Chapter Summaries

Zhang Miao completed the refinement of all twenty-seven Shinigami Masks and tried to recruit the Eleven-Star Reaper. The masks formed a glowing sphere that entered his body, and the system revealed that he would have to nurture the Reaper for twenty-seven months.

• Zhang Miao began refining the remaining Shinigami Masks in the Land of Waves, spreading the painful work over several days.
• Zhang Miao inspected the thriving Land of Waves and planned to bring Tsuna-ashi and Shizuka back to manage the hospital.
• Zhang Miao finished refining all twenty-seven masks and asked the system how to recruit the Reaper.
• The system instructed Zhang Miao to arrange the masks together, and they shattered into fragments that formed a glowing sphere.
• The sphere entered Zhang Miao's stomach, and the system explained that the Reaper's true body needed to be nurtured in his body for twenty-seven months.

Zhang Miao learned that the Shinigami fused with him was this world's unique god and that giving birth was necessary to separate their souls. After sending Tsuna-ashi and Shizuka to the Land of Whirlpools, he stayed with Tsunade and was surprised when Shizune returned with the Fourth Raikage.

• The system told Zhang Miao that the Shinigami was this world's god, had fused with him, and could only be separated from him through birth.
• The system explained that the Shinigami's recognition gave Zhang Miao half of the World Will's recognition and brought him closer to becoming a True God.
• Zhang Miao accepted that he would give birth to the Shinigami, marked a kunai with his Flying Thunder God seal, and flew to Tanzaku Street.
• Zhang Miao secretly ordered Tsuna-ashi to take Shizuka to the Land of Whirlpools and report to the hospital, where Dan Katō and Nawaki were waiting.
• Tsunade sent Shizune to find Tsuna-ashi and Shizuka, but Shizune returned with the Fourth Raikage, whom Zhang Miao recognized.

The Fourth Raikage came to ask Tsunade to heal an injured Kumogakure comrade, but she rejected his request and he challenged her to meet him outside. Zhang Miao chose not to intervene, and the next morning he heard the Raikage angrily complain that Tsunade had stood him up.

• Zhang Miao concealed himself as the Fourth Raikage arrived with Amayi to seek Tsunade's help.
• Amayi begged Tsunade to heal his injured comrade, but Tsunade refused and condemned Kumogakure over its past attempt to steal the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan.
• The Fourth Raikage entered, threatened to take Tsunade by force, and told her to meet him in the open space behind the house.
• Tsunade fell asleep after the Raikage left, and Zhang Miao decided not to get involved as heavy rain began.
• The next morning, Zhang Miao heard the Fourth Raikage angrily say that Tsunade had stood him up.

Tsunade agreed to treat the Fourth Raikage’s injured subordinate Karui after losing an arm-wrestling match, though the Raikage had won through speed rather than strength. As Tsunade began treatment, the Raikage revealed that the Xuan Yuan Group had attacked Karui, drawing Zhang Miao’s interest.

• The Fourth Raikage confronted Tsunade for missing their appointment, and Tsunade challenged him to an arm-wrestling wager.
• The Fourth Raikage won by using a burst of speed, and Tsunade agreed to accompany him to treat Karui.
• Zhang Miao recognized Karui as a Kumogakure ninja involved in past events and decided he wanted to recruit him.
• Tsunade examined Karui’s spider-shaped tumor and began treating him with the Mystical Palm Technique.
• The Fourth Raikage identified the Xuan Yuan Group as Karui’s attackers, and Tsunade demanded that he explain what had happened.

The Fourth Raikage explained how the Xuan Yuan Group’s Exploding Bugs killed Nikayi and injured Karui after the Kumogakure team stole Sugi Village’s secret technique. Zhang Miao recruited Shino Aburame under the name Aburame Mushi and sent him to hunt the five Xuan Yuan Group members near Tanzaku Street.

• Amayi told Tsunade that Kumogakure’s mission was to seize Sugi Village’s secret technique, and the Fourth Raikage recounted how the Xuan Yuan Group ambushed his team with Exploding Bugs.
• The Fourth Raikage explained that Nikayi died when the bugs inside him absorbed Chakra and exploded, while Karui survived because he had used only half his ninjutsu.
• Zhang Miao sensed five approaching Jonin-level Chakra signatures and decided to send an insect specialist to deal with the Xuan Yuan Group.
• Zhang Miao used the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel to the Land of Waves and summoned Shino Aburame, renaming him Aburame Mushi.
• Zhang Miao transported Aburame Mushi to an inn in Tanzaku Street and ordered him to find and eliminate the five Xuan Yuan Group members in the ruins south of the city.

Aburame Mushi tracked the Xuan Yuan Group, who had planted Exploding Bugs in the Fourth Raikage and were waiting to steal a secret technique scroll. He defeated them with his Kikaichū, which devoured the Exploding Bugs inside him and trapped the group as his insects began draining their Chakra.

• Aburame Mushi released Kikaichū to scout South Street and followed them to the ruins.
• The Xuan Yuan Group discussed their plan to retrieve the scroll intact and use Exploding Bugs against their targets.
• Aburame Mushi confronted the group, revealed that his insects had already killed their surveillance bugs, and resisted their blinding powder attack.
• Aburame Mushi’s Kikaichū tracked down and swarmed all five members of the Xuan Yuan Group.
• Aburame Mushi explained that his Kikaichū had eaten the Exploding Bugs inside him, then ordered them to drain the group’s Chakra with Bug Ball.

Shizune completed Karui’s operation after Tsunade’s hemophobia was exposed, then defended Tsunade against the Fourth Raikage’s criticism. Aburame Shichū reported that he had killed the Xuan Yuan Group, and the chapter ended with Zhang Miao revealing himself as the boss Shichū had addressed.

• Aburame Mushi used Bug Ball to kill the five members of the Xuan Yuan Group.
• Tsunade’s hemophobia was triggered by Karui’s surgery, and Shizune explained that Tsunade had lost her brother Nawaki and Dan Katō.
• The Fourth Raikage criticized Tsunade, but Shizune angrily defended her and completed the operation to remove Karui’s Exploding Bug.
• Aburame Shichū arrived and reported killing the Xuan Yuan Group, finding a commission letter from Sugi Village and 1.3 million ryō.
• The Fourth Raikage and Amayi questioned who Shichū’s boss was, and Zhang Miao revealed himself.

Zhang Miao revealed himself to the Fourth Raikage and explained that he had secretly followed him to protect Tsunade. After Aburame Mushi tracked Zhang Miao with a Kikaichū, the group set off to inspect the Xuan Yuan Group’s bodies, but Karui woke and recognized Zhang Miao.

• Zhang Miao surprised the Fourth Raikage and Amayi, then told the Raikage he had followed him to make sure he did not force Tsunade.
• Zhang Miao ordered Aburame Mushi to get up and asked how he had found him; Mushi showed him the female Kikaichū he had planted on him.
• Zhang Miao asked Mushi to take him to the Xuan Yuan Group’s bodies, and the Fourth Raikage decided to join them while Amayi stayed to care for Karui.
• The Fourth Raikage identified Zhang Miao as Konoha’s Nine-Tails, and Zhang Miao bragged about his victories before provoking the Raikage with an invented claim that he had called him Daddy.
• Karui woke, addressed Zhang Miao as Lord Ryunosuke, and asked why he was there.

Zhang Miao reunited with Karui and the Fourth Raikage, then offered to accompany them back to Kumogakure and help remove Killer B’s seal. After finding the dead Xuan Yuan Group, the group learned Aburame Mushi could use his Kikaichū to eat the Exploding Bugs inside the Fourth Raikage.

• Karui greeted Zhang Miao nervously, and Zhang Miao told him to rest while the Fourth Raikage handled the rest.
• Zhang Miao and the Fourth Raikage followed Aburame Mushi to the Xuan Yuan Group’s corpses, and the Raikage confirmed their identities.
• Zhang Miao asked the Fourth Raikage what he would pay for dealing with the group, and the Raikage reminded him that Killer B’s seal remained despite the payment.
• Zhang Miao admitted he had delayed removing Killer B’s seal and said he would return to Kumogakure with the Raikage to remove it.
• The Fourth Raikage agreed to let Zhang Miao accompany them, and Aburame Mushi offered to use his Kikaichū to eat the Exploding Bugs inside the Raikage.

Zhang Miao removed the Exploding Bug from the Fourth Raikage, then used the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to resurrect the five members of the Xuan Yuan Group and bind them to his service. He renamed them Monkey One through Monkey Five and proposed using them to carry Karui on the journey to Kumogakure.

• The Fourth Raikage agreed to let Aburame Mushi's Kikaichū enter his body and remove the Exploding Bug.
• The Fourth Raikage thanked Zhang Miao after the bug was removed, earning Zhang Miao ten of his Ninja Fragments.
• Zhang Miao used the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to resurrect the five dead members of the Xuan Yuan Group.
• The five resurrected ninjas pledged loyalty to Zhang Miao, who renamed them Monkey One, Monkey Two, Monkey Three, Monkey Four, and Monkey Five.
• Zhang Miao suggested that the five carry Karui so the group could leave for Kumogakure sooner, leaving the Fourth Raikage dumbfounded.

Zhang Miao offered the Fourth Raikage a resurrection secret technique in exchange for building a Hades Temple in Kumogakure and having villagers worship there. The Fourth Raikage accepted the deal and set off with Zhang Miao and the others.

• The Fourth Raikage asked Zhang Miao about the technique that had revived the Xuan Yuan Group members, and Zhang Miao said only he could use it.
• Zhang Miao offered to give the Fourth Raikage a resurrection technique that required no Kekkei Genkai in exchange for a Hades Temple in Kumogakure.
• The Fourth Raikage agreed after Zhang Miao explained that other major villages already had Hades Temples and that he would not challenge Kumogakure's authority.
• Zhang Miao gave the Fourth Raikage a scroll containing One's Own Life Reincarnation and explained that it revived someone whose corpse had not decayed at the cost of the caster's life.
• The Fourth Raikage promised to build the temple, tucked the scroll into his robes, and headed toward the ruined house with Zhang Miao and the others following.

Zhang Miao traveled with the Fourth Raikage’s group to Kumogakure, collecting Ninja Fragments along the way and planning to recruit its Jinchuriki. After the Fourth Raikage watched him remove Killer B’s seal, Zhang Miao met Killer B’s young disciples Omoi and Karui and earned fragments from both with his rapping.

• The Fourth Raikage ordered the group to leave for Kumogakure, and Zhang Miao arranged for Karui and himself to be carried during the journey.
• Karui thanked Zhang Miao’s attendants, and Zhang Miao earned Karui’s awe and collected Ninja Fragments from him, the Fourth Raikage, and Amayi as they traveled.
• Zhang Miao planned to collect fragments from Kumogakure’s elite ninja and recruit its Jinchuriki, Killer B and Yugito Nii.
• After nearly a month, the group reached Kumogakure, where the Fourth Raikage brought Zhang Miao to Killer B’s residence to remove the Eight Trigrams Seal.
• Omoi and Karui arrived for training, and Zhang Miao introduced himself with a rap that earned their trust and Ninja Fragments.

Zhang Miao challenged Killer B to a swordsmanship duel and defeated him with Hatake Sakumo's Konoha Style Swordsmanship, impressing Omoi and Karui. He then gave Killer B carvings of Gyuki and the Sage of Six Paths, earning Gyuki fragments and a daily fragment reward as the chapter ended.

• Zhang Miao challenged Killer B to a pure swordsmanship duel while Omoi and Karui watched.
• Killer B attacked with his Seven-Sword Style, but Zhang Miao anticipated his moves and used the platform's edge to counter him.
• Zhang Miao placed his blade at Killer B's neck and won the duel, earning Killer B ninja fragments from the System.
• Zhang Miao declined Killer B's request for a rematch and gave him carvings of Gyuki and the Sage of Six Paths.
• Gyuki recognized the Sage of Six Paths carving, and Zhang Miao received Gyuki fragments plus five daily fragments as long as the statue existed.

Zhang Miao disguised himself as Kakui and entered Kumogakure’s women’s bath, then framed Killer B as a peeping tom. Yugito Nii transformed into the Two-Tails and attacked Killer B while Zhang Miao gained ninja fragments from the women’s anger.

• Zhang Miao asked Killer B where the bathhouse was and used the Body Flicker Technique to leave.
• Killer B remembered Zhang Miao’s past voyeurism and rushed to the bathhouse to stop him.
• Killer B heard the women call someone Kakui and realized Zhang Miao was disguised as a girl and staying at his house.
• When Killer B peered into the women’s bath, Zhang Miao cried out and accused him of peeping at her.
• Yugito Nii transformed into the Two-Tails and attacked Killer B as the other women urged her on.
• Zhang Miao received ninja fragments for Yugito Nii, Samui, and Mabui, then cheered Yugito on.

Zhang Miao used his Kakui disguise and a promise to revive the Fourth Raikage’s father to make the Fourth Raikage side against Killer B. After Yugito beat Killer B for a day, Zhang Miao gifted her carvings and gained a daily source of Matatabi fragments.

• Yugito attacked Killer B after he was caught at the women’s bathhouse, and Killer B retreated with her to the Raikage Office Building.
• Yugito told the Fourth Raikage that Killer B had been peeping and that Kakui had witnessed it.
• Zhang Miao secretly offered to revive Nikayi and the Third Raikage if the Fourth Raikage accepted his Kakui identity and let him stay in Kumogakure.
• The Fourth Raikage blamed Killer B and left, allowing Yugito to chase and beat him for an entire day.
• Zhang Miao gave Yugito carvings of Matatabi and the Sage of Six Paths, earning ten Matatabi fragments each day while the statue existed.

Zhang Miao continued posing as Kakui in Kumogakure, teaching swordsmanship and collecting Ninja Fragments while planning to recruit the Third Raikage and establish a Hades Temple. His transformed body began to look pregnant, drawing attention and ending the flow of love letters.

• Killer B complained that Zhang Miao had ruined his reputation, but Zhang Miao refused to end his disguise as Kakui.
• Zhang Miao explained his plan to collect Kumogakure's elite ninja and tailed-beast fragments, establish a Hades Temple, and recruit the Third Raikage for a steady supply of ordinary fragments.
• Zhang Miao continued teaching Karui and Omoi Konoha Style Swordsmanship, and Karui grew stronger than Omoi.
• Zhang Miao's swordsmanship reputation spread through Kumogakure, and young men began sending him love letters.
• Villagers stopped sending Zhang Miao love letters after his transformed belly began to swell and looked like a pregnancy.

Zhang Miao remembered that the Death God was growing inside his belly and decided to blame Killer B for his apparent pregnancy to avoid questions. He summoned Nikayi in front of the Fourth Raikage, who was shocked to see him.

• Zhang Miao realized his swollen belly came from the Death God he had summoned more than a year earlier, and Yugito mistook the pregnancy for Killer B’s doing.
• Yugito rushed off to confront Killer B, while Zhang Miao decided to let him take the blame.
• Zhang Miao told the Fourth Raikage that Killer B had gotten him pregnant and asked him to support the story.
• After Mabui left, Zhang Miao explained that a special being was growing inside him and that he needed a scapegoat.
• The Fourth Raikage refused to implicate Killer B, so Zhang Miao summoned Nikayi, leaving the Raikage stunned by his apparent resurrection.

Zhang Miao secured the Fourth Raikage’s renewed promise to finish the Hades Temple before resurrecting the Third Raikage. Meanwhile, the Fourth Raikage intervened in a fight between Killer B and Yugito Nii, then ordered Killer B to marry Kakui after hearing she was pregnant; Killer B escaped, leaving the dispute unresolved.

• Nikayi confirmed to the Fourth Raikage that she had returned, and Zhang Miao reminded him to complete the Hades Temple before he would resurrect the Third Raikage.
• The Fourth Raikage claimed the temple would be finished in another half year, and Zhang Miao accepted the delay before leaving.
• The Fourth Raikage heard explosions outside and found Killer B and Yugito Nii fighting in their tailed beast forms, then ordered them to stop.
• Yugito Nii told the Fourth Raikage that Killer B had gotten Kakui pregnant and planned to abandon her, so he slapped Killer B and ordered him to marry her and raise the child.
• Killer B refused to marry a man and used the Eight-Tails’ ink spray to escape, while Yugito Nii and the Fourth Raikage were left covered in ink.

After the Hades Temple was completed, Zhang Miao summoned the Third Raikage, recruited him, and gained the Lightning Style Armor trait. Zhang Miao left Kumogakure after marking the temple with Flying Thunder God, while the Fourth Raikage realized what technique he had used.

• Killer B hid on an island with the Fourth Raikage’s tacit approval, and Zhang Miao spent the following months teaching Karui and Omoi swordsmanship.
• The Fourth Raikage oversaw construction of the Hades Temple, which was completed half a year later.
• Zhang Miao summoned the Third Raikage, who pledged loyalty to him and agreed to guard the temple.
• Zhang Miao gained the Third Raikage’s Extraordinary Physique bonus and selected Lightning Style Armor from his traits.
• Zhang Miao marked the temple with Flying Thunder God and departed, leaving the Fourth Raikage to recognize the technique.

After using the Flying Thunder God Technique to intimidate the Fourth Raikage, Zhang Miao left Kumogakure for the Land of Waves while weakened by Bleach’s gestation. He reached Grass Wave Coast with a huge entourage and discovered a nearly completed bridgehead, then ordered his forces to hide while he prepared for what was coming.

• Zhang Miao used the Flying Thunder God Technique to shock the Fourth Raikage, then summoned the Xuan Yuan Group and Aburame Mushi to arrange his departure.
• Zhang Miao began traveling overland toward the Land of Waves because he was still months away from giving birth to Bleach and wanted to avoid drawing attention in Kumogakure.
• After repeated bandit attacks, Zhang Miao recruited more than forty ordinary Jonin and turned his party into a grand procession, which stopped further trouble on the road.
• Aburame Mushi arrived with Kakashi Hatake and the others, and Zhang Miao ordered the procession to continue toward the Land of Waves.
• After nearly a month, Zhang Miao reached Grass Wave Coast, saw a nearly completed bridgehead, and ordered everyone to retreat two kilometers and make camp until he gave further instructions.