Chapter Summaries

Kushina formed a temporary alliance with 'Hashirama Senju' against the Hero Association, while Saitama refused to take either side in the coming war. As the Association prepared its defenses, Konoha operatives disguised as workers planted strange-patterned papers in streetlights around its headquarters.

• Kushina agreed to ally temporarily with 'Hashirama Senju' against the Hero Association, and Tsunade accepted her decision.
• Saitama told Sasuke and Naruto that Konoha had declared war on the Hero Association, but said he would act only to save people and would join neither side.
• Naruto declared that he would take part in the war, and Sasuke devised a plan to watch the Hero Association headquarters for an attack.
• Fran ordered wealthy Association supporters to take refuge at headquarters and recalled all S-Class Heroes after learning that Konoha had killed several backers.
• Konoha operatives disguised as streetlight repair workers planted papers marked with strange patterns in the lamps surrounding the Hero Association headquarters.

Konoha’s forces launched a coordinated attack on Hero Association headquarters while the Deep Sea King overwhelmed the heroes at a coastal shelter. The chapter ended with Saitama arriving and punching the Deep Sea King.

• Ebisu told Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha that the attack would begin that night after Konoha’s forces had planted barriers around Hero Association headquarters.
• Fran saw barriers of light appear around the headquarters as Konoha’s fighters poured in, and the association sounded the alarm.
• Tsunade fought Tatsumaki in the sky while Fugaku Uchiha faced Bang, Uchiha Itachi battled Metal Bat, and Obito Uchiha clashed with Superalloy Blackluster.
• Fran watched the fighting from inside the headquarters and feared the association could not withstand the attack, especially while Tatsumaki struggled against Tsunade.
• The Deep Sea King defeated Genos, Puri-Puri Prisoner, and the other heroes at the shelter, but Mumen Rider stood in his way.
• Saitama appeared in front of Mumen Rider, took the Deep Sea King’s punch without injury, and struck him with one punch.

Saitama defeated the Deep Sea King and rushed toward a mysterious call that rekindled his fighting spirit, while Uchiha Jin observed him. At Hero Association headquarters, Tsunade overwhelmed Tatsumaki and Kushina unleashed chains against the assembled heroes and robots, leaving the entire battlefield engulfed.

• Saitama killed the Deep Sea King with one punch, then hurried toward a mysterious sensation that stirred his fighting spirit as Uchiha Jin watched from beyond the planet.
• Tsunade activated her markings and struck Tatsumaki, whose psychic power flared before Tsunade's punch overwhelmed her.
• Uchiha Itachi trapped Superalloy Blackluster in Tsukuyomi, while Obito Uchiha used Kamui to tear apart Metal Bat.
• Sweet Mask and Metal Knight called forth robots and additional S-Class Heroes, including Zombieman, Drive Knight, Flashy Flash, and Tanktop Master.
• Kushina destroyed the flying robots with black chains, then spread the chains around Hero Association headquarters and engulfed the heroes gathered there.

Saitama arrived at the battle between Konoha and the Hero Association, mistook both sides for enemies, and quickly defeated Tsunade and Kushina before revealing his true target: the being possessing Hashirama Senju. He shattered the being’s colored defenses with a Serious Punch and sent half of Hashirama Senju’s body flying.

• Saitama appeared atop Kushina’s chained black sphere, broke free of her sealing chains, and destroyed the sphere with one punch.
• Saitama overwhelmed Tsunade and Kushina with Consecutive Normal Punches, leaving both injured as their allies gathered around them.
• Sasuke and Naruto confronted Saitama, who explained that he had come looking for an opponent rather than to join either side.
• Kushina called for the hidden enemy, and the seven-colored figure possessing Hashirama Senju descended and attacked everyone with spheres of light.
• Saitama destroyed the spheres with Serious Consecutive Punches, recognized the figure as the enemy behind his search, and struck him with a Serious Punch that shattered his defenses and sent half of Hashirama Senju’s body flying.

Saitama fought the Seven-Colored Light Being, whose relentless attacks pushed him to adapt and grow stronger, first on Earth and then in space. The Seven-Colored Light Being reversed Saitama to his weaker, hairier state and made the transparent sphere containing him disappear.

• Saitama struck the Seven-Colored Light Being with a Serious Punch, and the battle’s shockwave swept across the planet.
• The Seven-Colored Light Being bombarded Saitama, but Saitama adapted, grew stronger, and overwhelmed him with Serious Consecutive Punches.
• The Seven-Colored Light Being transformed into a humanoid figure and chased Saitama into space, where he attacked him while Uchiha Jin watched from hiding.
• Saitama adapted to space, caught up with the Seven-Colored Light Being, and began landing the stronger blows.
• The Seven-Colored Light Being enveloped Saitama in transparent light, restoring his hair and blue tracksuit, then made the sphere and Saitama inside it vanish.

Saitama defeated the Planet Will, then met Uchiha Jin, who explained the source of his limitless strength and sent him back to Earth. After returning, Saitama refused to fight Konoha on behalf of the Hero Association, leaving its heroes to reconsider their loyalties.

• The Seven-Colored Light Being prepared to destroy humanity, but Saitama emerged from the void and defeated him with a punch that collapsed space and time.
• Uchiha Jin appeared and told Saitama he was not yet strong enough to fight him, then sent him back to Earth and urged him to think about his limits.
• Jin realized Saitama had been born from humanity's collective will to survive and had destroyed his limiter, allowing him to grow without bounds.
• Saitama returned to the battlefield, where Sasuke confirmed the battle was over and the Konoha side realized Hashirama Senju had vanished.
• Fran accused Saitama of fleeing, but Saitama rebuked him for dragging others into a conflict rooted in the Hero Association's own grudges.
• Saitama left despite Fran threatening to expel him, while the other heroes reconsidered whether they should keep fighting for the association.

After the Hero Association fell, Konoha took control of its operations and announced a new system for monster hunters. As Konoha faced demands from the planet’s governments and scrutiny from Flashy Flash, Kushina identified the Land of Shadow as their sole enemy.

• Bang, Zombieman, Drive Knight, and the other S-Class Heroes left the field, while Tanktop Master agreed to depart after Kushina promised Konoha would protect the world.
• Metal Knight rejected Kushina’s terms and flew away, leaving Fran with Konoha.
• Tatsumaki learned from the newspapers that Konoha had replaced the disgraced Hero Association and decided to find her sister, Fubuki.
• Kushina rejected the governments’ ultimatum to place Konoha under their supervision and directed Shikaku Nara to proceed with Konoha’s takeover.
• Flashy Flash joined Konoha and warned Kushina that he would watch them, while she declared that the Land of Shadow was their only enemy.

Saitama accepted Konoha’s advisor position as Konoha took control of the planet, while the Monster Association prepared to fight its new rulers. As Boros approached Earth, an explosion destroyed Konoha Tower with Kushina and Tsunade inside.

• Saitama joined Konoha as an advisor, then wondered how he could surpass his limits after Genos suggested doing what he could not do before.
• Konoha took over the planet under Hokage Kushina, removed many officials, confiscated wealthy people’s assets, and gained former S-Class Heroes as allies.
• Garou questioned whether Konoha would become another group of heroes, while Gyoro Gyoro rallied the Monster Association to destroy Konoha despite the monsters’ fear of Naruto Uzumaki.
• Boros and the Dark Matter Pirates approached Earth, and Uchiha Jin watched their spaceship pass, anticipating an entertaining battle.
• Kushina and Tsunade struggled with Konoha’s workload and wondered when Minato would revive; then an explosion collapsed Konoha Tower and buried everyone inside.

Tsunade, Naruto, and Kushina fought the Dark Matter Pirates after their spaceship attacked Konoha Star, while Naruto and Kushina boarded the ship to confront its crew. Kushina reached the control room and faced the psychic Geryuganshoop as Naruto fought Groribas.

• Melzargard announced that the Dark Matter Pirates would claim the planet, and Tsunade began fighting him while Naruto and Kushina attacked the spaceship.
• Sasuke and the Uchiha used Susanoo to shield Konoha's retreating people from the battle's shockwaves as Naruto and Kushina entered the ship.
• Naruto and Kushina attacked the pirate crew with their chains, then Naruto transformed into a dark red fox to fight Groribas while Kushina pushed toward the control room.
• Kushina confronted Geryuganshoop, who raised fragments of metal with his psychic power.

Kushina, Naruto, and Tsunade defeated the Dark Matter Pirates’ three high-ranking fighters before confronting Boros, their captain. Boros overwhelmed Tsunade at first, but the three joined forces and sent him crashing through the ship; he then unleashed his hidden power and struck Naruto’s Dharma Body.

• Kushina fought Geryuganshoop with her chains and ultimately sealed his telekinesis, while Naruto killed Groribas and Tsunade destroyed Melzargard’s regeneration cores.
• Saitama heard a broadcast about the alien attack at the former Hero Association headquarters and left home to act as a hero.
• Tsunade joined Naruto, and they met Kushina after she defeated Geryuganshoop; together, they entered the throne room and faced Boros.
• Boros struck Tsunade through the spaceship, but Naruto, Kushina, and Tsunade attacked him together and landed a Dark Rasengan that sent him through the ship’s ceiling.
• Boros spat blood, his armor shattered, and he revealed his concealed power before punching Naruto’s Dharma Body.

Naruto, Tsunade, and Kushina fought Boros, but he broke their barrier and defeated them. Saitama then faced Boros, overwhelmed his strongest attacks, and left him dying with the realization that the prophecy of an even match had been false.

• Naruto, Tsunade, and Kushina trapped Boros in a shrinking Purple Flame Sealing Jutsu barrier, but he transformed into Meteor Burst Form and shattered it.
• Boros defeated the three fighters, spared their lives, and declared that he would occupy the planet.
• Saitama arrived and destroyed Boros's body with a single punch, prompting Boros to eagerly attack him as he regenerated.
• Boros unleashed his Collapsing Star Roaring Cannon, but Saitama's Serious Punch extinguished it and reduced Boros to powder.
• Boros barely regenerated and, as he died, recognized that the prophecy had promised a fair fight where there was none; he learned Saitama's name and envied his chance to face stronger opponents.

After Boros’s defeat, Saitama asked about breaking his limits and left to seek greater strength. Uchiha Jin then empowered the unconscious Garou, setting him up as another opponent to test whether Saitama could reach Jin’s level.

• Saitama asked Tsunade, Kushina, and Naruto about the Origin and how to break his limits, then leaped away from the spaceship.
• Tsunade and Kushina decided to regroup and find a new place to stay after the battle destroyed the city.
• Tatsumaki arrived at the Fubuki Group base and tried to take Fubuki away, but Garou burst in and attacked her.
• Tatsumaki sent Garou crashing into a nearby room, where he apologized to Uchiha Jin for damaging the place before challenging him.
• Jin knocked Garou unconscious and placed a black sphere inside him to strengthen him as a potential rival for Saitama.

Sasuke asked Saitama for a life-or-death fight to awaken his power, and Saitama helped him break through to a new level. Sasuke ended the chapter determined to grow stronger because he still felt unqualified to face the vastness of the universe.

• Saitama effortlessly defeated another monster, and Yamashiro Aoba thanked him on Konoha's behalf.
• Sasuke asked Saitama to fight him so he could awaken his power, and Saitama agreed.
• Sasuke attacked Saitama with Amaterasu, Susanoo, and lightning, but Saitama shattered Susanoo with a punch.
• Saitama flicked Sasuke into a pile of rocks, and Sasuke awakened a powerful black-flamed Susanoo Dharma Body.
• Sasuke thanked Saitama for helping him obtain the power, then said he remained unqualified in the vastness of the universe.

Saitama considered the distant possibility of enemies stronger than himself and declined Bang’s offer to become his disciple, though he grew interested in learning martial arts. Meanwhile, Garou escaped Konoha’s pursuit, only to meet Bang, who confronted him to atone for his past mistake.

• Sasuke told Saitama that Uchiha Jin was the only person currently certain to defeat him, and Saitama wondered whether the universe held stronger opponents.
• Bang asked Saitama to become his disciple and take over his dojo, but Saitama refused the dojo offer and became interested when Bang suggested martial arts could help him grow stronger.
• Genos read a newspaper reporting that Garou had returned as a Hero Hunter, and Sasuke said Konoha would not tolerate his attacks.
• Konoha Ninja cornered Garou after he defeated Tanktop Master, but Garou escaped through rooftops and underground pipes.
• Bang confronted Garou and said he would correct his own mistake, while Garou accused his former teacher of blaming others.

Garou escaped Bang after growing stronger through his injuries, but Saitama knocked him unconscious and the Monster Association secretly carried him to his hideout. Meanwhile, Kushina warned Konoha’s leaders that the Monster Association was gathering monsters, and they prepared to confront the threat.

• Garou fought back against Bang with the Flowing Water Rock Smashing Fist, grew stronger as his injuries worsened, and escaped across the rooftops.
• Garou tried to attack Saitama in a market, but Saitama knocked him unconscious while looking for a wig.
• A giant earthworm from the Monster Association took Garou to his abandoned factory, where he woke up and killed it before planning to resume his Hero Hunt.
• Kushina told Konoha’s leaders that escaped monsters were disappearing and likely joining the Monster Association.
• Tsunade warned that Konoha might not defeat Monster King Orochi, but Kushina said they had someone who could handle him.

Saitama learned that the Monster Association was beneath Z-City and rushed there before Konoha had finished preparing its operation. Kushina scrambled to assemble a response after Sasuke warned her that Saitama had already attacked.

• Saitama lost another video game to King, and Sasuke suggested Konoha could build King equipment to fight monsters through a game.
• Genos told Saitama that Konoha was preparing to attack the Monster Association beneath Z-City, and Saitama decided to go there himself.
• Saitama and Genos reached Z-City, where Saitama punched a hole into the ground and jumped underground with Genos.
• Kushina planned a large-scale operation to seal in the Monster Association, but Sasuke urgently reported that Saitama had already charged ahead.
• Kushina ordered Fugaku Uchiha to gather twenty jonin skilled in barriers, seal off Z-City, and summon the S-Class Heroes who had submitted to Konoha.

Saitama and the Konoha teams found the Monster Association’s underground tunnels deserted and realized the monsters had recently relocated. While Kushina met with President Blakk, he revealed that the Monster Association had joined forces with a massive monster assault, leaving Kushina and the surviving ninja facing Gyoro Gyoro and Monster King Orochi.

• Saitama and Genos searched the underground tunnels for monsters but found no signs of life.
• Tsunade led Konoha’s forces into the tunnels, where her team and Naruto’s group found the prison and throne hall empty.
• Genos noticed evidence of recent activity, and Naruto and Obito realized the monsters had not been gone long.
• Kushina met with President Blakk, who accused her of pressuring the financial conglomerates and then declared that she had forced them to act.
• A giant monster blasted Kushina’s building, and Gyoro Gyoro and Monster King Orochi appeared with an army of monsters to threaten her.

Kushina stayed behind to hold off the Monster Association while Konoha’s forces returned, but Monster King Orochi mortally wounded her before Naruto arrived. After Saitama destroyed the monsters with a Serious Punch, a mysterious figure appeared holding Kushina’s soul, leaving Naruto with a possible way to revive her.

• Kushina used Minato Namikaze’s teleportation kunai to send the nearby Konoha members away and remained to fight Gyoro Gyoro, Monster King Orochi, and the monsters.
• Naruto and Tsunade realized Konoha might be under attack, signaled the troops to return, and rushed toward the headquarters.
• Naruto arrived to see Kushina’s Chain Dharma Body shatter after a tentacle pierced her heart, and he caught her as she fell.
• Tsunade told Naruto that Kushina had died but might be revived if they could find her soul.
• Saitama killed the attacking monsters, including Monster King Orochi and Gyoro Gyoro, with a Serious Punch.
• A mysterious figure appeared and told Naruto that he had Kushina’s soul in a small sphere.

Uchiha Jin defeated Naruto, Saitama, and Sasuke, then offered Naruto a chance to reclaim Kushina’s soul by defeating him. As Jin left, Garou reached the brink of death fighting Bang and Bomb, and a strange transformation began to emerge.

• Jin shattered Naruto’s Nine-Tails Dharma Body and subdued Saitama, Tsunade, and Sasuke with ease.
• Jin kicked Naruto repeatedly, criticized his lack of progress, and said Naruto had to defeat or kill him to reclaim Kushina’s soul.
• Jin advised Naruto to seek Kurama and Sasuke to seek Madara before leaving through a rift.
• Naruto vowed to become stronger, while Tsunade warned that he could lose himself and Saitama promised to defeat Jin.
• Bang and Bomb cornered Garou in an abandoned factory and overwhelmed him with their combined martial arts.
• As Bang and Bomb targeted Garou’s vital points, Garou roared that he would not lose, and black markings spread across his body as a powerful current erupted from him.

Garou's awakened power let him defeat Bang and Bomb before he hunted down Tatsumaki. After defeating her, Garou prepared to leave, but Blast suddenly appeared.

• Garou's strength, speed, defense, and healing surged, and he knocked Bang and Bomb unconscious in the abandoned factory.
• Garou returned to the ruined city, rested for three days, and then found Tatsumaki and Fubuki on the street.
• Garou broke free of Tatsumaki's psychic power and fought her after she sent Fubuki away.
• Tatsumaki dropped a meteor on Garou, but he shattered it and defeated her with the Flowing Water Rock Smashing Fist.
• Blast fell from the sky and appeared before Tatsumaki as Garou turned to leave.