Recaps

Wu Chen considered Gaara’s strength and the upcoming Marvel storylines, deciding that Captain America 2 would not happen because he had already eliminated Hydra. He then reflected on Star-Lord’s role in Thanos’s victory and condemned him.

• Wu Chen recalled Gaara’s history and judged that the version he had drawn was at most Kage Level and of little use to him.
• Wu Chen considered the upcoming plots of Captain America 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Avengers: Age of Ultron.
• Wu Chen realized that Red Skull guarded the Soul Stone and that he had already wiped out the rest of Hydra.
• Wu Chen concluded that Project Insight and the destruction of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Helicarriers would not happen, easing Hill’s burden.
• Wu Chen reflected that Star-Lord’s actions had helped Thanos and called him trash, while acknowledging that Star-Lord had lost his girlfriend.

Wu Chen planned for Madara Uchiha and other roleplay characters to join the Guardians of the Galaxy events and pursue the Power Stone, while deciding that Avengers: Age of Ultron would likely never happen in this altered timeline. After resting in the Kamui Dimension, he returned to the Helicarrier to pick up Hill and encountered Captain America and the Winter Soldier.

• Wu Chen considered joining the Guardians of the Galaxy events to gain Roleplay Progress and pursue the Power Stone, with Madara Uchiha as the obvious choice to send.
• Wu Chen reasoned that Avengers: Age of Ultron would likely not occur because he had already destroyed the Hydra Base and taken the Mind Stone Scepter, Wanda, and Pietro.
• Wu Chen decided to postpone thinking about later events, including a possible confrontation with Dormammu, until after the Guardians of the Galaxy events.
• Wu Chen rested, left the Kamui Dimension, and appeared on the Helicarrier, where S.H.I.E.L.D. agents greeted him as one of their own.
• Wu Chen headed inside the Helicarrier to pick up Hill and ran into Captain America and the Winter Soldier, greeting them as Bucky and Steve.

Wu Chen let Bucky Barnes return to Captain America, Steve Rogers, and realized his actions had likely prevented the events that would have caused the Avengers to split. Bucky and Steve were relieved, and Wu Chen told Bucky to focus on fighting and training alongside Steve.

• Bucky told Steve that he had decided to work for Wu Chen when Wu Chen rescued him, but that he now needed to return to Wu Chen.
• Steve asked Bucky to keep fighting alongside him, but Wu Chen told Bucky he could stay with Steve because he had little work for him.
• Wu Chen realized that Wanda and Pietro serving under him, along with Bucky earning Tony Stark's forgiveness, could prevent the key events that led to the Avengers' civil war.
• Bucky insisted that he had volunteered to help Wu Chen, while Steve asked whether he truly wanted to do so.
• Wu Chen ended the discussion and told Bucky to fight and train alongside Steve.

Wu Chen went to Nick Fury’s office expecting to request time off for Hill, but found her challenging a S.H.I.E.L.D. proposal. After reading the document, he recognized it as Project Insight and questioned who had proposed it.

• Wu Chen went to Nick Fury’s office to ask for time off on Hill’s behalf.
• Wu Chen found Hill in Fury’s office, where she explained that she had come to object to a major problem.
• Hill told Wu Chen that Fury had approved a recent S.H.I.E.L.D. proposal, but she thought it was inappropriate.
• Wu Chen read the document, recognized it as Project Insight, and asked who had submitted the plan.

Wu Chen opposed Project Insight because its predictive system could punish people before they committed crimes and violate their rights, so he demanded to investigate who proposed it. Nick Fury revealed that he had proposed the project and promised to oversee it, then asked Wu Chen what he planned to do.

• Wu Chen explained that Project Insight's list included people with no criminal records and warned that acting against them would amount to presuming guilt and violating their rights.
• Wu Chen cited Hydra's use of Project Insight to target millions and said he would oppose the project until its source was investigated.
• Wu Chen demanded that Nick Fury identify and vet the proposal's author, asserting Konoha had given him full authority and threatening to destroy the Helicarrier if Fury ignored him.
• Nick Fury revealed that he had proposed Project Insight and that a think tank had refined it.
• Nick Fury promised to oversee the project and prevent improper measures, then asked Wu Chen what he planned to do.

Wu Chen agreed to support Nick Fury’s Project Insight while warning that Konoha would intervene if the plan caused harm. He then took Hill away from the Helicarrier to enjoy her vacation in rebuilt New York City.

• Wu Chen agreed to Project Insight because he believed its benefits outweighed its risks and trusted his ability to correct any problems.
• Wu Chen warned Nick Fury that Konoha would show no mercy to whoever caused the plan to go wrong.
• Wu Chen told Nick Fury that he and Konoha could help persuade superheroes who opposed the plan.
• Wu Chen said Hill had spent her morning helping Nick Fury and took her away to use the rest of her vacation.
• Wu Chen and Hill spent the afternoon exploring rebuilt New York City and getting overcharged by vendors.

Wu Chen chose who to send to the Guardians of the Galaxy incident, aiming to reach Xandar before the Power Stone was secured. He left the story poised to dispatch Madara Uchiha, Gaara, Clark Kent, and Otsutsuki Toneri ahead of the main events.

• Wu Chen reviewed his roleplay characters and ruled out Nagato and Deidara for the mission.
• Wu Chen selected Superman and Otsutsuki Toneri to join Gaara for the Guardians of the Galaxy incident.
• Wu Chen decided Madara Uchiha would lead the team, with Gaara, Clark Kent, and Otsutsuki Toneri as members.
• Wu Chen created three Wood Clones to roleplay Gaara, Clark Kent, and Otsutsuki Toneri.
• Wu Chen planned to reach Xandar early, before the Power Stone came into the civilization's custody, and build the three characters' roleplay progress.

Wu Chen planned for Minato Namikaze, Superman, and another companion to travel through Asgard to space and reunite with Madara Uchiha. When Minato met Thor, he secured Thor’s help by offering a Konoha medicine to cure Dr. Selvig’s symptoms.

• Wu Chen planned to have Thor take the group to Asgard, where they would seek a spaceship, try to obtain the Tesseract, and pick up Madara Uchiha.
• Minato Namikaze brought the three companions to meet Thor, who was helping Jane Foster take Dr. Selvig out of the psychiatric hospital.
• Thor readily agreed to use the Bifrost to send them to Asgard after Minato explained their request.
• Minato offered a Konoha medicine to eliminate Dr. Selvig’s symptoms, making Thor excited and Jane Foster happy.

Jane Foster accepted Minato Namikaze’s offer to get medicine for Dr. Selvig, while Thor and Jane met Gaara, Superman, and Otsutsuki Toneri. Thor and Jane focused on Superman and only later realized they had neglected the other two.

• Jane Foster thanked Thor for helping Dr. Selvig, and Thor assured her that her business was his business.
• Minato Namikaze introduced Gaara, Superman, and Otsutsuki Toneri to Thor and Jane before leaving to retrieve medicine from Wu Chen.
• Thor and Jane asked Superman about his alien origins, and Jane apologized after realizing her question might have offended him.
• Thor asked Superman how he had become friends with Konoha, and Superman credited Konoha with helping stop General Zod from acting too destructively.
• Thor and Jane chatted with Superman until they finally noticed they had neglected Gaara and Otsutsuki Toneri.

Minato Namikaze brought Thor a pill that cured Dr. Selvig of the lingering effects of the Mind Stone Scepter. Thor then prepared to take Gaara, Otsutsuki Toneri, and the others to Asgard, while Minato stayed behind to return to his wife.

• Minato Namikaze returned with a pill and handed it to Thor, who examined it before giving it to Dr. Selvig.
• Dr. Selvig took the pill, recovered his clarity, and explained that the Mind Stone Scepter's aftereffects had overwhelmed him.
• Dr. Selvig thanked Minato Namikaze and the others, and Thor offered to take them to Asgard.
• Jane Foster asked to go to Asgard, and Thor agreed as long as she followed his directions.
• Minato Namikaze said he would stay behind because his wife was waiting at home.

After the Power Stone plan moved forward without him, Wu Chen enjoyed a quiet stretch at home. Thor brought Superman, Gaara, Jane Foster, Dr. Selvig, and Otsutsuki Toneri to Asgard, where he learned they intended to retrieve Madara Uchiha from Svartalfheim and worried about the danger.

• Wu Chen relaxed at home after Superman, Gaara, Otsutsuki Toneri, Jane Foster, Dr. Selvig, and Thor departed for Asgard.
• Thor arrived at Asgard with the group and asked Heimdall to watch over Superman and Gaara while they went to collect one more person.
• Otsutsuki Toneri told Thor that the person they planned to collect was in Svartalfheim.
• Thor realized they were going to retrieve Madara Uchiha and feared his capacity for killing.
• Otsutsuki Toneri dismissed Thor's concern, and Thor found that Superman and Gaara agreed with him.

Thor brought Gaara, Otsutsuki Toneri, and Superman to Odin to decide whether Madara Uchiha could enter Asgard, while Jane Foster and Dr. Selvig stayed with Sif. Odin, still troubled by the Ragnarok he had foreseen and his eldest daughter's role in it, felt utterly weary.

• Gaara and the others persuaded Thor that their mission was planned, but Thor refused to let Madara Uchiha enter Asgard and took them to ask Odin.
• Thor asked Sif to show Jane Foster and Dr. Selvig around Asgard, and Sif agreed despite her discomfort at seeing Jane.
• Thor led Gaara, Otsutsuki Toneri, and Superman to the palace, where Odin was exercising.
• Odin reflected on the Ragnarok he had seen and how his eldest daughter would bring it about after his death, leaving him weary.

Odin reflected on his failures as a father and believed his children were finally improving. Thor then told him that Gaara and the others planned to bring Madara Uchiha to Asgard, leaving Odin shocked and alarmed.

• Odin considered how his favoritism and mistakes had led Hela, Thor, and Loki astray.
• Odin believed Thor was maturing, Loki could be guided back to the right path, and Asgard still had a future.
• Thor knocked before entering Odin’s throne room and told him that Gaara and the others planned to bring Madara Uchiha to Asgard.
• Odin panicked at the news because he knew Madara was a powerful figure in Svartalfheim and feared bringing him to Asgard.

Thor brought Otsutsuki Toneri and the others before Odin to request permission to bring Madara Uchiha to Asgard as a way station before their journey into space. Odin agreed, provided he could meet Madara when he arrived.

• Thor explained that he had kept Madara Uchiha's identity secret because he had promised Wu Chen not to tell anyone, and Odin agreed to hear the visitors out.
• Thor brought Otsutsuki Toneri and the other two into Odin's palace, where Odin judged that all three were stronger than Thor.
• Otsutsuki Toneri told Odin they wanted to bring Madara Uchiha to Asgard and then travel into space for a difficult task requiring a powerful fighter.
• Otsutsuki Toneri revealed that Madara Uchiha was a member of Konoha and assured Odin that Madara would not harm Asgard.
• Odin permitted them to use Asgard as a way station and asked to meet Madara Uchiha after he arrived.

Odin planned to secure Madara Uchiha’s help so Asgard could survive Ragnarok and offered the Tesseract as possible payment. Thor brought Otsutsuki Toneri and two others to Svartalfheim, where they found Madara and reacted with shock.

• Odin realized Asgard would face danger after his death and decided to seek Madara Uchiha’s protection.
• Odin considered offering Madara the Tesseract in exchange for helping Asgard survive Ragnarok.
• Odin requested a meeting with Madara, and Otsutsuki Toneri agreed after deciding Madara was stronger than Odin.
• Thor led Otsutsuki Toneri and the other two through the Bifrost to Svartalfheim.
• Thor, Otsutsuki Toneri, and the other two found Madara Uchiha and were nearly overwhelmed with shock.

Madara Uchiha used the Reality Stone to create an illusion of Konoha in Svartalfheim, but lacked the energy to make it real. He decided to seek Wu Chen’s permission to search for the Power Stone, while Thor, Gaara, Otsutsuki Toneri, and Superman arrived and saw the village.

• Madara Uchiha used the Reality Stone to conjure a vast illusion of Konoha, complete with its buildings and people.
• Madara Uchiha ran out of Power of Rules before he could turn the illusion into reality.
• Madara Uchiha decided to ask Wu Chen for permission to search for the Power Stone, hoping to bring Konoha and his younger brother back to life.
• Thor, Gaara, Otsutsuki Toneri, and Superman arrived in Svartalfheim and saw the illusory Konoha.

Madara Uchiha used the Reality Stone to create an illusion of Konoha, then learned that Wu Chen planned to pursue the Power Stone. Madara asked to use it alongside the Reality Stone, but Wu Chen warned that using two Infinity Stones could endanger him.

• Madara Uchiha created an illusion of Konoha with the Reality Stone and explained that he lacked the energy to manifest the real village.
• Otsutsuki Toneri told Madara to report such actions to Konoha, then sent Thor, Superman, and Gaara away so he could speak privately with Madara.
• Wu Chen told Madara to be more careful and explained that he wanted Madara to hold the fort while he pursued the Power Stone.
• Madara asked to use the Power Stone with the Reality Stone to manifest Konoha, but Wu Chen warned that the strain of using two stones could harm him.

Madara Uchiha agreed to wait before using the Reality Stone to fully manifest Konoha, and Odin met him with respect in Asgard. Meanwhile, Thor paid for Otsutsuki Toneri and the others to buy a spaceship and supplies, leaving his savings exhausted and an IOU behind.

• Wu Chen persuaded Madara Uchiha to wait until his original body reached Skyfather tier before using the Power Stone alongside Madara’s Reality Stone to fully manifest Konoha.
• Madara and Otsutsuki Toneri joined Thor, Superman, and Gaara, and the five returned to Asgard through the Bifrost.
• Odin met Madara in person, then asked Thor to pay for the three guests’ purchases and promised to reimburse him.
• Thor took Otsutsuki Toneri and the others shopping because they had no money accepted in Asgard or across the universe.
• Thor paid for a large spaceship and supplies, spent all his savings, and wrote an IOU for the remaining cost.

Madara Uchiha agreed to protect Asgard after Odin’s death until Thor reached quasi-Skyfather strength, with the Tesseract as payment. Odin took Madara to the palace vault to fulfill the bargain.

• Odin asked Madara Uchiha to protect Asgard after his death until Thor grew strong enough, offering the Tesseract in return.
• Madara Uchiha accepted, confident he could handle Asgard’s enemies and call on Wu Chen and Might Guy if needed.
• Odin and Madara trusted that their mutual interests would keep them from breaking their verbal agreement.
• Odin took Madara Uchiha to the palace vault.

Odin gave Madara the Tesseract and an unfinished Infinity Gauntlet in exchange for his promise to protect Asgard until Thor reached at least the Sub-Father tier. Madara also promised to grant one reasonable request to whoever became Asgard’s king.

• Odin handed Madara the Tesseract and Madara promised to help keep Asgard safe until Thor grew strong enough to reach at least the Sub-Father tier.
• Madara noticed the unfinished Infinity Gauntlet and asked Odin to give it to him so he could use multiple Infinity Stones together.
• Odin considered the request and gave Madara the right-handed gauntlet, asking only that he fulfill his promise to protect Asgard.
• Madara agreed and offered to grant one reasonable request after Odin’s son became king of Asgard.
• Odin smiled and thanked Madara.

Madara Uchiha put on the Infinity Gauntlet and began setting the Reality Stone and Space Stone into it. After installing both, he felt the increased strain but managed to bear it.

• Madara Uchiha put on the Infinity Gauntlet, which adjusted to fit his right hand and forearm.
• Madara Uchiha removed the Reality Stone from his chest and placed it in the gauntlet's ring-finger socket.
• Odin felt greed at the sight of the Reality Stone but restrained himself because he needed Madara's help.
• Madara Uchiha used the Power of Rules to crush the Tesseract and expose the Space Stone.
• Madara Uchiha placed the Space Stone in the gauntlet's middle-finger socket and endured the strain of wielding two Infinity Stones.

Madara Uchiha took the Infinity Gauntlet and Space Stone from Odin before leaving Asgard with Otsutsuki Toneri, Gaara, and Superman. Thor learned Odin had given Madara the relics under an agreement and was ordered to train, while Wu Chen’s Wood Clone examined the genuine Infinity Gauntlet aboard their spaceship.

• Madara Uchiha wondered whether he could wield the Power Stone and left Odin after securing two stones.
• Madara Uchiha joined Otsutsuki Toneri, Gaara, and Superman at the market, patted Thor on the shoulder, and boarded their spaceship.
• Thor confronted Odin about the Infinity Gauntlet and Space Stone, and Odin explained his agreement with Madara and ordered Thor to train instead of going to Midgard.
• Thor left the palace, muttering that he had brought Jane to Asgard.
• Aboard the spaceship, Madara Uchiha handed the Infinity Gauntlet to Wu Chen’s Wood Clone, who recognized it as genuine and chose not to wear it.

Wu Chen's Wood Clone chose not to risk using the Infinity Gauntlet and let Madara Uchiha keep it as they traveled toward Xandar. After mastering the Space Stone's teleportation, Madara brought them to the planet, where the group began looking for Star-Lord and the Power Stone's location.

• Wu Chen's Wood Clone returned the Infinity Gauntlet to Madara Uchiha and told him to add the Power Stone if he found it.
• Madara studied the Space Stone during the journey and learned to teleport the spaceship to Xandar.
• Madara teleported the group to a secluded canyon on Xandar, then took them to Central City.
• Wu Chen's Wood Clone sent Gaara, Otsutsuki Toneri, and Superman Clark Kent to investigate while Madara waited for them.

Gamora approached Madara Uchiha on Xandar, hoping to sell him the Power Stone, but he sent her outside the city before she could explain. After Gaara and the others confirmed the stone was still on Morag, the group traveled there to retrieve it.

• Gamora arrived on Xandar to find Star-Lord and secure the Power Stone before Ronan the Accuser could use it to destroy the planet.
• Gamora approached Madara Uchiha, hoping to sell him the Power Stone, but Madara used the Space Stone to send her outside the city.
• Gamora decided the powerful Madara might be a better buyer than The Collector and ran back toward the city.
• Gaara and the others returned with information that the plot had not started and the Power Stone remained on Morag.
• Otsutsuki Toneri urged Madara to join them, and the four teleported to their valley before taking the Spaceship to Morag.

Madara Uchiha and his group reached Xandar, where Otsutsuki Toneri and Gaara joined the fight for the Power Stone Orb. Xandar law enforcement arrested all six contenders, including Gaara, who had hidden the Orb in his gourd.

• Madara Uchiha's group searched Morag for the Orb, found signs of a fight, and returned to Xandar.
• Otsutsuki Toneri persuaded Madara Uchiha and Superman to stay behind while he and Gaara joined the battle to gain Roleplay Progress.
• Gaara took the Orb while Otsutsuki Toneri held off Star-Lord and Gamora.
• Rocket Raccoon and Groot attacked Gaara, but he kept the Orb and stashed it in his gourd.
• Xandar law enforcement officers warned the six fighters to surrender their weapons, then took them aboard a spaceship.