Chapter Summaries

After failing to revive Minato Namikaze because his soul remained sealed, Zhang Miao revived Hizashi Hyuga and left the Land of Wind for Konoha with Kushina Uzumaki and Pakura. Grandma Chiyo and Ebizo completed their takeover of Sunagakure, then returned home and were shocked by who opened the door.

• Zhang Miao learned that reviving Minato Namikaze required releasing his soul from the Reaper Death Seal, so he decided to return to Konoha and restock supplies.
• Zhang Miao created a Wood Style Clone to look after Gaara, then revived Hizashi Hyuga, who pledged to serve him.
• Zhang Miao set out east toward Konoha with Kushina Uzumaki, Pakura, and Hizashi Hyuga, leaving Senki behind to make puppets.
• Grandma Chiyo and Ebizo purged Sunagakure officials who had betrayed Zhang Miao and Pakura, while Rasa quietly surrendered most of his authority.
• Grandma Chiyo and Ebizo returned home and were startled when someone opened the door.

Grandma Chiyo and Ebizo discovered that Senki, a puppet maker modeled after Chiyo, served Zhang Miao as her master. At dinner, Chiyo recognized that the person with them was Zhang Miao’s Wood Style Clone and asked where the real Zhang Miao had gone.

• Senki told Grandma Chiyo and Ebizo that Zhang Miao was her master and returned to making puppets.
• Chiyo dismissed Ebizo’s worries and went fishing with him while they waited for Zhang Miao to return.
• Chiyo prepared dinner for Zhang Miao’s Wood Style Clone, Gaara, and Senki.
• After dinner, Chiyo deduced that the apparent Zhang Miao was a Wood Style Clone and asked where the real Zhang Miao was.

Grandma Chiyo realized Zhang Miao was pursuing a way to revive her son and daughter-in-law, and she grew hopeful after accepting Senki. Meanwhile, Zhang Miao and his companions reached the Uzumaki Clan's Mask Hall, where he planned to undo the seal holding Minato Namikaze's soul.

• Zhang Miao's Wood Style Clone admitted that the original was in the Land of Rivers and confirmed Grandma Chiyo's theory about his resurrection research.
• Grandma Chiyo asked Ebizo to arrange hidden sentries around Senki, then spent the next few days making puppets with her.
• Zhang Miao and his companions arrived outside Konoha, and he asked Kushina Uzumaki to take him to the Uzumaki Clan's Mask Hall.
• Zhang Miao reassured Kushina Uzumaki by claiming the Bleach was his subordinate, and she led him, Pakura, and Hizashi Hyuga to the Mask Hall.

Zhang Miao entered the Mask Hall, collected all twenty-seven Shinigami Masks, and learned that refining them could let him recruit the Eleven-Star Quasi-God Shinigami at a steep cost in elite ninja fragments and blood. He and his companions then disguised themselves as Anbu and headed for Konoha.

• Zhang Miao knocked out the four Anbu guarding the Mask Hall and entered.
• Zhang Miao collected all twenty-seven Shinigami Masks, and the system explained that refining them could recruit Shinigami.
• The system told Zhang Miao that each mask required 1,600 Seven-Star Kage-Level Ninja Fragments from the same ninja, plus his blood.
• Zhang Miao told Kushina Uzumaki, Hizashi Hyuga, and Pakura to disguise themselves with Anbu masks before entering Konoha.
• Zhang Miao led the masked group toward Konoha, eager to see Naruto and Neji and show Pakura the village.

Zhang Miao returned to Konoha with Kushina Uzumaki, Hizashi Hyuga, and Pakura, then revealed to Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had revived the three of them. Hiruzen learned that Zhang Miao was regarded as Hades, but Pakura attacked him for disrespecting her lord.

• Zhang Miao entered Konoha with Kushina Uzumaki, Hizashi Hyuga, and Pakura after dismissing a guard’s questions.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Zhang Miao at his home and said he had seen through the Wood Style Clone that had impersonated him.
• Zhang Miao ordered the masked companions to reveal themselves, and Hiruzen was shocked to see Kushina Uzumaki and Hizashi Hyuga alive.
• Kushina Uzumaki explained that she and Minato had died during the Nine-Tails attack and that she had been brought back to life.
• Hizashi Hyuga said Zhang Miao had revived them from the Pure Land of Bliss as Hades, and Pakura threatened Hiruzen for disrespecting him.
• Pakura used Scorching Release: Over-Vaporization Kill against Hiruzen.

Pakura attacked Hiruzen Sarutobi, but Zhang Miao stopped her and revealed that he wanted Kushina Uzumaki to stay in Konoha and care for Naruto. After Hiruzen agreed to hide Kushina’s identity, Zhang Miao prepared to return to Sunagakure and asked Hiruzen to buy his placer gold, surprising him with the enormous quantity.

• Pakura attacked Hiruzen Sarutobi with Scorching Release: Over-Vaporization Kill, but Zhang Miao ordered her to stop and she apologized.
• Hiruzen realized Zhang Miao was a god and asked how he should address him, but Zhang Miao told him to use his old form of address.
• Zhang Miao asked Hiruzen to conceal Kushina Uzumaki’s identity so she could remain in Konoha and care for Naruto, and Hiruzen agreed.
• Zhang Miao told Kushina he would return to Sunagakure to handle unfinished matters, and she embraced him before asking him to spend time with her and Naruto.
• Zhang Miao asked Hiruzen to exchange his placer gold for currency, then revealed he had over six thousand tons and left Hiruzen dumbfounded.

Zhang Miao arranged for Konoha to pay for the gold dust and set plans for his people before reuniting Naruto with Kushina. He left Hizashi Hyuga with a new role in the Hyuga Clan and sent another Hizashi to deliver money to Kakashi East in the Land of Waves.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi said Konoha could pay for three thousand tons of gold dust immediately and promised to give Kushina Uzumaki the remaining money later.
• Zhang Miao welcomed Hizashi Hyuga home and told him he would soon see Neji.
• Zhang Miao instructed the Hizashi Hyuga he had summoned to leave Konoha with Asuka after nightfall and deliver a scroll containing two hundred million in cash to Kakashi East.
• Hizashi Hyuga reported the events in Konoha during Zhang Miao's absence.
• Naruto returned and mistook Zhang Miao's true body for his Wood Style Clone before heading into the kitchen, where he found Kushina Uzumaki and offered her candy as she cried.

Asuka Hyuga and Hizashi Hyuga left Konoha for the Land of Waves at Zhang Miao's order. Zhang Miao learned that Naruto had friends despite feeling disliked by the village, and the family shared dinner with Kushina Uzumaki.

• Zhang Miao ordered Asuka Hyuga and Hizashi Hyuga to return to the Land of Waves, and they departed using the Body Flicker Technique.
• Naruto told Zhang Miao that he believed Kushina Uzumaki was their mother because she had hair like Zhang Miao's and did not dislike him.
• Zhang Miao asked whether Naruto was bullied, and Naruto said nobody bullied or cursed at him but that people did not like him.
• Naruto excitedly told Zhang Miao about his friends Shikamaru, Choji, and Sasuke, and about a fierce, pretty girl he had seen.
• Kushina Uzumaki called everyone to dinner, and Zhang Miao told Naruto that Asuka had gone away and Naruto could find him when he grew up.

Naruto ate his vegetables after Zhang Miao teased him about becoming friends with Gaara. When Kakashi arrived, he was stunned to find the supposedly dead Kushina Uzumaki alive, and Zhang Miao confirmed that she had been resurrected as they left together.

• Kushina Uzumaki encouraged Naruto to eat vegetables, and Zhang Miao added more to his bowl to tease him.
• Zhang Miao told Naruto he would become good friends with Gaara when he grew up, inspiring Naruto to eat all his greens.
• Kakashi arrived and mistook Kushina Uzumaki's appearance for a genjutsu, but his Sharingan did not dispel it.
• Kushina Uzumaki laughed at Kakashi's shock, and Zhang Miao confirmed that she had been resurrected.
• Zhang Miao told Kakashi that the Third Elder had prepared everything and led him away, promising to answer his questions on the way.

Zhang Miao offered to revive one person for Kakashi, who chose Rin Nohara over his father, Hatake Sakumo. Zhang Miao revived Rin and arranged for Kakashi to see her in two days; the chapter ended with the brothers traveling together as Zhang Miao formed an Eternal Bond with Kakashi.

• Zhang Miao told Kakashi he could revive one person, and Kakashi struggled to choose among Rin Nohara, Obito Uchiha, Minato Namikaze, and Hatake Sakumo.
• Kakashi chose Rin Nohara, and Zhang Miao declared that she had been revived.
• Zhang Miao agreed to take Kakashi to see Rin in two days, giving him time to prepare.
• Kakashi asked why Zhang Miao helped him, then offered to carry him as he had before.
• Kakashi carried Zhang Miao toward their destination while singing, and Zhang Miao received a system prompt announcing their Eternal Bond.

Zhang Miao secured a steady way to collect Kakashi's fragments and planned to recruit Hatake Sakumo, while considering other powerful ninja and learning Kaguya Otsutsuki's recruitment requirements. He then brought Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kakashi to the Konoha shelter and revealed that he had brought more than six thousand tons of gold dust.

• Zhang Miao realized Eternal Bond would let him collect Kakashi's Ninja Fragments without meeting him, speeding up his plan to recruit Hatake Sakumo.
• Zhang Miao considered collecting fragments for other Limited Edition ninja and learned that Kaguya Otsutsuki was a Ten-Star False God-level ninja.
• The system flattered Zhang Miao and wished for him to rule the world.
• Kakashi carried Zhang Miao to the Konoha shelter, where Hiruzen Sarutobi explained that it connected to the Top of Hokage Rock.
• Zhang Miao snapped his fingers and filled the shelter grounds with more than three hundred Gold Dust Cubes, astonishing Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kakashi.

Zhang Miao left a huge pile of gold dust with Hiruzen Sarutobi, then returned home and collected another Naruto fragment through their rough game. He decided to spend all 1,130 of Obito’s fragments on a draw rather than save them for refining the Shinigami Mask.

• Zhang Miao gave Hiruzen Sarutobi over three hundred cubic meters of gold dust and asked him to provide thirty million ryo by morning.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Kakashi to arrange fifty million ryo and approved Kakashi’s request to leave the village with Ryunosuke.
• Kushina Uzumaki welcomed Zhang Miao home, and he briefly remembered Grandma Chiyo before entering the house.
• Zhang Miao played Two Little Bees with Naruto and received one Nine-Star Six Paths Level Naruto Uzumaki (Asura) Ninja Fragment.
• Zhang Miao learned that Obito had gathered 1,130 Seven-Star Kage-Level Obito Uchiha fragments and chose to use them all for a draw.

Zhang Miao received Madara Uchiha fragments and his Uchiha Fan, then took money and supplies from Konoha to the Land of Waves. He arrived with Kakashi to find the village transformed and its new ninja village victorious over the Land of Bears.

• Zhang Miao drew Obito-related prizes, including Madara Uchiha fragments and the Uchiha Fan, which could use Uchiha Reflection.
• Kakashi delivered fifty million taels from the Third Elder, and Zhang Miao told him to send future payments to Kushina Uzumaki.
• Zhang Miao spent two days buying supplies across Konoha, then left with Kakashi for the Land of Waves.
• Zhang Miao and Kakashi arrived in the Land of Waves and saw its homes, streets, and residents had greatly improved.
• Kakashi said the new ninja village had crushed the Land of Bears' Star Ninja, and Zhang Miao hurried to see what his village had become.

Zhang Miao and Kakashi entered the Land of Waves’ Village of God, where Zhang Miao reacted to its close resemblance to Konoha and its awkward name. He met Sarutobi Nichiten and arrived at the village office, where Fugaku Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, and Kakashi East welcomed him.

• Zhang Miao and Kakashi entered the village and noticed its Konoha-like gates, guards, uniforms, and forehead protectors.
• Two guards questioned Zhang Miao and Kakashi, and Zhang Miao criticized the name Village of God before Sarutobi Nichiten arrived and greeted him as boss.
• Sarutobi Nichiten escorted Zhang Miao and Kakashi to the office building, where Zhang Miao questioned the giant character for “God” on its facade.
• Zhang Miao chose not to interfere with the village’s design and went upstairs to meet Fugaku Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, and Kakashi East.
• Fugaku Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, and Kakashi East knelt to welcome Zhang Miao, who told them to get up.

Zhang Miao heard Fugaku Uchiha’s report on the Village of God and then arranged for Kakashi to reunite with Rin Nohara. Kakashi and Rin reconciled over her death, but Zhang Miao abruptly interrupted their heartfelt moment with a warning.

• Fugaku Uchiha reported that the Village of God and the Land of Waves were prospering, and that Itachi had defeated the Star Ninja sent by the Land of Bears.
• Zhang Miao cut Fugaku Uchiha’s report short, dismissed everyone except Kakashi, and summoned Rin Nohara.
• Kakashi was shocked to see Rin, and she laughed at his expression while mistaking Kakashi East for another Kakashi.
• Kakashi apologized to Rin for what had happened, but she told him she had never blamed him and had made her choice to protect their village and companions.
• Zhang Miao interrupted their reunion and warned Kakashi not to pursue anything improper because Rin Nohara was only thirteen.

Zhang Miao recruited Might Duy, Teuchi, and Ayame, then learned that the recruited ninja gradually synchronized with their counterparts in the world. Utsuki Shinrin told him that Yugao wanted to change her name to Uzumaki Yugao, and Zhang Miao left with Shinrin to discuss it.

• Zhang Miao asked the system which Ninja Fragments he had completed and recruited Might Duy, Teuchi, and Ayame, gaining three new talents.
• Zhang Miao renamed Teuchi and Ayame Footchi and Toes, then sent all three downstairs.
• Utsuki Shinrin asked Zhang Miao to approve Yugao changing her name to Uzumaki Yugao, saying Yugao had agreed and had first raised the idea.
• The system explained that recruited ninja gradually synchronized with their counterparts' personalities and preferences, and said Yugao's feelings for Zhang Miao were not its doing.
• Zhang Miao theatrically complained about being popular, then left with Utsuki Shinrin and suggested that she change her name to Uzumaki Shinrin too.

Zhang Miao went home with Utsuki Shinrin and found that her sister, Uzuki Yugao, lived there too. After Shinrin teased him about being too young to act on his desires, Zhang Miao ate all the food in frustration and fled to a bedroom, vowing to get revenge someday.

• Zhang Miao discussed with the system how recruits could develop the real people’s hostility, then said he preferred to build good relationships with them.
• Utsuki Shinrin brought Zhang Miao to her home, where he met Uzuki Yugao and joked that he needed both sisters to help him sleep.
• Zhang Miao asked Shinrin whether she wanted to change her name to Uzumaki Shinrin, and she said she would obey his orders.
• Shinrin told Zhang Miao his body was too young for his desires and that he would have to wait ten years, leaving him devastated.
• Zhang Miao ate all the food, threatened to get revenge on Shinrin someday, and ran into a bedroom while the sisters laughed.

Zhang Miao left Kakashi behind and traveled with Pakura toward the Land of Wind, using her as a guide to reach Sunagakure. They stopped for the night in the Land of Fire’s forest, where Zhang Miao built a wooden house and invited Pakura to share his bedding.

• Zhang Miao woke from a dream, ate breakfast, and teased Kakashi about spending the night with Rin.
• Zhang Miao renamed Uzuki Yugao as Utsuki Asagao, then set out with Kakashi toward Konoha.
• Zhang Miao left Kakashi a note explaining that he had other business, that Kakashi could visit the Land of Waves freely, and that Naruto was in his care.
• Kakashi read Zhang Miao’s note, burned it, and continued toward Konoha while Zhang Miao met Pakura outside Konoha and headed with her toward the Land of Wind.
• Zhang Miao and Pakura traveled through the day, and Zhang Miao built a two-story wooden house for them to rest in.
• Zhang Miao spread a blanket, climbed into it, and invited the stunned Pakura to join him because the night was cold.

Zhang Miao traveled with Pakura toward Sunagakure, using his Nine-Tails Form to cross the desert quickly. Pakura accepted the ride on his back and asked about the dramatic words he had recited during his transformation, only to learn he had made them up to sound cool.

• Zhang Miao woke beside Pakura, kissed her, and received ten Pakura ninja fragments after she felt his favor.
• Pakura prepared breakfast, and Zhang Miao and Pakura ate before setting off for the Land of Rivers.
• Zhang Miao had Pakura disguise herself in the Land of Rivers, and the two rested there for a day before traveling into the Land of Wind at night.
• Zhang Miao transformed into the Nine-Tails, and Pakura overcame her initial fear by accepting the form as one of his divine appearances.
• Pakura climbed onto Zhang Miao's back and guided him northwest toward Sunagakure.
• Pakura asked whether Zhang Miao's transformation words were a divine spell, and Zhang Miao told her he had only chosen them because they sounded cool.

Zhang Miao returned to Grandma Chiyo’s home with Pakura, who revealed how Sunagakure had betrayed her and declared her loyalty to him as Hades. Grandma Chiyo welcomed them, then dragged Zhang Miao into the bathroom to bathe him despite his protests.

• Zhang Miao and Pakura reached Grandma Chiyo’s home before dawn, and Chiyo welcomed him back and embraced him.
• Zhang Miao introduced Pakura, who removed her mask and explained that Rasa had sent her to Kirigakure, where she was ambushed and killed by disguised shinobi.
• Pakura told Chiyo that Zhang Miao had revived her and that she no longer had ties to Sunagakure, then praised him as Hades, the god of death.
• Chiyo accepted Zhang Miao as a god sent to save her and told him to bathe and rest.
• Zhang Miao invited Pakura to bathe with him, but Chiyo grabbed him and insisted on bathing him herself.
• Chiyo tickled Zhang Miao until he released the bathroom doorframe, dragged him inside, and shut the door as he protested.