Seeking to open the door to a new era, Shin'ichi Yamamoto (Daisaku Ikeda's pen name) realizes that achieving world peace would critically depend on building bonds of friendship with China and the former Soviet Union. Brushing aside the prevalent scepticism on the topic, he travels to China to normalize relations with Japan through heart-to-heart dialogues and exchanges in education. He also travels to the Soviet Union to ease tensions with China. His earnest efforts are rewarded by an assurance of peace from Soviet premier Aleksey Kosygin, fulfilling Shin'ichi's lifelong desire to create a peaceful society for children.
Chapter titles: Path of Friendship, Bridge Building, and Ties of Trust.