Chapter Summaries

Aizen’s invasion sent countless Menos into the Rukongai District, and Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni ordered the Gotei 13 to repel them. Shunsui Kyoraku and Jūshirō Ukitake warned that Aizen might target Yamamoto, but Yamamoto refused additional protection and prepared to face him.

• Countless Menos poured into the Rukongai District, slaughtering residents as they fled.
• Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni ordered Chōjirō to deploy every Death God of the Gotei 13 against the Menos.
• Shunsui Kyoraku and Jūshirō Ukitake warned Yamamoto that Aizen’s invasion might be a prelude to a plan targeting him.
• Yamamoto refused to gather the captains to guard him, insisting that protecting Soul Society mattered more.
• Yamamoto told Shunsui Kyoraku and Jūshirō Ukitake to leave and declared himself ready for Aizen’s king-versus-king battle.

Shunsui Kyoraku reassured Jūshirō Ukitake that Aizen was destined to fail, but Aizen had never come to the Soul Society and was pursuing his own ambitions in Las Noches. He prepared to test the Hogyoku’s true power.

• After most of the Death Gods left to provide support, Jūshirō Ukitake asked Shunsui Kyoraku if he was comfortable leaving Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni alone.
• Shunsui Kyoraku said Aizen was cautious but destined to fail, then invited Jūshirō Ukitake for a drink.
• Aizen rejected the idea of earning Hoshiryu’s approval and resolved to act by his own rules.
• Aizen sat in deserted Las Noches with the glowing Hogyoku and prepared to see its true power.

Aizen used the Hogyoku to devour spiritual particles, pushing the Soul Reaper World toward destruction and turning the Hogyoku into an unstable bomb. Hoshiryu sensed the danger while on a date with Unohana, as Yamamoto prepared to confront Aizen and was interrupted by Mayuri and his two disciples.

• Aizen's use of the Hogyoku drained spiritual particles and threatened to destabilize the world.
• Hoshiryu noticed the danger and reassured Unohana that someone was trying to overturn the order of the world.
• Yamamoto waited for Aizen and prepared to use Bankai, despite its destructive cost.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Yamamoto's two disciples returned, and one warned Yamamoto that something terrible had happened.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi reported that an unstable force in Hueco Mundo was threatening the balance of the three realms, and Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni suspected Aizen was responsible. The force then vanished and Mayuri declared the crisis resolved, but Kisuke Urahara arrived and warned that Aizen would not make such a simple mistake.

• Mayuri Kurotsuchi told Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni that a mysterious force in the Forest of Menos was absorbing spirit particles and could cause the three realms to collapse.
• Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni suspected Aizen had orchestrated the threat and grew furious at having been deceived.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi noticed the force's energy readings had suddenly vanished and said the three realms could restore their balance.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi argued with someone who questioned his readings, then discovered the speaker was Kisuke Urahara.
• Kisuke Urahara warned that Aizen was too careful to make such a low-level mistake.

Kisuke Urahara admitted he had no solution for Aizen, prompting Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni to leave for Hueco Mundo. After Yamamoto departed, Urahara revealed he had been pretending to fool him, provoking Mayuri Kurotsuchi into unleashing his Bankai.

• Shunsui Kyoraku welcomed Kisuke Urahara and asked whether he had a plan to deal with Aizen.
• Urahara said he had no solution and described Aizen as consumed by power and ambition.
• Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni declared he would destroy Hueco Mundo and flew away.
• Jūshirō Ukitake asked Urahara to speak openly after Yamamoto left.
• Urahara revealed he had fooled Yamamoto with his act and teased Mayuri Kurotsuchi.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi erupted in anger and released Bankai—Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō.

Kisuke Urahara fought Mayuri Kurotsuchi while Yoruichi gathered the captains, then was pressed to explain why he had summoned them. The captains demanded a reason for standing aside while Soul Society’s forces fought in Rukongai District.

• Mayuri Kurotsuchi unleashed Ashisogi Jizo and attacked Kisuke Urahara, who remained calm and did not draw his Shikai.
• Yoruichi arrived in a flash of lightning and kicked Mayuri Kurotsuchi away from Kisuke Urahara.
• Yoruichi and Soi Fon reunited, and Yoruichi tousled Soi Fon’s hair before Shunsui Kyoraku interrupted them.
• Yoruichi asked Kisuke Urahara why he had gathered the captains.
• Byakuya and the other captains demanded an explanation, warning that they would consider Kisuke Urahara a traitor if he had no suitable reason.

Kisuke Urahara demanded that Yamamoto be removed as Captain-Commander and that he take the position, then summoned Hoshiryu to stop Kenpachi from challenging him. Hoshiryu declared that Kisuke had won the trial.

• Kisuke Urahara received an alarm and told the captains that replacing Yamamoto was the only way to preserve the balance of the Three Realms.
• Kisuke Urahara demanded that the captains remove Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni from office and make him Captain-Commander.
• Kenpachi charged Kisuke Urahara, while the other captains watched to see whether he could back up his claim.
• Kisuke Urahara summoned Hoshiryu, who appeared through a spatial passage and sealed Kenpachi's movements.
• Hoshiryu restored Kenpachi's movements and declared that Kisuke Urahara had won the trial.

Hoshiryu explained how Kisuke Urahara had passed his test by recognizing that Hoshiryu wanted an obedient tool, but then sent him to face Yamamoto for the trouble he had caused. He left after the captains realized their conflict had become a test, with Urahara poised to become Captain-Commander.

• Hoshiryu told Urahara to deal with the trouble he had caused, and Urahara guessed that Yamamoto was waiting for him.
• Urahara tried to flee, but Yamamoto blocked his escape and struck him with Ryūjin Jakka.
• Hoshiryu explained to the captains that Aizen had cheated while Yamamoto had arrogantly tried to expose him, drawing Hoshiryu's attention to Urahara instead.
• The captains realized Hoshiryu had treated their conflict as a test and that Urahara had won, though his cleverness had earned Hoshiryu's displeasure.
• Hoshiryu said Aizen could have won by choosing the right path, then vanished.

Hoshiryu confronted Aizen and rejected his claim that justice motivated his actions, insisting he followed only his own will. As Aizen unleashed a world-threatening surge of energy, Hoshiryu addressed everyone through a vast projection, announced that he would take over the world, and stopped the disaster.

• Aizen told Hoshiryu that his actions revealed a softhearted nature, but Hoshiryu said he acted according to his own desires.
• Aizen realized that Hoshiryu would not let him turn the situation around and laughed as the world began to shake.
• Aizen's energy spread from Hueco Mundo, causing panic across Hueco Mundo, Soul Society, and the Living World.
• Hoshiryu projected his image across the world, introduced himself, and announced that he would take over.
• Hoshiryu blamed the tremors on Aizen's attempt to force him to back down, then stopped the abnormal phenomena with a snap of his fingers.

Hoshiryu rewound the damage caused by the chaos, erased Aizen, and warned the world against opposing him. As the Naruto World and the Soul Reaper World prepared to merge, he brought a planet into view, briefly revealing a vast cosmic expanse and the world’s laws.

• Hoshiryu reversed time, restoring the lives and buildings lost during the chaos while leaving people with fragments of memory.
• Aizen challenged Hoshiryu, but Hoshiryu froze him with the world’s laws and made him vanish; memories of Aizen then faded from those who had known him.
• Hoshiryu left the projection open as the Naruto World and the Soul Reaper World prepared to merge, warning those who harbored ill intent.
• Hoshiryu brought his hands together, and an enormous planet appeared and passed through the world like a phantom.
• The planet’s passage revealed stars, the Milky Way, and the world’s laws to everyone for a few minutes before the phenomena disappeared.

After Hoshiryu fused the worlds and revealed his power, Ichibei Hyosube and the other Zero Division members accepted that he would take the throne, following the Spirit King's final wish. As Hoshiryu prepared to leave Hueco Mundo, he noticed someone bold enough to challenge him.

• Ichibei Hyosube recognized that Hoshiryu's world fusion had revealed the world's laws to him and eased his fears about Hoshiryu's intentions.
• Tenjirō Kirinji and Shutara Senjumaru debated how to deal with the man who claimed he would seize their world.
• Ichibei Hyosube told the Zero Division that the Spirit King had entrusted the world to Hoshiryu and urged them to prepare for a new king.
• People throughout the world of Death Gods tacitly accepted Hoshiryu's declaration after discussing his overwhelming power.
• As Hoshiryu prepared to leave Hueco Mundo, he sensed someone coming to cause trouble and remarked on their courage.

Hoshiryu arrived at the standoff between Yhwach and Soul Society, where Yhwach taunted Yamamoto over losing his position as Captain-Commander. Hoshiryu then appeared beside Yhwach and demanded that he choose submission or death.

• Yhwach mocked Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni and called him a former Captain-Commander.
• Hoshiryu appeared above the standoff, and Yhwach's confidence faded as he remembered Hoshiryu's power.
• Hoshiryu noticed Yoruichi waving, chose to leave the confrontation, and vanished from the air.
• Hoshiryu reappeared beside Yhwach, placed a hand on his shoulder, and demanded submission or death.

Hoshiryu decided that Yhwach's ambition made him too dangerous to spare and killed him. The Stern Ritter then swore loyalty to Hoshiryu as their new king.

• Yhwach hesitated to surrender while the Stern Ritter stood silently behind him.
• Hoshiryu grew impatient and decided that sparing Yhwach could threaten his future peace.
• Hoshiryu addressed Yhwach as “Little Ha” and made him disintegrate into nothingness.
• The terrified Stern Ritter knelt and declared Hoshiryu their only king.

Hoshiryu returned to the Death God camp, where Yoruichi eagerly awaited him. Their reunion turned playful and intimate as she complained about his absence and revealed her jealousy over his time with Captain Unohana.

• Hoshiryu ignored the Stern Ritter and walked toward the Death God camp, showing no interest in their thrones.
• Yoruichi waited for Hoshiryu while Kisuke Urahara watched with tangled feelings about his own unspoken affection for her.
• Yoruichi ran toward Hoshiryu but stopped before embracing him and reproached him for leaving her behind to spend time with Captain Unohana.
• Hoshiryu caught Yoruichi's hand, drew her close, and asked whether she was jealous.
• Yoruichi blushed and tried to appear calm, while her words and expression revealed that she was jealous of Captain Unohana.

Hoshiryu and Yoruichi confessed their desire to face the future together, but Unohana interrupted their romantic moment. Hoshiryu drew both women into his arms and invited Unohana to walk with them, easing her hurt.

• Hoshiryu told Yoruichi that he was an ordinary traveler who wanted to be by her side and perhaps become something more.
• Yoruichi leaned against Hoshiryu, and they promised to keep walking forward together.
• Unohana asked if she should leave, interrupting the couple's moment.
• Hoshiryu embraced Yoruichi and Unohana and said the three of them should walk together.
• Unohana's hurt softened as she accepted the situation.

Hoshiryu explained that the Soul Society’s merger with the Ninja World would enrich its resources rather than cause scarcity. Hashirama and Madara tried to leave for another dance contest, but Mito stopped them and prepared to teach them a lesson.

• Tsunade confronted Hoshiryu over his growing household, while the other women worried about getting less time with him.
• Hashirama praised Hoshiryu’s latest achievement and worried that the Soul Society’s arrival could spark conflict over resources.
• Hoshiryu explained that the merging worlds would combine their resources and create more abundance.
• Madara teased Hashirama about their dance contests, and Hashirama dragged him outside to compete again.
• Mito blocked Hashirama and Madara and threatened them with broken bones as a lesson.

Hoshiryu restrained Madara Uchiha as Mito Uzumaki beat him, then assigned Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha to handle the Soul Society’s integration into their world. Hoshiryu vanished with his confidantes, leaving them with the work.

• Madara Uchiha tried to quietly slip away from Mito Uzumaki, but Hoshiryu restrained him and exposed his escape.
• Mito Uzumaki confronted Madara Uchiha and struck him before announcing that she was leaving.
• Hoshiryu assigned Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha the task of integrating the Soul Society into their world.
• Hoshiryu vanished with his confidantes, leaving Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha to handle the new responsibilities.

Hoshiryu completed his mission in the Dragon Ball World, helped it merge with the Naruto World, and reached the status of a Great Dao Sage before returning to the real world with the women. The author then apologized for the novel’s hiatus and explained that this follow-up was written to provide an ending.

• Hoshiryu traveled to the Dragon Ball World, joined young Son Goku and Bulma on their Dragon Ball search, and began training Goku after the group gathered the Dragon Balls.
• Hoshiryu trained Goku and later guided him on a journey that eliminated the Red Ribbon Army, defeated King Piccolo, and led Piccolo to become Hoshiryu’s disciple.
• Hoshiryu brought Goku and Piccolo together for a martial arts tournament, then took them and Bulma to find and defeat Frieza, Beerus, and Zeno over the following decades.
• Hoshiryu’s victory led the Naruto World to absorb the Dragon Ball World, and Hoshiryu advanced to Da Luo before learning the system’s origin and purpose.
• Hoshiryu merged with his Three Corpses to become a Great Dao Sage, brought new changes to every world, and returned to the real world with the women.
• The author apologized for stopping updates and said the follow-up was written to give the novel an ending.