Chapter Summaries

Jiang Rui and Ito Rei were rescued from the Raikage by the Third Mizukage and his forces, and Jiang Rui openly threatened the Raikage to protect them. The Raikage weighed whether to leave or fight, while the Water Shadow left the choice to him.

• Jiang Rui used an advanced Water Mirror Technique as Ito Rei attacked the Raikage, but the Raikage repelled them both.
• Jiang Rui called out to the Raikage as the Third Mizukage and more than a dozen reinforcements arrived across the lake.
• Ito Rei returned to Jiang Rui's side, and the Raikage retreated when he saw the Water Shadow protecting him.
• Jiang Rui warned the Raikage that he would bring ruin to the Land of Lightning if he harmed Ito Rei or the others.
• Jiang Rui declared that the Raikage could not kill him, and the Water Shadow told the Raikage he could leave or fight.

Jiang Rui persuaded the Raikage to abandon his pursuit and return home, then prepared to travel with Water Shadow toward the southern troop encampment. He revealed the corpse he had recovered for Tengcheng Jun Ze, leaving Water Shadow to wonder whether that had been why he provoked the Raikage.

• Jiang Rui reminded the Raikage of their bet and urged him to return so he could tell his son his name and raise him to become a capable ninja.
• The Raikage left, and Jiang Rui collapsed before reuniting with his water avatar and joking with the gathered ninjas.
• Jiang Rui told Water Shadow that he had named the Raikage's son and admitted he had considered asking to be the boy's godfather.
• Water Shadow warned Jiang Rui to beware of Sunagakure, poison, and Konoha's techniques, then offered to accompany him to the southern troop encampment.
• Jiang Rui summoned the middle-aged man's corpse from a scroll, and Tengcheng Jun Ze thanked him through tears.
• Water Shadow asked Jiang Rui whether recovering the corpse had been the reason he provoked the Raikage.

Jiang Rui reviewed the people assembled for his mission and realized the Third Mizukage had given him a capable, if unconventional, team. The group prepared to move forward with Jiang Rui as its leader.

• The Third Mizukage and his companions reacted to Jiang Rui’s claim that he had wiped out the Kumogakure forces, while Jiang Rui celebrated the result.
• Jiang Rui discovered that Ito Rei was an abandoned infant from the Land of Earth and learned that the Second Mizukage had raised her.
• Tengcheng Jun Ze refused the Third Mizukage’s offer to return to the village and bury Tengcheng Tiancao, insisting that he continue the mission.
• Jiang Rui read Mizuno Kumo’s file and learned about her political connections, while also reviewing Kaguya Tsuki’s clan status and combat skills.
• Jiang Rui decided that Mizuno Kumo, Ito Rei, Tengcheng Jun Ze, and Kaguya Tsuki made an excellent core team for his mission.

Jiang Rui’s squad disguised themselves while crossing the Land of Fire on their way to reinforce Sunagakure. Jiang Rui failed to persuade the others to visit Konoha for Ichiraku Ramen, and the group continued toward a nearby town, wary of the dangers ahead.

• The squad removed their forehead protectors and set out toward Kunye Town, while Ito Rei laughed at Jiang Rui’s broken mask and promised to buy him another.
• As they neared a town, the squad disguised themselves, and Jiang Rui transformed into a tall man named Brent.
• Jiang Rui assigned the group roles as a young lady, guard, butler, mercenary, and servant girl, prompting Ito Rei to object to her part.
• Jiang Rui proposed visiting Konoha, but most of the squad refused, so they continued their journey without stopping there.
• The group passed through the Land of Fire while Great Sage detected nearby ninjas, and the others remained tense about traveling through unfamiliar territory.

Jiang Rui and his companions traveled through a prosperous farming village and discussed its importance to the Land of Fire and Konoha. Mizuno Kumo suggested that destroying the village could force a unit to withdraw, and Jiang Rui rejected harming civilians before Ito Rei proposed stopping at a tavern.

• Jiang Rui and his companions walked through an unnamed village known as the Land of Fire’s granary, while Mizuno Kumo explained its role in supplying food and supporting Konoha.
• Mizuno Kumo said her adviser teacher handled relations with the daimyo and financial matters, prompting Jiang Rui to worry about future political responsibilities.
• Ito Rei asked whether the village supplied food to Konoha’s front lines, and Mizuno Kumo replied that attacking it could still affect Konoha and force a unit to withdraw.
• Jiang Rui seriously told Mizuno Kumo not to joke about massacring civilians, and she agreed without revealing her thoughts.
• Ito Rei pointed out a nearby tavern and suggested that the group stop to rest.

Jiang Rui and his companions discussed Sunagakure’s request for help and learned that they were expected to target Hatake Sakumo’s Sixth Assault Unit. Jiang Rui suspected Mizuno Kumo had concealed information and was pursuing revenge for her father, and the chapter ended with her asking him to make a plan.

• Jiang Rui sealed the tavern room and persuaded Tengcheng Jun Ze to discuss the mission despite the ongoing war.
• Mizuno Kumo used a wine map to outline Konoha and Sunagakure’s forces, Amegakure’s neutrality, and Hanzō the Salamander’s position.
• Mizuno Kumo revealed that Sunagakure wanted them to stop the Sixth Assault Unit, led by Hatake Sakumo.
• Jiang Rui guessed that Hatake Sakumo had killed Chiyo’s son and suspected Mizuno Kumo had joined the mission to avenge her father.
• Jiang Rui questioned how Mizuno Kumo had obtained the intelligence, while she smiled and asked him to devise a plan.

Jiang Rui and Mizuno Kumo agreed to help each other as the group planned a route around Konoha. Across the ninja world, the war escalated, and news of a failed assassination of Danzo left Jiang Rui realizing that the battle had begun in earnest.

• Mizuno Kumo offered Jiang Rui everything she had in exchange for his help, and he agreed to assist her when necessary.
• The Kazekage ordered Sunagakure's forces to tighten their lines and personally lead the Third Unit against Hanzō the Salamander.
• The Raikage attacked the Land of Earth, forcing Konoha and the Tsuchikage to intensify their confrontation as the Water Shadow advanced with eight thousand ninja.
• Hiruzen moved to confront the Water Shadow while Danzo led Root and Anbu to support Tsunade against Sunagakure.
• Jiang Rui learned that Konoha ninja had failed to assassinate Danzo, prompting Konoha to lock down its battle line.

Jiang Rui’s group used Mizuno Kumo’s brutal plan to expose themselves and kill anyone who might carry intelligence, while Konoha prepared a force under Hatake Sakumo to hunt them down. The chapter ended with Sakumo setting out with the Sixth Assault Unit after carving a gift for his newborn son, Hatake Kakashi.

• Ito Rei complained about Mizuno Kumo’s plan to kill civilians, merchants, refugees, and ninjas alike, and Jiang Rui agreed that Mizuno Kumo was annoying.
• Jiang Rui detected a small unit approaching and doused the campfire, after which Ito Rei alerted the others and the group vanished into the mist and darkness.
• Tsunade learned that thirty-six Konoha ninjas had died near their camp and asked Dan to summon Hatake Sakumo.
• Hatake Sakumo identified the attackers as a Mist squad that included Ito Rei and Kaguya Tsuki, and Tsunade ordered him to eliminate them.
• Hatake Sakumo chose to deploy the entire Sixth Assault Unit, while Dan joined the mission.
• Before leaving, Hatake Sakumo carved the words “Hatake Kakashi, for you at one year old” onto a wooden gift.

Jiang Rui and Ito Rei regrouped while Kaguya Tsuki and Mizuno Kumo fought Konoha ninjas, and the group faced pursuit by Hatake Sakumo. Jiang Rui headed to support Kaguya Tsuki and Mizuno Kumo while planning to confront Hatake Sakumo.

• Jiang Rui and Ito Rei prepared for battle as Mizuno Kumo warned Kaguya Tsuki that their enemies had arrived.
• Hatake Sakumo led Konoha forces through the forest as Kaguya Tsuki and Mizuno Kumo fought together against pursuing ninjas.
• Kaguya Tsuki and Mizuno Kumo were briefly controlled by an unseen technique, then escaped their attackers and retreated.
• Jiang Rui saw that Kaguya Tsuki and Mizuno Kumo were surrounded and that Ito Rei had encountered the enemy's main force.
• Jiang Rui intervened in Hatake Sakumo's fight, then retreated with Ito Rei and directed her toward Kaguya Tsuki and Mizuno Kumo.
• Jiang Rui drew a crimson blade and prepared to face Hatake Sakumo, whom he called a stepping stone.

Jiang Rui fought Hatake Sakumo before breaking away to aid his surrounded teammates, revealing his true form as Hozuki Rimuru. Rimuru’s water assault reached the battlefield, where Ito Rei and the others raised earth defenses against him.

• Hatake Sakumo wounded Jiang Rui with his Chakra short blade, but Jiang Rui drove him back with Water Release and learned that the slash could damage him internally.
• Great Sage warned Jiang Rui that Mizuno Kumo and Tōsei Kunizawa were in danger, so he fled toward his teammates while Hatake Sakumo pursued him.
• Jiang Rui saw his four teammates surrounded by dozens of Konoha ninjas and transformed into lightning to reach them.
• Mizuno Kumo admitted that her order to search for Dan Katō had led the group into the enemy encirclement, while Ito Rei and Tengcheng Jun Ze tried to hold the attackers back.
• Jiang Rui arrived as Hozuki Rimuru and flooded the battlefield, prompting Ito Rei and the Konoha ninjas to raise earthen walls and platforms against the water.

Jiang Rui used a Holy Bullet to force Dan Katō back into his body, then turned the tide against Konoha by using ice techniques to kill an attacking ninja. He began simulating Dance of the Larch, preparing to fill the battlefield with ice.

• Hatake Sakumo pierced Jiang Rui, while Dan Katō used Spirit Transformation Technique to possess and control him briefly.
• Jiang Rui used Silence and his Holy Bullet revolver to burn Dan Katō’s spirit, forcing him back into his body and leaving him injured.
• As Konoha’s ninja attacked Ito Rei and the others, Jiang Rui tried to intervene, but Hatake Sakumo kept him occupied.
• Jiang Rui used magic control to form an ice mirror before Mizuno Kumo and reached through it to kill a Konoha ninja.
• Jiang Rui crushed the ninja’s heart and asked Great Sage to simulate Dance of the Larch, intending to cover the land in ice flowers.

Jiang Rui unleashed a massive Ice Style attack that devastated Hatake Sakumo’s group, then revealed his Yuki Clan heritage. As Hatake Sakumo prepared to hold off the survivors, Tengcheng Jun Ze pursued two fleeing ninjas while Kaguya Tsuki and Mizuno Kumo attacked Hatake.

• Jiang Rui shattered the crimson ice crystal and froze the battlefield, killing Kunugi Mokume and many other ninjas.
• Hatake Sakumo rescued Dan Katō and Nawaki from Jiang Rui’s ice attacks, but Jiang Rui’s Iron Tree Blossom spread spikes across the battlefield and left him collapsed from exhaustion.
• Ito Rei checked on Jiang Rui, who told Mizuno Kumo that his mother was from the Yuki Clan.
• Hatake Sakumo ordered Dan Katō to take Nawaki to Tsunade and vowed to hold off Jiang Rui’s group himself.
• Jiang Rui spotted two ninjas fleeing toward the Konoha camp, and Tengcheng Jun Ze raced after them.
• Kaguya Tsuki and Mizuno Kumo attacked Hatake Sakumo as he tried to intercept Tengcheng Jun Ze, while Ito Rei stayed beside Jiang Rui.

Jiang Rui’s group defeated Hatake Sakumo, captured Senju Nawaki, and escaped before Tsunade’s forces could reach them. After Tsunade vowed revenge, Jiang Rui and his companions set their next course: bypass Konoha and join Sunagakure.

• Tsunade treated the wounded Dan Katō, who reported that Hōzuki’s forces had wiped out his unit and taken Nawaki while Sakumo covered their escape.
• Jiang Rui silenced Sakumo as he tried to attack after seeing a fallen comrade, and Mizuno Kumo killed him with the Kubikiribōchō.
• Tengcheng Jun Ze returned with Senju Nawaki’s corpse, and Jiang Rui froze it with Tsunade’s necklace and claimed responsibility for killing him.
• Tsunade found Nawaki’s frozen body and swore to kill Hozuki Rimuru.
• Jiang Rui gained short-blade mastery and increased agility, then told his companions to finish their mission by bypassing Konoha and rendezvousing with Sunagakure.

Jiang Rui’s Ice Style victory worsened the war and made him a leading candidate for Water Shadow, but it left him drained as he and his companions traveled toward Amegakure. Along the way, his Avatar was killed by the Third Hokage’s Enma, revealing that Hiruzen had entered the fighting.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Jiang Rui had annihilated the Sixth Assault Unit and Hatake Sakumo, while the Raikage refused to send aid and the Land of Earth held back.
• Mist’s Hōzuki and Mizuki elders argued over which clan name Rimuru should bear, while both clans backed his likely succession as Water Shadow.
• Jiang Rui, too exhausted to travel normally, was carried by Tengcheng Jun Ze as the group headed toward Amegakure to pursue Chiyo’s force.
• Jiang Rui told Ito Rei that Ishikawa Tatsuya had led Rain Fang and the Mizuki Clan in a raid that killed Konoha’s Ino-Shika-Cho generation.
• Jiang Rui’s Avatar was struck down by a monkey wielding a staff, and Kaguya Tsuki identified it as the Third Hokage’s Enma.

Jiang Rui and her companions reached Sunagakure, collected the promised techniques, supplies, and agreement, then prepared to return to the Mist front. Before they parted, Jiang Rui and Chiyo discussed the future and agreed on mutual support between their villages.

• Jiang Rui's group arrived at Sunagakure's camp, where an Anbu escorted them to Chiyo and Ebizo.
• Jiang Rui and her companions received the promised secret techniques, supplies, and scroll of agreed terms.
• Mizuno Kumo explained that their mission had been to pressure Sunagakure into honoring its agreement, not to keep fighting alongside it.
• Jiang Rui reasoned that the Mist would return to its own front and force Konoha to negotiate peace while Sunagakure continued fighting Konoha.
• Chiyo and Ebizo saw the group off, and Chiyo said she planned to raise her grandson after the war.
• Jiang Rui and Chiyo discussed diplomacy, the next generation, and peaceful cooperation, and they agreed to support one another.

Jiang Rui helped the Mist negotiate a ceasefire with Konoha, completing his mission. He chose to leave the Naruto world early, said goodbye to the Third Mizukage, and disappeared.

• Jiang Rui and his companions joined the Water Shadow's forces, where the Mist and Konoha negotiated a ceasefire agreement.
• Jiang Rui received notice that his mission was complete and chose to leave the world early rather than wait for the other participants.
• Jiang Rui joked with Karatachi Yagura and Ishikawa Tatsuya before telling the Third Mizukage that he would not return with the group.
• The Third Mizukage agreed to tell the others that Jiang Rui had left on a mission and urged him to be careful.
• Jiang Rui left the camp and disappeared from the Naruto world.

Oakes led a mass mobilization of Golden Dawn to the Vatican, where he confronted the Pope and Canterbury over rumors that his organization had attacked the Life Council and destroyed Embryo while seeking resurrection. Meanwhile, Jiang Rui arrived in R'lyeh and discovered it was a high-tech hub for supernatural beings.

• Oakes brought hundreds of Golden Dawn members to the Church and asked the Pope about the rumors surrounding resurrection.
• Canterbury accused Golden Dawn of attacking the Life Council and destroying Embryo, and the Pope warned Oakes that even a demigod could not fully resurrect someone long dead.
• Oakes and the Golden Dawn members displayed the Eye of Truth, signaling the support of a demigod from The Truth Society.
• Oakes challenged Canterbury over how long he could remain in the Main World, while Jiang Rui remained unaware that his actions had stirred turmoil among its organizations.
• Jiang Rui watched footage of his time in the Naruto World, settled his rewards, and explored the futuristic supernatural city of R'lyeh.

Jiang Rui settled the rewards for completing his first world, earning a high evaluation and several powerful prizes. He obtained Izanagi and Beelzebub's Mark, then considered which S-rank reward to choose as the settlement ended with the next world still undisclosed.

• The Great Sage awarded Jiang Rui an S+ evaluation after his missions, influence, and world exploration raised the settlement score.
• Jiang Rui received 47 attribute points, 4,300 Extraordinary Points, and a random S-rank Naruto ninjutsu, which turned out to be Izanagi.
• Jiang Rui selected a Sequence 7 advancement material and obtained Beelzebub's Mark, learning that Beelzebub was a Sequence 3 Gluttony Monarch.
• The Great Sage offered Jiang Rui four S-rank rewards, including a world gift, talent enhancement, concept strengthening, and equipment transformation.
• Jiang Rui weighed the S-rank reward options while the author noted that the third world would be revealed after the arc.

After choosing talent enhancement over a risky equipment reward, Jiang Rui arrived at R'lyeh, a supernatural gathering place where he adopted the codename Moe King. He entered an auction house and was greeted as “Your Majesty,” leaving him confused.

• Jiang Rui learned that equipment brought into the real world could become dangerously distorted, so he chose comprehensive talent enhancement instead.
• Great Sage explained that the enhancement improved Jiang Rui’s abilities without evolving them, then R'lyeh unlocked Sequence 8 access and asked him to choose a codename.
• Jiang Rui chose Moe King and learned he could stay in R'lyeh for forty-eight hours each month.
• Jiang Rui stepped through the door into R'lyeh, observed its supernatural residents and services, and used his terminal to find an auction house.
• Two greeters at the auction house welcomed Jiang Rui as “Your Majesty,” and he stared at them in confusion.

Jiang Rui visited the Felison Conglomerate in R'lyeh, where a Black Merchant mistook him for a powerful figure and offered him a valuable mask as a gift. Jiang Rui tried to clarify that he had no backing, but an aged voice abruptly told him to accept it.

• Jiang Rui entered the Felison Conglomerate and asked the Great Sage why others called him by that title.
• The Black Merchant recognized Jiang Rui as a newcomer, assumed he was an important figure, and offered to become his first attendant in R'lyeh.
• The Black Merchant gave Jiang Rui a Nameless Demon Mask, a twisted item that could be brought back to reality and whose side effects could be controlled by removing it.
• Jiang Rui questioned the gift's value and told the Black Merchant to stop calling him Your Excellency, explaining that no great power backed him.
• An aged voice told Jiang Rui to accept the mask, leaving the Black Merchant convinced that Jiang Rui did have powerful backing.