Chapter Summaries

Danzo persuaded Third and the advisors to add Yuan Chuan to the candidates for Fifth Hokage, despite concerns about his ties to the Daimyo. After the candidate list was posted, Li Chuan approved of Danzo’s help and noted that the outcome spared him from using force.

• Danzo argued that Yuan Chuan’s status, service to Konoha, and strength made him a qualified Naruto candidate, and he countered Koharu’s concerns about the Daimyo’s influence.
• Danzo persuaded Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura to support adding Yuan Chuan to the list.
• Third added Yuan Chuan’s name and ordered a ninja to post the candidate list on the village bulletin board.
• The chapter explained that Konoha’s Naruto selection was decided by votes, with the former Naruto influencing the result by securing clan support for a candidate.
• Beneath Hokage Rock, Li Chuan saw the list and praised Danzo, reflecting that the result meant he would not need to resort to forceful backup plans.

Li Chuan considered why he avoided conquering the world by force, while the Third continued treating him as usual despite his possible dealings with Danzo. Meanwhile, Pain gathered Akatsuki and led a full-scale attack on Konoha, which the chapter leaves facing their assault.

• Li Chuan decided that his remaining concerns about powerful threats and his bonds with people made a cautious approach preferable to conquest by force.
• The Third continued guiding Li Chuan's ninjutsu training without questioning his connection to Danzo.
• Pain summoned Akatsuki members to their base and announced that Kakuzu had been killed and that they would destroy Konoha.
• Zetsu reported that Jiraiya and the Nine-Tails jinchuriki had left Konoha and that many of its ninja were away on missions.
• Pain led Akatsuki toward Konoha while Konan followed to protect Nagato's weakened body.
• Pain ordered Akatsuki to attack Konoha head-on after they reached the forest outside the village.

Li Chuan watched the Akatsuki attack Konoha and joined Third Hokage’s response, rescuing civilians and wounded ninja while preparing to confront Deidara. The battle continued as Li Chuan flew toward the enemy in the sky.

• Li Chuan dismissed his Shadow Clones and watched the Akatsuki devastate Konoha’s southern district.
• Third Hokage led the Anbu and clan ninja toward the south, ordering part of the force to evacuate civilians while the rest delayed the attackers.
• An Anbu scout reported that Deidara was attacking from the air, and Shikaku warned that dividing Konoha’s forces could leave them unable to resist the Akatsuki.
• Third Hokage said Konoha should focus on delaying the Akatsuki rather than confronting them head-on.
• Li Chuan arrived, used Sage Mode to create over a thousand Shadow Clones that rescued wounded ninja and villagers, then flew toward Deidara.

Li Chuan fought Deidara during Akatsuki’s attack on Konoha while using the crisis to build support for becoming Hokage. After Deidara was blasted from the sky, Third led Konoha’s northern forces south, where six Rinnegan-wielding ninjas blocked their advance.

• Deidara bombed southern Konoha with clay spiders and recognized Li Chuan as the man who had defeated Itachi.
• Deidara attacked Li Chuan with clay birds, but Li Chuan’s flying swords sliced them apart.
• Li Chuan used Confringo to destroy Deidara’s clay bird and blast him from the sky.
• Li Chuan’s Shadow Clones rescued and treated people while he considered how the attack could help him earn Konoha’s recognition and become Hokage.
• Third led the northern Chunin-and-above forces into southern Konoha, where six Rinnegan-wielding ninjas confronted them and declared they would make the village feel pain.

Li Chuan fought Deidara in Konoha, shrugging off his explosive clay and countering C4 Garuda with Sage Art: Thousand-Armed Killing. Deidara detonated the tiny clay spiders against the statue’s surface to save himself as Li Chuan’s golden palms closed in.

• Li Chuan landed opposite Deidara and judged him to be an unusually self-centered member of Akatsuki.
• Deidara trapped Li Chuan in an underground clay centipede and detonated it, but Li Chuan emerged unharmed in Sage Mode.
• Deidara created and activated C4 Garuda, intending to send microscopic clay bombs into Li Chuan’s body.
• Li Chuan summoned Sage Art: Thousand-Armed Killing, which smashed the giant clay puppet and blocked the tiny bombs from reaching him.
• Deidara gathered the tiny bombs on the statue’s surface and detonated them as Li Chuan’s golden palms bore down on him.

Li Chuan defeated Deidara after surviving his massive explosion and used his new ability to see souls to find him underground. He carried the unconscious Deidara toward the southern gate, where Kisame had nearly overwhelmed Konoha’s remaining defenders.

• Deidara detonated his bombs and hid underground while the Akatsuki attack continued across Konoha.
• Sasori fought Konoha ninjas in the Hyuga Clan’s territory, Kisame overwhelmed the defenders at the southern gate, and Itachi drew Sasuke, Kakashi, and Sakura toward the Uchiha compound to protect Sasuke.
• Li Chuan dismissed his damaged Thousand-Armed Guanyin, saw Deidara’s soul underground, and used Digging Three Feet to expose him.
• Li Chuan knocked Deidara unconscious with a flick and Stupefy, then flew toward the southern gate with him.
• Kisame trapped Asuma, Kurenai, and Mitaraishi Anko in a water sphere and left the three jonin struggling with dwindling Chakra.

Li Chuan rescued Asuma, Kurenai, and Mitaraishi Anko from Kisame, then defeated Kisame with a massive Lightning Style technique. He headed to the Hyuga compound, where Sasori was overwhelming Hiashi and the defending ninjas.

• Asuma proposed to Kurenai as they and Mitaraishi Anko fought for their lives inside Kisame’s water sphere.
• Li Chuan Apparated in with the unconscious Deidara, rescued the three shinobi, and used his Shadow Clones’ Lightning Style to defeat Kisame and separate him from Samehada.
• Li Chuan healed Asuma, Kurenai, and Mitaraishi Anko, then took Kisame and Deidara and departed for the Hyuga compound.
• Asuma said Li Chuan would be a reassuring choice for Fifth Hokage, and Kurenai and Mitaraishi Anko agreed.
• At the Hyuga compound, Sasori’s Third Kazekage puppet overwhelmed Hyuga Hiashi and the defenders after they had only managed to break Hiruko.

Li Chuan arrived after Sasori poisoned and incapacitated Hyuga Hiashi and the Konoha ninjas, then began rescuing them while confronting Sasori. With his Shadow Clones pressing Sasori and his hundred puppets, Li Chuan left the recovering ninjas stunned by his strength.

• Sasori considered the fallen Hyuga and Konoha ninjas valuable material for new human puppets, while Hyuga Hiashi feared for his clan and hoped Neji, Hinata, and Hanabi would survive.
• Li Chuan arrived, tossed the defeated Deidara and Kisame aside, and ordered his Shadow Clones to treat and detoxify the wounded.
• Sasori praised Li Chuan as a potential work of art, then attacked him and his clones with the Third Kazekage's Iron Sand Drizzle.
• Li Chuan's Shadow Clones blocked the iron sand with Earth Flow Wall while other clones continued treating the wounded.
• Sasori released a hundred puppets, but Li Chuan sent his remaining Shadow Clones to fight them and drive Sasori into a precarious position.
• The recovering Konoha ninjas watched in astonishment as Li Chuan's Shadow Clones challenged Sasori's full puppet force.

Li Chuan used his Shadow Clones to protect the recovering Konoha Ninja while he waited for a chance to defeat Sasori. After Sasori sealed space with the Sand Iron Spinning Top, Li Chuan revealed the power of his Flying Sword Wings, destroyed Sasori’s weapons and puppets, and captured the core in his chest.

• Sasori used the Third Kazekage’s Sand Iron World Formation to attack Hyuga Hiashi and the recovering Konoha Ninja, but Li Chuan’s Shadow Clones shielded them and vanished.
• Li Chuan told Sasori he had found his weakness, and Sasori launched the Sand Iron Spinning Top to disable Li Chuan’s Apparition and pull him in.
• Li Chuan summoned his Flying Sword Wings and used Twin Wings Demon Slaying to shred Sasori’s remaining puppets.
• Li Chuan’s Sword Wheel ground the Sand Iron Spinning Top into powder, lifting its spatial seal.
• Li Chuan Apparated behind Sasori, struck him with Expelliarmus, and seized the core from his shattered body.

Pain overwhelmed the Third and Konoha’s defenders, then used Universal Pull to reduce the village to a crater. Li Chuan survived the destruction with the ninjas he had protected and set out to confront what remained of Pain.

• The Third’s strongest Five Elemental Ninjutsu was absorbed by Preta Path Pain, while the Six Paths’ abilities and Naraka Path’s revivals kept Konoha’s forces from gaining ground.
• Zetsu reported that Li Chuan had defeated Deidara, Kisame, and Sasori and moved wounded villagers and ninjas to a shelter; Deva Path Pain then ordered Itachi to retreat and prepared to destroy Konoha.
• The other five Pains left the village as Nagato withdrew their power into Deva Path Pain, despite Konan warning that the technique would shorten his life.
• Deva Path Pain unleashed Universal Pull, obliterating Konoha; the Third survived behind the Adamantine Prison Wall while Li Chuan protected Hyuga Hiashi and other ninjas with the Iron Body Spell.
• Li Chuan left the survivors to rest and used Apparition to go see what was happening.

Li Chuan intervened as the Six Paths of Pain overwhelmed the Third Hokage and quickly destroyed Asura Path and Animal Path. The remaining Pains tried to counter his speed and abilities, and the chapter ended as Human Path attempted to extract Li Chuan’s soul and was met by Li Chuan’s projected primordial spirit.

• Deva Path Pain mocked the Third Hokage, and the weakened Hokage struggled against the Six Paths of Pain until Asura Path launched a tracking missile at him.
• Li Chuan appeared, turned the missile into stone with Vera Verto, and took over the fight after the Third Hokage warned him about the shared vision and hidden controller.
• Li Chuan entered Sage Mode and destroyed Asura Path with a single punch, but Animal Path summoned him back so Naraka Path could revive him.
• Li Chuan destroyed Animal Path’s summoned beasts with his sword wheels and killed the Dividing Dog with Avada Kedavra before punching through Animal Path.
• Asura Path fired a Laser Cannon, so Li Chuan used Apparition to reach Naraka Path, where Human Path tried to extract his soul.
• Li Chuan projected his primordial spirit from his body and sent it, carrying a fiery red bead, crashing toward Human Path.

Li Chuan defeated the Six Paths of Pain, broke free from Deva Path Pain’s Planetary Devastation, and located Nagato’s hiding place. He flew toward the cave and secretly set up the Nine Sons Heavenly Demon Profound Yin Banner around it.

• Li Chuan used Soul Extraction and his Crimson Spirit Fire Pearl to destroy the Human Path, then cut apart the Naraka Path.
• Li Chuan defeated the Asura Path and Preta Path with his Flying Sword Wings and faced Deva Path Pain.
• Deva Path Pain used Planetary Devastation to trap Li Chuan in a massive stone sphere, but Li Chuan opened all Eight Inner Gates and shattered it.
• Li Chuan knocked Deva Path Pain into the ground, took a Chakra Rod, and sensed Nagato’s location.
• Li Chuan left Shadow Clones to treat the wounded Konoha Ninja and flew to Nagato’s cave, where he set up the Nine Sons Heavenly Demon Profound Yin Banner.

Li Chuan confronted Nagato and exposed Obito’s identity and role in Yahiko’s death, then let Obito take Nagato’s Rinnegan while sealing the cave. He revealed that Madara had manipulated Obito’s life and orchestrated Rin’s death, leaving Obito to face the truth.

• Li Chuan entered Nagato’s hideout and told Nagato and Konan that Akatsuki’s plan would not bring peace and that someone was manipulating them.
• Li Chuan identified the masked man as Uchiha Obito and recounted his past, including how Obito had arranged Yahiko’s death and killed Akatsuki members who came to help Nagato.
• Nagato attacked Obito with Shinra Tensei, then Black Zetsu fused with Nagato while Konan reluctantly agreed to help Obito take the Rinnegan.
• Obito removed Nagato’s Rinnegan and tried to escape with Kamui, but Li Chuan’s seal blocked the ability.
• Li Chuan told Obito that Madara had orchestrated his life and Rin’s death as part of the Moon Eye Plan, then explained Madara’s scheme.

Li Chuan killed Obito, seized the Rinnegan, and sealed Black Zetsu after rejecting the Eye of the Moon Plan. He then tried to persuade Nagato that unifying the countries and ninja villages could bring lasting peace, leaving Nagato to consider his proposal.

• Obito accepted Black Zetsu's claim that the truth about Rin's death did not matter and insisted on creating a world where she existed.
• Li Chuan took Obito's eyes and killed him after failing to persuade him to abandon the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Black Zetsu attacked Li Chuan, who trapped him inside the Great Sumeru Profound Yin Cauldron.
• Konan pleaded for Nagato's life, while Nagato asked Li Chuan to spare her and kill him instead.
• Li Chuan told Nagato that uniting the world could end war and invited him to help build a peaceful empire.

Li Chuan persuaded Nagato to help him build a unified empire, restored Nagato’s body, and empowered him with the Extremis virus. After awakening a golden Rinnegan of his own, Li Chuan returned to Konoha, intending to revive those killed in the attack himself.

• Nagato agreed to help Li Chuan establish a unified empire if it could bring peace and end the cycle of hatred.
• Li Chuan implanted Obito’s Rinnegan and Mangekyō Sharingan in Nagato and injected him with the Extremis virus, restoring Nagato’s body and strength.
• Nagato said he could use Rinne Rebirth to revive the Konoha dead without dying, but Li Chuan told him to wait.
• Li Chuan transplanted a Rinnegan into himself and used Sage Mode to transform it into a golden Rinnegan, gaining mastery of the Rinnegan techniques.
• Li Chuan sent Nagato back to Amegakure with Itachi and the other Akatsuki members, then returned to Konoha and met the surviving ninjas.

After defeating Pain, Li Chuan used the Rinne Rebirth Jutsu to revive everyone killed in the attack, sacrificing his own life. Konoha’s survivors mourned him as a hero.

• Li Chuan told Third that he had taken one of Pain’s Rinnegan and could try to resurrect the dead, but the jutsu would cost the caster’s life.
• Third offered to perform the jutsu himself, but Li Chuan refused, saying Third lacked the strength to revive everyone.
• Li Chuan summoned the King of Hell and performed the Rinne Rebirth Jutsu, restoring the Konoha ninjas killed in battle.
• After reviving everyone, Li Chuan collapsed, and the hospital director confirmed that he had died.
• Third and the Konoha ninjas mourned Li Chuan and honored him as Konoha’s hero.

Li Chuan revealed that he had faked his death and revived himself after Third declared him the Fifth Hokage. He restored Konoha with his clones and accepted the appointment, leaving the village celebrating its new leader.

• Third declared Li Chuan the Fifth Hokage as Konoha's ninjas bowed to him.
• Li Chuan revealed his survival with a staged display of magic and claimed a mysterious figure had sent him back to life.
• Li Chuan created two thousand Shadow Clones, which repaired Konoha's ruined buildings in less than ten minutes.
• Hyuga Hiashi explained that Third had appointed Li Chuan as the Fifth Hokage and that the villagers had accepted the decision.
• Third confirmed Li Chuan's appointment, and Li Chuan promised to become a worthy Hokage and uphold the Will of Fire.

As Hokage, Li Chuan spent six months learning Konoha’s ninjutsu and planning with Nagato to collect the Tailed Beasts and cultivate the Ten-Tails. Before his return countdown expired, he absorbed Itachi’s Mangekyō and awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, then summoned a massive Susanoo.

• Li Chuan practiced the Super Expansion Jutsu and other ninjutsu, using Shadow Clones to manage his Hokage duties and accelerate his studies.
• Li Chuan secretly met Nagato to plan the Akatsuki’s Tailed Beast operation, and recruited Zabuza and Haku to strengthen the group.
• Li Chuan planned to grow the Ten-Tails into a Divine Tree and use Ōtsutsuki Isshiki as its sacrifice, but decided to strengthen himself before confronting him.
• Li Chuan used Itachi’s newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan to evolve his right eye into an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Li Chuan summoned a 150-meter orange-red Susanoo wielding the Totsuka Blade and Yata Mirror.

Li Chuan tested a Sage Mode-enhanced Susanoo in another world, then returned to the Marvel universe and continued traveling with Wanda, Gamora, and Nebula. As they headed for Xandar, Ravagers surrounded and seized their unarmed ship, leaving Li Chuan ready to turn the attack to his advantage.

• Li Chuan merged Golden Core True Essence with Chakra, activated Sage Mode, and transformed his Susanoo into a 300-meter-tall Three-Headed Six-Armed form.
• Li Chuan returned to the Marvel main world and concealed his Rinnegan with a colored contact lens.
• Wanda asked Gamora and Nebula about their love lives, and Li Chuan offered to restore Nebula's body, but she declined until after killing Thanos.
• Gamora and Nebula piloted the ship toward Xandar while Li Chuan and Wanda spent time together aboard it.
• More than a dozen Ravager ships surrounded the unarmed octopus spaceship, and their grappling claws began dragging it toward the largest ship.
• Li Chuan saw the attack as an opportunity to gain startup money and a faster ship.

Li Chuan and his companions captured a Ravager ship after Li Chuan used his Sharingan to subdue its crew and Wanda destroyed the weapons of reinforcements. Li Chuan named his team the Guardians of the Galaxy and began questioning the Ravager leader, Kakarra.

• Li Chuan declared that the Ravagers had been robbed, then used his Sharingan to trap Kakarra and his crew in a hallucination and bound them with Binding Charm.
• Wanda destroyed the weapons of more than twenty Ravagers who rushed in, leaving them at her mercy with hovering Vibranium daggers.
• Kakarra asked who Li Chuan and his companions were, and Li Chuan introduced them as the Guardians of the Galaxy with himself as captain.
• Li Chuan threatened to send the Ravagers into space unless they answered his questions, and Kakarra agreed to cooperate.