Chapter Summaries

Koki and Uchiha Yashiro calmed the angry villagers and improved their opinion of the Uchiha Clan after the Anbu squad fled. Yashiro planned to bring his son Kyudai to visit Koki, leaving Koki eager to meet and train with him.

• The Anbu squad leader ordered his teammates to retreat as Koki watched them flee.
• Koki signaled Uchiha Yashiro, who apologized to the villagers and promised the Uchiha Clan would help Konoha.
• The villagers' anger eased, and many expressed sympathy for the Uchiha, though a few continued to distrust them.
• Yashiro praised Koki for helping the clan gain the villagers' support, and Koki learned Yashiro had changed his views on public opinion.
• Yashiro invited Koki to meet his son, Uchiha Kyudai, and Koki eagerly accepted.

Koki mistook Obito’s turmoil for nerves about confessing to Rin and took him to buy her flowers. As they neared the training ground, Obito grew increasingly unsettled by his feelings for Koki and suddenly stopped.

• Koki caught Obito before he walked into a utility pole and assumed he was anxious about confessing to Rin.
• Koki took Obito by the hand and urged him to choose a gift for Rin, but Obito focused on their closeness.
• Obito struggled to stop himself from looking at Koki as they headed to the Yamanaka Clan's flower shop.
• As they neared the training ground where Rin was waiting, Obito abruptly stopped.

Obito and Koki visited a ninja tool shop, where Obito secretly bought a pink Kunai as a gift for Koki. They then arrived at the Yamanaka Clan's flower shop, which Koki admired as they entered.

• Obito suggested visiting a ninja tool shop, and he and Koki browsed its wares.
• Koki admired a pink Kunai decorated with a bow, but Obito declined to buy it while Koki watched.
• After Koki moved away, Obito secretly bought the pink Kunai and put it in his ninja tool pouch.
• Koki complained that they had left without buying anything, and Obito apologized.
• Koki suggested visiting the Yamanaka Clan's flower shop, and Obito led him there.
• Koki admired the flower shop's displays and entered its peaceful interior with Obito.

Koki and Obito visited a Yamanaka Clan flower shop, where Koki bought red roses after asking what flowers were best for a friend’s confession. Koki grew embarrassed and angry when Obito failed to understand his mood, and as he hurried away, someone called Obito’s name.

• Koki and Obito entered the Yamanaka Clan flower shop and met its blond owner.
• Koki asked the owner what flowers suited a confession, then clarified that he was asking for a friend.
• The owner recommended red roses, and Koki bought a bouquet while Obito remained bewildered.
• Koki left the shop in a bad mood, and Obito followed, asking if he was angry.
• Koki hurried ahead as Obito called after him, until a woman called out, “Obito!”

Obito reunited with Kurenai and Asuma at a dango shop, where Koki met them and praised Kurenai’s beauty. Asuma grew jealous as Kurenai blushed, while the author’s note described revisions and plans for the story.

• Obito recognized Kurenai and Asuma at a dango shop and took Koki over to join them.
• Koki admired Kurenai and Asuma, reflecting on their futures and their abilities.
• Kurenai introduced herself and Asuma to Koki, who said he was from the Uchiha Clan.
• Koki called Kurenai pretty, and she blushed at his sincere compliment.
• Asuma grew jealous when he saw Kurenai blush because of Koki.
• The author explained that the story had been revised and outlined plans for a time skip and later romance.

Koki’s compliment to Kurenai stirred jealousy and tension between Obito and Asuma, until Koki redirected the conversation toward the flowers and their plans. As Kurenai asked whether Obito had bought the roses for Rin, Obito turned the question around on her and Asuma, prompting the story to reveal how Asuma had arranged their outing.

• Koki complimented Kurenai, making her blush and irritating Asuma while Obito silently fixed a hostile stare on him.
• Asuma confronted Obito, who could not explain why Asuma’s remark about girls had upset him.
• Koki eased the tension by urging everyone to eat, and Kurenai asked whether Obito had bought the roses for Rin.
• Obito asked whether Kurenai and Asuma were on a date, and Kurenai hurriedly denied it.
• Earlier that Sunday, Asuma invited Might Guy to the dango shop and suggested inviting Kurenai so he could spend time with her.

At a dango shop, Might Guy told Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi that he had accepted Kakashi as his rival after Kakashi stopped him from seeking out Koki. He left the shop determined to train harder and eventually defeat Kakashi.

• Asuma asked Might Guy what Kakashi and Obito had been busy with, and Guy recalled Kakashi asking him to stop looking for Koki and train with him instead.
• Might Guy remembered losing badly to Kakashi in a duel but renewed his vow to become Kakashi's lifelong rival.
• Might Guy ate the dango Asuma had bought, choking briefly before washing it down with water.
• Might Guy thanked Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi, then announced he would run a thousand laps around Konoha and one day defeat Kakashi.
• Might Guy strode out of the shop, ignoring the customers' puzzled looks as he set off to train.

Asuma and Kurenai’s conversation was interrupted when Obito and Koki arrived, but Koki soon hurried off with Obito as ten o’clock approached. Kurenai agreed to take a walk with Asuma, who was left stunned by a 1,000-ryo dango bill.

• Asuma watched Might Guy leave, then joked with Kurenai about Guy’s fixation on training and Kakashi.
• Kurenai spotted Obito and called him over, interrupting Asuma’s time alone with her.
• After Kurenai explained that the meeting was not a date, Koki noticed it was nearly ten and hurried away with Obito.
• Asuma felt relieved to be alone with Kurenai, but she said she was full and wanted to leave.
• Kurenai noticed Asuma’s disappointment and suggested they take a walk together, lifting his spirits.
• Asuma went to pay and learned that their 102 skewers of dango cost 1,000 ryo.

Asuma and Kurenai continued their date after Kurenai secretly paid the 200 ryō he owed the dango shop. Meanwhile, Danzo ordered Root operatives posing as Anbu to attack Uchiha Kōki and frame the Third Hokage, leaving the plot against Kōki underway.

• Asuma borrowed 200 ryō from the shopkeeper, then continued his walk with Kurenai.
• Kurenai returned to the dango shop and paid Asuma’s debt without telling him.
• Asuma followed Kurenai back and apologized for worrying about her, and they resumed their date.
• A Root subordinate told Danzo that Uchiha Kōki’s speech had persuaded many villagers to support his views.
• Danzo ordered his subordinates, who would pose as Anbu, to teach Uchiha Kōki a lesson on his way back to the Uchiha Clan.
• Danzo explained that if the attack came to light, he would make it appear to be the Third Hokage’s will and let the Uchiha blame Hiruzen.

Koki brought Obito to Training Ground Eight for his planned confession to Rin, then hid nearby to watch while Obito struggled with his nerves and uncertainty. Rin arrived and apologized for being late, leaving Obito poised to face her.

• Koki handed Obito a bouquet of roses and encouraged him before his confession to Rin.
• Obito panicked when Koki tried to leave, so Koki comforted him and promised to stay nearby.
• Koki spotted Rin approaching, then hurried to hide behind a large tree where he could watch unnoticed.
• Obito waited with the bouquet hidden behind his back as Rin came closer.
• Rin apologized to Obito for being late and explained that she had stopped to talk with Kurenai and Asuma.

Obito met Rin to confess his feelings while Koki hid nearby to watch and support him. After Koki accidentally revealed himself, Obito took the blame for having him hide there.

• Rin noticed Obito acting nervous and led him to a sunlit bench.
• Obito prepared to confess to Rin while clutching a bouquet of roses, and Koki watched from behind a tree.
• Koki accidentally snapped a twig, drawing Rin and Obito's attention.
• Rin calmly told Koki to come out, and Koki emerged, embarrassed by his mistake.
• Obito shielded Koki and told Rin that he had asked Koki to hide and keep watch.

Koki met Rin after accidentally interrupting Obito’s confession, and Obito tried to protect him from blame. The chapter left Rin happily accepting the roses that Obito had bought, though he claimed Koki had chosen them for her.

• Obito stood between Rin and Koki, taking responsibility for Koki’s interruption, until Rin teased him and said she forgave them both.
• Obito introduced Koki to Rin, and the two exchanged greetings and studied each other with curiosity.
• Koki noticed the roses and began to mention them, but Obito interrupted and said Koki had bought them especially for Rin.
• Rin accepted the roses, thanked Koki, and said she liked them, leaving Koki to awkwardly accept the credit.

Koki tried to give Obito and Rin a chance to be alone after Obito avoided answering Rin’s question, but his plan faltered during their meal at Ichiraku Ramen. He hurriedly left after noticing Obito watching him instead of eating.

• Koki asked Obito what he had wanted to tell Rin, but Obito changed the subject when his stomach rumbled.
• Koki decided to leave early later so Obito and Rin could spend time alone, and the three went to Ichiraku Ramen.
• Obito ordered tonkotsu ramen, Rin ordered vegetable ramen, and Koki said he was not hungry.
• Rin enjoyed her first bowl of Ichiraku Ramen while Koki grew hungry watching her eat.
• Koki noticed Obito staring at him with sadness and left in a hurry, claiming he had things to do at home.

Koki left Obito and Rin alone at Ichiraku Ramen, unaware that a masked figure was following him while another mysterious figure chose to watch Obito instead. As Koki headed home cheerfully, a sudden storm passed and his instincts warned him that danger was near.

• Koki left Ichiraku Ramen, and Obito and Rin ate in silence as a masked figure began following Koki.
• A figure rose from the ground, considered following Koki, then chose to disappear into the soil instead.
• Koki happily planned to reunite with Itachi, explain himself to Kakashi, and ask Shisui for lunch as he walked home.
• A sudden storm darkened the forest before the clouds cleared and sunlight returned.
• Koki felt an unexplained sense of danger despite the improved weather and searched for its source.

Koki detected a hidden watcher in the forest and escaped a sudden shuriken attack before confronting a masked figure. He suspected the attacker had been sent by Shimura Danzō, whose many past crimes he recalled.

• Koki heard someone following him, stopped, and demanded that the watcher reveal themself.
• A hidden attacker threw shuriken at Koki, but he dodged by leaping onto a tall tree.
• Koki mocked the attacker for ambushing a child, and a cloaked, masked figure emerged from a thicket.
• Koki failed to identify the figure and suspected they were from Anbu or Root, most likely sent by Shimura Danzō.
• Koki remembered Danzō's past schemes, including his role in the Akatsuki's fall, the Uchiha coup, Nonō's death, and Pain's invasion of Konoha.

Koki confronted a masked ninja in a forest, learned the area was sealed off, and exchanged Ninjutsu attacks with him. The masked man recognized Koki’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan and grew wary as their fight continued.

• Koki recalled Danzo’s crimes and his role in destroying the chance for peace between the Uchiha and Konoha.
• The masked man told Koki that a barrier prevented anyone outside the area from detecting their fight.
• Koki questioned whether the masked man belonged to Anbu or Root, but the man attacked with Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique.
• Koki dodged the fireball and activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, unsettling the masked man with his power and potential.
• Koki attacked with Shuriken and Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu, but the masked man evaded and countered with Kunai and a wind blade.
• Koki knocked aside the Kunai and dodged the wind blade, which cut through a tree behind him.

Koki and Danzo’s masked subordinate exchanged powerful Ninjutsu attacks, each recognizing the other’s skill. Koki used a Shadow Clone as a decoy, then launched Kunai at the masked man from multiple directions.

• Koki examined the tree the masked man had cut down and realized he needed to take the fight seriously.
• The masked man recognized Koki’s skill but recalled Danzo’s orders to complete the mission at any cost.
• Koki’s Great Fireball Technique collided with the masked man’s Wild Water Wave, filling the battlefield with steam.
• The masked man’s Great Breakthrough clashed with Koki’s Great Fire Dragon Technique.
• Koki left a Shadow Clone to draw the masked man’s gale, then appeared beside him and attacked with Kunai that changed direction in midair.

Obito, Shisui, and Kakashi each felt a bad premonition about Koki and rushed to find him. The chapter left Koki still locked in a fierce fight with a masked man as Obito, Shisui, and Kakashi set out to reach him.

• Koki and the masked man exchanged Kunai and Shuriken attacks, each deflecting the other's weapons with precision.
• Obito ignored Rin while troubled by a growing sense of danger, then hurried across the rooftops to find Koki.
• Shisui felt that something precious was at risk and noticed Kakashi shared his anxiety.
• Shisui told Kakashi that Koki had accompanied Obito, who had gone to confess his feelings.
• Kakashi realized Koki had not returned by noon, and he and Shisui rushed out to search for him.

Koki and Danzo’s masked opponent fought on despite their exhaustion, as Koki used his Sharingan and a feigned opening to disrupt the man’s attack. The chapter left Obito searching the quiet forest for Koki, troubled by a growing sense of unease.

• Koki and the masked man continued their fight, each struggling with exhaustion and determined to finish the battle quickly.
• The masked man drew his short blade and lunged at Koki’s chest, but Koki dodged and countered with his Kunai.
• Koki realized his stamina was failing as the masked man pressed him with relentless attacks.
• Koki baited the masked man with an apparent opening, evaded his strike, and disrupted his offense with a swift counterattack.
• Obito entered the familiar forest, called out for Koki, and felt uneasy when he received no answer.

Obito searched the forest for Koki, while Koki fought the masked man and prepared a genjutsu to trap him. The chapter ended as Koki unleashed Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique.

• Obito searched the forest and called for Koki, but received no answer.
• The masked man praised Koki before challenging him to show his strength.
• Koki and the masked man traded attacks, with Koki using his Sharingan to read and evade his opponent’s moves.
• Koki launched Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique at the masked man.