Recaps

Hashirama Senju used Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands to pulverize Madara Uchiha’s meteor before it could strike New York. Madara then summoned two more meteors, leaving Hashirama facing a much more dangerous attack.

• Nick Fury and Maria Hill worried whether Hashirama Senju could stop the meteor, while Fury tried to reassure Hill.
• Hashirama Senju waited until the meteor entered range, then attacked it with the giant wooden statue’s countless fists.
• The repeated blows broke the meteor into dust, while Konoha and Akatsuki members stopped the resulting tsunami.
• Wu Chen and the others cheered Hashirama Senju, but Madara Uchiha summoned two more meteors.
• Hashirama Senju became furious but hesitated to attack Madara because the two meteors posed a greater threat.

Wu Chen roused New York’s despairing residents as Hashirama Senju struggled to stop two falling meteors. Hashirama hurled the stacked meteors into the sea, where Madara Uchiha and the Akatsuki stood together.

• Wu Chen angrily scolded the despairing people and urged them to take shelter, while Captain America questioned his harsh approach.
• Hashirama Senju used Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands to strike the first meteor as the second crashed into it.
• Hashirama Senju struggled to hold up both meteors as the wooden arms cracked under their weight.
• Hashirama Senju turned the wooden statue toward the sea and hurled the meteors away, preventing harm to New York City.
• Madara Uchiha laughed at Hashirama Senju, who looked over and saw Madara standing with the Akatsuki.

The Akatsuki escaped after Madara Uchiha warned Hashirama Senju that their conflict was not over, and the heroes celebrated their victory over the alien invasion. Wu Chen reminded everyone that Loki was still responsible for the invasion, so they surrounded him as he tried to sneak away.

• Madara Uchiha declared Hashirama Senju his rival, hinted at future plans, and escaped with the Akatsuki through Obito's space vortex.
• The people of New York celebrated, while Wu Chen and the Konoha group worried that the Akatsuki would return.
• Hashirama Senju reassured everyone that he was unharmed and urged them to face whatever the Akatsuki did next.
• Tony offered to treat everyone to kebabs, but Wu Chen reminded them that Loki still needed to be dealt with.
• The group surrounded Loki as he tried to escape, and Loki surrendered while S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel and people watching the broadcast cheered.

Thanos learned that the Chitauri had failed but chose not to pursue the Infinity Stones on Earth while Odin and the Ancient One remained there. After the Battle of New York, Thor took Loki and the Tesseract back to Asgard, while the Avengers stayed on the Helicarrier and some began training to support Konoha.

• Thanos told Ebony Maw that three Infinity Stones were on Earth but that he would claim them in time.
• Tony took the heroes to eat, where Tobirama Senju, Might Guy, and Hashirama Senju ate enormous amounts of barbecue.
• Thor decided to take Loki and the Tesseract to Asgard, and Wu Chen agreed that he should leave.
• Thor used Heimdall and the Bifrost to return to Asgard with Loki and the Tesseract.
• Captain America, Hawkeye, and Black Widow began training aboard the Helicarrier so they could support Konoha.

After the Battle of New York, Wu Chen agreed to help Nick Fury screen S.H.I.E.L.D. for spies while Minato returned to Konoha after receiving troubling news. Wu Chen left the Helicarrier using the Flying Thunder God Technique and sent a Wood Clone to work with Agent Hill.

• The Avengers offered Wu Chen help before leaving, and Minato read a scroll and vanished in a flash of golden light to return to Konoha.
• Wu Chen told Nick Fury and Agent Hill that he planned to return to Konoha, but Nick Fury asked him to help identify spies in S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Wu Chen agreed to Nick Fury’s offer and created a Wood Clone to conduct the screening while he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave the Helicarrier.
• Nick Fury assigned Agent Hill to work with Wu Chen’s Wood Clone, and Wu Chen warned him to keep a close eye on the Mind Stone Scepter.

Wu Chen gave Nick Fury a subtle warning that Hydra might steal the Mind Stone Scepter, but Fury only slightly strengthened its guard. Wu Chen accepted that Fury might ignore him and began screening S.H.I.E.L.D. agents at the New York branch with Maria Hill.

• Wu Chen warned Nick Fury that the Mind Stone Scepter was powerful, but Fury dismissed the possibility of anyone stealing it and planned to add guards.
• Wu Chen considered that Hydra spies had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. and might take the scepter, which Hydra could use to create Scarlet Witch Wanda Maximoff and Quicksilver Pietro Maximoff.
• Wu Chen decided to let events determine whether the twins came into being and moved on to more pressing work.
• Wu Chen and Agent Maria Hill began screening agents at the New York branch before checking the Helicarrier.
• Nick Fury said they would screen the Helicarrier agents after it landed to refuel, to avoid a disturbance in the sky causing greater problems.

Wu Chen gave Minato Namikaze a Senzu Bean and taught him powerful techniques to prepare him for future danger. Minato left determined to grow stronger and assist Wu Chen, who then checked his system status.

• Wu Chen discussed his plan with Minato Namikaze, who agreed he might act as Wu Chen had described.
• Wu Chen gave Minato Namikaze a Senzu Bean and explained its healing and restorative powers.
• Wu Chen taught Minato Namikaze Wind Release: Rasenshuriken and a new way to use Sage Mode.
• Minato Namikaze thanked Wu Chen, resolved to help him, and began studying the techniques.
• Wu Chen checked his system panel and reviewed his character progress and remaining draws.

Wu Chen celebrated the role-playing progress gained from recent events and used his new chances to select abilities. After choosing the Senju Clan Sage Body and the Eight Gates Released Formation, he expected to combine Hashirama Senju’s body with his existing powers to bring his Wood Release close to Sage Hashirama’s.

• Wu Chen reviewed the characters’ progress gains, which earned him several ability selections and new character draws.
• Wu Chen selected Wood Release from Obito Uchiha, Chakra from Tobirama Senju, and talent for Dust Release from Deidara.
• Wu Chen chose the Senju Clan Sage Body from Hashirama Senju and the Eight Gates Released Formation from Might Guy.
• Wu Chen planned to combine Hashirama Senju’s Sage Body with his Uzumaki Clan Sage Body and Sage Mode to strengthen his Wood Release.

Wu Chen tested the abilities he had gained from choosing Hashirama Senju and Might Guy, discovering that his Chakra reserves rivaled Hashirama Senju’s and that even the first gate made his Front Lotus enormously destructive. He planned to test Wood Release next and train in Dust Release after choosing another character.

• Wu Chen chose to strengthen his Wood Release, Sage Body, Chakra, Dust Release aptitude, and Gate of View, reasoning that Might Guy’s Eight Gates Released Formation could provide tremendous power.
• Wu Chen entered the Kamui Dimension to test his new abilities and found that his Chakra reserves rivaled or slightly surpassed Hashirama Senju’s.
• Wu Chen opened the Gate of Opening and created a wooden target with Wood Release.
• Wu Chen used Front Lotus on the target, smashing it into splinters and leaving a huge crater.
• Wu Chen resolved to pay more attention to Taijutsu after seeing how powerful the technique was in his hands.

Wu Chen tested his Taijutsu and strengthened Wood Release techniques in the Kamui Dimension, then successfully used Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands. He realized his normal-state combat power had reached Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha’s level, while Minato Namikaze watched with delight.

• Wu Chen tested Reverse Lotus and Morning Peacock, then decided to devote more effort to Taijutsu.
• Wu Chen used Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique and Wood Release: Wood Golem Technique, forming a towering Wood Dragon Golem.
• Wu Chen entered Perfect Sage Mode and summoned Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands, a wooden statue nearly a thousand meters tall.
• Wu Chen concluded that his normal-state combat power had reached Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha’s level.
• Minato Namikaze came to see the enormous statue and felt happy that Wu Chen was closer to controlling his own fate.

After testing his enhanced Sage Mode, Wu Chen used a character draw hoping to obtain a powerful Ōtsutsuki, but instead drew Black Zetsu. He reflected on Black Zetsu’s role in Otsutsuki Kaguya’s resurrection and the events of the Hokage World.

• Wu Chen unleashed True Several Thousand Hands in the Kamui Dimension until his chakra ran out and he ended Sage Mode.
• Wu Chen compared his Sage Mode duration with Hashirama Senju’s and returned to his residence to use two character draws.
• Wu Chen drew Black Zetsu and was frustrated that he had not obtained a more powerful Ōtsutsuki.
• Wu Chen recalled that Black Zetsu was Otsutsuki Kaguya’s will, had manipulated events to revive her, and had killed Six Paths Madara by accelerating her resurrection.

Wu Chen tested Black Zetsu’s sensory abilities, Wood Release, and Yin-Yang Release techniques, deciding the character was more useful than he had first thought. He realized Black Zetsu could become a common enemy to help whitewash the Akatsuki members, who would ultimately fight Thanos.

• Wu Chen transformed into Black Zetsu and found that his senses covered nearly the entire Kamui Dimension.
• Wu Chen used Black Zetsu’s Wood Release and saw that its strength rivaled Hashirama Senju’s.
• Wu Chen tested Black Zetsu’s Yin-Yang Release techniques on Minato Namikaze, taking control of Minato before letting him go train.
• Wu Chen ended role-playing mode and realized Black Zetsu could serve as a target for everyone’s hatred, helping whitewash the Akatsuki members.

Wu Chen drew Black Zetsu and realized he could blame him for the Akatsuki’s past crimes, making it easier to bring them over to the heroes’ side. Hoping to unlock the Dragon Ball character pool, Wu Chen used his second draw and received Otsutsuki Toneri with the Tenseigan, though he remained somewhat dissatisfied.

• Wu Chen decided Black Zetsu could serve as the scapegoat for the Akatsuki’s actions and help convince the superheroes that its members had been manipulated.
• Wu Chen checked Black Zetsu’s role-playing progress, which stood at 10%, then prepared to use his second character draw.
• Wu Chen showered, lit incense he had made with Wood Release, and drew Otsutsuki Toneri, a pure-blooded Ōtsutsuki descendant with the Tenseigan.
• Wu Chen considered the Tenseigan’s powers, including its moon-piercing and moon-splitting attacks, but still felt dissatisfied with his draw.

Wu Chen took on the role of Otsutsuki Toneri and tested the Tenseigan’s devastating techniques in Obito Uchiha’s Kamui Dimension. After Obito threw him and Minato Namikaze out, Wu Chen ended the role-play and left with Minato using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

• Wu Chen accepted the Otsutsuki Toneri role with 15% initial progress and transformed into the silver-haired Toneri with the Tenseigan and nine Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Wu Chen demonstrated Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, blasting a crater through the ground of the Kamui Dimension.
• Wu Chen fused the Truth-Seeking Orbs into a golden sword and split the Kamui Dimension’s land in two with Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
• Obito Uchiha angrily complained about the damage and expelled Wu Chen and Minato Namikaze from the Kamui Dimension.
• Wu Chen ended role-playing mode, then he and Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave.

Four days after the New York invasion, the world focused on Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha’s battle, while Wu Chen and Maria Hill grew close during their nationwide screening of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. They planned to finish screening the Helicarrier’s agents and go on a date.

• News coverage worldwide centered on Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, whose battle overshadowed the Avengers’ victory over the Chitauri.
• Wu Chen and Maria Hill ate breakfast together in a hotel room, displaying their growing familiarity.
• The chapter recounted how Wu Chen replaced himself with a Wood Release Clone and spent four days traveling with Hill to screen S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, during which they became lovers.
• Hill said they still had to screen the agents aboard the Helicarrier before she could take time off.
• Wu Chen agreed to go on a date with Hill once their screening work was done.

Hydra spies stole the Mind Stone Scepter from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier, prompting Wu Chen to return and help Nick Fury respond. Wu Chen planned to find Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver and agreed to screen the Helicarrier's agents before S.H.I.E.L.D. moved against Hydra.

• Seven Hydra spies escaped with the Mind Stone Scepter while two captured spies killed themselves after shouting, "Hail Hydra!"
• Wu Chen returned to the Helicarrier with Hill, who kissed him before taking charge of the agents.
• Wu Chen spoke with Nick Fury, who said he had suspected Hydra infiltrators but never expected nine of them.
• Wu Chen decided to find Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver and save them from their coming hardship.
• Nick Fury said S.H.I.E.L.D. should screen the Helicarrier's agents before wiping out Hydra and suggested the spies had acted on impulse.

Nick Fury warned Wu Chen that Hydra agents might still be aboard the Helicarrier, but Wu Chen reassured him that his strength had grown after his Wood Release bloodline awakened. He demonstrated his rapid healing to Hill and Fury, leaving Fury more confident in his safety.

• Nick Fury theorized that undercover spies had fled with the Mind Stone Scepter after fearing Wu Chen could expose them, and warned that other moles might remain aboard the Helicarrier.
• Wu Chen joked that Fury's concern meant he was romantically interested in him, then learned Fury was worried because Wu Chen was S.H.I.E.L.D.'s strongest fighter.
• Wu Chen told Fury that his Wood Release bloodline had awakened after witnessing Hashirama's power, making him nearly as strong as Hashirama and stronger than Minato and Tobirama.
• Wu Chen cut his arm with a Three-Pronged Kunai to demonstrate his new recovery ability, and Hill rushed over to treat him.
• Hill saw Wu Chen's wound heal completely as he explained that his awakened bloodline gave him powerful recovery, reassuring Fury that he was difficult to assassinate.

Wu Chen and Hill discussed the possibility of their future child inheriting his healing ability, while Tobirama Senju came to Nick Fury for footage of Minato Namikaze’s sudden departure. After seeing it, Tobirama concluded that Minato may have defected, leaving Nick Fury stunned.

• Hill asked Wu Chen whether their future child would inherit his healing ability, and Wu Chen said the child might awaken it but would have strong Chakra aptitude.
• Wu Chen began considering marrying Hill and having children after Thanos was defeated, then the two continued screening agents.
• Tobirama Senju appeared in Nick Fury’s office and asked to see footage of Minato Namikaze leaving.
• Nick Fury showed Tobirama the footage and asked what had happened to Minato.
• Tobirama told Nick Fury that Minato Namikaze may have defected, leaving him dumbfounded.

Tobirama Senju told Nick Fury that Minato Namikaze had left Konoha to search for the kidnapped Kushina Uzumaki, and S.H.I.E.L.D. agreed to help find her. The injured Akatsuki members Obito Uchiha, Deidara, and Kingpin then arrived on the Helicarrier seeking refuge, leaving Tobirama Senju preparing to examine Deidara despite Wu Chen’s warning.

• Tobirama Senju explained to Nick Fury that Kushina Uzumaki had been kidnapped during the attack on Konoha and that Minato Namikaze had gone searching for her.
• Nick Fury agreed to mobilize S.H.I.E.L.D. to search for Kushina and raised the possibility that the Akatsuki had taken her.
• A spatial vortex opened in Nick Fury’s office, bringing the wounded Obito Uchiha, Deidara, and Kingpin onto the Helicarrier.
• Wu Chen used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Hill to the office, where agents aimed their guns at the Akatsuki members.
• Obito Uchiha asked Tobirama Senju to treat the unconscious Deidara, and Tobirama Senju moved to examine him despite Wu Chen’s warning.

Tobirama Senju began treating Deidara while Obito recounted how Tobi had captured Kushina Uzumaki to lure Minato Namikaze into Madara Uchiha’s trap. When Deidara and others opposed Madara’s Eye of the Moon Plan, Madara bound Pain’s Six Paths and exposed Nagato’s real body.

• Tobirama Senju examined Deidara and agreed to keep him alive until Obito explained what had happened.
• Kingpin recalled that Tobi had captured Kushina Uzumaki in Konoha on Madara Uchiha’s orders, then Madara used her as bait to defeat and capture Minato Namikaze.
• Deidara condemned the Eye of the Moon Plan, and Obito and Kingpin stood with him while Pain prepared to join them.
• Madara Uchiha used Wood Release to bind Pain’s Six Paths and drag Nagato’s real body out of the ground.
• Madara told Nagato that the Rinnegan were his eyes and that they had allowed him to find Nagato’s hiding place.

Madara Uchiha revealed that Nagato’s Rinnegan belonged to him and removed both eyes before demanding that Obito, Deidara, and Kingpin submit. Obito learned that Madara had orchestrated the Akatsuki’s formation, refused to join his Eye of the Moon Plan, and Madara attacked the group.

• Kingpin realized the Six Paths of Pain were puppets controlled by Nagato and learned that Madara had given Nagato the Rinnegan.
• Madara gouged out both of Nagato’s Rinnegan and placed them in a container.
• Madara gave Obito, Deidara, and Kingpin one last chance to kneel or die.
• Obito asked about Black Zetsu, and Madara revealed that Black Zetsu was the embodiment of his will and had helped recruit Obito.
• Obito and Deidara refused to help Madara and asked to leave the country, but Madara attacked them with Wood Release tentacles.
• Obito evaded the tentacles with his Sharingan, while Kingpin and Deidara were struck.

Obito explained how Madara Uchiha attacked the Akatsuki, leaving him, Deidara, and Kingpin injured while Konan escaped with Nagato. At S.H.I.E.L.D., Wu Chen remained unconvinced until an agent reported a winged woman above the Helicarrier, prompting Obito to identify Konan.

• Madara Uchiha attacked the group with Wood Release, and Konan escaped with Nagato after Obito blocked the pursuing tendrils.
• Madara Uchiha overwhelmed Obito in close combat, but Obito used the chance to escape into the Kamui Dimension with Kingpin and Deidara.
• Kingpin recounted the events to S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Konoha group, while Obito asked them to treat the injured.
• Wu Chen said he did not believe Obito, but Obito pointed out that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki could sense whether they were lying.
• An agent reported a beautiful winged woman above the Helicarrier, and Obito said Konan had arrived.

Konan asked S.H.I.E.L.D. for help and recounted the Akatsuki’s collapse, while Wu Chen’s preparations ensured she could remain in the world. After Nick Fury accepted her account and arranged treatment for the others, Obito removed his mask and Tobirama recognized him as a former Uchiha acquaintance.

• Tobirama Senju stayed behind while Nick Fury assigned agents to guard the site and the others went to meet Konan.
• Konan descended onto the Helicarrier beside the injured Nagato and asked S.H.I.E.L.D. to help her.
• Nick Fury ordered the medical team to treat Nagato, then questioned Konan about what had happened within the Akatsuki.
• Konan gave an account similar to Kingpin’s, convincing Nick Fury that the Akatsuki had fallen apart, and he arranged treatment for Obito and the others.
• Wu Chen asked Obito to remove his mask, and Obito revealed his scarred face.
• Tobirama recognized Obito as a kindhearted Uchiha who had once been the dead last and liked helping old ladies.

Obito explained how Black Zetsu manipulated him and joined the Akatsuki, then agreed to help defeat Madara Uchiha and rescue Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki. After Konan objected to destroying the Akatsuki, Wu Chen left to bring Might Guy and Uncle Hashirama from Konoha while the others planned to locate the base.

• Obito blamed Black Zetsu for his disfigurement, his manipulation, and his past actions, while Konan said Black Zetsu had also affected her and Nagato.
• Obito reported that Kushina Uzumaki had passed out and Minato Namikaze had been knocked unconscious by Madara Uchiha.
• Wu Chen asked Obito to guide them to the base, and Obito agreed to help defeat Madara Uchiha and rescue Minato and Kushina.
• Nick Fury proposed joining forces with Konoha to attack the base and destroy the Akatsuki, but Konan insisted they should purge Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu instead.
• Wu Chen said he would return to Konoha to bring Might Guy and Uncle Hashirama, while the others worked out a plan and located the base.

Wu Chen and Nick Fury assembled the Avengers and their allies to take revenge on Madara Uchiha. The team set out to gather its members, while Tobirama Senju returned to Konoha to bring Might Guy and his elder brother back.

• Tobirama Senju asked to return to Konoha, and Wu Chen agreed; Tobirama left to bring Might Guy and his elder brother back.
• Nick Fury ordered Hill to assemble the Avengers, and Obito and Kingpin agreed to join the operation while Konan stayed behind with Nagato.
• Wu Chen assured Nick Fury that Hill could alert him if anything happened, since he had left a Flying Thunder God Mark on the Helicarrier.
• Coulson recruited Tony, who suited up in his Iron Man Armor after hearing about the mission.
• Nick Fury called for Heimdall, and a multicolored pillar of light appeared to bring Thor's aid.
• Captain America, Hawkeye, and Black Widow prepared to leave, while Wu Chen arrived to collect Dr. Banner, who agreed to go without asking what had happened.