Chapter Summaries

Li Chuan agreed to attend Hammer Industries’ exhibition with Wanda and found a mission to stop the robot uprising there. Their plans were interrupted when Ancient One arrived at their home, leaving Li Chuan wondering why she wanted to speak with them.

• Wanda showed Li Chuan an invitation to Hammer Industries’ exhibition, and he agreed to go with her and May’s family.
• Li Chuan found a mission to stop the exhibition’s robot uprising, with thirty days of Minor World time as its reward.
• Ancient One arrived at Li Chuan and Wanda’s home and asked to speak with them.
• Li Chuan told Wanda to invite Ancient One inside, while he considered why the Sorcerer Supreme had come.

Master Ancient One visited Li Chuan and Wanda to invite them to join Kamar-Taj, explaining its purpose and what membership involved. After learning they would remain free to live as they wished, they agreed to join as allies.

• Li Chuan welcomed Master Ancient One into his home and asked why she had come.
• Master Ancient One explained that she had tracked how Li Chuan's growing influence had changed the possible futures and invited him and Wanda to join Kamar-Taj.
• Wanda and Li Chuan learned that Kamar-Taj protected Earth from other-dimensional threats and that membership would not bind them to its rules.
• Li Chuan asked about the consequences of refusing, their obligations, and the benefits of joining.
• Master Ancient One said they could decline without penalty and that, as members, they would only be called upon during major crises, while gaining access to magical knowledge and books.
• Li Chuan and Wanda accepted the invitation, and Li Chuan reflected that Kamar-Taj's magic required borrowing power from dimensional beings and repaying it.

Li Chuan accepted Ancient One’s invitation to visit Kamar-Taj and planned a trip with Wanda, while preparing to help Thor defeat the Destroyer. At Project Pegasus, the Tesseract grew unstable as Nick Fury pressed Erik Selvig to develop weapons, and Thanos learned it had awakened on Earth.

• Ancient One invited Li Chuan to exchange magical knowledge at Kamar-Taj, then left through a portal.
• Li Chuan and Wanda planned to visit Kamar-Taj in four days, after Li Chuan received a quest to help Thor defeat the Destroyer in Bridge Town three days later.
• Nick Fury asked Erik Selvig to develop portable energy weapons from the Tesseract, but Erik warned that it was becoming unstable.
• Erik Selvig asked Nick Fury to let Jane Foster and Daisy Lewis leave Project Pegasus, but Fury insisted they stay until the mission was complete.
• The Chitauri Sorcerer told Thanos that the Tesseract had awakened on Earth, and Thanos ordered Gamora and Nebula summoned for a new mission.

At the Hammer Industries demonstration, Ivan Vanko seized control of the Iron Robots and turned the event into an attack on Tony and the crowd. As civilians fled, Li Chuan and Wanda transformed into their superhero forms to confront the threat.

• Justin Hammer introduced Hammer Industries' Iron Robots to the audience at the Queens Grand Exhibition Hall.
• All thirty-two robots opened fire, shattered the glass ceiling, and sent the attendees fleeing.
• Tony put on his portable Iron Man suit, learned from Hammer that Vanko controlled the robots, and escaped into the sky.
• Li Chuan called Xiao San to take May and Peter to safety, then transformed into the Dark Male Wizard.
• Wanda transformed into the Scarlet Witch as Li Chuan warned her to be careful against their powerful opponent.

Li Chuan and Wanda fought Ivan Vanko’s robots at the exhibition while Tony struggled to evade their attacks. Wanda transformed several robots, and Li Chuan swept the remaining machines into a towering column of water, leaving the battle underway.

• Ivan Vanko sent his Iron Soldiers after Tony and used the attack to make Iron Man appear weak.
• Wanda transformed an Army Robot’s weapons and body parts into kitchen utensils, while Ivan watched in disbelief.
• Li Chuan destroyed a robot with Confringo when it turned its cannon on Wanda.
• Ivan redirected his remaining ground robots to attack Li Chuan and Wanda, so Li Chuan told Wanda to get behind him.
• Li Chuan used the Great Waterfall Jutsu to sweep the robots into rushing water, then lifted the water into a towering column with Violent Whirlwind.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Chuan uses his Water and Lightning Styles to destroy thirteen robots attacking Tony.
• Ivan, enraged by the robots' destruction, dons his Whipsuit and joins the fight.
• Tony, low on power, seeks Li Chuan's help and lands beside him.
• Wanda warns Tony not to lead Li Chuan astray.
• Ivan arrives, vowing to kill all three of them, and attacks with his electrified whips.

Character Developments

• Li Chuan demonstrates his powerful magical abilities, gaining Ivan's respect and fear.
• Tony acknowledges his past mistakes and expresses remorse to Wanda, showing personal growth.
• Wanda reveals her protective nature towards Li Chuan, warning Tony not to lead him astray.
• Ivan's anger and desire for revenge drive him to personally engage in the battle.

Significant Themes

• Redemption and atonement (Tony's apology to Wanda and his efforts to make amends for Stark Industries' past actions).
• Protection and loyalty (Wanda's warning to Tony, showcasing her love and concern for Li Chuan).
• Revenge and obsession (Ivan's single-minded pursuit of vengeance against Tony).

Character Interactions

• Li Chuan and Tony reunite, with Tony seeking Li Chuan's help due to his low power.
• Wanda warns Tony not to lead Li Chuan astray, revealing her protective nature.
• Ivan joins the fight, vowing to kill all three of them, setting the stage for a climactic battle.

Li Chuan and Wanda fought Ivan Vanko and his robot soldiers alongside Tony, using magic, ninjutsu, and explosive tags to destroy several robots. After Ivan struck Li Chuan with an electric whip, Wanda’s rage surged as she turned on him.

• Li Chuan warned Wanda to escape if danger arose, then he and Wanda used Apparition to evade the robots while Tony flew at Ivan.
• Tony fought Ivan to keep him from controlling the robots, while Li Chuan and Wanda attacked the machines with magic.
• The robots took to the air and suppressed Li Chuan and Wanda with machine-gun fire, but Li Chuan used Explosive Tags and a Water Dragon Bullet to destroy five of them.
• Ivan threw the battered Tony aside and whipped Li Chuan, who blocked the blow with a shield and was sent flying.
• Wanda saw Li Chuan get hurt, glared at Ivan, and released a surge of red light.

Wanda used her Chaos Magic to defeat Ivan and his remaining robot soldiers after Ivan attacked Li Chuan. Li Chuan stopped her from killing Ivan, healed Tony, and took Ivan away for his technical skills while warning Tony not to expose them to the media.

• Ivan attacked Li Chuan and ordered his seven remaining robot soldiers to fire on him, but Wanda restrained Ivan and smashed the robots with her Chaos Magic.
• Wanda stripped Ivan of his Whipsuit and nearly crushed him, but Li Chuan told her to stop because Ivan could still be useful.
• Wanda checked Li Chuan for injuries, and he reassured her that he was unharmed.
• Li Chuan healed Tony, who praised Wanda's choice of his Dark Male Wizard nickname after learning she had coined it.
• Li Chuan took Wanda and the unconscious Ivan away by Apparition and told Tony not to reveal them to the media.

Li Chuan recruited Tony to help with a dangerous mission in Bridge Town and returned to Sokovia, where he began evaluating the completed Reinforcement Potion No. 1. The potion could double a person's strength and trigger an even greater boost when they became angry, though the chapter ended before Li Chuan decided how to use it.

• Li Chuan asked Tony to meet him in Bridge Town in three days and told him how to find a new element that could cure his palladium poisoning.
• Li Chuan flew to Sokovia with the unconscious Ivan Vanko and used spells to make Ivan loyal to his secret base.
• Dr. Smith reported that Reinforcement Potion No. 1 had passed human trials without side effects, and Li Chuan asked about its effects.
• Dr. Smith showed that the potion roughly doubled physical strength and power, with further enhancement triggered by anger and agitation.

Li Chuan injected Reinforcement Potion No. 1, tested its effects, and reached Kage-level combat strength in his Second Form. He returned to the Naruto World to improve his ninjutsu, while worrying that traveling between worlds would make him age faster than Wanda.

• Li Chuan erased Dr. List's memories of Hydra with a Memory Charm and injected Reinforcement Potion No. 1.
• Li Chuan smashed a desk with his increased strength and used the Second Form to raise his physical power and Chakra reserves further.
• Li Chuan estimated that his Second Form had brought him to Kage-level and decided to return to the Naruto World to learn more powerful ninjutsu.
• Li Chuan arrived at the Prince's Mansion in the Land of Fire and reflected on the year and a half that had passed for him since his last visit.
• Li Chuan considered ways to extend his lifespan and rejected Orochimaru's body-switching technique, the Philosopher's Stone, and Horcruxes.

Li Chuan arrived in Konoha with Zabuza and Haku disguised as members of his entourage, using his status as a prince to gain entry while scouting the village ahead of the Chunin Exams. After greeting Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke, he left the story poised to reconnect with them.

• Li Chuan reminded Zabuza and Haku to maintain their disguises as Captain Zhan and the maid Haku while accompanying him to Konoha.
• Haku presented the travel permit at Konoha's gates, and Izumo Kamizuki agreed to escort Li Chuan and his entourage to the Hokage.
• Li Chuan left the carriage and walked through Konoha with Izumo Kamizuki, Kotetsu Hagane, Zabuza, and Haku, observing the village and asking which other villages had arrived for the Chunin Exams.
• Li Chuan spotted Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke and greeted them, and the three Genin called out to him in surprise.

Li Chuan arrived in Konoha as the Prince of the Land of Fire to observe the Chunin Selection Exam, surprising Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, who agreed to meet him for ramen. At the Hokage Building, he encountered Kakashi and several Konoha ninja, and explained that the daimyo had sent him because of his Fire Temple training and ninjutsu.

• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura welcomed Li Chuan, and he revealed that he was also a prince of the Land of Fire.
• Li Chuan promised to treat the three Genin to ramen after meeting the Hokage, then went with Izumo Kamizuki to the Hokage Building.
• Li Chuan recognized several Konoha ninja leaving a meeting and considered obtaining Might Guy's Eight Inner Gates technique.
• Might Guy challenged Kakashi to another showdown, but Kakashi noticed Li Chuan and used a Body Flicker Technique to approach him.
• Izumo Kamizuki identified Li Chuan as the prince, and Li Chuan told Kakashi that the daimyo had sent him to observe the Chunin Exams.

Li Chuan met the Third at the Hokage Building and accepted a jonin escort, while deciding that the Third’s death during the Konoha Crush Plan would serve his plans better than saving him. He left the meeting intending to seize the Scroll of Sealing amid the chaos.

• Li Chuan left Zabuza and Haku downstairs and went with Izumo Kamizuki to meet the Third.
• The Third warmly welcomed Li Chuan and explained that a jonin would accompany him around Konoha for security during the Chunin Selection Exam.
• Li Chuan accepted the escort, recognizing that refusing might increase the Third’s suspicions and surveillance.
• Li Chuan concluded that he could not gain the Third’s full trust or access to Konoha’s advanced ninjutsu.
• Li Chuan chose to take advantage of the Konoha Crush Plan to seize the Scroll of Sealing, and decided the Third should die.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Chuan arrives in Konoha with Tenzo (Yamato) as his bodyguard.
• Li Chuan requests to visit Ichiraku Ramen, where he meets Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura.
• Li Chuan shares his positive deeds in the Land of Waves, further enhancing his image.

Character Developments

• Li Chuan: Shows his kindness and goodwill, aiming to improve his image and relationships in Konoha.
• Tenzo (Yamato): Demonstrates loyalty and professionalism as a bodyguard, also showing respect and affection towards Kakashi.
• Kakashi: Maintains vigilance but shows warmth towards Tenzo, his senior and former teammate.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura: Display admiration for Li Chuan's positive actions.

Significant Themes

• Image and Reputation: Li Chuan actively promotes his good deeds to improve his image and strengthen his relationships with Konoha's inhabitants.
• Friendship and Trust: Kakashi and Tenzo's bond highlights the importance of friendship and trust among ninjas.
• Kindness and Compassion: Li Chuan's actions in the Land of Waves demonstrate his compassion towards the less fortunate.

Character Interactions

• Li Chuan and Tenzo: Li Chuan tries to maintain a friendly relationship with Tenzo, despite knowing he is being monitored.
• Li Chuan and Kakashi: They show familiarity and mutual respect, with Li Chuan treating Kakashi like an old friend.
• Li Chuan and Naruto: They bond over their shared love for Ichiraku Ramen and Tonkotsu Chashu Ramen.

Team 7 received Chunin Exam applications while Kakashi secretly revealed his face to Li Chuan. As Li Chuan surveyed Konoha, he encountered Danzo and openly praised him, leaving their relationship on cordial terms.

• Ayame served ramen, and Kakashi gave Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke Chunin Exam applications while warning them that candidates could die.
• Kakashi briefly removed his mask to eat, allowing Li Chuan to see his handsome face and beauty mark while the others missed their chance.
• Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke decided to take the exam, and the group later parted after touring Konoha with Li Chuan.
• Li Chuan spent several days mapping Konoha and inferred that Root's base might lie near the training grounds north of Hokage Rock.
• Li Chuan encountered Danzo near Training Ground Four and praised his leadership and bearing.

Li Chuan charmed Danzo with false praise, then went with Tenzo to check on Naruto’s Chunin Selection Exam. The next morning, he visited the Forest of Death and spotted Orochimaru disguised as a Grass Ninja.

• Danzo hinted that Tenzo would serve under him if he became Hokage, but Tenzo insisted he was now called Tenzo and followed the Hokage’s orders.
• After Danzo left, Li Chuan told Tenzo he had lied to flatter him and admitted the daimyo opposed Danzo’s warmongering.
• Li Chuan and Tenzo learned Naruto’s team had passed the written exam and would enter the Forest of Death survival test the next day.
• Li Chuan planned to find Orochimaru and bargain for the location of Konoha’s Forbidden Scroll.
• Li Chuan and Tenzo arrived at Training Ground No. 44, where Li Chuan greeted Anko and spotted Orochimaru disguised as a Grass Ninja.

Li Chuan accompanied Anko and Tenzo into the Forest of Death, where Anko sensed Orochimaru nearby and rushed off to intercept him. Li Chuan followed her, while Tenzo chose to warn the Third Hokage about the threat.

• Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke reacted to Li Chuan’s visit before the examinees entered the Forest of Death.
• Li Chuan delayed his trip to the tower to buy sweet rice dumplings and red bean soup, then entered the forest with Anko and Tenzo.
• Anko felt her curse mark sting and sensed Orochimaru nearby, so she set off to intercept him and told the others to alert the Third Hokage.
• Li Chuan chased after Anko, while Tenzo left the food beneath a tree and hurried toward the tower to warn the Third Hokage.
• A red-haired Grass Ninja girl who had become separated from her teammates found the food beneath the tree.

Li Chuan followed Anko to confront Orochimaru, who defeated Anko and revealed his plans for Sasuke. Li Chuan transformed into a giant and struck down Orochimaru’s summoned snake, beginning the fight himself.

• Li Chuan caught up with Anko as she pursued Orochimaru and followed her to the battle site.
• Anko attacked Orochimaru and tried to seal him and herself together, but Orochimaru escaped the trap and drained her strength through her curse mark.
• Li Chuan rescued the unconscious Naruto and told Sasuke and Sakura that their opponent was Orochimaru, an S-rank rogue ninja.
• Orochimaru ordered his giant snake to attack the group and said that none of them could leave while his experiment remained unfinished.
• Li Chuan activated the Second Form and punched through the giant snake’s head, killing it instantly.

Li Chuan fought Orochimaru during the Forest of Death attack, using his enhanced strength and Disarming Charm to knock Orochimaru away. Orochimaru survived with his Snake Substitution Technique, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Li Chuan killed Orochimaru’s giant snake and gave Sasuke and Sakura time to carry the injured Anko and Naruto away.
• Li Chuan caught Orochimaru’s tongue and spun him through the air, but Orochimaru escaped with his Snake Substitution Technique.
• Orochimaru attacked Li Chuan with the Kusanagi Sword, and Li Chuan drew the Elder Wand to counter him.
• Li Chuan’s Expelliarmus knocked the Kusanagi Sword from Orochimaru’s hand, letting Li Chuan strike him with a Half-Step Collapsing Fist.
• Orochimaru recovered by crawling out of his mangled body, and Li Chuan realized the fight was not over.

Li Chuan defeated Orochimaru’s snake swarm and forced him to abandon his pursuit of Sasuke, then revealed he knew about the Konoha Crush Plan. He asked Orochimaru to help locate Konoha’s Forbidden Scroll and offered silence and freedom to pursue Sasuke in return, leaving Orochimaru suspicious and angered by the bargain.

• Li Chuan used Raijin - Thousand-Armed Killing to destroy Orochimaru’s venomous snakes, then used Acala to beat Orochimaru again.
• Orochimaru decided to retreat rather than summon Manda or risk disrupting his Konoha Crush Plan.
• Li Chuan named the Konoha Crush Plan, stunning Orochimaru, who wondered whether Danzo had told him.
• Li Chuan asked Orochimaru to use his spies to find Konoha’s Forbidden Scroll.
• Orochimaru asked what he would gain, and Li Chuan offered not to inform the Third or stop him from pursuing Sasuke again.
• Orochimaru coldly challenged Li Chuan over whether he understood what he was saying.