Chapter Summaries

Li Chuan chose intermediate completion for the Guardians of the Galaxy mission rather than delaying for more than a decade, then entered the Naruto World for six months to pursue valuable abilities and techniques. He arrived at the Prince's Mansion far stronger than before and left for Konoha after casually stopping Zabuza and Haku's attacks.

• Li Chuan judged that recruiting Mantis and the other Guardians made advanced completion too time-consuming, so he chose to aim for intermediate completion instead.
• Li Chuan entered the Naruto World for six months to seek the Rinnegan, the Sharingan, and powerful ninjutsu.
• Li Chuan appeared behind Zabuza and Haku in the Prince's Mansion courtyard, caught Zabuza's sword strike with two fingers, and caught all of Haku's senbon.
• Li Chuan told Zabuza and Haku that he was heading to Konoha and left the courtyard.
• Zabuza realized Li Chuan had grown powerful enough to kill him quickly, while Haku reminded him that Li Chuan was their ally and might help him regain control of the Hidden Mist Village.

Li Chuan returned to Konoha to learn valuable ninjutsu, but discovered Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki confronting Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai. As Kakashi struggled under Itachi’s Tsukuyomi, Li Chuan decided to intervene and take Itachi’s Sharingan.

• Li Chuan warned Zabuza, instructed Kino, and flew to Konoha to learn techniques including the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique and Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Li Chuan entered Konoha, greeted Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki at the southern gate, and headed toward the Hokage Building.
• Li Chuan sensed Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki facing Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai in the river, and guessed Itachi had come to help Kakashi understand the Sharingan.
• Li Chuan decided he wanted Itachi’s Sharingan and used Apparition to vanish toward the confrontation.
• Kakashi told Asuma and Kurenai to keep their eyes closed while he endured the effects of Itachi’s Tsukuyomi.

Li Chuan intervened when Itachi and Kisame attacked Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai while seeking Naruto. He sent Asuma and Kurenai to get Kakashi to safety and faced the two Akatsuki members alone.

• Itachi told Kakashi that he and Kisame had come for Naruto, then ordered Kisame to attack Kakashi and kill Asuma and Kurenai.
• Li Chuan emerged and used Fire Style: Ash Pile Burning to force Kisame back.
• Kurenai and Asuma identified Itachi and Kisame as rogue ninja seeking Naruto, while Kakashi warned them not to look into Itachi's eyes before fainting.
• Li Chuan carried Kakashi from the water and told Asuma and Kurenai to take him to the hospital and summon Sarutobi and reinforcements.
• Li Chuan assured Asuma and Kurenai that his Space-Time Ninjutsu would let him escape, then stood to face Itachi and Kisame as Kisame charged again.

Li Chuan injured Kisame with a single punch, but Itachi called off the fight and the Akatsuki partners fled Konoha. Li Chuan followed them while Asuma took Kakashi to the hospital and Kurenai went to report to Third.

• Li Chuan struck Kisame with a powerful punch, sending him crashing through trees, but Samehada absorbed some of Li Chuan's Chakra and healed Kisame.
• Kisame was shocked to find Li Chuan's hand unharmed, then removed Samehada's bandages and prepared to fight at full strength.
• Itachi stopped Kisame and ordered him to retreat, using Li Chuan's attack as a reason to leave without escalating the conflict.
• Kisame agreed to Itachi's decision, and the pair used the Body Flicker Technique to escape Konoha through its barriers.
• Li Chuan followed them at a measured distance, while Asuma took Kakashi to the hospital and Kurenai went to the Hokage's Office to report to Third.

Li Chuan pursued Itachi and Kisame, broke Itachi’s genjutsu, and fought Kisame across a lake. After Li Chuan shattered Kisame’s water-based attack with a punch, Kisame fused with Samehada and trapped them both inside a vast sphere of water.

• Itachi used Sharingan genjutsu to try to stop Li Chuan, but Li Chuan activated Sage Mode and broke free.
• Kisame flooded the forest to create a lake, while Li Chuan used the Cloud Riding Technique to evade the torrent.
• Kisame sent a clone to attack with Samehada, but Li Chuan struck it aside and realized Kisame’s real body was hidden underwater.
• Kisame attacked Li Chuan with five chakra sharks, and Li Chuan shattered them with a single Xing Yi - Cannon Fist.
• Kisame fused with Samehada and engulfed himself and Li Chuan in a massive water prison.

Li Chuan defeated Kisame and revealed that he knew Itachi’s secret role as Konoha’s spy. He introduced himself as Yuan Chuan and asked Itachi for one of his Mangekyō Sharingan, leaving Itachi ready to fight.

• Kisame trapped Li Chuan in a giant water sphere and summoned more than a thousand sharks, but Li Chuan used Apparition and struck him unconscious with a blow empowered by the Eight Inner Gates.
• The water sphere vanished after Kisame fell, and Itachi realized Li Chuan had overwhelmed his companion.
• Li Chuan told Itachi that he knew the truth about the Uchiha Clan’s massacre and Itachi’s agreement with the Third Hokage to spy on Akatsuki.
• Li Chuan introduced himself as Yuan Chuan, the Prince of the Land of Fire and the Third Hokage’s new disciple, and proposed a mutually beneficial deal.
• Li Chuan asked Itachi for one of his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Itachi activated both Mangekyō eyes in response.

Li Chuan offered to heal Itachi in exchange for his Mangekyō Sharingan, but Itachi refused and trapped him in Tsukuyomi. Li Chuan used Soul Projection to resist Itachi’s control and summoned his flying swords to defend himself inside the mental realm.

• Li Chuan explained that he would restore Itachi’s health and give him regenerative abilities in exchange for one of his Sharingan.
• Itachi refused the deal and cast Tsukuyomi after Li Chuan met his gaze.
• Li Chuan used Soul Projection to free himself from the cross, though he remained trapped in Tsukuyomi’s mental domain.
• Itachi multiplied himself and attacked Li Chuan, claiming that Li Chuan could not use Chakra in the realm.
• Li Chuan summoned his Flying Sword Wings and used the Shushan Sword Control Technique to destroy the attacking Itachis before they could reach him.

Li Chuan rejected Itachi’s attempt to resist his terms, and Itachi summoned his Third Form Susanoo to seal him. Li Chuan shattered the Susanoo with one ordinary punch, leaving Itachi coughing and defeated.

• Li Chuan told Itachi that Tsukuyomi had failed to harm his mind and offered to clear his name and restore his life in Konoha if he became Hokage.
• Itachi refused Li Chuan’s vague promises and summoned his Third Form Susanoo.
• Itachi thrust the Totsuka Blade at Li Chuan to seal him, but Li Chuan’s Flying Sword Wings tore the blade apart.
• Li Chuan opened all Eight Inner Gates and punched the Yata Mirror, shattering Itachi’s Susanoo.
• Itachi coughed after the Susanoo broke and realized Li Chuan’s strength surpassed what his defenses could withstand.

Li Chuan defeated Itachi, took his left Mangekyō Sharingan, and restored Itachi’s body with the Extremis virus. He persuaded Itachi to cooperate with his plans for Konoha, leaving Itachi to continue infiltrating the Akatsuki Organization.

• Li Chuan outmaneuvered Itachi’s attempt to use Amaterasu and offered him a choice between cooperation and death; Itachi handed over his left eye and chose to cooperate.
• Li Chuan injected Itachi with the Extremis virus, restoring and strengthening his body while a new ordinary eye grew in his empty socket.
• Itachi said the new eye could awaken into a Mangekyō Sharingan again, and Li Chuan considered using it to obtain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Li Chuan promised to become Hokage, reveal the truth about the Uchiha Clan, reunite Itachi with Sasuke, and eliminate Danzo and Root.
• Itachi agreed not to report their meeting to the Third and offered to cooperate as long as Konoha and Sasuke were safe.
• Li Chuan told Itachi to keep infiltrating the Akatsuki Organization and send intelligence to any Chuan Ji shop.

Li Chuan drove off Itachi and severely injured Kisame, then returned to Konoha with the Ino-Shika-Cho trio. Shikaku recognized Li Chuan’s strength as Kage-level, and Li Chuan learned that unrest among Konoha’s leaders might lead the Third Hokage to step down.

• Li Chuan sensed Konoha’s rescue squad approaching, so Itachi carried the unconscious Kisame away from the battlefield.
• Li Chuan reflected on how combining abilities from different worlds gave him more ways to survive and grow stronger, and planned to pursue the Rinnegan.
• Shikaku Nara, Choza Akimichi, and Inoichi Yamanaka arrived and found Li Chuan unharmed after the fight.
• Shikaku judged that Li Chuan had reached Kage-level strength after seeing the battle’s destruction and hearing that he had injured Kisame and driven off Itachi.
• Li Chuan returned to Konoha with the trio and learned from Shikaku that the Third Hokage might step down amid unrest among Konoha’s upper ranks.

Li Chuan reported his battle with Itachi and Kisame to Third, concealed his agreement with Itachi, and revealed his new Sage Mode to answer Danzo’s doubts. His mention of Amegakure led Konoha’s leaders to suspect Hanzo of the Salamander might be connected to Akatsuki, though they hesitated to act without proof.

• Li Chuan told Third and the others that he had fought Itachi and Kisame to a standstill and that both had withdrawn, while hiding his cooperation with Itachi.
• Danzo questioned whether Li Chuan could have fought the two rogue ninjas, so Li Chuan activated Dao Sage Mode and demonstrated his increased power.
• Third asked Li Chuan for information about Akatsuki, and Li Chuan said Kisame had mentioned Amegakure.
• Third questioned Danzo about Amegakure, and Danzo said Root had no information about its internal affairs.
• Third wondered whether Hanzo of the Salamander was behind Akatsuki, while Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu warned against provoking Amegakure without definite intelligence.

Li Chuan learned that Konoha would secretly investigate Amegakure, then visited Kakashi and discovered Jiraiya would soon leave to find Tsunade. Determined to become Fifth Hokage, he transplanted Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan into his left eye and successfully activated it.

• Third agreed with the advisors to secretly investigate Amegakure, while Danzo argued that the matter should be left to the next Hokage.
• Li Chuan left the Hokage Building with Asuma and visited the hospitalized Kakashi, where Naruto told him Jiraiya would take him away for training in three days.
• Li Chuan realized Jiraiya and Tsunade were unlikely to become Hokage and decided he would pursue the position himself.
• That evening, Li Chuan removed his left eye and transplanted Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan, connecting it to his Chakra.
• Li Chuan changed his new eye from a Three-Tomoe Sharingan into a Mangekyō Sharingan and planned to try Tsukuyomi and Susanoo after adapting to it.

At the Nine-Eyed Cemetery, Pain learned that the powerful ninja who defeated Itachi and Kisame was Yuan Chuan, Prince of the Land of Fire, and ordered Akatsuki to postpone capturing tailed beasts. Back in Konoha, Li Chuan tested the transplanted Mangekyō Sharingan and discovered how much its perception improved his close combat.

• Zetsu reported that Yuan Chuan had killed Hidan and was the Prince of the Land of Fire, while Kakuzu demanded to go after him over the lost bounty money.
• Zetsu shared Yuan Chuan’s background and the uncertain claim that he had only begun learning ninjutsu a year earlier.
• Pain ordered Akatsuki to leave Yuan Chuan alone, suspend tailed-beast captures, and focus on raising funds and stirring up wars.
• Kakuzu muttered that he would target Chiriku at the Fire Temple instead, citing Chiriku’s thirty-million-ryo bounty.
• Li Chuan tested his transplanted Mangekyō Sharingan and found that its enhanced perception aided his close-combat reactions.

Li Chuan discovered that combining Dao Sage Mode with his Mangekyō Sharingan transformed it into a Golden Mangekyō and strengthened Tsukuyomi. He later infused Susanoo with the same golden energy, creating a much larger, three-headed, six-armed form.

• Li Chuan merged Golden Core True Essence with Chakra while activating Dao Sage Mode, transforming his Mangekyō into a Golden Mangekyō.
• Li Chuan tested his new Tsukuyomi on Zabuza, pulling both Zabuza’s mind and body into its world and injuring him there.
• Li Chuan returned to Konoha and concluded that Sage Tsukuyomi could hold enemies for three days, attack their bodies, and potentially kill them.
• Li Chuan activated Susanoo in Sage Mode and transformed it into a golden, three-headed, six-armed warrior wielding a spear, Golden Rope, and great bow.

Li Chuan visited Danzo at the Root base and proposed that they work together: Li Chuan would become Hokage, then help Danzo succeed him while pursuing the daimyo's position himself. Danzo considered the plan but remained uncertain whether Li Chuan was telling the truth.

• Li Chuan reached the Root base entrance and asked the guards to tell Danzo that he had important news about becoming Hokage.
• Danzo received Li Chuan with tea, and Li Chuan praised him before questioning his chances of succeeding the Third.
• Li Chuan told Danzo that the Third and the advisors would prevent him from becoming Fifth Hokage, and Danzo angrily blamed Li Chuan for interfering.
• Li Chuan offered to help Danzo become the future Sixth Hokage if Danzo helped him become Hokage first.
• Li Chuan revealed that he intended to replace his uncle as daimyo and wanted Danzo as an ambitious Hokage partner, leaving Danzo to wonder how much of the proposal was true.

Li Chuan learned that Kakuzu and Tobi were targeting his former master, Chiriku, and arranged to monitor the Fire Temple. When Kino reported that they had attacked, Li Chuan arrived as Kakuzu unleashed a powerful combined ninjutsu against Chiriku.

• Li Chuan left Danzo time to consider an alliance, then returned to his residence.
• A Chuan Ji merchant delivered Itachi's report that Kakuzu and Tobi might attack Chiriku at the Fire Temple.
• Third gave Li Chuan ninjutsu scrolls, and Li Chuan arranged Portkeys and sent Kino to watch the Fire Temple.
• Kino reported that two men had begun fighting Chiriku, so Li Chuan traveled to the temple and reassured the monks, including Sora.
• Kakuzu fired a combined wind-, fire-, and lightning-style attack at Chiriku, who switched to Thousand-Armed Guanyin mode to defend himself.

Li Chuan rescued Chiriku from Kakuzu and used a mobile Thousand-Armed Guanyin to overwhelm him. As Kakuzu neared his final death, Obito opened a spatial vortex and reached out to pull him to safety.

• Chiriku's Thousand-Armed Guanyin collapsed, and Li Chuan appeared to shield him with a much larger Sage Art: Thousand-Armed Killing.
• Li Chuan told the exhausted Chiriku to retreat to the temple, then faced Kakuzu, who recognized him as the seller of ninjutsu scrolls.
• Kakuzu attacked from a distance, but Li Chuan used his Flying Sword Wings to move the Thousand-Armed Guanyin and pursue him.
• Li Chuan's golden palms repeatedly struck Kakuzu, killing him four times while Obito watched from a distance.
• As Kakuzu faced his final death, Obito opened a spatial vortex behind him and grabbed his shoulder to pull him into the Kamui dimension.

Li Chuan killed Kakuzu, drove Obito away, and repaired the damaged Fire Temple. He then revealed that Sora carried Nine-Tails Chakra and began sealing it into a scroll, with Chiriku agreeing to let him remove it safely.

• Li Chuan killed Kakuzu and cut off Obito's extended arm before warning him that Konoha knew Akatsuki's secrets; Obito fled through Kamui, alarmed by the threat of the Five Great Nations.
• Li Chuan celebrated the victory with the Fire Temple monks and called Sora over, intending to take the Nine-Tails Chakra inside him.
• Li Chuan used the Repairing Charm to restore the damaged Fire Temple, astonishing Chiriku and the other monks.
• Li Chuan told Chiriku that Sora carried tailed beast Chakra and promised to remove it without harming him, so Sora could train and live normally.
• With Chiriku's consent, Li Chuan began sealing the Nine-Tails Chakra from Sora into a prepared Sealing Scroll using the Four Symbols Seal.

Li Chuan restored Sora after extracting the Nine-Tails Chakra, then sealed the volatile energy inside himself as a source for replenishing his Chakra. Meanwhile, Obito warned Nagato that Konoha planned to attack Amegakure, and they agreed to strike Konoha first.

• Li Chuan injected Sora with Vitality No. 1 after extracting the Nine-Tails Chakra, restoring his strength, and delayed giving Sora and Chiriku the Extremis virus.
• Li Chuan returned to Konoha and bound the Nine-Tails Chakra inside his body with Adamantine Sealing Chains and Thirty-Six Divine Bamboo Restriction of Heavenly Evolution.
• Li Chuan tested the sealed Chakra and found that it rapidly replenished the energy he used for ninjutsu.
• Obito told Deva Path Pain that Kakuzu was dead, Pain’s identity was exposed, and Konoha planned to unite the other four Great Ninja Villages against Amegakure.
• Nagato and Obito decided to eliminate Konoha’s leaders and many of its ninja before the other villages could attack Amegakure.
• Obito privately reaffirmed his plan to revive Madara and use the Infinite Tsukuyomi, while recognizing Nagato’s leadership ability.

Obito decided not to revive Madara and had Akatsuki prepare to monitor Konoha and gather its members. In Konoha, Danzo was excluded from the Fifth Hokage candidates, so he proposed adding Prince Yuan Chuan to the list.

• Obito chose to keep Nagato leading Akatsuki rather than use Rinne Rebirth to revive Madara, and ordered Zetsu to monitor Konoha and the other members to return to base.
• Konan warned Nagato that the man claiming to be Madara might have ulterior motives, and Nagato said he would kill him if he made a suspicious move.
• Danzo confronted Third over being left off the Fifth Hokage candidate list, but Third and the advisers persuaded him that he was too old and needed to manage Root.
• Danzo accepted that he would not become Hokage and decided to cooperate with Li Chuan, whom he believed had concealed his strength and ambitions.
• Danzo proposed adding another candidate and recommended Prince Yuan Chuan, Third's fourth disciple, for Hokage.