Chapter Summaries

Hanma and Uchiha Madara fought over the Box of Paradise, which ultimately swallowed Hanma and everything around it. Madara’s wish to regain his youth failed when Hanma devoured the younger version of him inside the box, leaving Madara furious and Hanma absorbing its Blood Qi.

• The Box of Paradise opened as Uchiha Madara summoned White Zetsu, and Hanma tried to drain their Chakra before Madara had the box absorb them.
• Hanma and Uchiha Madara both shouted wishes at the Box of Paradise, but it remained hungry and unresponsive.
• Uchiha Madara used Limbo Clones and Planetary Devastation to restrain Hanma and feed him and the surrounding terrain into the box.
• Uchiha Madara wished to regain his youth, and the Box of Paradise revealed a younger version of him.
• Hanma dragged the younger Uchiha Madara into the box and devoured him, causing the box to seal itself and Uchiha Madara to rage.
• Hanma sat inside the Box of Paradise and absorbed its filthy Blood Qi.

The Sage of Six Paths awoke to monitor Uchiha Madara and Hanma fighting over the Box of Paradise, and he worried that Madara’s Rinnegan and lack of an Asura reincarnation could threaten his plans. After Hanma dragged Madara back into the Box, the Sage relaxed and returned to sleep, believing the Shinobi World would continue on its intended course.

• The Sage of Six Paths awoke and recalled how the Box of Paradise had been created to absorb humanity’s negative emotions but had produced the demon Enlightenment.
• The Sage surveyed the shinobi sleeping beneath the Pure Land’s dead sea and considered the danger posed by Kaguya’s loosening seal and Asura’s absent reincarnation.
• The Sage watched Uchiha Madara and Hanma fight, noticed that both carried Indra’s Chakra, and saw Madara use the Rinnegan to pull Hanma toward the Box of Paradise.
• The Sage feared that Madara might seize the Nine Tailed Beasts and free Kaguya, but Hanma dragged Madara back into the Box before he could gain its power.
• The Sage praised the Shinobi World’s growth, thought of Hashirama Senju and his mother, and closed his eyes as the Pure Land fell silent again.

Inside the Box of Paradise, Hanma recovered from Uchiha Madara’s attack by consuming its negative energy, while Heaven and Earth Furnace began to evolve under the box’s influence. The skeletons then gathered into the demon Enlightenment, which mistook Hanma for Indra.

• Hanma resisted the Box of Paradise’s attempt to control his mind and consumed its skeletons and negative energy to heal his injuries.
• Hanma reflected on Uchiha Madara’s Planetary Devastation and concluded that Madara had been close to exhaustion, though a direct fight against Madara at full strength might have ended differently.
• The Box of Paradise’s energy caused Heaven and Earth Furnace to twist toward a brutal, greedy evolution, but Hanma prioritized recovering and escaping.
• The skeletons stopped wailing, gathered despite Hanma’s attempt to destroy them, and formed the demon Enlightenment.
• Enlightenment mistook Hanma for Indra and asked whether Asura had still failed to kill him after hundreds of years.

Hanma confronted Enlightenment inside the Box of Paradise, learning that the demon had once fought Asura and could grow by consuming Chakra and negative emotions. As both became consumed by the desire to devour the other, the fight between the two predators began.

• Enlightenment mistook Hanma for Indra and taunted him about his lost power and his past with Asura.
• Hanma inferred that Enlightenment could grow by absorbing Chakra and negative emotions, and considered how Indra and Asura's reincarnations resembled the Otsutsuki Clan's Karma.
• Hanma felt an overwhelming urge to eat Enlightenment and decided its power might help him overcome the limits of his flesh.
• Enlightenment attacked with a storm of black feathers, but the projectiles barely affected Hanma.
• Hanma unleashed his body's transformations, taking on crimson skin, a thick tail, and sharp claws as he and Enlightenment prepared to devour each other.

Hanma used his new body and Predatory Blood Qi to overcome Enlightenment’s ability to anticipate attacks and began repeatedly crushing him to absorb his origin energy. Enlightenment continued to revive, but each defeat weakened him and left him near collapse.

• Hanma tested his new body and found that Enlightenment could evade his attacks and read his intentions.
• Hanma realized Enlightenment could predict attacks by sensing emotions and used Predatory Blood Qi: Arena to flood the Box of Paradise with malice.
• Hanma’s malice dulled Enlightenment’s senses, allowing Hanma to crush his spine and absorb some of his energy.
• Enlightenment revived as black smoke, but Hanma repeatedly broke him apart and stripped away his origin energy.
• Enlightenment’s body shrank as repeated deaths and revivals brought him close to collapse.

Hanma repeatedly hunted Enlightenment inside the Box of Paradise, absorbing its negative energy until he purified the box and emerged. The energy transformed his body and evolved his Heaven and Earth Furnace Entry into Gluttonous Feast of Paradise.

• Enlightenment repeatedly resurrected and tried to trap Hanma in a silent darkness that deprived him of his senses, but Hanma tracked him through Blood Qi and killed him again and again.
• Hanma discovered that the Box of Paradise forced Enlightenment to resurrect, allowing him to absorb its energy while taunting and tormenting the demon.
• By Enlightenment's ninety-ninth resurrection, Hanma had healed his injuries and absorbed more than half the box's negative energy, while Enlightenment cowered and feared him.
• Hanma continued absorbing energy for three months until he purified the Box of Paradise, emerged before White Zetsu, and waited for his transformation.
• Hanma transformed into a towering, winged creature and evolved his Heaven and Earth Furnace Entry into Gluttonous Feast of Paradise.

After escaping the Box of Paradise, Hanma gained the dangerous Gluttonous Feast of Paradise and considered how to control its effects while strengthening his soul. He claimed the Box of Paradise as a weapon and flew back toward Konoha, while White Zetsu hurried to tell Uchiha Madara what had happened.

• Hanma examined Gluttonous Feast of Paradise and realized that its ability to devour high-level energy could strengthen his body but risk emotional instability and mutations.
• Hanma concluded that he urgently needed to strengthen Unified Origin to guard against the wills and spiritual forces tied to beings like the Tailed Beasts and Kaguya.
• Hanma reflected on how Uchiha Madara had outmaneuvered and sealed him, and reconsidered the hidden powers influencing the Shinobi World.
• The Box of Paradise transformed into a pendant and pledged itself to Hanma, who planned to give it to Tsunade to help protect her from other Six Paths Treasures.
• Hanma spread his Black Wings and flew toward Konoha, intending to regain control of events there and in Kirigakure.
• White Zetsu emerged after Hanma left, panicked that Hanma could sense it, and rushed underground to inform Uchiha Madara that the Box of Paradise was gone.

Uchiha Madara transformed Uzumaki Kana with God Tree power and created Black Zetsu to guide Nagato, while secretly seeking ways to control the Moon Eye Plan. Outside the cave, Princess Kaguya’s Zetsu took over Madara’s creation.

• White Zetsu reported that Hanma had thwarted the plans and seemed to possess a terrifying new power.
• Madara told Nagato he would give him the Rinnegan in one month and instructed Uzumaki Kana to strengthen herself for the Moon Eye Plan.
• Madara used the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to inject God Tree power into Kana, whose weakened body convulsed in agony.
• Madara used the Six Paths: Soul Imbuing Technique to create Black Zetsu and sent it to guide Nagato’s training.
• Madara planted a hidden curse mark in Kana and used Rinnegan Chakra to stabilize her, while the true Zetsu took control of Black Zetsu outside the cave.

Scouts discovered the Box of Paradise swallowing anyone who approached it, while the major villages assessed their losses and prepared for future conflicts. Hanma returned to Konoha as Danzo sought the Nine-Tails, and Fugaku welcomed him at the village gate.

• Scouts found Hozuki Castle destroyed and the Box of Paradise swallowing approaching ninja, including veteran Jonin.
• Ōnoki assessed Iwagakure's shortages of talent and resources, then considered starting a war to reduce the village's burdens and strengthen its position.
• The Third Kazekage tried to rally Sunagakure's leaders, while Chiyo criticized his plans and pledged to support Sasori's ambitions to rule the village.
• The Third Raikage ordered Blue B to face the Waterfall of Truth and planned an alliance with Konoha that would target the Hyuga Clan for its Byakugan.
• The Third Mizukage rejected Genji's objections and vowed to deal with Kirigakure's rebellious bloodline clans before taking revenge on Konoha.
• Danzo asked Uzumaki Mito to make him the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki, and Hanma arrived at Konoha, where Fugaku greeted him.

Hanma tested Fugaku’s Sharingan and reassured him about his potential before agreeing to attend his wedding to Mikoto, who was expecting Itachi. An Anbu then summoned Hanma to meet Uzumaki Mito, while Fugaku worried he had not yet told Hanma about the Hokage faction’s actions.

• Hanma explained that his new power came from an accident involving the Box of Paradise, and Fugaku tried to understand the terrifying energy he sensed in Hanma.
• Hanma tested Fugaku’s ocular power, overwhelmed him with an illusion, and recognized his potential to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Hanma encouraged Fugaku to keep training and become one of his most capable assistants.
• Fugaku told Hanma that he and Mikoto were getting married soon and that their child would be named Itachi, and Hanma agreed to attend.
• An Anbu summoned Hanma to meet Uzumaki Mito, while Fugaku worried about telling Hanma what the Hokage faction had done.

Hanma met Uzumaki Mito for the first time at her home, where she sought his input on choosing the Nine-Tails’ next Jinchuriki. Hanma rejected the idea of Kushina becoming the host, leaving Mito to consider Danzo as the remaining candidate just as the Nine-Tails spoke to her.

• Hanma encouraged Genma Shiranui to focus on Water Release before entering Mito’s residence.
• Mito welcomed Hanma as family, and Hanma apologized for not visiting sooner while joking that he had prepared a generous bride price for Tsunade.
• Mito asked Hanma to help decide who should become the Nine-Tails’ Jinchuriki, but Hanma said the Uchiha had no interest in Tailed Beasts.
• Hanma tactfully opposed Kushina becoming the Jinchuriki because she and Minato might have a child, while Danzo voiced support for his reasoning.
• Mito considered Danzo as the likely candidate despite her misgivings, and the Nine-Tails unexpectedly contacted her to complain that Hanma unsettled it.

Hanma recounted his Kusagakure mission to Third and Danzo, then beat Danzo unconscious after Danzo demanded he surrender the Box of Paradise and other spoils. Meanwhile, Uzumaki Mito met the Nine-Tails in her consciousness, where it warned her about the malice and repulsive Chakra inside uchiha ryousuke.

• Third questioned Hanma about the dangers of the Kusagakure mission, and Hanma claimed Mui had trapped him in the Box of Paradise before he escaped.
• Danzo demanded that Hanma hand over the Box of Paradise and the Ninja Swords and explain his conflict with Kirigakure.
• Hanma smashed Danzo through the tea table, beat him unconscious, and threw him into the courtyard before tidying Mito's room.
• Third helped clean up and reflected on Danzo's repeated misconduct and his own reasons for not removing him as Hokage's Assistant.
• In her consciousness, Uzumaki Mito spoke with the Nine-Tails, which asked whether she had noticed the malice and repulsive Chakra in uchiha ryousuke.

Uzumaki Mito weighed the danger Hanma posed and considered who could keep him in check, while Nine-Tails tried to turn her against him. Mito trusted her own senses and left the sealing space thinking Tsunade might restrain Hanma.

• Nine-Tails warned Mito that Hanma's Chakra resembled Uchiha Madara's and questioned whether Konoha could control him.
• Mito and Nine-Tails listened as Danzo spoke outside, and Nine-Tails mocked his claims while Mito judged him incapable of succeeding Hashirama Senju.
• After Hanma struck Danzo with overwhelming speed, Nine-Tails feared Mito might seal it inside Hanma and resolved to keep cultivating.
• Nine-Tails told Mito that Hanma carried Enlightenment's aura and would become a destructive monster, hoping to prevent her from choosing him as a Jinchuriki.
• Mito sensed that Hanma's spirit and Chakra were stable, then left the sealing space and wondered whether Tsunade could restrain him.

Hanma left Uzumaki Mito and the Third to reconsider their plans for the Nine-Tails, then returned to the prosperous Uchiha territory he had developed. Near his estate, he heard Obito angrily demanding to know how Minato kept evading his attacks.

• Hanma told Uzumaki Mito that Danzo had been injured during a friendly taijutsu exchange, and she let him leave without demanding an explanation.
• Uzumaki Mito asked the Third to recount everything he knew about uchiha ryousuke and studied Hanma's history, hoping to prepare Tsunade to bind the Uchiha through family ties.
• The Third and Uzumaki Mito left Danzo lying unconscious and avoided discussing his conflict with Hanma.
• Hanma returned to the Uchiha territory and saw how his investment had helped it grow into a busy commercial district.
• Hanma passed through the guarded barrier around the Uchiha residential area and headed for his estate.
• Obito yelled at Minato, demanding to know what technique made him impossible to hit.

Hanma returned to find Minato training Obito and Konan, then sparred with Minato and saw Konan demonstrate a new paper-based technique. Minato, Obito, and Konan continued to grow under Minato’s guidance, while Hanma’s reunion with his disciples ended with their abilities on display.

• Minato tested Obito in combat, and Obito used Fire Release: Dragon Flame Song Technique after Konan encouraged him.
• Minato defeated Obito with the Flying Thunder God Technique, prompting Obito to accept him as a teacher.
• Hanma returned and sparred with Minato, who used his Rasengan, Flying Thunder God Technique, and Water Transformation Technique.
• Minato explained that Orochimaru had helped them decipher the Water Transformation Technique from captured members of Kirigakure's Hozuki Clan.
• Konan revealed that she had developed a secret technique that transformed her into fluttering sheets of paper with white wings.

Konan demonstrated her powerful Dance of the Shikigami technique, impressing Hanma, Minato, and Obito. Minato accepted Konan’s ninjutsu scroll as a gift, while Hanma encouraged Obito to keep working hard.

• Konan showed Hanma her paper-wing technique, the Dance of the Shikigami, while Obito watched her lovestruck.
• Konan used Wrath of Heaven to turn hundreds of sheets of paper into Explosive Tags and detonate them across the training field.
• Hanma praised Konan’s attack, and Minato recognized how dangerous the technique could become as she grew stronger.
• Konan gave Minato a ninjutsu scroll as a gift for becoming his disciple, and Minato accepted it.
• Minato teased Obito by comparing him to Konan, then Hanma praised Obito and encouraged him to shoulder the future.

Hanma gave Obito and Minato Ninja Swords taken from Kirigakure while advising Obito to train quietly, and Minato raised concerns about the village’s handling of Kushina. The chapter ended with Minato revealing that the man Hanma had injured two months earlier, Hiruko, had been taken by Root and labeled a rogue ninja.

• Hanma reassured Obito and showed him three Ninja Swords taken from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, with Minato explaining their abilities.
• Hanma gave Obito the Exploding Blade Shibuki, Minato took Samehada, and Hanma decided to give Nuibari to Fugaku as a wedding gift.
• Konan declined to take a sword, while Minato told Obito to remain at the Ninja Academy and train without drawing attention.
• Obito complained about the Academy’s Will of Fire lessons and vowed to defeat Kakashi, whom Minato had urged him to make his first goal.
• After Obito and Konan left, Minato asked Hanma about the Kushina negotiations and revealed that Root had taken Hiruko after Hanma injured him, while the Third Hokage had classified him as a rogue ninja.

Hanma and Minato discussed Hiruko’s attack on the Uchiha Clan and concluded that Danzo had likely joined forces with him, while the Third Hokage was not behind the attempt. Minato also described Orochimaru’s work in Kirigakure, and Hanma planned to contact Orochimaru and eventually confront the Kaguya Clan.

• Minato told Hanma that Hiruko had infiltrated the Uchiha residential district, attacked him, and escaped with help from Root after Minato cut off his left arm.
• Hanma reasoned that Danzo had likely partnered with Hiruko, and said he would visit Root that night to question Danzo.
• Hanma explained that Uzumaki Mito and the Third intended to make Danzo the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, though Danzo might not be able to use much of its power.
• Minato reported that Orochimaru had taken Nawaki away for harsh training after Nawaki nearly lost a leg in Kirigakure.
• Minato described Kirigakure’s power struggle and Orochimaru’s growing support among its ninja, then handed Hanma a secret letter from Orochimaru.
• Hanma said he would reply to Orochimaru and visit Kirigakure to negotiate with the Kaguya Clan, joking with Minato about settling disputes through force.

Hanma considered the coming shinobi war, Uchiha Madara’s plans, and his own need to obtain Tailed Beast chakra. After reading Orochimaru’s report, he headed to the Military Police Force, where Danzo was berating Root shinobi.

• Hanma reasoned that war was approaching and that it would give him cover to target the hidden villages’ Tailed Beasts.
• Hanma suspected Madara would target the Nine-Tails through a successor and viewed Danzo as a convenient bait.
• Hanma noted that Tsunade had spent six months training in Senjutsu and expected her to return for New Year.
• Hanma read Orochimaru’s letter about the Kikaichū bred from Ten-Tails remains and planned to meet the Aburame Clan over them.
• Hanma went to the Military Police Force as Danzo angrily berated Root shinobi for failing to watch an ordinary Jonin.

Hanma led the Uchiha Military Police Force in a raid on Root, using a fake report about weapons of mass destruction as a pretext to confront Danzo over Hiruko. After beating Danzo and ordering Root searched and looted, Hanma faced the arrival of the Third Hokage and Hatake Sakumo.

• Hanma told the Uchiha to focus on training and reduce the Military Police Force's public-security duties, then announced a mission to investigate supposed weapons of mass destruction in Root.
• Hanma and the Uchiha marched to Root, forced open its gate, and attacked its members; Danzo intervened with Wind Release, but Hanma devoured his attack.
• Hanma demanded that Danzo hand over Hiruko, and Danzo denied that Root had sheltered him; Hanma seized and beat Danzo, then spread laundry detergent on his face.
• Hanma ordered the Uchiha to search Root, execute anyone who resisted, and confiscate suspicious goods, while he taunted Danzo beneath his foot.
• Villagers gathered outside Root and praised the Military Police Force, while the Third Hokage arrived with Hatake Sakumo and the Anbu.