During the mission to Wave, Sakura realises that she has to become a better ninja for her teammates' sake and be someone they can depend on. She vows to take her training seriously, and receives help from the most unlikely of sources; Genma Shiranui. The two form an unlikely bond and stick together through thick and thin, while Sakura improves and meets other people along the way.

A year before he confronted Peter, Sirius learned that he had a daughter. Thirteen years later, he is faced with the culmination of his mistakes as his daughter stares him down, wand pointed at his heart, a curse on the tip of her tongue and murder in her eyes. Sirius is left to figure out what went wrong and how, exactly, they can move on from there.