Chapter Summaries

Kobayashi Kuri was abducted by a black-market operation in northern Land of Grass and learned that its captors wanted his computer networking skills. As he faced the threat of organ harvesting, he spotted “Heaven's Favor · Rank F” on his Deep Blue Panel and clung to it as a possible means of escape.

• Kobayashi Kuri corrected his captor’s claim that he was a first-rate technical specialist and tried to scare him by claiming a relative worked for the Morita Group.
• The middle-aged man dismissed Kobayashi Kuri’s bluff, kicked him, and mocked his low social status.
• The middle-aged man said the group had abducted Kobayashi Kuri to upgrade its computer network communications system for its customers across the Shinobi World.
• Kobayashi Kuri realized he was in northern Land of Grass, a notorious hub for fraud, human trafficking, and organ harvesting.
• Kobayashi Kuri noticed “Heaven's Favor · Rank F” on his Deep Blue Panel and regained a glimmer of hope.

Kobayashi Kuri’s temporary Heaven’s Favor caused Shuichi and the manager to die in freak accidents, allowing him to win Jun’er’s help and unlock his chains. He discovered the cheat would expire in three minutes and faced a maze-like escape route with no way to renew it.

• The manager ordered Shuichi and Jun’er to break Kobayashi Kuri’s leg, but Kobayashi Kuri surrendered and agreed to join the company.
• Shuichi slipped, and Jun’er’s blade accidentally slit Shuichi’s throat; Jun’er then slipped into the door and fatally impaled the manager with the same blade.
• Kobayashi Kuri realized Heaven’s Favor had caused the deaths, while Jun’er insisted the killings were accidents and looked for a way to prove his loyalty.
• Kobayashi Kuri persuaded Jun’er that saving him could earn merit, and they searched the manager’s corpse for the key to his chains.
• Kobayashi Kuri found the right key and unlocked his chains, then saw that Heaven’s Favor would expire in three minutes.
• Jun’er said the complicated warehouse routes would take an ordinary person at least ten minutes to cross, while Kobayashi Kuri found the panel’s renewal option unavailable.

Sakura Haruno and the Sky Patrol Department uncovered a hospital director’s extensive human-trafficking and experimentation crimes, leaving Sakura shaken by the cruelty of the world. The director showed no remorse and introduced the Evil God Cult.

• Shikamaru Nara oversaw Public Security Police and Sky Patrol Department ninjas cordoning off the city and screening its residents.
• Sakura Haruno confronted the hospital director with evidence that he had trafficked women and children, harvested organs, and subjected poor people to illegal drug trials.
• Sakura Haruno was overcome with rage and reflected on how the suffering outside Konohagakure’s protection exceeded anything she had imagined.
• The hospital director defended his crimes as the natural rule of the strong devouring the weak and asked the Sky Patrol Department ninjas whether they had heard of the Evil God Cult.

Sakura unleashed her new Yin Release: Killing Intent Wave Genjutsu on the hospital director and another cult member, tormenting them with visions of hell. After learning they knew nothing useful, she resolved to keep them alive while grinding away their souls, and vowed to remember the Evil God Cult and Jashin.

• Sakura punched the hospital director into a wall and confronted him over the Evil God Cult’s survival-of-the-fittest doctrine.
• Sakura released Yin Release: Killing Intent Wave—Eighteen Levels of Hell, causing the director and a middle-aged man to suffer overwhelming pain that damaged their souls.
• Shikamaru praised Sakura’s Genjutsu talent, and Sakura explained that she had studied the scroll Daren Yi gave her so she could help Naruto and Sasuke.
• Shikamaru sensed the captives’ soul damage while Sakura used Medical Ninjutsu to keep them from dying.
• Sakura said the captives had revealed no useful information and declared that she would keep tormenting them until their souls were erased.
• Sakura vowed to remember the Evil God Cult and Jashin.

Shikamaru detained Temari after she secretly entered the Land of Fire, and she said she had brought important intelligence. While considering Sunagakure’s strained position under Konohagakure, Shikamaru bluntly insulted its lack of strength and money, leaving Temari furious.

• Konoha guards brought Temari to Shikamaru after catching her near a hospital without entry documents.
• Shikamaru suspected Temari of being a spy, but Temari said she had come to deliver important intelligence to Konohagakure.
• Shikamaru thought through Sunagakure’s political and economic dependence on Konohagakure and imagined it eventually becoming a Konoha Branch Village through peaceful evolution.
• Temari waved a hand before Shikamaru when he zoned out, and he told her that Sunagakure suffered because it had neither strength nor money.
• Temari clenched her fists in anger at Shikamaru’s insult.

Temari warned Sakura and Shikamaru that Madara Uchiha was organizing an alliance to bring down Konohagakure and explained Ebizo’s belief that Naruto’s ideals would eventually be defeated by human selfishness. The chapter left Temari grieving over the prediction that Konohagakure’s ideals would one day become its greatest weakness.

• Sakura smashed her desk after Temari and Shikamaru ignored her, then asked Temari why she had secretly entered the Land of Fire.
• Temari revealed that Madara Uchiha was manipulating Obito Uchiha and organizing an All-Ninja World Anti-Konoha United Front.
• Temari described the alliance’s plan to unite nations, shinobi villages, merchants, nobles, and former powerholders against Konohagakure.
• Temari recounted Ebizo’s warning that Naruto’s idealism would alienate people over time and that selfish desires would eventually turn them against him.
• Temari admitted that Ebizo’s prediction had haunted her nightmares and left her with an inexplicable urge to cry.

Sakura’s anger at reality triggered another dramatic surge in her strength, while Shikamaru realized that Naruto intended rival political camps to test competing visions for the Shinobi World. Shikamaru encouraged Temari by praising her choice to support their side and deliver intelligence.

• Sakura insisted there had to be a way to change reality, and her emotions caused her stats and power boosts to surge again.
• Daren Yi watched Sakura’s transformation and imagined idealists across the Shinobi World gaining Mangekyō Sharingan and building an ideal nation.
• Temari was forced back by Sakura’s Chakra and marveled at how much Sakura’s strength had increased since the Chunin Exam.
• Shikamaru proposed that idealists form an alliance to rival the Anti-Konoha United Front and developed the idea of competing political camps as a way to test their ideals.
• Shikamaru told Temari that her decision to betray her noble origins and secretly deliver vital intelligence proved that their side was not alone.

Temari revealed that Sunagakure planned to extract Gaara’s One-Tail, prompting Shikamaru to propose a coup that would install Gaara as acting Kazekage. He left Temari stunned by claiming Konohagakure had secret plans to overthrow every hidden village.

• Temari explained that Rasa and Sunagakure’s leaders planned to extract the One-Tail from Gaara and replace him as its Jinchuriki.
• Shikamaru considered using Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro to seize control of Sunagakure amid the village’s weakened state.
• Shikamaru proposed placing Rasa under house arrest, installing Gaara as temporary acting Kazekage, and distributing the ousted leaders’ wealth among the villagers.
• Temari asked why Shikamaru was so practiced at planning a coup, and he claimed Konohagakure had prepared secret “color revolution” plans for every nation and hidden village.

Shikamaru Nara persuaded Temari to cooperate with Konohagakure, then learned that her missing-person investigation had uncovered a criminal network. Just as the group’s trail seemed to have gone cold, a report revealed the network’s base, while Sarutobi Asuma searched nearby under the mark of the "Clan of Sin".

• Shikamaru Nara warned Temari that Konohagakure might use force if Sunagakure refused to cooperate, and Temari agreed to help.
• Temari explained that she had come to the Land of Fire on a mission to investigate a missing person and discovered a transnational criminal organization.
• Sakura said the hospital’s interrogated staff knew nothing about the organization’s leaders or bases, leaving the investigation at a dead end.
• Shikamaru Nara received a report that the organization’s base had sent its location to a Sky Patrol Department contact and reported itself.
• Sarutobi Asuma searched abandoned buildings near another town for hidden underground structures, bearing the curse-marked character "Sin" instead of a forehead protector.

Asuma Sarutobi rescued Kobayashi Kuri and the other captives from a criminal base, then told Shikamaru Nara he planned to travel to the Land of Hot Water to stop the Evil God Cult’s murder announcements. He left determined to protect the vulnerable and atone for his father’s past crimes.

• Kobayashi Kuri hacked the base’s outside-network computer, sent his location to the Konohagakure Sky Patrol Department, and escaped pursuers through a string of unlikely mishaps.
• Asuma Sarutobi cut into the base, overwhelmed its thugs with Shadow Clones, and arrested them while securing the captives, including Kobayashi Kuri.
• Kobayashi Kuri’s protagonist experience expired, and a falling crate covered him as Asuma wondered whether he was lucky or unlucky.
• Shikamaru Nara, Sakura, and the others arrived after Asuma had registered and questioned the rescued captives, and Shikamaru praised his thorough work.
• Asuma told Shikamaru he would travel to the Land of Hot Water to investigate the Evil God Cult’s murder announcements and protect their victims.
• Asuma said he hoped his actions would atone for the people harmed by Hiruzen Sarutobi’s protection of Danzo and other past crimes.

Asuma told Shikamaru that he had broken off his engagement to Kurenai Yuhi so he could devote himself to rescuing the unfortunate, then left for the Land of Hot Water. Temari described Madara Uchiha’s “Gensokyo” plan as a promise to give everyone their desired happiness, leaving Shikamaru wondering whether Madara and Obito planned to become Buddhas.

• Shikamaru warned Asuma that the Evil God Cult in the Land of Hot Water might pose a danger, but Asuma dismissed the concern.
• Asuma revealed that he had ended his engagement to Kurenai Yuhi and said he would not waste time marrying while people still needed saving.
• Asuma hurried away toward his next investigation site, and Sakura asked Shikamaru whether he believed Asuma’s explanation for the breakup.
• Temari urged Shikamaru to work harder so the Sky Patrol Department could save everyone, then recalled Obito’s description of Madara Uchiha’s “Gensokyo” plan.
• Shikamaru compared the plan to Buddhist teachings and wondered whether Madara and Obito intended to become Buddhas and deliver the world from suffering.

Shikamaru deduced how Karin and other forces could join an anti-Konoha alliance while secretly serving Konohagakure, and explained why the threat could drive reform. He then ordered the Sky Patrol Department to head to the Land of Grass to meet Hinata and Karin.

• Shikamaru mocked the idea that village leaders could be fooled by Obito and urged them to use Konohagakure's anti-fraud app.
• Shikamaru reasoned that Amegakure and the Land of Iron were likely to join the Five Nations Alliance, while keeping secret what he knew about Amegakure's new leader.
• After spotting arrested online fraud suspects, Shikamaru asked Sakura whether Hinata was tutoring Karin Uzumaki in the Land of Grass.
• Shikamaru predicted that Karin could take control of Kusagakure and join the alliance, making it a Six Nations Alliance, while potentially becoming a hidden ally of Konohagakure.
• Shikamaru argued that external pressure could accelerate reforms in Konohagakure and noted that Deidara might also be won over.
• Shikamaru ordered the Sky Patrol Department to go to the Land of Grass.

After leaving Shikamaru Nara, Sakura, and the others, Asuma was ambushed by a man whose speed far surpassed his own. The stranger offered information about the Evil God Cult in exchange for a shogi game, leaving Asuma to follow him toward a Chess and Card Room.

• Asuma walked through a crowded residential district where people speculated about the raid on a nearby hospital.
• A disguised middle-aged man grabbed Asuma's wrist, evaded his kunai attack, and claimed he meant no harm.
• The man introduced himself as a member of the Illuminati, but Asuma doubted that the organization was real.
• The stranger revealed that Asuma was heading to the Land of Hot Water to deal with the Evil God Cult and offered detailed intelligence about its secret techniques and Hidan.
• The man proposed playing shogi, promising to give Asuma the information for free if Asuma won, then headed for a Chess and Card Room.

Asuma challenged a mysterious middle-aged man to a chess match in exchange for intelligence on Evil God Cult Believers, but lost nearly a hundred games in a row. The man gave him the intelligence anyway, then revealed a hidden status screen identifying himself as reincarnated Sixth Hokage Shikamaru Nara and outlining his mission to guide the Shinobi World’s development.

• Asuma followed the mysterious middle-aged man into the Chess and Card Room, confident in his chess skills and eager to win intelligence on the Evil God Cult Believers.
• Asuma lost nearly a hundred consecutive games, unable to understand how his opponent kept defeating him.
• The middle-aged man asked whether Asuma’s former reputation had come from friends and rivals who were afraid to beat him.
• Asuma admitted defeat, and the man gave him the intelligence for free despite their original wager.
• The man declared that his organization’s goals were pure and sacred, then secretly activated a flame-marked screen identifying him as reincarnated Shikamaru Nara, Sixth Hokage.

Shikamaru recalled Ino’s world, where a blood moon transformed all living things into monsters and Naruto died after releasing the Nine-Tails to save her. After sharing Evil God Cult intelligence with Asuma, Shikamaru reflected on how his own world had lost Naruto and Sasuke and been left with mostly young survivors.

• Shikamaru remembered how Ino had described the blood moon that made living things mutate and lose their reason.
• Naruto released the Nine-Tails to gain the power to rescue Ino, but the monster devoured him and emerged as a gigantic beast.
• Ino lost her sanity after witnessing Naruto’s death, then regained some of it after meeting Shikamaru and Choji Akimichi in the Reincarnation Space.
• Asuma memorized Shikamaru’s Evil God Cult intelligence, ground the paper into powder, mixed it into his tea, and drank it.
• Shikamaru said the world was wonderful and thought about how successive crises had left his own Konoha with few survivors besides the young.

Asuma left the Chess and Card Room puzzled after receiving intelligence without being asked for anything in return. Shikamaru’s reincarnation squad discussed its plan and Choji’s clan-first beliefs, leaving Shikamaru trying to guide his troubled teammate with the history of Choji’s devastated world.

• Asuma wondered why the mysterious group had given him intelligence and let him leave without conditions.
• Choji reported that the Real World team had taken Temari, Sakura Haruno, and Sky Patrol Department ninjas toward the Land of Grass.
• Shikamaru explained that bringing Temari and the two worlds’ leaders together served Main Mission One, while Ino accused him of using the mission to create time with Temari and save Asuma.
• Choji declared that family and clan mattered more than villages and nations, prompting Shikamaru to argue that larger institutions offered better protection.
• Shikamaru recounted how Danzo’s rule led to purges, war, and Konohagakure’s destruction, leaving Choji’s world’s clans persecuted and scattered.

Shikamaru explained his theory that Chrono-Fragment Worlds were like Shadow Clones of the Real World, leaving Ino uncertain about her connection to her counterpart. Meanwhile, Daren Yi and Shikaku Nara inspected the Konoha Aerospace Base, where ninja were building rockets and spacecraft.

• Shikamaru compared the relationship between people in different worlds to the relationship between a Shadow Clone and its original body.
• Ino asked whether counterparts in different worlds were truly the same people, and Shikamaru said they might share an unknown deeper connection.
• Daren Yi reflected that the Reincarnation Space's thrifty Reincarnators were unusually considerate about its costs.
• Daren Yi and Shikaku Nara visited the crater left by Naruto and Hashirama's battle, which Konohagakure had turned into a construction site.
• Ninja teams worked at the Konoha Aerospace Base, using their skills and jutsu to assemble spacecraft and inscribe seals for space travel.

A news report described the mysterious high-energy lifeform Mask’s latest attack on a Lightning military base, while Danzo dismissed the threat and urged the Land of Fire to take a hard line against rival nations. Hiruzen warned that war could spiral beyond anyone’s control, leaving the conference room divided over how to respond.

• A Land of Fire news broadcast reported that Mask had attacked the Land of Lightning’s overseas base in the Land of Hot Water, causing extensive damage and casualties.
• Danzo turned off the broadcast and said he had no reason to mourn the victims because the Land of Hot Water had sided with the Land of Lightning.
• Danzo condemned Hiruzen and Minato for being weak and argued that force and war would make rival nations fear the Land of Fire.
• Hiruzen reflected that Danzo overestimated his ability to lead and doubted that his hard-line approach could defeat the Land of Lightning without enormous costs.
• Hiruzen urged the conference attendees to avoid war, warning that once unleashed, it could grow beyond their control and destroy both nations.

Minato Namikaze announced a sweeping investigation into overseas military-base spending and tax evasion among powerful families, despite warnings that the move could destabilize the Land of Fire. He left the conference room facing uproar and the revelation that previous investigators had died or disappeared.

• Danzo denounced Hiruzen Sarutobi as a coward, prompting Hiruzen to suspect that Danzo still coveted leadership.
• Minato Namikaze vowed that he and Hiruzen would defend the Land of Fire if war became necessary.
• Minato proposed investigating corruption and waste at overseas military bases and auditing major families for unpaid taxes, with Anbu teams leading the work.
• Hyuga Hiashi warned Minato that the investigation was hasty, unnecessary, and a waste of the Anbu’s abilities.
• Minato argued that internal reform would strengthen the nation, then explained that earlier investigators had vanished or died in suspicious accidents and attacks.

Daren Yi and Izumi Uchiha tried to buy adjoining first-class train tickets to the Land of Water, drawing the ticket clerk’s attention to their identities and apparent class difference. The clerk suspected Izumi was eloping with a commoner and prepared to report them, before the chapter ended with an author’s note about improving the novel.

• Daren Yi handed over his and Izumi Uchiha’s identification documents and requested adjoining first-class seats to the Land of Water.
• The ticket clerk recognized Izumi as an Uchiha and became distracted thinking about Minato Namikaze’s popularity and election campaign.
• The clerk noticed that Daren Yi was a commoner and suspected Izumi was secretly eloping with him.
• The clerk placed her foot over a concealed alarm button to alert the station police, who operated under the Uchiha-influenced Konoha Police Force.