Recaps

Hawking defeated Apocalypse and Magneto, then used his growing alliances and abilities to protect his company and intervene in Konoha. After warning Tsunade about Asuma’s fate, he captured Hidan and Kakuzu, then returned to the Marvel world with Wanda for Doom’s spacecraft launch.

• Hawking used thousands of Shadow Clones and the Great Ape transformation to destroy Apocalypse, but Magneto captured him and threatened Storm and the others until Hawking broke free and defeated Magneto with the Nine-Tails’ power.
• Hawking spared Magneto and the Brotherhood, announced the Heroes Alliance on a livestream, and told Professor X that he would lead efforts toward human-mutant coexistence.
• Hawking drew Ichigo Kurosaki’s template, tested his Soul Reaper abilities, and accepted Nick Fury’s cooperation against officials targeting his company.
• Hawking visited Mount Myōboku and Konoha, warned Asuma and Kurenai about an approaching calamity, and bargained with Tsunade for access to every Hidden Leaf sealing technique in exchange for learning how Asuma would die.
• Hawking identified Asuma’s predicted attackers as Akatsuki members Hidan and Kakuzu, and Tsunade kept Asuma in the village while Kakashi led a force to find them.
• When Hidan and Kakuzu badly outmatched Kakashi’s team, Naruto summoned Hawking, who used magic and a Kamehameha to defeat the pair and hand them over alive.
• Hawking returned to the Marvel world after Naruto’s template entered cooldown and carried Wanda toward Doom’s spacecraft launch, where she asked whether he liked boys.

Hawking rescued Jiraiya from Nagato, took one of Nagato’s Rinnegan, and returned to Konoha as its leaders prepared to unite against Akatsuki. At home, he also strengthened his company’s rules by executing a Super Hero who had murdered a civilian.

• Hawking met Susan Stone at Doom Company’s space base, then rescued Tony Stark when his frozen armor sent him plummeting and took Wanda to the amusement park.
• After the Solar Storm, Hawking helped Doom Company survive its financial crisis, brought Susan, Ben, and Johnny into the Heroes Alliance Company, and arranged for Doctor Reed to develop the Gravity Chamber.
• Hawking warned Jiraiya that his Rain Hidden Village mission would be fatal, then agreed to help him in exchange for the Flying Thunder God Technique if he needed rescue.
• When Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain attacked Jiraiya, Hawking held them off and sent a shadow clone to carry Jiraiya to safety while he confronted Nagato.
• Hawking fought Nagato and the Six Paths of Pain, took one of Nagato’s Rinnegan, and escaped after dispersing Chibaku Tensei with the Kikoho.
• Hawking implanted the Rinnegan and used it to read Voldemort’s memories, gaining knowledge of his magic and more than a thousand spells.
• After Jumper killed a passerby and lied about it, Hawking paid the victim’s parents compensation, sentenced Jumper to death, and ordered Venom to carry out the execution.
• Hawking showed Konoha’s leaders the Rinnegan he had taken, and they approved Tsunade’s plan for a Five Kage Summit despite Danzo’s attempt to take her place.

Hawking mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique and Sage Mode, then helped Logan expose Shingen Yashida’s plot and secured a deal with Nick Fury for gravity-room technology. He returned to Mount Myōboku to seek Konoha’s Wood Release research for the World’s First Mutant Tournament, but Gamikichi warned that something had happened in Konoha.

• Hawking exposed Danzo’s implanted Sharingan, and Tsunade removed Danzo as advisor and Root leader while giving Hawking the Flying Thunder God Technique scroll.
• Hawking learned Flying Thunder God from Minato and achieved perfect Sage Mode on his first attempt with Fukasaku’s Toad Oil.
• Hawking and Deathstrike traveled to Tokyo, where Hawking killed Shida Shingen and learned that Logan and Mariko were caught in the Yashida family’s schemes.
• Hawking helped Wolverine rescue Mariko, defeated the ninjas sent against them, and used Chibaku Tensei to trap the attacking force.
• Hawking helped Wolverine and Deathstrike defeat Shingen Yashida, captured Viper, and offered Mariko an alliance with Hero Alliance International Company.
• Hawking agreed to help Nick Fury eliminate Hydra in exchange for technology for a Fifty Times Gravity Room, and Fury withdrew S.H.I.E.L.D.’s surveillance of Hawking’s organizations.
• Hawking rejected Susan’s proposal to postpone or downsize the World’s First Mutant Tournament and planned to use Wood Release to build its site on an island.
• Hawking went to Mount Myōboku to seek Tsunade’s Wood Release research, but Gamikichi told him something had happened in Konoha.

Hawking intervened in Akatsuki’s invasion of Konoha, then returned to his Marvel world to prepare the Ability User Tournament and confront the military over Hulk and Stark Industries’ weapons. The arc left Banner and Tony set to join the tournament, while Hawking continued developing his training and Hero Alliance plans.

• Hawking arrived during Akatsuki’s attack on Konoha, took Shisui’s eye from Danzo, and let Sasuke kill Danzo before knocking Sasuke unconscious.
• Hawking drove Obito away from Naruto, then defeated Deva Path Pain with a Super Kamehameha as Nagato unleashed Super Shinra Tensei against Konoha.
• Hawking collected ninja technique scrolls from Tsunade, helped rebuild Konoha, and trained until qi fused with Chakra let him transform into a Saiyan Great Ape without a full moon.
• Hawking found an island for the tournament and built a fire-resistant wooden city there, while Namor registered for the event in disguise.
• Hawking stopped the growing Hulk at Culver University by sealing his power, then confronted General Ross when he tried to arrest Banner.
• Hawking defeated Ross’s forces, exposed their assault in a live broadcast, and brought Ross to the president, who agreed to investigate him and avoid provoking Hawking.
• Hawking showed Tony the harm Stark weapons had caused in Sokovia, leading Tony to admit his guilt and ask to join the tournament to apologize and close Stark Industries’ weapons division.
• Hawking invited Banner to introduce Hulk at the tournament and join the Hero Alliance as a part-time Super Hero, and Banner agreed to help improve the Gravity Chamber.