Recaps

After settling the Arlong matter, Wang Chuan visited Foosha Village with Garp and tried to steer young Ace and Luffy away from becoming pirates by warning them about the dangers their dreams could bring. The boys remained determined to seek freedom and fame, but accepted the idea of becoming Shichibukai or Four Emperors first, while Wang Chuan quietly hoped his words might help save Ace in the future.

• Wang Chuan returned to Garp's flagship after defeating Arlong's pirates and having Captain Nezumi taken into custody.
• Garp brought Wang Chuan to Mount Colubo, where he caught Ace and Luffy hiding and introduced Wang Chuan as a Marine hero.
• Ace and Luffy declared their dreams of becoming pirates, and Wang Chuan warned Luffy that the World Government might target everyone connected to the Pirate King.
• Wang Chuan explained that strength could let the boys pursue freedom and fame as Shichibukai or Four Emperors before aiming to become Pirate King.
• After dinner, Wang Chuan suggested Garp might use his influence to arrange a Shichibukai path for Ace, whose unusual background Garp kept secret.
• Wang Chuan privately hoped his effort to influence Ace and Luffy would help prevent Ace's death in the future.

Wang Chuan accepted Sengoku’s plan to become a Rear Admiral and oversee a new Marine branch at Twin Cape, patrolling all four seas under the banner of “Pursuing Justice.” After taking up his post, he reunited with the other Wang Chuans in their shared space, where Brother Bonsai finally returned and revealed his strange life as a tree.

• Garp brought Wang Chuan back to Marine Headquarters, where Sengoku offered him several possible postings, including establishing a G branch at Twin Cape and patrolling all four seas.
• Wang Chuan chose the Twin Cape assignment and described his ideal as “Pursuing Justice,” seeking a world of peace and stability even if he could not change everything.
• Wang Chuan completed several major missions, became a Commodore, passed his background check, and was appointed Rear Admiral and head of the Twin Cape branch.
• In the shared space, the Wang Chuans discussed Wang Chuan’s new rank, his authority over Smoker, and the plaque Sengoku had given him.
• Brother Bonsai returned to the shared space as a Fire Spirit Tree with a face, explaining that he had only recently regained his sentience after transmigrating into a tree.
• The group discovered that the Chunin Ninja Exams were nearing their end, though one Wang Chuan expected the exam to be a formality and doubted he would become a Chunin.

Tamaki and his team were promoted to Chunin and sent with Sakumo on a covert intelligence-retrieval mission near the Land of Earth's border. After their journey went smoothly, Kurenai detected enemy ninjas near the inn just as the team prepared to leave, and Tamaki began assessing their escape options.

• Tamaki learned that he, Asuma, and Kurenai had been promoted to Chunin, then Sakumo told them they would travel to the Land of Earth's border to retrieve intelligence.
• Tamaki worried that the mission might be a plot against Sakumo and the three young Chunin, but the team left the next morning disguised as a merchant's party.
• Sakumo explained that he would handle the intelligence exchange while the others provided cover, and the group reached a border town after eight uneventful days.
• Tamaki and Sakumo planned their route and meeting point, then Sakumo went alone to receive the intelligence on the tenth day.
• As the others prepared to leave the inn, Kurenai sensed multiple ninjas nearby, and Tamaki realized their operation had been exposed and began assessing how to escape.

Tamaki, Asuma, and Kurenai realized Iwa ninja were watching them and chose to leave town for their rendezvous with Sakumo. Meanwhile, Sakumo received genuine intelligence from a Konoha spy, but Gari’s force ambushed him after revealing the spy had been compromised.

• Kurenai sensed seven nearby Chakra signatures, and Tamaki decided the group should leave town rather than raise an alarm and attract more enemies.
• Tamaki, Asuma, and Kurenai left the inn while Iwa ninja tried to draw them into a trap outside town.
• Sakumo met an Iwa ninja contact in disguise, checked the intelligence scroll, and accepted it as genuine.
• The contact revealed that the Iwa village had sent Sakumo a package, but an Earth Release Barrier trapped him as Gari and a dozen ninja surrounded him.
• Gari revealed that the Konoha spy had been exposed because of his attachment to his wife and newborn son, then confirmed the intelligence was real.

Tamaki defeated most of Sumashi’s ambush while Asuma and Kurenai fought the remaining Stone ninja, then joined Sakumo as he battled Gari. Gari was shocked to hear Tamaki had wiped out Sumashi’s force, and Tamaki attacked him with Headhunter Jutsu.

• Tamaki exposed an underground ambush and fought Sumashi’s group, killing several ninja with Taijutsu and Water Dragon Bullet as Sumashi escaped.
• Tamaki helped Asuma and Kurenai defeat the Stone ninja surrounding them, while one enemy fled underground.
• Sumashi and the surviving Akaki regrouped and headed toward Gari’s planned location.
• Tamaki, Asuma, and Kurenai went to observe Sakumo’s fight, then Asuma and Kurenai left while Tamaki joined Sakumo.
• Gari confronted Tamaki and Sakumo, doubted Tamaki’s claim that he had defeated Sumashi’s force, and Tamaki attacked with Headhunter Jutsu.

Tamaki and Sakumo fought Gari and his Iwa pursuers while trying to protect the intelligence and their team. A Konoha spy sacrificed himself to help them escape, and after two more days of running battles, they reached Konoha’s frontline headquarters.

• Tamaki fought Gari with the Eight Gates and a Rasengan while Sakumo tried to land a decisive strike, but both took injuries and Gari’s reinforcements arrived.
• A Konoha spy asked Sakumo to help protect Kyoko and Sukesuke, then detonated an Explosive Tag to cover their escape.
• Sakumo cut the spy’s throat to make the escape appear to be his scheme, and the blast gave Sakumo and Tamaki time to flee.
• Over the next two days, Gari repeatedly caught up with them, and Tamaki eventually took Gari’s left arm while Sakumo and the others defeated Sumashi and most of the pursuers.
• Gari’s repeated Landmine Fists forced Sakumo and Tamaki to abandon the remaining enemies, and the group reached Konoha’s frontline headquarters.

After returning from the mission, Tamaki warned Sakumo, Asuma, and Kurenai that the assignment may have been a plot targeting them, then reported the mission to Hiruzen Sarutobi. He secured three to six months to develop his Uzumaki Bloodline and continued seeking a powerful Kekkei Genkai.

• On the journey home, Tamaki speculated that the mission had been arranged to target Asuma and Sakumo, and possibly himself, while Kurenai wondered if she was merely an extra.
• Tamaki resolved to pursue Wood Release and other powerful techniques after recognizing his trouble hitting the strongest opponents.
• Sakumo reported the spy's betrayal and the mission's events to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who dismissed the team to rest.
• Tamaki privately asked Hiruzen Sarutobi for time to develop his Uzumaki Bloodline, and Hiruzen agreed to give him three to six months and direct him to Kushina.
• Tamaki told Ichite Ki that he had ideas about Wood Release and needed greater strength, prompting Ichite Ki to consider contacting the remaining Senju and Lady Tsunade.

Kushina discovered Tamaki’s awakened Uzumaki blood and introduced him to Minato, who learned that Tamaki had independently created the Rasengan. The next day, Minato brought Tamaki to Jiraiya, and Tamaki persuaded him to teach him by explaining his plans to develop Wood Release and offering a hot-spring voucher.

• Kushina tested Tamaki’s chakra reserves with the Multi Shadow Clone Technique and concluded that his Uzumaki blood had awakened.
• Tamaki showed Kushina and Minato his Rasengan and explained how to train in it, helping Minato acknowledge him as Kushina’s little brother.
• Tamaki told Minato he wanted to study Yang Release and develop a Kekkei Genkai, while Kushina offered to connect him with Jiraiya.
• Minato brought Tamaki to Jiraiya, who was near the bathhouse, and asked him to teach the talented boy.
• Tamaki explained his plans to synthesize Wood Release, then offered Jiraiya a hot-spring voucher, persuading him to begin teaching immediately.

Two months after training with Jiraiya, Tamaki joined the others as the group welcomed several newcomers and their light screen awakened as the Causal Artifact of the Myriad Heavens and Worlds. The artifact explained its mission to prepare for a transcendent being’s resurrection and urged them to establish a lasting presence in their worlds.

• Tamaki finished training with Jiraiya, who praised his progress in earth, water, and yang Chakra transformations.
• Tamaki met three newcomers, including a baby from the Chaotic Ancient Era who feared returning to a world where the Seven Heroes of Chaotic Heaven had destroyed his family.
• Nine people gathered, and the enormous screen activated after confirming that nine heavens had been reached and contact had been made with an Eternal-level great world.
• The artifact spirit identified itself as a resurrection contingency serving a transcendent being and explained that the group had been chosen to create karmic connections across worlds.
• The artifact spirit said the group could share bodily and soul power, and that they should claim their worlds’ future possibilities by spreading their power, ideas, wishes, and reputations.
• The group discussed using their newly available abilities, while the newcomer from Shrouding the Heavens worried about surviving his return.

Tamaki successfully created Wood Release by combining Earth, Water, and Yang chakra, then demonstrated it to the Hokage. Hiruzen Sarutobi praised his talent and discussed making him a disciple, while Tamaki insisted he wanted to follow Tsunade and leave the village with her.

• Tamaki went to Shikkotsu Forest, where Katsuyu watched as he combined Earth, Water, and Yang chakra and grew a sapling with Wood Release.
• Tamaki returned to Konoha and showed Ichite Ki his new Wood Release, prompting them to go report it to the Hokage.
• Tamaki and Ichite Ki entered Hiruzen Sarutobi's office after witnessing Shimura Danzō leave following a tense exchange with Hiruzen.
• Tamaki demonstrated Wood Release to Hiruzen, who was astonished by his talent and suggested that he become Jiraiya's disciple.
• Tamaki told Hiruzen he would rather follow Tsunade, citing the danger in the village and his wish to perfect his Life Return.

Tamaki left his family to become Tsunade’s disciple, bringing her his Life Return technique and revealing that he had synthesized Wood Release. Tsunade accepted him as her student and began studying the technique’s potential.

• Tamaki arranged to study under Tsunade, and the Senju elders gave him access to their resources while asking him to help preserve the clan’s legacy.
• After three days of preparations, Tamaki visited Shikkotsu Forest, where Katsuyu sent him to Tsunade.
• Tamaki arrived at Tsunade’s inn with a message from the Hokage and explained that he wanted her help perfecting his forbidden medical technique, Life Return.
• When Tsunade doubted his claim that he had synthesized Wood Release, Tamaki grew a sapling in his palm, and Tsunade accepted him as her student.
• Tamaki described Life Return and gave Tsunade its scroll; she compared it with her Strength of a Hundred Technique and recognized its promise.

Tamaki discussed improving his healing jutsu with Tsunade, offered her Wood Release research, and asked for her help with his ambitions, though she refused to support his bid to become Fourth Hokage. The next morning, he planned to travel to the Land of Whirlpools and then the Land of Grass to pursue sealing knowledge and seek out surviving Uzumaki.

• Tsunade identified repairing organs and limbs and anchoring the body's condition as the remaining challenges for Tamaki's healing jutsu, and Tamaki proposed using Sealing Jutsu to preserve that information.
• Tamaki gave Tsunade letters from elders and his research on fusing Wood Release, asking her to accompany him to places he needed to visit and teach him the Yin Seal.
• Tamaki asked Tsunade to support him in becoming Fourth Hokage, but she refused to involve herself in village politics after he argued that the village hindered efforts to bring peace.
• Tsunade and Shizune prepared a room for Tamaki, and Tsunade privately wondered whether he might change the Shinobi World before dismissing the thought.
• The next morning, Tamaki trained, then told Tsunade he planned to visit the Land of Whirlpools to search for overlooked sealing knowledge.
• Tamaki privately intended to continue to the Land of Grass to find Karin and her mother and to gather bloodlines that could strengthen himself and his other selves.

Tamaki, Tsunade, and Shizune searched the ruins of Uzushiogakure, where Tamaki found a mask that reacted to Uzumaki blood. The mask showed Tamaki a message from Uzumaki Ashina about hidden Sealing Jutsu beneath the clan stele and the dangerous limits on opening the seal.

• Tamaki used a map to lead Tsunade and Shizune to the ruins’ clan temple and Mask Storage Temple.
• Tamaki found a mask that made him and Tsunade feel an urge to wear it, while Shizune felt nothing.
• Tamaki tested the mask with a Shadow Clone, which vanished as soon as it put the mask on.
• Tamaki wore the mask and saw a Genjutsu message from Uzumaki Ashina confirming that Uzumaki blood activated it.
• Ashina told Tamaki that Sealing Jutsu were hidden beneath the clan stele and warned that the seal allowed only three attempts and could devour its surroundings if mishandled.

Tamaki and Tsunade uncovered Uzumaki Ashina’s stored Sealing Jutsu and research, giving Tamaki a new way to develop Life Return through medical seals. They decided to travel to Kusagakure to find Uzumaki Clan members, with Tamaki planning a route that avoided the village as much as possible.

• Tsunade helped Tamaki move the stone monument, and Tamaki undid the seal beneath it.
• Tamaki and Tsunade found scrolls of Sealing Jutsu, experimental records, and a token of the clan head’s authority.
• Tamaki saw that Ashina’s research on portable defensive seals could help him use body data to guide Life Return after injuries.
• Tamaki and Tsunade discussed combining Sealing Jutsu with Medical Ninjutsu, including the limits of nutrients and Chakra in repairing missing body parts.
• Tamaki persuaded Tsunade to travel to Kusagakure to look for Uzumaki Clan members, and he and Shizune searched the ruins before setting out for the Land of Grass.

Tamaki found Kana Uzumaki and her daughter Karin in Kusagakure and began taking them away. He sent Wood Clones to attack the village and draw the Grass Ninja away, leaving the Jonin elders trapped as he escaped with the two survivors.

• Tsunade and Shizune arrived in Kusagakure, where Tamaki had already gathered information about the village.
• Tamaki told Tsunade that two Uzumaki survivors, Kana and her daughter, were staying in the wounded area, and he planned to take them back to Konoha.
• The next day, Tamaki showed Kana the clan leader's seal, and she agreed to leave with him and Karin.
• Tamaki created two Wood Clones to attack different parts of Kusagakure while he took Kana and Karin away.
• The clones used powerful Water and Earth Release techniques against the Grass Ninja, then trapped the Jonin elders behind earthen walls before dispersing.

Tamaki secured the Third's agreement to settle the Uzumaki Clan in Konoha and discussed his plans to become Hokage with Tsunade and Jiraiya. They traveled to the Land of Rain, reunited with Jiraiya's former students, and Tamaki revealed that he had come because of Nagato's Uzumaki Bloodline.

• Tamaki brought Kana and her daughter to Shikkotsu Forest, settled them in Konoha, and received the Third's approval for the Uzumaki Clan to settle there.
• Tamaki recruited Jiraiya to help find Nagato, and he, Tsunade, and Shizune set out for the Land of Rain.
• Tamaki explained his support, strength, and alliances gave him a strong chance of becoming the Fourth Hokage, leaving Jiraiya worried about Minato's prospects.
• Jiraiya led the group to a refugee settlement after learning that the Akatsuki, led by three teenagers including a red-haired boy, were helping refugees.
• The group reunited with Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan, and Tamaki said he had come because of Nagato's Uzumaki Bloodline.

Tamaki warned Nagato that the Rinnegan might drain his body and that Hanzō could become a threat, then helped him prepare to take shelter at Mount Myōboku. That night, Tamaki met with the others in the shared space, where Wang Chuan arrived as an adult and explained that time had been accelerated in his world.

• Tamaki claimed the Rinnegan were sage's eyes that could wear down Nagato's body, planting doubts in Nagato and the others.
• Tamaki warned Nagato that Hanzō might eventually target him, Yahiko, and Konan, and suggested Nagato raise the Uzumaki banner.
• Jiraiya agreed to take Nagato to sign the Mount Myōboku Summoning Contract so he could escape danger through Reverse Summoning.
• Tamaki decided his visit to the Land of Rain had gone well and planned to return to studying with Tsunade.
• That night, Wang Chuan appeared in the shared space as an adult and said the light screen had accelerated time in his world so he could share more power with everyone.

Wang Chuan left Wudang Mountain with Wang Ye to travel the world, keep watch on Zhang Chulan, and seek a gift for the Old Celestial Master. After intervening in a fight involving Quanxing, Wang Chuan captured Xia He.

• Wang Chuan told Zhou Meng he was leaving Wudang Mountain, and Zhou Meng approved the journey with Wang Ye.
• Wang Chuan and Wang Ye visited Old Lu to seek the Threefold Reversal, then traveled to Nankai University to observe Zhang Chulan.
• Wang Chuan and Wang Ye followed Zhang Chulan to his hometown and saw him use the Golden Light Mantra and Qi-State Origin-Flow at the graveyard.
• Wang Chuan used vines to restrain Liu Yanyan and offered to capture Xia He as a gift for the Old Celestial Master.
• Wang Chuan fought Xia He, bound her with vines, sealed her acupoints, and locked away her Qi.

Wang Chuan brought Liu Yanyan and Xia He to Mount Longhu, where the Old Celestial Master questioned his motives for seeking Qi-State Origin-Flow and agreed to test his strength. Their clash ended with both unharmed but the sparring platform destroyed.

• Wang Chuan arrived at Mount Longhu with Wang Ye, Liu Yanyan, and Xia He, and introduced the two women to the Old Celestial Master.
• The Old Celestial Master asked Wang Chuan whether he wanted Qi-State Origin-Flow, and Wang Chuan admitted he sought the Eight Extraordinary Skills and wished to return to the Dao through technique.
• Wang Chuan challenged the Old Celestial Master to weigh him up, then went with him to the sparring platform while Zhang Lingyu remained distracted by Xia He.
• Wang Chuan opened five gates and his Gate of Spirit, formed a Taiji Force domain, and unleashed a powerful Taiji Sword strike.
• The Old Celestial Master met the strike with the Golden Light Mantra, and the impact destroyed the sparring platform while leaving both men unharmed.

Wang Chuan negotiated with Zhang Zhiwei for access to Mount Longhu techniques and agreed to serve as a referee at the Luotian Grand Ceremony. After arranging a friendly match with Zhang Lingyu and urging Wang Ye to compete, Wang Chuan treated his injuries while Zhang Zhiwei reflected on his indifference to the Eight Extraordinary Skills.

• Zhang Zhiwei invited Wang Chuan to referee at the Luotian Grand Ceremony, but Wang Chuan demanded Threefold Reversal in exchange.
• Wang Chuan also mentioned the Thunder Method and Six Treasury Immortal Thief, then promised not to pass Threefold Reversal to Wudang Mountain and arranged a friendly match with Zhang Lingyu.
• Zhang Lingyu agreed to fight Wang Chuan at the ceremony and brought him healing pills after showing the group to their quarters.
• Wang Chuan used Life Return to treat his injuries and told Wang Ye he wanted several of the Eight Extraordinary Skills, then urged him to compete at the ceremony.
• Zhang Zhiwei told Zhang Lingyu that Wang Chuan cared little about obtaining the Eight Extraordinary Skills and believed he could attain the Dao and become an immortal.

Wang Chuan attended the Luotian Grand Ceremony as a referee while secretly preparing Wudang Mountain to respond to trouble at the event. After protecting Zhang Chulan from pressure by Wang Ai and Lü Ci, Wang Chuan anticipated that Xiao Yuzi would soon be exposed.

• Wang Chuan told Xu San that Wang Ye would compete while he would serve as a referee, and he later arrived with nearly thirty Wudang Mountain disciples.
• Wang Chuan and Zhang Lingyu held an exhibition match that ended when Zhang Lingyu conceded, and Wang Chuan later took a referee's badge for the official matches.
• Wang Chuan accompanied Zhang Chulan to meet Wang Ai and Lü Ci, rejected their attempt to join forces, and said Zhang Chulan probably had not learned Qi-State Origin-Flow from Zhang Huaiyi.
• After Lü Ci revealed that Zhang Huaiyi had once colluded with Quanxing, Wang Chuan pulled Zhang Chulan away and told him to ask the Old Celestial Master about his grandfather.
• Wang Chuan discussed his interest in the Eight Extraordinary Skills and becoming an immortal, then saw Lu Linglong and anticipated that Xiao Yuzi would soon be exposed.

Wang Chuan helped the elders uncover what happened to Zhang Chulan’s grandfather, then captured Quanxing’s acting sect leader, Gong Qing, who had been disguised as Tian Jinzhong. He also asked to become one of the Ten Elders and pursued Lu Jin’s Threefold Reversal, leaving the elders wary but willing to consider his requests.

• Wang Chuan joined the Old Celestial Master, Lu Jin, and others to discuss Hu Jie and the coming tournament, while Zhang Chulan begged to learn about his grandfather.
• Lu Jin revealed that Zhang Huaiyi had ties to Quanxing, and Wang Chuan used Taiji Force to keep their conversation from being overheard.
• Wang Chuan restrained Tian Jinzhong and exposed him as Gong Qing, Quanxing’s acting sect leader, then sealed his Qi.
• Wang Chuan asked to join the Ten Elders and suggested that Wang Ai or Lü Ci could lose their seats; Zhang Zhiwei warned him not to act recklessly and agreed to support him if a seat opened.
• Wang Chuan asked Lu Jin for the Threefold Reversal, and Lu Jin agreed to find a place to discuss it.

Wang Chuan intervened in several Luotian Grand Ceremony matches, protecting Lu Linglong and stopping Wang Bing from devouring Wang Zizhong. After Feng Zhenghao learned that Wang Ai held the counter to his family’s Spirit Restraint and General Dispatch, Wang Chuan proposed an alliance.

• Lu Jin taught Wang Chuan the first two stages of the Threefold Reversal, and Wang Chuan later explained that he had traded his referee role for the technique.
• At a gathering, Wang Chuan discussed the Heaven-Reaching Talisman and Qi-State Origin-Flow with Zhang Chulan and Zhuge Qing, then deflected Lü Ci’s attack and questioned whether the Lü Family’s Soul-Brightening Technique was innate.
• During Zhang Lingyu’s match against Lu Linglong, Wang Chuan used his Taiji Perfect Harmony Realm to shield Lu Linglong from the Yin Five Thunders and declared Zhang Lingyu the winner.
• Wang Chuan stopped Wang Bing from devouring Wang Zizhong, defeated Wang Bing with Taiji Force, and warned Wang Ai to take him away.
• Feng Zhenghao learned from Wang Ai that his grandfather had been forced to hand over Spirit Restraint and General Dispatch and the method of Spirit Devouring, then pretended to submit to Wang Ai.
• After leaving Wang Bing’s hospital room, Feng Zhenghao encountered Wang Chuan, who asked him to join forces.

Wang Chuan proposed working with Feng Zhenghao to remove Wang Ai and Lü Ci from the Ten Elders and secure a seat for himself. Feng Zhenghao agreed to a plan that would use the chaos of Quanxing’s attack at the Luotian Grand Ceremony to draw the two Elders out and defeat them.

• Wang Chuan told Feng Zhenghao about the Wang and Lü Families’ histories with Spirit Restraint and General Dispatch and the Bright Soul Technique, then said he wanted to become one of the Ten Elders.
• Wang Chuan revealed that the Old Celestial Master had agreed to support him if a seat opened and that he had learned Threefold Reversal.
• Feng Zhenghao considered Wang Chuan’s connections and suspected he had been building support for a bid to join the Ten Elders, but Wang Chuan said his goals were strength, status, useful techniques, and attaining the Dao.
• Wang Chuan proposed removing Wang Ai and Lü Ci at the same time, using the chaos caused by Quanxing’s attack on Mount Longhu during the Luotian Grand Ceremony.
• Wang Chuan and Feng Zhenghao planned to spread rumors that Wang Chuan had mastered Feng Hou Qimen, lure the two Elders into targeting him, and then join forces to subdue them.

Wang Chuan accepted responsibility for his schemes and protected Wang Ye before watching Zhang Lingyu surrender the final match to Zhang Chulan. He then went to meet Feng Zhenghao, Lü Ci, and Wang Ai, only to reveal his own trap and strike them with a newly developed Thunder Method inside his Taiji Perfect Harmony Realm.

• Wang Chuan confessed his responsibility to Daoist Yunlong and Zhou Meng, then told Wang Ye to arrange protection for his parents and stay with his master.
• Wang Chuan watched Zhang Lingyu surrender the final match, and Zhang Chulan received the Celestial Master's Ordination while Zhang Lingyu obtained the Heaven-Reaching Talisman.
• Wang Chuan went alone to Feng Zhenghao's meeting place and discovered Lü Ci and Wang Ai waiting to seize his Feng Hou Qimen.
• Wang Chuan fought the three men with his Taiji Perfect Harmony Realm as Lü Ci's Ruyi Force pierced through its defenses and hurt him.
• Wang Chuan used vines to restrain the three men briefly, struck them with lightning, and expanded his realm to envelop them.