Recaps

While questioning Superman, Coulson watched him fly off to stop another bank robbery, then ordered S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to monitor him without making contact. Coulson remained wary of Superman’s power, though he hoped he was as trustworthy as he seemed.

• Superman spotted armed robbers preparing to attack a bank as evening fell.
• Superman told Coulson to wait for his answer and flew toward the robbery.
• Coulson ordered New York Agent Team Four to track Superman and avoid contact.
• Coulson reflected on Superman’s formidable abilities and worried about whether he could be trusted.

After stopping a robbery, Superman reassured Coulson that he wanted to use his powers to help people. Coulson introduced himself as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and offered to become friends, leaving Superman surprised by his trust.

• Superman quickly stopped a well-armed bank robbery and returned to Coulson.
• Coulson admired Superman for keeping his agreement and concluded that he was a kind hero.
• Superman told Coulson he had decided to use his powers to help others and said he knew about S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Coulson identified himself as Phil Coulson, a Level 8 Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., and said introducing themselves was part of making friends.
• Superman asked whether Coulson feared his power, and Coulson asked whether he would use it to hurt innocent people.

Superman befriended Coulson, who realized the unemployed hero might be recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. The pair’s conversation ended when Superman sensed a plane had lost control and rushed to save it.

• Coulson asked Superman to be friends, and Superman agreed, introducing himself as Clark Kent and saying he was unemployed.
• Coulson saw a chance to recruit Superman into S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Superman sensed a plane in trouble and launched into the sky to save it.
• Coulson checked the news and learned that Boeing flight 474-6589 had lost contact with hundreds aboard.
• Coulson wondered whether disasters had become more frequent since Superman appeared, while the narration clarified that Superman was detecting and preventing accidents as they occurred.

Coulson accepted that the evidence did not justify accusing Superman and suggested that S.H.I.E.L.D. treat him as it had treated Minato Namikaze. The Avengers saw news of Superman saving a passenger plane, leaving Captain America uneasy about being overshadowed by a hero who shared his qualities but far surpassed his strength.

• Coulson decided he could not accuse Superman based on coincidence and suggested treating him like Minato Namikaze.
• The Avengers saw news reports about Superman and debated whether anything about him seemed suspicious.
• Captain America grew uncomfortable because Superman shared his upright character and handsome appearance while being much stronger.
• Hawkeye alerted the Avengers to news that Superman had stopped a passenger plane that was plunging out of control.
• The Avengers viewed an image of Superman holding the plane steady beneath its nose.

Wu Chen delegated the Superman role to a Wood Clone while he researched combining Six Paths Mode with the Eight Gates Released Formation. After five days without finding Madara Uchiha, the Avengers ended their search and left the task to S.H.I.E.L.D., while Wu Chen met with his Black Zetsu-playing Wood Clone in the Kamui Dimension.

• After saving a passenger plane, Wu Chen said goodbye to Coulson, accepted a phone, and stopped playing Superman in a secluded spot.
• Wu Chen checked that the phone had no tracker, then entered the Kamui Dimension to study Six Paths Mode and the Eight Gates Released Formation with a Wood Clone.
• The next day, Wu Chen sent a Wood Clone out to play Superman while he continued his research.
• After five days of searching without finding Madara Uchiha, the Avengers stopped looking and left the search to S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Thor left to see his girlfriend, Tony returned to New York for company business, and Hawkeye, Captain America, and the others returned to S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
• The Konoha and Akatsuki members returned to the Kamui Dimension, where Wu Chen spoke with the Wood Clone playing Black Zetsu.

Wu Chen discussed how to make Black Zetsu take the fall and decided to give him White Zetsu's Mayfly Technique. He summoned a White Zetsu and activated it with Chakra, leaving it awake and recognizing him as its master.

• Black Zetsu asked Wu Chen when he would let him take the fall, and Wu Chen explained that Eight Gates Guy's strength had disrupted his original plan.
• Wu Chen proposed that Black Zetsu reveal himself, control others with Yin-Yang Release, and escape using the Mayfly Technique.
• Black Zetsu pointed out that he could not use the Mayfly Technique because it belonged to White Zetsu.
• Wu Chen used a Wish Card to exchange for White Zetsu and injected it with Chakra.
• White Zetsu opened his eyes and recognized Wu Chen as his master.

Wu Chen learned that White Zetsu could use the Spore, Impersonation, and Mayfly Techniques, including creating vast numbers of physical clones. The chapter left Wu Chen planning to connect White Zetsu’s chakra source to the Ten-Tails so he could produce those clones.

• White Zetsu revived, confirmed Wu Chen was his master, and greeted him with an elaborate show of respect.
• Wu Chen asked about White Zetsu’s abilities, and White Zetsu listed the Spore, Impersonation, and Mayfly Techniques.
• Wu Chen recalled that the Spore Technique could create hidden clones that attached to people, absorbed and transferred chakra, and monitored their surroundings.
• White Zetsu said he could create a hundred thousand physical clones but lacked the chakra to do so.
• Wu Chen said he would connect the technique’s chakra source to the Ten-Tails, and White Zetsu thanked him.
• Wu Chen asked about the other two techniques and confirmed they were as capable as he had expected.

Wu Chen combined Black Zetsu and White Zetsu into Zetsu so he could use the Mayfly Technique and infiltrate the superheroes' lives to gain acting progress. He sent Zetsu out with orders to follow Black Zetsu's lead and avoid being caught.

• Wu Chen reviewed White Zetsu's impersonation and Mayfly abilities and decided they were valuable.
• Wu Chen stopped White Zetsu from resisting while Black Zetsu used Mental Possession to merge with him.
• Wu Chen gave Zetsu a black robe and ordered White Zetsu to follow Black Zetsu's orders.
• Black Zetsu agreed to provoke the superheroes and take the blame to gain acting progress.
• Wu Chen warned Zetsu to leave no clues because Konoha and Akatsuki had allied, then had Obito release Zetsu from the Kamui Dimension.

After Obito reached one hundred percent Roleplay Progress, Wu Chen chose Permanent Stay for him, allowing the real Obito to remain in the Marvel Universe. Obito reunited with Rin and asked Wu Chen for a way to let her stay permanently and grow up, so Wu Chen prepared two potions.

• Obito told Wu Chen that the search for Madara Uchiha had ended without success and asked whether Wu Chen had stopped roleplaying Madara.
• Wu Chen explained that Obito had reached one hundred percent Roleplay Progress and that he had chosen Permanent Stay rather than Tenfold Enhancement.
• Obito asked Wu Chen to release Rin, and Wu Chen let Rin Nohara out so Obito could embrace her.
• Wu Chen suggested letting Rin stay permanently, and Obito asked whether there was a way to help her grow up faster.
• Wu Chen took out a Permanent Potion and an Age Potion for Rin.

Wu Chen let Rin Nohara stay in the Marvel Universe permanently and gave her two possible age forms, then decided the other half of the Age Potion could ease Hill’s worries about their age difference. He also confirmed that Superman was his new role and said Tony and the others might meet him only if fate allowed.

• Wu Chen split the Age Potion so Rin Nohara could choose between two ages, and she drank half along with a Permanent Potion to remain in the Marvel Universe.
• Rin Nohara chose a mature form, and she and Obito embraced as Wu Chen envied their good fortune and decided to give the other potion half to Hill.
• Wu Chen sent Obito and Rin Nohara away, then confirmed to Minato Namikaze that Superman was his new role and refused to arrange a meeting with Tony and the others.
• Wu Chen reflected that his Wood Clone had raised Superman’s role-playing progress to forty percent in five days, though further progress would be harder.

Wu Chen gave Minato a powerful new Ninjutsu called the Spiraling Ring, which he had reverse-engineered himself and believed could grow stronger as more Chakra was added. Minato began learning the technique after hearing about the Avengers’ search for Madara Uchiha.

• Minato reported the Avengers’ search for Madara Uchiha over the previous five days.
• Wu Chen stopped Minato from leaving and handed him a scroll containing the Spiraling Ring technique.
• Minato was astonished that Wu Chen had created a Ninjutsu with power comparable to a Tailed Beast Bomb and an even higher potential limit.
• Wu Chen explained that he had devised the technique because Wind Release: Rasenshuriken was not well suited to Minato’s close-range fighting style.

Wu Chen developed Spiraling Ring for Minato Namikaze, then used an Obstacle Elimination Potion to overcome the incompatibility between Six Paths Mode and the Eight Gates Released Formation. He activated both powers together, reached Skyfather tier, and stopped before testing his strength to avoid destroying the Kamui Dimension.

• Wu Chen reverse-engineered Spiraling Ring and taught it to Minato Namikaze.
• Wu Chen entered Six Paths Mode and drank a 200-million-yuan Obstacle Elimination Potion.
• The potion removed the compatibility issue, allowing Wu Chen to activate the Eight Gates Released Formation while in Six Paths Mode.
• Wu Chen reached Skyfather tier and believed his combined power could shatter a star with one blow.
• Wu Chen deactivated the Eight Gates Released Formation without testing it, then returned to Six Paths Mode as the technique's aftereffects appeared.

Wu Chen recovered from his injuries, concealed his Rinnegan, and left the Kamui Dimension to return to New York. With Hill still at work, he sent a Wood Clone to sell burgers and flew to Stark Tower to see Tony.

• Wu Chen's Six Paths Sage Body healed his injuries within seconds, so he exited Six Paths Mode without using a Senzu Bean.
• Wu Chen hid his Rinnegan with a potion and left the Kamui Dimension after missing Hill.
• Wu Chen appeared on a New York street near Stark Tower and sent a Wood Clone off in Tony's Food Truck with the Krabby Patty Secret Formula to buy supplies and sell burgers.
• Wu Chen flew toward Stark Tower to chat with Tony while Hill was still working, and bystanders recognized him as Black Lightning.

Wu Chen escaped an overly enthusiastic fan and visited Stark Tower, where Pepper Potts made him wait while confronting Tony about designing new Iron Man Armor instead of handling business. Tony continued working on the armor plans because he felt he needed to become more powerful.

• Wu Chen flew away from fans after a broad, burly Black woman shouted that she wanted to have his babies.
• Wu Chen landed at Stark Tower, where Pepper Potts greeted him and the armor-removal device awkwardly activated before she retracted its arms.
• Pepper Potts gave Wu Chen water and asked him to wait while Tony took care of business.
• Pepper Potts found Tony drawing plans for a new Iron Man Armor beneath the business documents and confronted him.
• Tony explained that he had been designing armor because recent events made him feel he was not powerful enough.

Tony was caught hiding his armor designs from Pepper, then thanked Wu Chen for saving his life with a Senzu Bean and asked him to dinner. Wu Chen agreed to cook for Tony and Pepper, but said he would bring Agent Hill, prompting Tony to ask how he had won her over.

• Pepper caught Tony hiding his armor designs, and Tony apologized and kissed her.
• Pepper gave Tony his designs and told him Wu Chen had arrived and invited him to dinner.
• Tony thanked Wu Chen for saving his life with a Senzu Bean and agreed to repay the hundred million yuan it cost.
• Wu Chen asked Tony to upgrade his armor whenever Tony upgraded his own, and Tony agreed.
• Tony invited Wu Chen to dinner and admitted he wanted Wu Chen's cooking; Wu Chen agreed to bring his girlfriend, Agent Hill.
• Tony asked Wu Chen how he had won Agent Hill over.

Wu Chen teased Tony about his romance with Hill, then showed off his ability to fly and refused to teach Tony the ninjutsu behind it. He left to pick Hill up before joining Tony for dinner.

• Wu Chen told Tony how he and Hill got together, and Tony claimed he was New York's most handsome man until Pepper called him out.
• Wu Chen and Tony agreed that Wu Chen would pick up Hill and then go to Tony's place for dinner.
• Wu Chen jumped out of Tony's building, floated below the window, and revealed that he could fly.
• Tony asked if he could learn the ninjutsu, but Wu Chen said he could not because he had no chakra.
• Tony threatened to stop upgrading Wu Chen's armor if dinner did not satisfy him, then closed the window.

Wu Chen visited S.H.I.E.L.D. to pick up Agent Hill and request leave for her, teasing Nick Fury about his closeness with a female agent. Nick Fury approved the leave, and Hill arrived eager to go with Wu Chen.

• Wu Chen collected his Wood Clone and Food Truck, learning that all one hundred Delicious Krabby Patties had sold for ten thousand dollars.
• Wu Chen used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear in Nick Fury's office and found him standing very close to a female agent.
• Wu Chen teased Nick Fury about the agent, then explained that he had come to pick up Hill and request leave for her.
• Nick Fury approved Hill's leave and asked Wu Chen to keep his relationship with the female agent a secret.
• Hill entered, saw Wu Chen, took his hand, and requested leave from Nick Fury.

Wu Chen secured an extension to Hill’s leave by agreeing to keep Nick Fury’s secret. Hill finished arranging her work and left headquarters with Wu Chen.

• Nick Fury approved Hill’s leave, and Hill kissed Wu Chen in front of him.
• After Hill went to arrange her subordinates’ work, Nick Fury offered to extend her leave if Wu Chen kept his secret, and Wu Chen agreed.
• Wu Chen insisted that he and Hill would decide how long the extension lasted, and Nick Fury accepted that he would relay Wu Chen’s position to the World Security Council.
• Wu Chen questioned Nick Fury about a female agent, and Nick Fury accused Wu Chen of pursuing other agents despite having Hill.
• Hill returned with her suitcase, and Wu Chen nearly revealed Nick Fury’s secret before Fury coughed and hurried the couple on their way.

Wu Chen flew Hill away from S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters and gave her an Age Potion while they admired the sunset. Hill used it to become eighteen again, and the two continued toward dinner at Tony's home.

• Wu Chen carried Hill and her suitcase off the Helicarrier, choosing to fly with her rather than use the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Hill admired the sunset from Wu Chen's arms as they descended slowly through the sky.
• Wu Chen gave Hill the Age Potion and explained that it could change her age.
• Hill first made herself look old to tease Wu Chen, then transformed into her eighteen-year-old appearance.
• Hill hinted that Wu Chen would be lucky that night, and Wu Chen told her he would cook dinner for her at Tony's home.

Wu Chen introduced his rejuvenated girlfriend, Maria Hill, to Tony Stark and Pepper Potts, then refused Tony’s request for an age potion. After spending the night with Hill, Wu Chen began their world trip in China, where Hill agreed they would settle down there in the future.

• Wu Chen used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Hill to Tony Stark’s home and introduced her to Tony and Pepper Potts.
• Tony asked Wu Chen for an age potion for Pepper, but Wu Chen refused, explaining that he had used the only dose on Obito Uchiha and Hill.
• Wu Chen cooked dinner with Hill, collected the money Tony owed him for the Senzu Bean, and left with Hill.
• Wu Chen took Hill to a love hotel, and they spent the night together.
• Wu Chen and Hill began their world trip in China, and Hill agreed that they would settle there once their future affairs were in order.

After traveling around the world for three months, Wu Chen and Hill flew to Kathmandu to visit Wu Chén, Wu Chen’s younger brother and a disciple of the Ancient One. Hill worried that Wu Chén might dislike her, but Wu Chen assured her that he would not dare.

• Wu Chen and Hill spent a month in Europe, then traveled through Africa, Australia, and other places before ending their trip.
• Wu Chen and Hill chose Kathmandu as their final stop so Hill could meet Wu Chén, who was training under the Ancient One.
• Hill agreed that Wu Chén’s training was important and that they should avoid disturbing him until the trip ended.
• On the flight to Kathmandu, Hill worried that Wu Chén would not like her, and Wu Chen told her not to worry because Wu Chén did not dare.

Wu Chen and Hill arrived in Kathmandu, where they reunited with Wu Chén after nearly a year apart. Wu Chén welcomed Hill and took them to a local restaurant.

• Wu Chen kissed Hill to ease her worries about Wu Chén disliking her.
• Wu Chen and Hill spotted Wu Chén waiting at the airport entrance and greeted him with a hug.
• Wu Chen introduced Hill as Wu Chén’s sister-in-law, and Wu Chén greeted her warmly while teasing his brother.
• Wu Chén led Wu Chen and Hill to an unassuming restaurant in Kathmandu.

Wu Chen and Wu Chén shared a meal with Hill, who talked about how she had fallen for Wu Chen. On the way to Kamar-Taj, Wu Chén revealed that his magic could open portals from Nepal to New York, prompting Wu Chen to ask if he was ready to graduate.

• Hill praised the restaurant's food as merely all right, then bonded with the twins over their resemblance.
• Wu Chén teased Wu Chen, and Hill told the twins how she had become a couple with Wu Chen and had noticed him since his fight with the Six Paths of Pain.
• The three left the restaurant and headed toward Kamar-Taj as Wu Chen asked Wu Chén how his mage training was progressing.
• Wu Chén said he could open portals that would let Wu Chen and Hill travel back to New York without flying.
• Wu Chen asked whether Wu Chén could graduate, while Hill was stunned by the range of his portals and considered their potential military use.

Wu Chén explained that he still had much to learn from the Ancient One and wanted to master her techniques before facing future threats like Dormammu. He, Wu Chen, and Hill entered Kamar-Taj, where Hill saw its immense hidden interior and decided to urge Nick Fury to stop investigating the Ancient One.

• Wu Chén told Wu Chen he had not finished his training and still had much to learn from the Ancient One.
• Wu Chén reflected that Doctor Strange had relied on the Time Stone against Dormammu and feared Earth could fall if Dormammu returned before he had grown stronger.
• Wu Chen offered to help Wu Chén, who accepted his concern.
• Wu Chén opened the wooden gate, revealing Kamar-Taj's many courtyards hidden within its small exterior.
• Hill recognized the place's spatial magic and decided to persuade Nick Fury to abandon S.H.I.E.L.D.'s investigation of the Ancient One.

Wu Chen brought Wu Chén to Kamar-Taj to meet the Sorcerer Supreme, while Benedict Wong escorted Hill to a reception room. Before continuing, Wu Chen transferred Superman’s Steel Body ability to Wu Chén, leaving him amazed at his new power.

• Benedict Wong told Wu Chén that the Sorcerer Supreme wanted to see Wu Chen, and offered to take Hill to a reception room.
• Wu Chen asked Wu Chén to relax and accept a power transfer while they walked through the courtyard.
• Wu Chen infused Wu Chén with Steel Body, giving him Superman’s strength, speed, durability, and other abilities.
• Wu Chén recognized the power as Steel Body, and Wu Chen explained that he had gained the ability through his Superman roleplay progress.
• Wu Chen was excited that his mage incarnation now had Superman’s powerful body as well as magical abilities.