Second Arc
In Japan, the manga took a 7 week break before the second story arc started. It takes place in the year 2009, six years after the events in the first arc. Possessing the identities of both L and Kira, Light seems invincible now. With many people, even governments around the world declare their support to Kira; Light is about to reach his ultimate goal of changing the world.
However, one day someone who calls himself Near and who claims to be the true successor of L, contacts Light and demands his cooperation in capturing Kira. Near and his rival Mello are two bright young orphans who are trained to succeed L in an orphanage founded by Watari. Although they split ways after L's death, Near and Mello both attempt to track down Kira through their own means. Mello joins a criminal gang in the US and obtains the Death Note by kidnapping Sayu Yagami and using her as a hostage to trade for the Death Note. Although the Death Note is eventually regained by the Japanese investigation team, Mello is able to find out about some of the rules of the Death Note. Near on the other hand, gains the support of the US government and forms the SPK.
With certain information gained from Mello, Near suspects that the present L is actually Kira. Later, Near is able to deduce L's real identity from information he gained from Aizawa. Detecting the suspicion, Light orders Misa to destroy all possible evidence against them and pass the ownership of the Death Note to Teru Mikami, the new Kira chosen by him. Light finally makes contact with Mikami through Kiyomi Takada, Mikami's chosen spokesman who incidentally was Light's girlfriend in college. Light approaches Takada and eventually confesses his true identity as Kira. Meanwhile Near discovers Mikami's existence.
Light instructs Mikami to write in a fake Death Note and to email a list of criminals to Takada each night. Takada is given sheets of the Death Note to write the names on. Mikami's real copy of the Death Note is kept in a safety deposit box, which he was only use when told by Light. Near and the SPK observe Mikami's routine behavior, and eventually gain access to his fake Death Note in his gym locker.
Both Light and Near decide to meet in a final confrontation that will decide the definite winner. Light is confident that Near has found the fake notebook, and will switch it with their own fake prior to the meeting. Suddenly, Mello kidnaps Takada to capture Kira, but Takada manages to kill him with a scrap of the Death Note. Mikami learns about the kidnapping over the news and goes to the bank and uses the real notebook in order to kill Takada and destroy her evidence, unaware that Light possesses a scrap and does the same thing. The SPK notice his sudden change in behavior, and gain access to his deposit box where they find the real Death Note. By comparing the names written in the fake and real ones, Near learns of Light's plan to have Mikami carry a fake notebook to act as bait. Near replaces both notebooks with perfect copies.
Light and Near meet at the warehouse with their members. Light has arranged for Mikami to use his Shinigami eyes and real notebook to kill everyone present except for Light himself. He does, as both Near and Light expect. Light confidently invites Mikami in, but time passes and no one dies. Mikami is apprehended by the SPK, and Near reveals that he has obtained Mikami's real copy of the Death Note earlier, and the fact that Mikami has not written down Light's name. Light finally confesses that he is Kira. He rants about the better world that he has created, but Near puts him down as a dictator and mass murderer. Light then tries to write down Near's name on a piece of the notebook concealed in his watch, but is shot by Matsuda.
In a last ditch effort to eliminate his opposition, Light begs Ryuk to write their names down in his Death Note. However, Ryuk sees his hopeless situation and decides to write down Light's name instead. Light pleads for his life to no avail as Near and the rest watch him die.
Thereafter, Near becomes the new L. A year later, through fate, L's and Light's former colleagues work together to stop a ring of normal drug dealers in the same warehouse they had their meeting a year earlier. The world realizes that Kira is gone, and crime increases again. Matsuda and Ide question the morality of stopping Kira, but are assured by the fact that they are alive today because Kira is gone. Followers of Kira continue to exist thereafter and worship his idea of justice.
First Arc
In Japan, the manga took a 7 week break before the second story arc started. It takes place in the year 2009, six years after the events in the first arc. Possessing the identities of both L and Kira, Light seems invincible now. With many people, even governments around the world declare their support to Kira; Light is about to reach his ultimate goal of changing the world.
However, one day someone who calls himself Near and who claims to be the true successor of L, contacts Light and demands his cooperation in capturing Kira. Near and his rival Mello are two bright young orphans who are trained to succeed L in an orphanage founded by Watari. Although they split ways after L's death, Near and Mello both attempt to track down Kira through their own means. Mello joins a criminal gang in the US and obtains the Death Note by kidnapping Sayu Yagami and using her as a hostage to trade for the Death Note. Although the Death Note is eventually regained by the Japanese investigation team, Mello is able to find out about some of the rules of the Death Note. Near on the other hand, gains the support of the US government and forms the SPK.
With certain information gained from Mello, Near suspects that the present L is actually Kira. Later, Near is able to deduce L's real identity from information he gained from Aizawa. Detecting the suspicion, Light orders Misa to destroy all possible evidence against them and pass the ownership of the Death Note to Teru Mikami, the new Kira chosen by him. Light finally makes contact with Mikami through Kiyomi Takada, Mikami's chosen spokesman who incidentally was Light's girlfriend in college. Light approaches Takada and eventually confesses his true identity as Kira. Meanwhile Near discovers Mikami's existence.
Light instructs Mikami to write in a fake Death Note and to email a list of criminals to Takada each night. Takada is given sheets of the Death Note to write the names on. Mikami's real copy of the Death Note is kept in a safety deposit box, which he was only use when told by Light. Near and the SPK observe Mikami's routine behavior, and eventually gain access to his fake Death Note in his gym locker.
Both Light and Near decide to meet in a final confrontation that will decide the definite winner. Light is confident that Near has found the fake notebook, and will switch it with their own fake prior to the meeting. Suddenly, Mello kidnaps Takada to capture Kira, but Takada manages to kill him with a scrap of the Death Note. Mikami learns about the kidnapping over the news and goes to the bank and uses the real notebook in order to kill Takada and destroy her evidence, unaware that Light possesses a scrap and does the same thing. The SPK notice his sudden change in behavior, and gain access to his deposit box where they find the real Death Note. By comparing the names written in the fake and real ones, Near learns of Light's plan to have Mikami carry a fake notebook to act as bait. Near replaces both notebooks with perfect copies.
Light and Near meet at the warehouse with their members. Light has arranged for Mikami to use his Shinigami eyes and real notebook to kill everyone present except for Light himself. He does, as both Near and Light expect. Light confidently invites Mikami in, but time passes and no one dies. Mikami is apprehended by the SPK, and Near reveals that he has obtained Mikami's real copy of the Death Note earlier, and the fact that Mikami has not written down Light's name. Light finally confesses that he is Kira. He rants about the better world that he has created, but Near puts him down as a dictator and mass murderer. Light then tries to write down Near's name on a piece of the notebook concealed in his watch, but is shot by Matsuda.
In a last ditch effort to eliminate his opposition, Light begs Ryuk to write their names down in his Death Note. However, Ryuk sees his hopeless situation and decides to write down Light's name instead. Light pleads for his life to no avail as Near and the rest watch him die.
Thereafter, Near becomes the new L. A year later, through fate, L's and Light's former colleagues work together to stop a ring of normal drug dealers in the same warehouse they had their meeting a year earlier. The world realizes that Kira is gone, and crime increases again. Matsuda and Ide question the morality of stopping Kira, but are assured by the fact that they are alive today because Kira is gone. Followers of Kira continue to exist thereafter and worship his idea of justice.
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