Recaps

Obito decided Akatsuki could no longer wait and ordered a full-scale attack on Konoha to capture Naruto, with Nagato’s Rinne Rebirth as a contingency if Hawking appeared. Akatsuki reached Konoha, where Sasuke insisted on killing Danzo, Mitokado Hamura, and Utatane Koharu before helping destroy the village.

• Zetsu reported that Hawking appeared in Konoha for only an hour each day and had not appeared for several days.
• Obito ordered Akatsuki to attack Konoha at four the next afternoon and told Zetsu to control Nagato and use Rinne Rebirth to revive Uchiha Madara if the battle went wrong.
• Obito, Konan, Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain, Sasuke, and Team Hawk gathered outside Konoha with the other Akatsuki members accounted for.
• Sasuke told Deva Path Pain that he would target Danzo, Mitokado Hamura, and Utatane Koharu before helping destroy Konoha.
• Deva Path Pain accepted Sasuke’s demand and sent Animal Path into Konoha first.

Hawking arrived in Konoha during Akatsuki’s invasion and flew toward Training Ground Zero after spotting Sasuke’s Susanoo, intending to copy Danzo’s memories and pursue Sasuke’s Indra Chakra. Meanwhile, Obito noticed that the Nine-Tails’ chakra had vanished from Naruto and returned to the second battlefield to capture him.

• Gamikichi told Hawking that Akatsuki and Sasuke had invaded Konoha, and Hawking used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the village.
• Hawking surveyed the ruined village and saw Jiraiya and Konoha’s fighters battling Pain in the south while Naruto, Kakashi, and others faced Obito and Konan in the north.
• Hawking spotted Sasuke’s Susanoo emerging near Training Ground Zero and realized Sasuke had gone after Danzo at Root’s headquarters.
• Hawking flew toward Training Ground Zero, planning to extract Danzo’s soul and copy his memories before Sasuke killed him.
• Obito sensed that the Nine-Tails’ chakra had disappeared from Naruto, searched for Hawking at Jiraiya’s battlefield, then returned to capture Naruto.

Hawking interrupted Sasuke’s fight with Danzo and stole Shisui’s Sharingan before declaring that he would not interfere further. Sasuke resumed his attack on the now-weakened Danzo.

• Sasuke used his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and Susanoo to overwhelm Danzo, while Jugo, Hozuki Suigetsu, and Karin kept the Root ninjas at bay.
• Danzo told Sasuke that Itachi had sacrificed himself for Konoha, and Sasuke vowed to kill Danzo, the village advisers, and everyone in the village.
• Sasuke crushed Danzo with Susanoo, and Danzo revived using Izanagi before tearing off his uncontrollable right arm.
• Danzo prepared to use Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami on Sasuke, but Hawking appeared and plucked Shisui’s eye from Danzo’s right eye.
• Hawking flew away and told Sasuke and Danzo to settle their grudges without him, and Sasuke attacked Danzo with Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi.

Hawking killed Danzo, copied his memories, and defeated Sasuke when Sasuke attacked him. He then flew to help Naruto, who was about to be captured by Obito as Kakashi and the others struggled against Konan.

• Hawking seized Danzo’s departing soul with the Rinnegan Human Path and copied his memories after Sasuke killed Danzo.
• Sasuke attacked Hawking with Kagutsuchi, but Hawking blocked it with energy blasts from his eyes.
• Hawking rushed past Sasuke’s Susanoo and punched him hard enough to knock him unconscious; Karin, Suigetsu, and Jugo reacted in alarm.
• Hawking warned Sasuke that he would spare him for Naruto’s sake, secretly marked him with a Flying Thunder God Formula, and flew toward Naruto.
• Obito prepared to pull the exhausted Naruto into his dimension while Kakashi and the others were unable to break through Konan’s attacks.

Hawking arrived in Konoha and drove Obito back with Fiendfyre, allowing Kakashi and the others to regroup with Naruto. He revealed that Sasuke and Danzo were fighting, leaving Naruto and Sakura anxious to learn what had happened to Sasuke.

• Obito began drawing Naruto into Kamui, but Hawking arrived using the Flying Thunder God Technique and forced Obito to stop and retreat.
• Obito attacked Hawking with Wood Release: Impaling Technique, but Hawking burned the wooden spikes with Fiendfyre and made Obito tear off his right arm to escape the flames.
• Naruto got back to his feet, and Kakashi led Shikamaru, Sakura, Hinata, and the others out of Konan's encirclement after her distraction gave them an opening.
• Hawking told the group he had stayed to watch Sasuke and Danzo fight to the death.
• Naruto and Sakura reacted anxiously and asked whether Sasuke was all right.

Hawking told the Hidden Leaf ninjas that Sasuke had killed Danzo and explained the truth behind the Uchiha Clan Massacre. As Naruto considered clearing Itachi’s name, Obito and Konan launched a plan to seize Naruto and distract Hawking.

• Hawking revealed that Sasuke had killed Danzo, making him an undeniable rogue ninja, and admitted he had deliberately let it happen.
• Hawking recounted Danzo’s role in the Uchiha Clan Massacre, prompting Naruto to vow to tell Tsunade and clear Itachi’s name.
• Shikamaru warned that the Hidden Leaf’s advisors would resist clearing Itachi, while Hawking anticipated that Sasuke would kill them too.
• Obito ordered Konan to distract Hawking while he tried to take Naruto, and Zetsu supplied Obito with a replacement arm.
• Konan attacked Hawking with explosive paper weapons as Obito feinted toward him, intending to use Kamui to seize Naruto.

Hawking overwhelmed Obito by striking faster than Obito could use Kamui, then let him escape and chose not to pursue Konan. With Jiraiya nearing his limit, Hawking turned to help him instead.

• Kakashi warned Hawking that Obito could turn intangible, but Hawking struck Obito anyway and sent him crashing into a latrine.
• Kakashi explained that Hawking’s rapid punches had overwhelmed Obito’s ability to transfer his body into another dimension, and Hawking confirmed he had thrown eighteen punches.
• Obito used Kamui to escape, and Hawking let him go because keeping him around could help create opportunities for Hawking to gain something from the world.
• Konan fled using the Paper Clone Technique because she feared for Nagato and knew she could not take Naruto from Hawking.
• Hawking declined to pursue Konan and told the others to go support Jiraiya, who was close to being overwhelmed.

Sasuke killed Konoha’s two senior advisors while Nagato prepared to destroy the village with Super Shinra Tensei. Hawking stopped Deva Path Pain with a Super Kamehameha, then faded away and left the others to confront Nagato’s real body.

• Sasuke beheaded Mitokado Hamura and Utatane Koharu, then escaped with Tobi into the Kamui Dimension.
• Zetsu told Nagato to use Super Shinra Tensei to destroy Konoha and weaken himself for Madara’s revival.
• Jiraiya and the Konoha ninja defeated all the Paths of Pain except Deva Path, while Katsuyu treated the wounded.
• Nagato used Deva Path Pain to unleash Super Shinra Tensei as Kakashi, Hawking, and the others arrived.
• Hawking fired a Super Kamehameha that broke through the repulsive force and blasted Deva Path Pain out of existence.
• Hawking pointed out Nagato’s location on a distant mountain, then faded away as the survivors prepared to continue the fight.

After Hawking saved Konoha from Akatsuki, he returned to Marvel and found that the small population of the Naruto World yielded few Justice Points. Konoha prepared to pursue the wounded Akatsuki, while Sasuke killed the village’s two advisors and Nagato’s allies regrouped in their cave.

• Hawking reflected that he had deliberately timed his interventions to make his help more valuable, then returned to Marvel and lamented that saving Konoha earned few Justice Points.
• Guy and the Five Kage Alliance Team arrived in Konoha, and Darui led the experts toward the mountain where Akatsuki had been wounded.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade credited Hawking with saving Konoha, and Tsunade agreed to give him any ninjutsu he wanted.
• An Anbu reported that Konoha’s two advisors had been killed in their homes, and Jiraiya suspected Sasuke was responsible.
• Nagato blamed Zetsu for the failed attack, but Konan returned to protect Nagato before Obito arrived with Sasuke.

Nagato and Konan escaped after their encounter with Hawking, while the Five Kage Alliance team arrived too late to find Akatsuki. In Konoha, Tsunade rewarded Hawking with ninja technique scrolls, and he offered to help repair the village.

• Obito and Sasuke left through Kamui, Zetsu withdrew underground, and Konan carried Nagato away from the cave.
• Konan told Nagato about their failed attempt to capture the Nine-Tails and their encounter with Hawking, leading Nagato to postpone the plan and distrust Tobi and Zetsu more.
• Darui and the others found Akatsuki's abandoned cave, but its members had already escaped.
• Tsunade gave Hawking a box of ninja technique scrolls, including her Yin Seal techniques, Jiraiya's hair techniques, and the Eight Gates Formation Technique.
• Hawking offered to restore Konoha's damaged houses, and Tsunade gladly accepted his help.

Three months later, Hawking trained in his expanded Adamantium suitcase under fourteen times gravity while developing magic, ninjutsu, and his power. A shadow clone unexpectedly transformed into a Great Ape, and Hawking learned that qi fused with Chakra had stimulated his Saiyan Bloodline.

• Hawking trained his shadow clones in magic and ninjutsu and pushed himself through daily sessions in the gravity room.
• Hawking postponed pursuing Sasuke's Indra Chakra and planned to seek Isshiki's Ten-Tails and use Ego to grow a Divine Tree Fruit.
• Hawking increased his gravity training to fourteen times and raised his Combat Power to around a thousand.
• Hawking discovered that one of his shadow clones had transformed into a Saiyan Great Ape despite being inside the suitcase without a moon.
• Hawking reviewed the clone's memories and realized that qi fused with Chakra had stimulated his Saiyan Bloodline.

Hawking discovered he could fuse ki and Chakra at will to transform into a Saiyan Great Ape, greatly increasing his power. With the World's Greatest Ability User Tournament approaching, he found a suitable Atlantic island to serve as its venue.

• Hawking fused ki and Chakra with his real body and transformed into a Saiyan Great Ape without needing a full moon.
• Hawking considered how his increased power might let him face Celestial Father-level opponents, while recognizing Odin and Ancient One could become far stronger in their domains.
• After another month of training, Hawking learned from Susan that the tournament would begin in less than a month and promised to show her the venue the next morning.
• Hawking created five thousand shadow clones to search the ocean for an island, then found an uninhabited island in the Atlantic near Spain.
• Hawking used Apparition to return to his school dormitory after confirming the island met his requirements.

Hawking prepared to build the Ability User Tournament venue on Tomorrow Island with Wood Release, while Namor visited the surface and vowed to destroy humanity over its pollution of the oceans. The next morning, Hawking took Susan and the tournament staff to inspect the island, leaving Wanda jealous and frustrated at school.

• Hawking studied the tournament’s building blueprints and planned to use Wood Release to construct durable buildings across Tomorrow Island.
• Namor emerged from the sea onto a deserted island, reflected on humanity’s pollution, and silently swore to wipe out humanity.
• Susan and the tournament staff arrived at the Mutant School to meet Hawking and inspect the event venue.
• Hawking appeared from his dorm, used Apparition to reach the X-Jet, and led Susan and the others aboard.
• Wanda watched Hawking leave with Susan, snapped her pen, and lamented that she had to stay in class.

Hawking showed Susan how he planned to prepare a remote island for the World's Greatest Ability User Tournament, using Wood Release to build a complete city and Portkeys to solve transportation. The chapter ended with Susan realizing the Portkeys had enormous potential.

• Susan questioned whether Hawking's remote deserted island could accommodate the tournament and its huge crowd.
• Hawking used Wood Release: City Building Technique to create a wooden city across the island in seconds.
• Susan tested the wood and confirmed it resisted fire and sawing, then raised concerns about the island's distance.
• Hawking used a Z badge as a Portkey to transport himself and Susan instantly to his dorm room at Mutant School.
• Hawking explained how Portkeys could connect branch offices and transport supplies, spectators, and Super Heroes.
• Susan recognized the Portkeys' potential and became excited about their many possible uses.

Hawking assigned Susan to finish preparing the tournament venue while keeping the Portkey out of commercial use. Namor discovered the new city above Atlantis, investigated the Heroes Alliance, and registered for the tournament so he could meet Saiyan Superman.

• Hawking warned Susan to protect the Portkey and forbade using it for commercial purposes, then sent her back to the island to complete preparations for the tournament.
• Namor led Atlantis's strongest warriors to investigate an energy fluctuation, found the suddenly built city, and ordered his people to monitor it without revealing themselves.
• After learning the city would host the World's Greatest Ability User Tournament, Namor left Atlantis in disguise to investigate the Heroes Alliance and Saiyan Superman.
• Namor registered for the World's First Mutant Tournament as a mutant, intending to defeat the other contestants and meet Saiyan Superman.

Hawking trained under fifteen times gravity until Susan called for help with a powerful monster rampaging at Culver University. He arrived and recognized the monster as a Hulk who grew larger as his anger increased.

• Hawking explained how progressively increasing gravity accelerated his Combat Power growth and believed he could eventually become a Super Saiyan.
• Susan told Hawking that most of the company’s Super Heroes were helping S.H.I.E.L.D. fight Hydra, while Colossus, Peter, Jessica, and the others could not stop the monster at Culver University.
• Hawking transformed into golden armor and Apparated to Culver University.
• Hawking saw the Hulk flatten a tank and grow from four meters tall to five as he roared.
• Hawking realized this Hulk was from a different universe because he grew larger and stronger as his anger increased.

Hawking arrived to stop Hulk after the enraged giant overwhelmed the heroes and military. He restrained Hulk with the Wood Dragon Technique and sealed away his transformation, leaving Bruce Banner back in human form.

• Hulk threw Colossus aside, and Hawking caught him with spells before hearing how the heroes had struggled to contain the growing giant.
• Hawking tried to talk to Hulk, but Hulk attacked him, while General Ross ordered the military to stand down so he could judge the experimental Hulk's power.
• Hawking kicked Hulk away, then bound him with the Wood Dragon Technique when he charged again.
• Hawking applied the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style to Hulk's belly, forcing him to return to his normal human form.

Mr. Hawking sealed Hulk’s consciousness and power within Bruce Banner, then brought Banner into his mental space to meet Hulk. When General Ross tried to take Banner away, Hawking secretly cursed the soldiers to dance, leaving Ross unable to retrieve him.

• Mr. Hawking used the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style to seal Hulk’s power and consciousness inside Banner, restoring Banner to his normal form.
• Mr. Hawking told Banner that Hulk was another side of him and brought Banner into his mental space to meet Hulk’s conscious form.
• Colossus, Spider-Man, Valkyrie, and the other injured Super Heroes joined Mr. Hawking as General Ross arrived to take Banner into custody.
• Mr. Hawking secretly cast a Dancing Curse on four soldiers who approached Banner, making them dance the Dance of the Little Swans.

Hawking stopped General Ross from taking Banner while Banner woke and explained Ross’s illegal plans. Ross threatened Hawking with military force, but backed down from an immediate confrontation and went to fetch evidence, leaving the standoff unresolved.

• Hawking magically made General Ross and four soldiers dance until Banner woke from his conversation with Hulk in the mental space.
• Banner admitted that Hulk was his angry side and still a child, then told Hawking that Ross had blamed him for experiments the military had forced him to conduct.
• Ross ordered his forces to aim their weapons at Hawking and prepared to attack if Hawking kept Banner from being arrested.
• Hawking accused Ross of endangering world peace and said he would take Ross in for investigation.
• Ross suppressed his anger and went to his command vehicle to bring evidence, while planning to rely on his forces against Hawking.

Hawking let General Ross believe he could attack safely, using Electromagnetic Woman to broadcast the confrontation live. After Ross's snipers failed to kill Hawking, he ordered a full assault, but Hawking protected everyone with a magical shield.

• Banner warned Hawking that Ross would return with orders to attack, but Hawking said Ross needed to try first.
• Hawking confirmed that Electromagnetic Woman was broadcasting the scene and positioned himself to expose Ross's actions.
• Thirty snipers fired Barrett rifles at Hawking, who moved swiftly and caught the flattened bullets in his hand.
• Hawking told Piotr, Peter, and Jessica to protect the others, while Banner offered to release Hulk and Hawking refused.
• Ross ordered a full assault with guns, rockets, missiles, and tanks, and Hawking cast a Super Shield Charm that blocked the barrage.

Hawking defeated General Ross’s forces, exposed Ross’s actions through a live broadcast, and agreed to let Tony take him for trial. Instead, Hawking brought Tony and Ross to the White House to confront the president, leaving Tony shocked by Hawking’s spatial abilities.

• Hawking destroyed Ross’s helicopters and vehicles, bound the soldiers with Wood Release, and arrested Ross.
• Hawking told Ross that Electromagnetic Woman had broadcast the battle live, ruining Ross’s plan to rely on military support.
• Tony arrived, recognized Hawking as the man who had once saved him, and explained that he had come to take Ross back for trial.
• Hawking restored the damaged buildings, told his companions to return to headquarters, and Apparated away with Tony and Ross.
• Hawking appeared above the White House and said he would speak with the president, while Tony reacted with shock to Hawking’s spatial jumps.

Hawking confronted the president and Minister of Defense over General Ross’s unauthorized Super Soldier experiments, warning them not to threaten Dr. Banner or provoke him. After Hawking left with Tony, the president considered killing him but agreed that the military must not provoke him until it had a way to succeed.

• The president promised Hawking that General Ross would lose his rank and face a CIA investigation, while the Minister of Defense defended Ross’s experiments as an effort to protect the country.
• Tony argued that General Ross’s Super Soldiers would be no match for his weapons and said Stark Industries had not decided whether to sell the Iron Man Armor to the military.
• Hawking demanded that no one retaliate against Dr. Banner and warned the president and Minister of Defense that he would eliminate anyone who violated his justice.
• Tony invited Hawking to his Malibu home for a drink, and Hawking used Apparition to take Tony and his Iron Man Armor there.
• After Hawking left, the president asked how they could get rid of him, but the Minister of Defense showed him footage proving Earth’s weapons could not stop Hawking.
• The president told the Minister of Defense to avoid provoking Hawking and to restrain the other generals until they had absolute certainty.

The President learned that S.H.I.E.L.D. could not confidently challenge Hawking and tied extra funding to its performance in Hawking’s ability tournament. At Tony Stark’s mansion, Hawking admitted he was not an alien, then described how Stark Industries weapons had killed his family in Sokovia, leaving Tony shocked and denying that the weapons could have reached the war.

• The President heard that S.H.I.E.L.D. lacked the strength to deal with Hawking and told it to enter the ability tournament to prove it deserved more funding.
• The President ordered the Minister of Defense to handle General Ross without giving Hawking another reason to complain.
• Hawking told Tony that his claim of being an alien had been a joke, and Tony laughed at the thought of the government learning the truth.
• Tony asked Hawking whether he should sell the Iron Man Armor to the military, explaining that he was torn between its personal meaning and his desire to protect his country.
• Hawking told Tony that Stark Industries missiles had killed his family during the Sokovian Civil War.
• Tony rejected Hawking’s account, saying Stark Industries sold its missiles only to the military and suggesting there had been a misunderstanding.

Hawking showed Tony Stark the harm caused by Stark weapons in Sokovia and warned him about weapons being sold to terrorists. Tony accepted responsibility, vowed to investigate the company, and asked to join the World's Greatest Ability User Tournament so he could apologize and announce that Stark Industries would stop selling weapons.

• Hawking took Tony to Sokovia, where anti-Stark graffiti and an angry man whose family had been killed by missiles showed Tony the damage his weapons had caused.
• Hawking brought Tony to a military warehouse, where Tony saw Stark-branded weapons and realized Hawking had told him the truth.
• Back at Tony’s Malibu villa, Tony admitted his guilt, and Hawking explained that the military could use weapons to protect or kill people and warned Tony not to trust it completely.
• Hawking warned Tony that terrorists’ weapons had not come from the military, prompting Tony to suspect someone inside Stark Industries had secretly sold them.
• Tony thanked Hawking and asked to enter the World's Greatest Ability User Tournament so he could apologize to victims and announce the closure of Stark Industries’ weapons division.

Hawking invited Tony Stark and Bruce Banner to join the Ability User Tournament and helped Banner see Hulk as a strength rather than a threat. Banner agreed to introduce Hulk to the public as a part-time Super Hero and help Hawking improve the Gravity Chamber.

• Tony received a call from Black Widow, and Hawking revealed that she was a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent spying on him, prompting Tony to grow wary of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Hawking returned to headquarters and met Banner, assuring him that General Ross would face consequences and the government would leave him alone.
• Hawking encouraged Banner to accept Hulk and suggested that Hulk could become a Super Hero whom the public would welcome.
• Hawking invited Banner to introduce Hulk through the Ability User Tournament and join the Hero Alliance as a part-time Super Hero, and Banner agreed.
• Hawking asked Banner to research improvements to the Gravity Chamber, and Banner readily accepted.