Chapter Summaries

After Issui killed Slick by escaping his self-destruction inside the Sumeru Space, Stosa and Jiligao Li realized the Demon Clan faced a crisis as its God Level magic beasts vanished or died and Agust*Philia’s divine son had appeared. Issui returned safely and recounted how luck and Slick’s mistakes had decided their battle.

• Avril worried about the red pillar of light near the Three-Headed Basilisk’s territory, while Marilyn reassured her that Issui could escape into his independent space.
• Stosa and Jiligao Li concluded that Slick had self-destructed and that Uriala and Birol had also fallen, then discussed the growing threat from the elves, dwarves, and humans.
• Jiligao Li blamed Stosa’s promise to Annie for allowing the Elf Clan to grow stronger, and Stosa admitted he had made a mistake.
• Jiligao Li revealed that Leins and Xiaotian had disappeared and that the human divine son Agust*Philia had appeared, leaving the Demon Clan’s leaders unsure how to respond.
• Issui returned to the Sumeru Space unharmed and told Nicole, Flavi, and Leins that Slick had self-destructed after failing to kill him.
• Issui described the battle, explaining that Slick underestimated him and that space turbulence swallowed Slick’s powerful attack; Leins praised Issui’s luck.

Issui returned to the Elf Clan after defeating Slick the Three-Headed Basilisk, while Stosa and Jiligao Li prepared to ambush the dwarves. At the City of Life, Issui and his companions reunited with Avril, Marilyn, and Uriala, who learned how Slick had died.

• Issui showed Nicole, Flavi, and Leins the devastated swamp, and Leins recognized Slick's aura and explained that he had self-destructed.
• Issui and Leins decided to gather the God Level experts before Stosa and Jiligao Li could attack them separately, then hurried toward the Elf Clan.
• Jiligao Li persuaded Stosa to launch a surprise attack on the dwarves, while the uneasy Moladin dismissed Duruis's confidence that the magic beasts were nearly defeated.
• Issui arrived at the City of Life the following evening, and Percy silently vowed revenge on Issui and Flavi.
• Issui and his companions met Avril, Marilyn, and Uriala, and Leins told them that Slick had detonated his soul after Issui defeated him.

Issui and the others feared the Shadow Panther and Golden Behemoth would attack while the elves and dwarves were celebrating, but they stayed together to protect the Elf Clan. The two beasts reached the dwarves’ underground palace, killed Moradin, and revealed they planned to slaughter every dwarf of high rank and above.

• Issui warned that the two powerful beasts from the Magic Beast Continent remained a threat and predicted they might strike the elves or dwarves that night.
• Leins described the Shadow Panther Jiligao Li’s ability to travel through darkness and carry others through space, while Uriala explained the Golden Behemoth Stosa’s devastating Blood Frenzy Domain.
• Issui and the others decided to remain together and guard the Elf Clan rather than risk leaving the elves exposed to an attack.
• Stosa and Jiligao Li appeared behind Moradin’s throne in the dwarves’ underground palace and told him they had come to kill him and Dwarf King Duruis.
• Jiligao Li promised Moradin they would spare the dwarves, then beheaded him; afterward, he admitted they intended to kill every dwarf of high rank and above.

After the magical beasts devastated the Dwarf Clan, Marilyn and Issui decided to negotiate with Stosa and Jiligao Li, who came to the City of Life seeking a truce. At the gates, Stosa discovered that Leins and Uriala had joined Issui and the elves.

• Stosa and Jiligao Li discussed ending their attack on the dwarves and heading to the elven royal city to negotiate.
• A messenger told Marilyn that the dwarves’ royal city had been wiped out, Moradin and Duruis were dead, and most high-ranking dwarves had been killed.
• Marilyn blamed herself, but Issui and Avril reassured her before she agreed to negotiate with the magical beasts.
• Stosa and Jiligao Li arrived at the City of Life, where Stosa was surprised to find Leins and Uriala alongside Issui and Avril.
• Leins told Stosa that he and Uriala were no longer comrades because they had masters, and Issui declared that Leins was his comrade, not his subordinate.

Marilyn, Issui, and their allies negotiated with Jiligao Li and Stosa on behalf of the magic beasts, but the meeting grew tense as both sides argued over the balance of power. The chapter ended with Marilyn challenging Jiligao Li’s claim that the magic beasts held the advantage because they had more high-rank fighters.

• Avril reassured Uriala that she regarded her as a friend, while Jiligao Li stopped Stosa from confronting the group and explained that they had come to negotiate.
• Marilyn welcomed Jiligao Li and Stosa into a secret chamber, where Issui’s companions joined them for formal negotiations.
• Jiligao Li used a sound attack against Issui, but Leins stopped it, and Marilyn urged everyone to sit down and focus on negotiations.
• Jiligao Li demanded compensation, the surrender of the culprits, and the other races’ submission; Issui rejected his demands and threatened retaliation.
• Jiligao Li offered to spare the culprits if the elves, dwarves, and humans resumed paying tribute, but Marilyn rejected the terms and challenged the magic beasts’ strength.

Jiligao Li, Marilyn, and Issui agreed to a ten-year nonaggression pact, ending the elves’ subordination to the magical beasts. As Issui prepared to leave for the human continent, Percy plotted to have him killed at sea by luring him into a shark-infested route.

• Jiligao Li proposed that the elves, humans, and magical beasts accept a pact banning attacks on Demigods and indiscriminate slaughter, with ten years of peace.
• Marilyn, Issui, and Jiligao Li accepted the agreement on behalf of their peoples, and Jiligao Li and Stosa left.
• Marilyn celebrated the elves’ freedom, while Issui declined Avril’s offer of her first night and asked Marilyn to keep Nicole with the elves; Marilyn said Nicole insisted on going with him.
• Marilyn arranged a ship for Issui, who planned to return to the human continent and share the news.
• Percy heard that Issui would sail from the City of Life and devised a plan to send him through the Death Shark Horn Sea, where thousands of powerful sharks could attack him.

Percy sabotaged Issui’s guided ship to send him into danger, and Issui encountered Shark Lord Delixi’s territory on his voyage to the Human Continent. Issui defeated Delixi’s shark swarm with lightning, leaving Delixi to retreat.

• Percy secretly altered the guided ship’s navigation device, hoping Issui would die at sea.
• Issui sailed from the Elf Continent toward the Human Continent and entered a reef-filled stretch of strangely empty water.
• Shark Lord Delixi surrounded Issui with sharks and demanded to know why he had entered his territory.
• Delixi ordered more than a thousand sharks to attack Issui with water arrows, but Issui blocked them with a Water Formation Wall.
• Issui struck the seawater with lightning, killing many sharks and badly injuring Delixi.
• Delixi admitted defeat and tried to flee, telling Issui he could go wherever he wanted.

Issui rode Delixi to the Human Continent, returned to Blue Mountain City, and announced that the allied forces had defeated the God Level magic beasts on the Elf-Dwarf Continent. He reunited with Haku, who revealed that she might be pregnant.

• Issui made Delixi carry him to the Human Continent in exchange for sparing him, and suspected someone had altered his locator to send him into the shark’s territory.
• Delixi delivered Issui to shore, accepted him as his boss and underling, and returned to the sea.
• Issui reached Blue Mountain City, where Krasil reported that the magic beasts had stayed quiet during Issui’s absence.
• Issui told Krasil that the three God Level magic beasts on the Elf-Dwarf Continent had been defeated and urged him to spread the news to the human kingdoms.
• Issui went to see Haku and found her flushed and vomiting; she told him that she might be pregnant.

Issui learned that Haku was pregnant and spent several peaceful days with her while humanity celebrated its liberation. He agreed to let the kingdoms build temples that would channel prayer energy to him, but rejected their plan for a Temple Judgment Force.

• Haku told Issui she was pregnant, and he joyfully promised to stay by her side.
• Issui struggled with constant visits from human rulers until Haku persuaded him to meet them once.
• Anuki Alexander proposed temples, the title God of Hope and Light, and a Temple Judgment Force for Issui.
• Anuki explained that prayer energy let gods use powerful Secret Techniques without consuming their own energy, and that temples could gather and transmit more of it.
• Issui approved the temples but refused the Judgment Force, while the kings planned to use the temples to summon him when humanity needed help.

Two years after leaving the Naruto world, Issui returned with Haku and their daughter Kanna Shisen to Konoha, where he reported his Akatsuki intelligence to Tsunade. Tsunade grew concerned after hearing that the organization’s leader possessed the Rinnegan and its members were all formidable.

• Issui and Haku woke with their young daughter, Kanna Shisen, and shared a family morning before deciding to leave the other world.
• Issui sent Haku and Xiao Zhixuan into his Sumeru Space, activated the ancestral eight-pointed formation, and returned to the Naruto world.
• Issui reached Konoha and greeted Izumo and Kotetsu, who recognized him after his absence of more than two years.
• Issui reported to Tsunade and handed her a scroll describing the Akatsuki, including its Rinnegan-wielding leader and powerful members.
• Tsunade worried that the Akatsuki might pose a threat greater than the five great ninja villages.

Issui briefed Tsunade on Akatsuki’s power and suspected plans, then returned to Konoha and reunited with Hinata after more than two years apart. The chapter left the couple alone together while Sasori and Deidara headed through the desert to capture the One-Tail.

• Issui told Tsunade that Akatsuki’s members were Kage-level ninjas who had weakened the nations and might be seeking control of the world.
• Issui linked the Nine-Tails’ attack and Yagura’s rule over Kirigakure to Madara, and advised Tsunade to wait, strengthen Konoha, and seek a chance to unite the Five Great Nations.
• Hiashi welcomed Issui back to the Hyuga mansion and told him Hinata was training with Kurenai, Kiba, and Shino.
• Sasori and Deidara crossed the desert toward Sasori’s former village to capture the One-Tail, with Deidara eager to fight.
• Issui found Hinata with his Byakugan and reunited with her at the training ground.
• Kurenai ended the training and left with Kiba and Shino, leaving Issui and Hinata alone.

Issui reunited with Hinata after two and a half years away, then met Naruto and Jiraiya after their return to the village. That night, Issui told Jiraiya that Nagato led Akatsuki and explained how Yahiko’s death had driven Nagato to take control of the organization, leaving Jiraiya struggling to believe his former disciple had turned against peace.

• Issui embraced Hinata, apologized for leaving her so long, and promised never to leave her again.
• Issui and Hinata ran into Naruto, Jiraiya, and Sakura, and Issui arranged to discuss his Akatsuki investigation with Jiraiya later.
• At the barbecue restaurant, Issui told Hinata that Akatsuki planned to collect the Tailed Beasts and falsely claimed that Haku was away on a mission while caring for an abandoned baby.
• That night, Issui revealed to Jiraiya that Nagato Uzumaki and Konan were in Akatsuki and recounted how Hanzō and Shimura Danzō had plotted against Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko.
• Jiraiya heard that Nagato had become Akatsuki’s leader after Yahiko died, but struggled to believe that Nagato would seek to destroy the world.

Issui explained Nagato’s alliance with Madara and the Akatsuki’s plan to conquer the Shinobi World, warning that Gaara would likely be their first target. Jiraiya left worried about the Akatsuki and the possible rivalry between Naruto and Issui over becoming the next Hokage, but decided to leave the choice to them.

• Issui told Jiraiya that Madara had influenced Nagato after Yahiko’s death and that Nagato planned to use the Tailed Beasts to impose peace through power.
• Issui described the Akatsuki’s three-stage plan to gain money, dominate the war market, and conquer the world, and said they were nearing the stage of capturing Tailed Beasts.
• Issui predicted that the Akatsuki would target Gaara of Sunagakure and explained why Gaara might not be able to defeat the attackers.
• Jiraiya urged Issui to stay in Konoha, then left the Hyuga Clan and checked on Naruto as he slept.
• Jiraiya considered Naruto and Issui as potential Hokage candidates and decided not to interfere in their future rivalry.

After learning that Gaara had been captured by Akatsuki, Issui joined Team Kakashi’s rescue mission to Sunagakure. The team set out at once, while Tsunade and Jiraiya discussed Issui’s strength and the possibility of future rivalry with Naruto.

• A yellow-haired man arrived at Sunagakure with a sand-covered boy and reported to Sasori that he had finished the job.
• At the Hyuga mansion, Haku and Issui explained Xiao Zhixuan’s calls of “Mommy” and “Daddy” to Hinata, who happily held the child.
• An Anbu summoned Issui to Tsunade, who told him that Akatsuki had captured Gaara and assigned him to join Team Kakashi’s rescue mission as vice captain.
• Issui, Kakashi, Naruto, and Sakura left for Sunagakure after Tsunade ordered them to depart immediately.
• After the team left, Jiraiya worried that Naruto was a target and wondered whether he and Issui might compete for Hokage, but Tsunade urged him to trust them.

Issui and his companions reached Sunagakure, learned Gaara had been captured and Kankuro poisoned, and followed the trail toward Akatsuki’s base. Itachi intercepted Issui to delay the pursuit, then revealed that Issui had been trapped in a Genjutsu while Itachi went after Kakashi and the others.

• Temari joined Issui, Kakashi, Naruto, and Sakura after learning that Gaara had been captured, and they hurried toward Sunagakure.
• Sunagakure ninja told the group that Kankuro had been poisoned while pursuing Gaara’s captors, and Sakura treated him after Chiyo mistook Kakashi for White Fang.
• Kankuro gave Kakashi a fragment of Sasori’s clothing, and Kakashi’s Ninja Dogs tracked its scent to an Akatsuki hideout in the Land of Rivers.
• Pain assigned Kisame to delay Might Guy and Itachi to stop Kakashi and Issui, while the rest of the Konoha teams pursued Akatsuki.
• Itachi confronted Issui, who fought him while Kakashi led the others onward, but Itachi revealed that the fight had been a Genjutsu and that he had already pursued Kakashi’s group.

Issui realized Itachi had trapped him in layered Genjutsu to stall him while Akatsuki extracted Gaara’s Tailed Beast. At the secret base, Deidara carried Gaara away and separated from Kakashi and Naruto to fight Issui, whose first attack he evaded.

• Issui recognized that Itachi had kept him fighting through layers of Genjutsu while Itachi delayed Kakashi’s group, then hurried after them.
• Issui rejoined Kakashi and found Yura dead; the group continued to Akatsuki’s secret base in the Land of Rivers.
• Team Guy opened the base’s barrier, where they found Gaara motionless, and Deidara carried him away on a giant clay bird.
• Sasori stayed behind to face Chiyo, while Issui left Sakura with Chiyo and pursued Deidara on Leins.
• Deidara sent one bird carrying Gaara away from Naruto and Kakashi, then rode another toward Issui to fight him.
• Deidara attacked Issui with small explosive clay birds, but Issui evaded the blast.

Issui and Deidara fought in the air and on the ground, with Issui countering Deidara’s explosive clay using Lightning Release. Deidara’s C2 Dragon forced Issui to land and lured him into a hidden explosive trap, but Issui escaped with the Substitution Technique.

• Issui attacked Deidara with lightning arrows and thunderclouds, while Deidara dodged and sent explosive clay birds and spiders at him.
• Issui neutralized the clay spiders with Lightning Release and launched a Fire Style attack, prompting Deidara to summon his C2 Dragon.
• Deidara used the C2 Dragon to drive Issui toward the ground, then detonated a hidden underground explosive trap beneath him.
• Issui escaped the blast with the Substitution Technique and emerged from behind a tree.
• Issui deduced that Deidara’s birds and diving attack had been a lure for the hidden trap, and Deidara proudly explained his view of art as an explosion.

Deidara’s traps and explosive clay failed to defeat Issui, who escaped using his spatial Kekkei Genkai and counterattacked with black flames. Meanwhile, Kakashi and Naruto reunited with Sakura, Chiyo, and Guy’s team after rescuing Gaara and learning Sasori had been defeated.

• Deidara revealed how he had used a Clay Clone and planted land mines, then trapped Issui underground and detonated a swarm of Clay Spiders.
• Issui emerged unharmed from a warped space and explained that his Kekkei Genkai let him evade Deidara’s explosions.
• Kakashi and Naruto regrouped with Sakura, Granny Chiyo, Guy, Neji, Tenten, and Lee after rescuing Gaara, and Sakura reported that Sasori had been defeated.
• Deidara began preparing more explosive clay, but Issui attacked first with Fire Style: Amaterasu Great Fireball Technique.
• Deidara dodged most of Issui’s black flames, but they scorched his skin and consumed his cloak as they continued burning through the forest.

Deidara tried to defeat Issui by exploiting the three-second delay when Issui returned from the Sumeru Space, but Issui survived C4 Karura and sealed Deidara’s soul. Deidara became Issui’s subordinate, ending their fight.

• Deidara analyzed Issui’s spatial technique and realized Issui took three seconds to reappear from the Sumeru Space.
• Deidara used another clay-grasshopper explosion to draw Issui into the Sumeru Space, then prepared C4 Karura.
• Deidara detonated C4 Karura as Issui reappeared, believing the attack would destroy him.
• Issui used the Ice Soul Seal on Deidara, whose soul was covered in snowflakes and returned to his body.
• Deidara accepted Issui as his superior and ended the fight.

After Issui Kanna made Deidara his secret double agent, Issui received a mission to escort the priestess Shion in the Land of Demons. Deidara returned to the Akatsuki, where he reported Issui’s space-time abilities while hiding his allegiance.

• Issui told Deidara to remain in the Akatsuki and attack it when it went to war with the ninja world, then let him return without concealing Issui’s abilities.
• Issui rejoined Kakashi and the others after Chiyo revived Gaara, then received a mission from the Hokage and left for Konoha.
• Issui read the mission scroll and learned he was to escort Shion, the priestess of the Land of Demons, while she completed a sealing.
• Deidara disguised his injuries and returned to Zetsu and Tobi, who told him he would become Tobi’s teammate in Sasori’s place.
• Deidara told Zetsu and Tobi that Issui used space-time ninjutsu and that he had escaped their fight with an Exploding Clone.