Chapter Summaries

Rimuru defeated Oakes and helped Lilith reclaim the Esoteric Alliance, as she manifested a real Blood Moon and publicly declared the Alliance’s return. After England openly revealed the mysterious world, Rimuru challenged Lilith over making him her agent and contractor, leaving her flustered.

• Rimuru defeated Oakes, spared him, and demanded that Oakes send Watson’s descendant or face the death of his brother.
• Lilith appeared at Buckingham Palace and declared that she and Rimuru, whom she named her agent and contractor Brent, had returned to lead the Esoteric Alliance.
• Lilith activated a worldwide ritual, took control of the moon, and turned it into a real Blood Moon as followers across England swore secrecy.
• Oakley and the Xia Country Monitoring Bureau reacted to the Blood Moon, while Rimuru felt the force of the Alliance’s mass oath and joined in.
• England openly embraced the Extraordinary world as Lilith explained that she had used the moment to establish the Esoteric Alliance’s power.
• Rimuru questioned when he had become Lilith’s contractor and threatened to leave the Alliance, prompting Lilith to kick him and demand that he stop being annoying.

Lilith asked Rimuru to form a trusting contract with her before entering the void, and Rimuru revealed that he was the Tyrant of the void. After he accepted, Lilith joined his team as his partner.

• Lilith explained that she needed to enter the void to pursue godhood and asked Rimuru to travel with her as a trusted partner and inheritor.
• Rimuru suspected Lilith was hiding secrets about the Old Ones, but chose to trust her and revealed that his own secret identity was tied to their contract.
• Rimuru shed his Brent disguise and revealed himself as the Tyrant of the void, then told Lilith he could not travel with her because he already had a team.
• Lilith asked Rimuru to form a contract as his partner, and Rimuru accepted as the pendant on her chest rose toward the Blood Moon.

After Lilith chose to remain the Blood Moon True Ancestor, Rimuru learned that Tony Stark’s identity had triggered an investigation and was summoned to the Light Chasers’ headquarters. Watson agreed to help them find Holmes’s relic at Reichenbach Falls, but Crow revealed that their trip to Switzerland could bring them into contact with 144 ancient beings.

• Crow told Rimuru that Watson was waiting to be summoned, while Lilith had chosen to remain the Blood Moon True Ancestor.
• Ling Ling confronted Rimuru about forging Tony Stark’s identity and asked whether he had done it for Jiang Rui’s family; Rimuru refused protection and headed to the headquarters meeting.
• Rimuru met Watson at Buckingham Palace, where she explained that she had pursued immortality and agreed to help find Holmes’s relic in exchange for safety and witness protection.
• Watson identified Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland as the relic’s location, and Sasha explained that Holmes had survived and likely buried himself where Moriarty died.
• Crow warned Rimuru that Switzerland had ties to many Old Ones, and Watson said 144 ancient beings lived there, leaving Rimuru wondering whether he could break his contract.

Rimuru learned that the Switzerland mission would be dangerous, then traveled to Xia Country to assemble her new squad, Sprout. The gathering ended with Rimuru and Zhang Yutong recognizing the other's Void aura.

• Emily warned Rimuru that The Truth Society and several powers were moving toward Switzerland, but Rimuru refused to send Anna home after learning that Sto Holmes was training her.
• Rimuru learned Switzerland had agreed to other countries' entry requests despite Ideal Nation rejecting its request for protection, leaving about a week before the trip.
• At the extraordinary headquarters in The City of Magic, Rimuru met Song Sicheng and revealed that she was Sprout's captain.
• Rimuru reviewed Sprout's files, including those of Yuki Onna, Ye Xiaoqian, Zhang Yutong, Song Sicheng, Count, Guard, and Hermit.
• Ye Xiaoqian embraced Rimuru and teased her, while Zhang Yutong's data-gathering ability clashed with the Great Sage before both women sensed the other's Void aura.

Rimuru introduced the new members of Sprout and set a hard standard for earning her trust, while defending her team’s individual-strength approach to Ling Ling. The chapter ended with Watson relaying Ruksinth’s cryptic suggestion that Rimuru try eating a mutant to suppress mutations.

• Rimuru welcomed Zhang Yutong and explained that Sprout was an independent squad whose members needed to reach Sequence 6 strength to earn her recognition.
• Ye Xiaoqian declared that she was a Sequence 6, and Yutong revealed that the newcomers’ abilities complemented one another despite their weaker individual strength.
• Rimuru left with Ling Ling and the other captains, while Yutong discovered that Ye Xiaoqian had secretly gone to R'lyeh with Rimuru.
• Rimuru told Ling Ling that the four weaker recruits should prove themselves together, and argued that trust and exceptional individual strength formed Sprout’s coordination.
• Watson told Rimuru that Ruksinth suggested she eat a mutant to suppress mutations, then repeated Ruksinth’s intimate words about being eaten.

Rimuru weighed the danger of consuming an aberration while The Truth Society planned to protect him as its destined Holy Son. After a team meeting and an unexpected dinner reunion with Yuki Onna, his secret identity sparked jealousy and anger among the women.

• Rimuru decided to try consuming Ghost Face's mask after returning from the team operation, while his companion warned that The Truth Society would follow him if he could purify the Twisted Ones.
• Merlin reflected that he had protected Rimuru and maneuvered events for the Holy Son, then resolved to guide Ruksinth toward aberration.
• At the Light Chasers' meeting, Long Ruoqing assigned Rimuru to act according to the situation during the Sweden operation, and Rimuru later found Ye Xiaoqian and Zhang Yutong teasing Song Sicheng.
• Ye Xiaoqian and Zhang Yutong discovered that Yuki Onna had invited Rimuru to dinner, so Rimuru brought them along for the Sprout Squad's first gathering.
• Yuki Onna recognized Rimuru as Tyrant Rimuru and grew furious over their past night together, while Zhang Yutong revealed that Rimuru had slept with Ye Xiaoqian too, provoking another wave of anger.

Rimuru reunited with his companions in R'lyeh, bought the Past Stone, and welcomed Yuki Onna into the team. He chose the Second Shinobi World War in Naruto as their team qualification trial, where they arrived in Kirigakure 279 days after Rimuru had left.

• Ye Xiaoqian ate Void Ramen while the group discussed the Past Stone’s rising price and their next mission.
• Rimuru met Kihara Tsumiki and received the Past Stone from Tomlinson, then introduced Kihara to Yuki Onna and invited her to join the team.
• Rimuru and his companions discussed Sprout’s ambitions and welcomed Yuki Onna, who hoped to find a family-like team.
• Rimuru activated the team qualification trial, but learned the Past Stone could not locate the Marvel world because they lacked its space-time coordinates.
• Rimuru chose Naruto World’s Second Shinobi World War for the trial, and the system assigned the team to Kirigakure with Rimuru as the Water Shadow’s returning disciple.

Rimuru returned to the Land of Water with his team and learned that trade sanctions had pushed Kirigakure to continue fighting after Ito Rei died. Grief and anger drove him to unleash a village-wide freeze and confront the Water Shadow at Ito Rei’s grave.

• Rimuru and his team found an abandoned battlefield, confirmed that twelve supernatural teams were in the world, and headed for Kirigakure.
• Rimuru froze a merchant ship near the Land of Water and recognized its captain as his uncle, who told him that trade sanctions had begun two months earlier.
• Rimuru learned that the Water Shadow had lost his final two disciples, including Ito Rei, whom Rimuru had regarded as his senior sister and an important friend.
• Rimuru visited Ito Rei’s grave and admitted that he wanted revenge on whoever had killed her.
• After Ye Xiaoqian urged him to act, Rimuru healed her frostbitten hand and unleashed a wave of cold that froze all of Kirigakure.
• Ninjas surrounded the cemetery as Rimuru confronted the Water Shadow amid the frozen village.

Rimuru returned to Kirigakure and confronted Third Mizukage over Ito Rei’s death, then demanded the Water Shadow position and declared his intention to conquer the other Ninja Villages. The chapter ended with Rimuru unleashing Yuki Onna’s supernatural domain as he challenged his teacher to stop him.

• Rimuru confronted Third Mizukage at Ito Rei’s grave and demanded to know why he had not brought her body back.
• Mizuno Kumo revealed that Ito Rei had gone on her mission hoping to find Rimuru, and her words drove Rimuru to unleash overwhelming killing intent.
• Rimuru demanded that Third Mizukage hand over the Water Shadow position, while his companions subdued the elders who objected.
• Rimuru declared that he would seize power by force and kill anyone who continued to oppose him.
• Third Mizukage accepted that Rimuru could succeed him but said he could not simply give him the position.
• Rimuru summoned Yuki Onna, who activated Yellow Springs and Azure Heavens, Hyakki Yagyō, as Rimuru challenged Third Mizukage and vowed to wipe out the other Ninja Villages.

Rimuru challenged the Third Mizukage for the Water Shadow position and overwhelmed him with water control, speed, and other techniques. He then revealed that he had raised tsunamis around the entire Land of Water, insisting that he meant to destroy the other Ninja Villages and could decide a nation's fate.

• The Water Shadow announced that Hozuki Rimuru was challenging him for the Water Shadow position, and Fuji-nari Kun Ze led others in declaring their loyalty to Rimuru.
• Rimuru controlled the Third Mizukage's water techniques and easily defeated his Water Clone, then dodged the Third Mizukage's Wind Cutter Wave Dance.
• Rimuru began his turn after the three moves and caused tremors that alerted the gathered ninjas to a tsunami.
• Anbu reported that tsunamis had surrounded the entire Land of Water, and Rimuru rose into the air and revealed that he was holding the waves in place.
• Rimuru told the Third Mizukage that he meant to destroy the other Ninja Villages and that a ninja with power like Hashirama Senju could destroy a nation at will.

Rimuru defeated the Third Mizukage in their sparring match, prompting him to step down and support Rimuru as the next Mizukage. Rimuru returned to his former comrades and asked them to trust him as they prepared to avenge Ito Rei.

• Rimuru overwhelmed the Third Mizukage with a barrage of water bullets, and the Third Mizukage conceded defeat.
• The Third Mizukage announced that he would ask the daimyo to relinquish his position, and Rimuru addressed the people of the Land of Water before ending his technique with a rain of fish.
• The Third Mizukage told Kaguya Tsuki that he wanted her to help Rimuru, while Mizuno Kumo complained that Rimuru had ignored her advances.
• Ye Xiaoqian and Zhang Yutong reassured the Kirigakure group that Rimuru still cared about them, though they warned that his intense methods came at a great cost.
• Rimuru reunited with his former comrades, promised to help Mizuno Kumo earn an elder's seat, and asked them to trust him as they joined him in avenging Ito Rei.

Rimuru’s allies purged enemy informants and consolidated control in the Land of Water while he learned to handle government affairs. After discovering another team had chosen Kirigakure, Rimuru and his companions captured them, and Ye Xiaoqian robbed them before allowing them to leave.

• Zhang Yutong, Ye Xiaoqian, Yuki Onna, Fuji-nari Kun Ze, Mizuno Kumo, and Kaguya Tsuki worked to eliminate informants and manage the Land of Water’s political factions.
• Fuji-nari Kun Ze brought Rimuru a Finasco Communication Device found on an informant, and Rimuru realized another team had chosen Kirigakure.
• Rimuru sensed the fleeing team, while Ye Xiaoqian’s shadows, the sea, and Zhang Yutong’s electronic intrusion cut off their escape.
• The team surrendered after Rimuru and his companions confronted them, but Ye Xiaoqian stopped them from leaving and demanded all their assets.
• Rimuru learned from Zhang Yutong that Ye Xiaoqian had funded herself by robbing people for their Extraordinary Points.

Rimuru and his companions released the Three-Tails, Isobu, intending to test whether its Chakra could power his magic furnace, but Rimuru began eating its energy instead. Isobu fled to the Third Mizukage for help and ended the chapter resigned to becoming Rimuru’s pet turtle as he slowly devoured its tail.

• After completing their cleanup mission, Rimuru left the Third Mizukage to oversee the Water Shadow succession ceremony and set out with his companions to capture the Three-Tails.
• Rimuru destroyed Isobu’s seals, and the group pinned the awakened beast down with explosions, ice, and shadow bindings.
• Rimuru sliced off pieces of Isobu and discovered that he could digest its Chakra completely, prompting Isobu to panic and attack with Tailed Beast Balls.
• Isobu broke free and ran to the Third Mizukage, pleading to become his Jinchuriki if he could make Rimuru stop eating it.
• Rimuru asked the Third Mizukage to help restrain Isobu, then reassured it that he would not eat all of it and said he wanted to raise it as a little turtle.

Rimuru prepared to avenge Lian by attacking Kumogakure while planning to meet Madara, and he traveled to the Land of Waves to break its economic blockade. Meanwhile, Kazure Keiko reunited with Rimuru, and several competing teams learned who he was and began withdrawing from the mission.

• Rimuru told Kihara Tsumiki that he would punish the Ninja Villages unless they handed over Lian’s killer, and he chose Kumogakure as his first target.
• Rimuru ordered his forces to prepare for a raid, then planned to confront Madara before the war began.
• Rimuru noticed the Land of Waves’ strategic value and opened the team channel to gather his allies and challenge its economic blockade.
• Rimuru appeared before Kazure Keiko at the Daimyo Estate of the Land of Waves and reminded her that he had promised to return as Water Shadow.
• A team in the Land of Fire discussed Rimuru’s rise and planned to pressure him by controlling trade and influencing Konoha.
• Several teams withdrew after recognizing Rimuru’s reputation, and the captain of another team decided they would leave too.

Rimuru secured the Land of Waves as an ally by arranging trade and development aid, then built a massive bridge as a gift for Kazure Keiko. While searching for Madara Uchiha, Rimuru’s group encountered him in an underground hideout, where Rimuru challenged him to guess that they came from Beyond the World.

• Rimuru arranged for the Land of Waves to trade civilian supplies with the Land of Water in exchange for protection and help with economic, educational, and military development.
• Rimuru raised a bridge across the sea, leaving Kazure Keiko astonished after he and his companions disappeared.
• Rimuru told his companions that finding Madara Uchiha was their main goal and led them to a hideout in the Land of Rice Fields.
• Rimuru discovered that Madara Uchiha’s spores could infect animals, then found Madara waiting at the cave entrance.
• Madara Uchiha said he had investigated Rimuru and noticed that he and his companions had suddenly appeared and disappeared.
• Rimuru taunted Madara Uchiha and suggested that he guess they had come from Beyond the World.

Rimuru and his companions confronted Madara Uchiha in his cavern, overwhelming him with unfamiliar powers before Rimuru revealed Black Zetsu’s betrayal and claimed the group had come from beyond the world to seize the God Tree’s power. The chapter ended with Madara shaken by the revelations and Rimuru explaining that they wanted the power stolen a thousand years ago without alerting their elders.

• Madara Uchiha attacked Rimuru and his companions with Tree World: Flower Descent and Great Fire Annihilation, but the group countered with water, ice, and shadow powers.
• Rimuru’s team trapped Madara in a water prison, while Madara broke free with Shinra Tensei and Banshō Ten'in, ending Ye Xiaoqian’s unstable Shadow Weaving illusion.
• Rimuru named Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and revealed that Black Zetsu was her fragmentary will, prompting Madara to seize Black Zetsu and question his loyalty.
• Rimuru claimed that Black Zetsu had altered the stone tablet and manipulated Madara into reviving the God Tree to release Kaguya.
• Rimuru demonstrated a power that annihilated part of the world, then told Madara that his group wanted to claim the power stolen a thousand years ago without their elders finding out.

Rimuru and his allies attacked Madara Uchiha, while Black Zetsu stayed at Madara’s side. Rimuru then summoned a massive moon with Falling Moon, forcing Madara to counter it with Tengai Shinsei and Chibaku Tensei as the world watched in alarm.

• Rimuru told Madara Uchiha he planned to revive him through Impure World Reincarnation, then Kihara Tsumiki transported Rimuru’s group out of the collapsing cave.
• Rimuru ordered Yuki Onna to hunt Black Zetsu and sent Ye Xiaoqian, Kihara Tsumiki, and Zhang Yutong to seek Madara’s life-force source while he confronted Madara.
• Madara attacked with Tree World Descent, but Rimuru dodged and countered his techniques as Ye Xiaoqian struck Madara from the shadows.
• Madara activated Susanoo and survived Rimuru’s Fantasy Collapse, then Rimuru formed a gigantic moon with Falling Moon.
• Madara realized he could not withstand or evade the moon, so he summoned two meteorites with Tengai Shinsei and another with Chibaku Tensei to intercept it, alarming people across the world.

Madara Uchiha exhausted himself fighting Rimuru and his companions, who stopped the falling moon fragments and defeated him. As Rimuru prepared to kill Madara and promised to revive him later, Madara destroyed his own eyes to prevent anyone from tampering with his corpse.

• The Kazekage and Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Madara Uchiha had appeared and brought down the Falling Moon with Tengai Shinsei.
• Ye Xiaoqian used her Shadow Weaver ability and sniper rifle to destroy the meteors and storm threatening Rimuru and the others.
• Madara Uchiha used Wood Release, Susanoo, and Shinra Tensei to stop a moon fragment, but the effort left him severely weakened.
• Zhang Yutong and Kihara Tsumiki returned with Hashirama Cells after finding the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and White Zetsu test subjects.
• Rimuru approached Madara and learned that Zhang Yutong had severed his connection to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Madara accepted his defeat, asked about Rimuru’s world, then destroyed his own eyes before Rimuru could strike.

After absorbing Madara Uchiha’s abilities, Rimuru confronted Sand and Konoha forces at the devastated battlefield and revealed himself as the Fourth Mizukage. When Hiruzen Sarutobi demanded Madara’s corpse, Rimuru refused and challenged the surrounding ninja to take it.

• Rimuru stored Madara Uchiha’s corpse for possible future use and demonstrated the Rinnegan’s limited effect on him.
• Granny Chiyo and Sand Shinobi arrived, and Rimuru revealed that he had become the Fourth Mizukage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo arrived with Konoha forces, and Root Anbu attacked Yuki Onna before she froze them and warned Hiruzen to stop.
• Rimuru refused Hiruzen’s demand for Madara Uchiha’s corpse, suspecting that powerful figures in the Land of Fire had sent the forces after it.
• Rimuru stepped toward the assembled ninja, released overwhelming killing intent, and dared them to take the corpse.

Rimuru fought Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo over Madara Uchiha’s corpse, defeating Konoha’s forces and declaring that the Land of Water would begin the Third Shinobi World War. After Kihara Tsumiki reported that Rimuru’s army had reached the Land of Lightning border, he ended the battle and warned his enemies that he would settle their debts after completing his revenge.

• Rimuru refused to surrender Madara Uchiha’s corpse and demanded Konoha’s Impure World Reincarnation technique, provoking Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo into battle.
• Danzo ordered his forces to seize the corpse as Hiruzen attacked Rimuru, but Rimuru unleashed Wood Release and trapped Konoha’s ninja in a burning forest.
• Rimuru declared that the Second World War was over and announced a new war by the Land of Water against the four nations.
• Ye Xiaoqian wounded Hiruzen Sarutobi and forced Enma to protect him, while the Third Kazekage arrived and hesitated to challenge Rimuru.
• Kihara Tsumiki told Rimuru that his army had reached the Land of Lightning border, so Rimuru ended the battle and warned the assembled leaders to stay out of his way.