defend him and seeing Kakashi stand beside him, Sakumo embraced them and resolved to live for the people he loved.

• Hatake Sakumo recalled his death, regretted taking his own life, and agonized over the hardship Kakashi faced afterward.
• Sakumo woke to Kakashi calling him and realized he had returned to the past before the barbecue restaurant incident.
• Sakumo heard insults inside the restaurant and told the slanderers that White Fang was a hero and they were the real trash.
• Sakumo left with Kakashi, then saw Koki and Kakashi come after them.
• Koki reminded Sakumo that comrades and loved ones still needed him, and Sakumo embraced Koki and Kakashi in tears.

Koki comforted Hatake Sakumo and Kakashi after Sakumo abandoned his suicide plans, then warned them that people were deliberately spreading rumors to ruin Sakumo’s reputation. Sakumo recognized the rumors as a conspiracy by the Konoha High Command, while Kakashi prepared to investigate who was responsible.

• The system announced that Koki had completed the mission to save Hatake Sakumo and awarded him 500 points, but offered no new mission.
• Hatake Sakumo released Koki, and Kakashi hugged Koki while weeping over the pain he had endured.
• Koki headed for the barbecue restaurant, but Sakumo invited him and Kakashi to share dinner and gave Kakashi money for the meal.
• Koki told Sakumo that people were spreading word about the incident to turn the villagers against him.
• Kakashi demanded to know who was responsible, while Sakumo calmed him and said they needed to think carefully, recognizing a conspiracy by the Konoha High Command.

Koki and Sakumo concluded that people in Konoha High Command were plotting to ruin Sakumo’s reputation and block his path to the Hokage Position. Sakumo promised to protect Kakashi and Koki, then offered his full support to the Uchiha Clan.

• Koki told Sakumo that his failed mission and the rumors against him were likely part of a plot by Konoha High Command, possibly led by Shimura Danzō.
• Sakumo admitted that powerful people feared he would become Hokage, though he said he did not want the position.
• Kakashi realized someone was targeting his father, and Sakumo promised to protect him and Koki.
• Koki told Sakumo that his Uchiha Clan had also faced persecution from High Command and pledged to stand with Kakashi.
• Sakumo learned that Koki was Uchiha Fugaku’s son and asked him to tell Fugaku that he would help the Uchiha with all his strength.

Hatake Sakumo decided to withdraw from village duties after the failed mission, while Koki explained his plans for dealing with Konoha’s treatment of the Uchiha. Koki then brought Kakashi back to the barbecue restaurant, where he reconciled the group and led them home with a sleepy Itachi.

• Kakashi vowed to grow stronger and protect Koki, who praised Kakashi’s achievements.
• Hatake Sakumo decided to step down from his duties, claim he was bedridden, and refuse visitors.
• Koki explained the Uchiha Clan’s grievances, the clan meeting, and his plans to Hatake Sakumo and Kakashi.
• Hatake Sakumo offered to help Koki, then sent him and Kakashi back to the restaurant.
• Obito challenged Kakashi when he arrived, but Koki explained that Hatake Sakumo wanted them to be friends.
• Koki packed the leftover barbecue and headed home with Itachi, Kakashi, Shisui, and Obito.

Koki brought Shisui, Obito, and Kakashi home to the Uchiha Compound, where Kakashi saw the clan’s ordinary, welcoming life and apologized for believing rumors about them. The children arrived at Koki’s home, met Mikoto, and were welcomed with snacks and juice.

• Koki declined Shisui’s offer to carry Itachi as they walked through the lively Uchiha Compound, where clan members warmly greeted Koki.
• Koki explained to Kakashi that outsiders unfairly demonized the Uchiha, and Obito said clan elders cared for him despite his reputation at the Ninja Academy.
• Kakashi sincerely apologized for his former assumptions, and Obito was surprised before resuming their familiar teasing.
• The group reached Koki’s home, where Mikoto greeted them after Shisui carried the sleeping Itachi to Koki’s room.
• Koki introduced Obito Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake to Mikoto, who welcomed them and served snacks and juice.

Koki, Shisui, Obito, and Kakashi shared a warm evening at Mikoto’s home, where the boys ate, talked, and slept beneath the veranda. Rain woke them during the night, and they rushed indoors with their bedding, laughing at their soaked and disheveled state.

• Mikoto welcomed Kakashi and Obito warmly, and the boys ate her snacks before agreeing to stay the night.
• Koki, Shisui, Obito, and Kakashi cleaned up while Mikoto prepared their bedding and hot water.
• Koki reassured Shisui that he would always stay by his side, but Obito interrupted their awkward moment by calling them over to see a strange bug.
• The four boys lay beneath the veranda, gazed at the stars, and eventually fell asleep.
• Kakashi woke Koki when rain began, and the boys gathered their bedding and hurried indoors as the rain grew heavier.
• The four arrived indoors soaked and laughed together.

Koki slept in while Shisui, mistaken for Itachi, was trapped in Koki’s embrace until Mikoto woke everyone. After comforting a tearful Itachi and promising to stay by his side, Koki joined his family for breakfast, where Mikoto planned a shopping trip and rooms for Kakashi and Obito.

• Koki mistook Shisui for Itachi and clung to him in his sleep, while Kakashi watched and Obito slept nearby.
• Mikoto called the children to get up, Kakashi freed Shisui from Koki’s arms, and Kakashi kicked Obito awake.
• Itachi cried because Koki had not stayed with him the previous night, so Koki comforted him and promised never to leave him alone again.
• Koki carried Itachi out to wash and eat, and the family shared Mikoto’s plentiful breakfast.
• Mikoto invited Kakashi and Obito to stay over and suggested shopping for rooms and clothes, while Kakashi said he would bring his father to visit.

Koki teased Obito as he and Kakashi left for school, then spent time with Itachi and Mikoto. When Koki helped an elderly woman carry her basket home, Itachi admired him and promised to follow his example.

• Koki teased Obito about having to attend school in a year, apologized when Shisui disapproved, and said goodbye to Kakashi and Shisui as they left.
• Koki went out with Mikoto and Itachi, promised to spend more time with his younger brother, and offered to teach him shuriken when he was old enough to train.
• Koki noticed an exhausted elderly woman carrying a heavy basket and took it from her so he could help her home.
• The elderly woman recognized Koki as the child who had helped her after a fall the previous year and thanked him for his kindness.
• Itachi praised Koki, and Mikoto asked whether he would learn from his brother; Itachi said Koki was his role model.

Mikoto took Koki and Itachi shopping in Konoha, buying furniture for two guest rooms and clothes for the family. Koki explained what a girlfriend was to Itachi, who quietly considered the idea.

• Mikoto took Koki and Itachi to Konoha’s largest furniture store, where Koki inspected its appliances and furniture.
• Mikoto ordered several pieces of furniture for two guest rooms to be delivered to her house.
• Mikoto took Koki and Itachi to a clothing store and chose more than ten outfits for them to try on.
• Mikoto bought the clothes and talked about shopping for Shisui, Obito, Kakashi, and Fugaku.
• Koki told Itachi that shopping could cheer someone up and explained that a girlfriend was someone who loved and supported him; Itachi listened thoughtfully.

After making up with Itachi, Koki took him and Mikoto out to eat and came across Might Guy and Might Duy training while villagers mocked them. Koki admired their perseverance and called out encouragement as the crowd dispersed.

• Itachi apologized to Koki for getting angry because he feared his brother would abandon him, and Koki promised he would always stay with him.
• Koki suggested that the family eat out, and Mikoto agreed to walk with him and Itachi to find somewhere.
• Koki pushed through a crowd and recognized Might Guy and Might Duy practicing while spectators ridiculed their abilities and mocked their lives as Genin.
• Might Guy said he had run only 483 laps that day, and Might Duy encouraged him to keep pursuing his youth.
• Koki covered Itachi's ears, admired the pair's determination, and shouted encouragement to Might Guy.

Might Guy recalled the hardships and ridicule he had endured while training under his father, Might Duy, and was deeply moved when Koki and Itachi encouraged him. After Guy thanked them and declared “Long live youth,” the chapter recounted how Duy later sacrificed himself to save Guy and two other young ninja from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

• Might Guy continued his grueling training despite the mockery of onlookers, while Might Duy encouraged him to persevere.
• Koki called out encouragement to Guy, and Itachi joined in, surprising both Guy and Might Duy.
• Guy thanked Koki through tears, and Might Duy praised the boy as Guy echoed his father’s cry of “Long live youth.”
• The chapter recounted how Might Duy mastered the Eight Gates and taught the technique to Guy.
• During the Third Shinobi World War, Might Duy opened the Gate of Death to protect Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, dying after the battle.