Chapter Summaries

Richard learned that Uchiha Obito had joined the attack on Sunagakure and agreed to accompany Konoha’s team to rescue Gaara. The reinforcements reached Sunagakure, where Chiyo attacked Kakashi before Sakura began treating the poisoned Kankuro.

• Tsunade asked Richard to help Kakashi and Guy rescue Gaara, and Richard agreed while insisting he would act independently.
• Richard traveled with Kakashi’s team toward the Land of Wind, then returned to Konoha and gave Kakashi a Flying Thunder God Kunai so he could join them later.
• Richard used the kunai to reach the group near Sunagakure, and the village shinobi escorted the Konoha reinforcements to the Kazekage Building’s Medical Room.
• Chiyo attacked Kakashi when she saw him, but he blocked her strike before Kankuro’s pain interrupted them.
• Sakura used the Mystical Palm Technique to ease Kankuro’s suffering, prompting Chiyo to ask what Tsunade was to her.

Sakura treated Kankuro’s poison while Kakashi’s team prepared to rescue Gaara, with Temari joining the mission. After Kankuro provided a scrap of Sasori’s clothing, Kakashi’s ninja hounds tracked the kidnappers to an Akatsuki base in the Land of Rivers, where the One-Tail was being extracted from Gaara.

• Chiyo recognized Sakura as Tsunade’s student, and Sakura began drawing the poison from Kankuro’s heart.
• Temari asked to join the rescue mission, and Kakashi welcomed her while Richard clarified that he was not leading the team.
• Sakura cured Kankuro’s life-threatening poisoning, and Kankuro gave Kakashi a scrap of Sasori’s clothing as a clue.
• Kakashi summoned his Eight Ninja Hounds to track Sasori by scent, and Pakkun later found Akatsuki’s secret base in the Land of Rivers.
• Pakkun reported that Akatsuki was using the Sealing Jutsu: Genryu Kyu Fūjin to extract the One-Tail from Gaara.

Richard and the others reached the Land of Rivers to rescue Gaara, where Itachi and Kisame confronted them using Chakra Transfer Technique puppets. After Tsukuyomi incapacitated Kakashi and the attackers overwhelmed the rest, Richard stepped in, resisted Itachi’s genjutsu, evaded Amaterasu, and blasted both opponents away with Shinra Tensei.

• Zetsu reported that Richard, Konoha ninja, and Sunagakure ninja were approaching the base while Akatsuki continued sealing the One-Tail.
• Nagato sent Chakra Transfer Technique puppets resembling Itachi and Kisame to delay the rescuers, and Itachi and Kisame controlled them out of the base.
• Kakashi charged Itachi with Lightning Blade, but Itachi trapped him in Tsukuyomi and left him collapsed in moments.
• Might Guy activated the Eight Inner Gates Formation, but Itachi and Kisame’s attacks overwhelmed Sakura, Sai, Temari, Neji, Lee, Tenten, Chiyo, and Guy.
• Richard descended onto Kisame’s lake, resisted Itachi’s Tsukuyomi, evaded Amaterasu, and used Shinra Tensei to blast Itachi and Kisame away.
• Richard asked Itachi and Kisame whether Pain had told them that he had fought Pain three years earlier.

Richard helped rescue Gaara, then confronted Obito in Akatsuki’s base and forced him to pursue becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki within a year. Back in Konoha, Richard reported the mission to Tsunade and joined her plan to welcome Jiraiya and Naruto home.

• Richard defeated Itachi and Kisame’s chakra-transferred bodies, then sent Sai to escort the injured Kakashi back to Konoha for treatment.
• Richard divided the rescue team, and Might Guy’s group defeated Deidara while Sakura, Temari, and Chiyo defeated Sasori; Chiyo sacrificed herself to revive Gaara after Akatsuki extracted the One-Tail.
• Richard waited in Akatsuki’s empty base and confronted Obito, revealing that he knew Obito’s identity and plan and giving him one year to collect the other seven Tailed Beasts.
• Richard wounded Obito with a Dimension Slash that reached into the Kamui Dimension, then threatened to kill him if he failed to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki within a year.
• Richard returned to Konoha, told Tsunade that Gaara had been rescued and Kakashi needed treatment, and agreed to meet her for a welcome meal with Jiraiya and Naruto.

Richard accompanied Tsunade to meet Jiraiya, whose jealousy surfaced during their evening together. Afterward, Tsunade asked Richard whether she should marry Jiraiya, and Richard’s answer ended with him blocking her punch.

• Richard told Tsunade that Kakashi would need a month to recover from Itachi’s Tsukuyomi and explained that Might Guy could defeat Itachi by opening the eighth gate, though it would kill him.
• Richard said he had survived opening the Gate of Death himself, then listened as Tsunade complained about the burdens of being Hokage.
• Richard and Tsunade met Jiraiya at an izakaya, where Jiraiya recounted his travels and Naruto’s progress, then challenged Richard over his fights with other villages.
• Tsunade stopped Jiraiya from arguing with Richard, and the three left the izakaya after drinking together.
• After Jiraiya went his own way, Tsunade asked Richard to walk with her and whether she should marry Jiraiya; Richard outlined the advantages and disadvantages of marriage.
• Tsunade punched Richard after he mentioned her age, but Richard caught her fist and said a spouse would need strength to match hers.

Richard visited Orochimaru’s base in the Land of Grass, tested Sasuke’s improved swordsmanship, and told him about Itachi’s Mangekyo Sharingan abilities. He then asked Orochimaru for his Akatsuki ring and agreed to trade it for information about Itachi, including details on Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu.

• Richard left his office in Konoha and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel to Orochimaru’s base in the Land of Grass.
• Sasuke attacked Richard with the Grasscutter Sword, and they clashed with Chidori Blade before Sasuke conceded that Richard remained far stronger.
• Richard told Sasuke that Itachi’s Mangekyo Sharingan had used Tsukuyomi to defeat Kakashi and that his other eye held Amaterasu.
• Orochimaru arrived and asked Richard why he had come, and Richard requested Orochimaru’s Akatsuki ring as a collectible.
• Orochimaru offered the ring in exchange for information about Itachi, and Richard agreed to share some information, including details on Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu.

Richard took Orochimaru’s Akatsuki ring and warned him that Konoha would soon send a team after him. That night, Richard released the four Hokage’s souls from the Reaper, revived the Fourth Hokage with Impure World Reincarnation, and began a spar before extracting the Yin Nine-Tails.

• Kabuto Yakushi returned Orochimaru’s “Sky” ring, which Orochimaru tossed to Richard, who stored it alongside Sasori’s “Jade” ring.
• Richard told Sasuke and Orochimaru about Itachi’s abilities and warned that Tsunade was tracking Orochimaru and would soon send a team after him.
• Richard returned to Konoha and prepared to release the souls sealed by the Reaper Death Seal so he could revive the Fourth Hokage and take the Yin Nine-Tails.
• At the Uzumaki Clan Ruins, Richard summoned the Reaper, forced it out of his body, and cut open its stomach with Reaper Slash, releasing the four Hokage’s souls.
• Richard used Impure World Reincarnation on White Zetsu to revive the Fourth Hokage, then challenged him to a spar before extracting the Yin Nine-Tails.
• The Fourth Hokage attacked with Flying Thunder God and a Rasengan, but Richard vanished with Flying Thunder God as the Rasengan neared him.

Richard defeated the Fourth Hokage in a spar and extracted the Yin Nine-Tails, then let him visit Naruto and his old friends before releasing the Impure World Reincarnation. After promising to try to keep Naruto alive, Richard returned to Konoha and found Naruto and Jiraiya outside the office.

• Richard revealed that he had learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, then sparred with the Fourth Hokage and used a Rune Seal to extract the Yin Nine-Tails into a red crystal.
• Richard gave the Fourth Hokage time to visit Naruto, Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Tsunade before undoing the Impure World Reincarnation.
• The Fourth Hokage thanked Richard for letting him see his loved ones and asked him to spare Naruto; Richard promised to do his best to keep Naruto alive.
• The Fourth Hokage told Richard that he had left ninjutsu and Sealing Jutsu materials with Jiraiya, and Richard released the Impure World Reincarnation.
• Richard burned White Zetsu's body, returned to Konoha, ate at Ichiraku Ramen, and found Naruto and Jiraiya waiting outside the office.

Richard found a way to remove the Yang Nine-Tails from Naruto without killing him, then obtained the Tenseigan by defeating Otsutsuki Toneri. As the Akatsuki neared capturing the Eight-Tails, Richard waited in Konoha for his confrontation with Obito, until Tsunade asked him to travel to Kumogakure.

• Richard told Naruto and Jiraiya he would take the Yang Nine-Tails but would protect Naruto while they searched for a safe way to remove it, and he accepted the Fourth Hokage's ninjutsu and sealing documents.
• After researching for more than half a year, Richard created a low-density Nine-Tails Energy Crystal, extracted the Yang Nine-Tails from Naruto, and sealed the crystal into Naruto to keep him alive.
• Richard fused the Yang Nine-Tails Energy Crystals, traveled to the moon, gave Otsutsuki Toneri Byakugan to awaken the Tenseigan, then killed him and plundered the Tenseigan.
• Richard stayed in Konoha as the Akatsuki captured six tailed beasts and pursued the Eight-Tails, waiting for a chance to confront Obito.
• Richard used Flying Thunder God to take Uzuki Yugao to the Hokage Office, where she received an A-rank protection mission from Tsunade and departed for the village entrance.
• After Shizune left the office, Tsunade asked Richard whether he could travel to Kumogakure.

Richard refused Kumogakure’s request for help, then revealed to Tsunade that he knew the Akatsuki’s true purpose. After the Akatsuki captured the Eight-Tails, Richard went looking for Sasuke, who had left to challenge an Akatsuki member, and ended the chapter sensing Sasuke’s Chakra.

• Tsunade told Richard that the Fourth Raikage offered him any Kumogakure ninjutsu if he would help protect the Eight-Tails, but Richard refused and advised that Killer B could survive losing it.
• Richard confirmed to Tsunade that he knew why the Akatsuki was collecting the Tailed Beasts but declined to explain its real goal.
• A week later, Richard learned the Akatsuki had captured the Eight-Tails and visited Orochimaru’s base, where he found that Sasuke had gone to test himself against an Akatsuki member.
• Richard went to Amegakure and asked Nagato to locate Sasuke, but none of the Akatsuki members Nagato contacted had seen him.
• Richard returned to Konoha, and that afternoon he sensed Sasuke’s Chakra.

Sasuke returned to Konoha to learn more about the Mangekyō Sharingan and arrange a battle with Itachi, while Richard helped him contact his brother. Later, Richard confessed his feelings to Tsunade and revealed that Mei Terumi was also his secret lover.

• Richard told Sasuke that he could awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan only by experiencing the loss of someone close, and Sasuke asked him to locate Itachi.
• Richard used the Akatsuki rings to contact Itachi, who agreed to meet Sasuke in three days at the clan's secret base in the southern Land of Fire.
• Sasuke asked Richard to witness the revenge battle, and Richard gave him a Flying Thunder God Kunai so he could travel there.
• Richard invited Tsunade to dinner and gave her a couples' hot spring coupon, then admitted he had told Yugao that he liked her.
• Tsunade rejected Richard because of their age difference and her position as Hokage, but Richard suggested keeping a relationship secret.
• Richard told Tsunade that Mei Terumi was his secret lover and said Tsunade was only the second person outside Kirigakure to know.

Richard and Tsunade grew closer after she invited him to a hot spring and later let him stay at her home. Meanwhile, Sasuke’s fight with Itachi ended with Kirin destroying the Uchiha secret base, and Itachi turned to attack Richard as his real target.

• Tsunade rejected Richard’s proposal to become his secret lover, but stopped him from going to Kabukicho and took him to Honma Hot Spring instead.
• Richard and Tsunade shared a private hot spring, then spent the night together at Tsunade’s home; Richard returned to his residence the next morning.
• Two days later, Itachi and Sasuke fought in genjutsu and then tested their Taijutsu and Ninjutsu in the Uchiha Clan’s secret base.
• Sasuke struck Itachi and the base with Lightning Release: Kirin, but Itachi’s Susanoo blocked most of the attack.
• Itachi advanced toward Richard with Susanoo active, and Richard drew Masamune Yamato to face him.

Richard defeated Itachi, took his abilities and Susanoo weapons, and learned that Sasuke had discovered the truth about the Uchiha massacre. After extracting Tsukuyomi in his laboratory, Richard went to Ichiraku Ramen and saw Jiraiya and Naruto.

• Richard severed Susanoo’s arms, sealed the Totsuka Blade and Yata Mirror into Energy Crystals, and killed Itachi before plundering his Mangekyō Sharingan, Ninja Cells, and Ninja Physique.
• Kisame gave Sasuke Itachi’s scroll, then carried Itachi’s body away; after reading the scroll, Sasuke confronted Richard about knowing the truth.
• Richard confirmed he had known, warned Sasuke against taking revenge on Konoha, and let him leave.
• Richard extracted Tsukuyomi from Itachi’s left eye and turned it into an Energy Crystal after three days in his underground laboratory.
• Richard went to Ichiraku Ramen for dinner and saw Jiraiya and Naruto.

Richard learned that Sasuke might have returned to Konoha, then confronted Obito at the Valley of the End after discovering he had become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Black Zetsu betrayed Obito and revived Kaguya Otsutsuki, leaving Richard facing the Rabbit Goddess.

• Richard ate ramen with Jiraiya and Naruto, then visited Tsunade and heard that Anbu had spotted someone who might have been Sasuke.
• A week later, Richard met Obito at the Valley of the End and discovered that Obito was already the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, though he lacked the Three-Tails and Nine-Tails Chakra.
• Richard fought Obito, dodging his Kamui ambush and striking him with Dimension Slash before Obito returned in his full Ten-Tails Jinchuriki form.
• Obito trapped Richard in the Six Red Yang Formation and attacked with Truth-Seeking Orbs and Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Bombs, but Richard remained unharmed as the Valley of the End was destroyed.
• Black Zetsu pierced Obito from behind, collapsed the seal, and revived Kaguya Otsutsuki through Obito's body.

Kaguya revived and confronted Richard, who demonstrated that his magic power and combined Rinnegan and Tenseigan made him a formidable opponent. After countering her attacks, Richard left the fight poised to see the rest of Kaguya’s abilities and explore the dimensions of Amenominaka.

• Kaguya revived through Obito, sensed Richard’s powers, and attacked after he refused to explain how he possessed Hagoromo’s and Hamura’s abilities.
• Kaguya fired Rabbit Hair Needle, but Richard blocked the attack with a spherical barrier made of magic power.
• Kaguya used Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, and Richard matched her Chakra fists with energy slashes from Masamune Yamato.
• Kaguya charged Richard with All-Killing Ash Bones, but he blocked her strikes and repeatedly severed the bones with Masamune Yamato.
• Richard said Kaguya was underestimating him by fighting at close range and considered the remaining techniques he wanted to see, including Amenominaka and its alternate dimensions.

Kaguya repeatedly moved Richard through Amenominaka’s alternate dimensions and attacked him, but none of her techniques could touch him. Richard then discovered that her immortal body healed wounds but did not prevent pain, and began repeatedly injuring her to force her to beg for mercy.

• Kaguya transferred Richard into the Hypergravity Space, but its powerful gravity did not affect him, and her attacks failed to hit him.
• Kaguya moved Richard through her other dimensions and tried their environments and surprise attacks, but she still could not harm him.
• In the Starting Ball Dimension, Richard told Kaguya that even the Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball could not defeat him and attacked her with Dimension Slash.
• Richard found that Dimension Slash wounded Kaguya but that her immortal body quickly healed her injuries.
• Richard repeatedly struck Kaguya with Octaslash and other techniques, using her inability to escape the pain despite her rapid healing.

Richard defeated Kaguya, extracted the tailed beasts from her, and restored her to her peak with a Magic Crystal that also let him control her. He brought her to his Konoha home, where she resisted staying and demanded that he remove the restrictions.

• After Richard slashed Kaguya repeatedly, she surrendered and asked him to seal her, but he said he only wanted to defeat her and extract the tailed beasts.
• Richard bound Kaguya with his Rune Seal, extracted the Ten-Tails and its seven tailed beasts, and stored all eight as Energy Crystals.
• Richard made Kaguya spit out Obito, gave her a Magic Crystal that restored her to her peak, and released the rune chains while leaving the crystal as a means to control her.
• Kaguya questioned Richard’s motives, and he asked whether she knew the Emperor of the Land of Ancestors; she said she did not.
• Kaguya used Amenominaka to return them to the Naruto World, and Richard brought her from the Valley of the End to his Konoha home with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Kaguya tried to leave, but Richard explained that the Magic Crystal let him control her body and Chakra; she demanded that he remove the restrictions and said she was not his slave.

Richard completed the World Challenge but chose to remain in the Naruto World, where he took Obito’s eyes, introduced Kaguya to Tsunade, and had Tsunade show Kaguya the modern world. A month later, Kaguya’s attempt to take charge of the Hyuga Clan nearly led to a confrontation before Richard intervened.

• Richard declined the option to return to the Original Universe and checked that his Sephiroth Template had reached 85% Fusion Degree.
• Richard removed Obito’s Mangekyō Sharingan and Rinnegan, then let Black Zetsu take the blind Obito back to his base.
• Richard told Tsunade that Obito had become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and that he had defeated Kaguya Otsutsuki, then brought Tsunade to meet Kaguya.
• Kaguya agreed to see the world Hagoromo had created, and Tsunade spent the following month answering her questions about the modern ninja world.
• Kaguya beat Hyuga Hiashi and demanded that the Hyuga Clan obey her, nearly provoking a clash until Richard arrived.

Richard brought Hinata and several other women from the Naruto Universe back to the Marvel Universe after a year away. He reunited with the White Queen and the others at the Silver City Royal Palace, where the two groups began getting acquainted.

• Hyuga Hiashi asked Richard to arrange an exchange of the Hyuga Clan’s Taijutsu for Kaguya’s Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, but Richard explained that it was a Kekkei Mōra the clan could not learn.
• Hiashi offered Hinata to serve Kaguya, and Richard accepted, warning that Hinata might leave Konoha permanently; Hiashi then sent Hinata and the clan’s Taijutsu materials to Richard.
• A year later, Richard asked Tsunade, Kaguya, Hinata, Konan, Ino, Mei Terumi, and the others to confirm they wanted to leave the Naruto Universe, and they agreed.
• Richard opened a World Gate and led the group to the Marvel Universe, where Tifa welcomed them to the Silver City Royal Palace and Richard introduced them to the White Queen and the others.
• The White Queen asked Richard which universe he had visited, and he told her it was a world with ninjas.

Richard returned from the Naruto World, reunited with the White Queen, and confirmed that his ninja techniques worked in the Marvel Universe. A month later, he resumed life in Silver City, where Banner's research into Hashirama Cells led him to postpone transplanting them into Tsunade and the others.

• Richard reunited with the White Queen, returned to his palace, and tested his Naruto World techniques in the Marvel Universe.
• Richard reviewed his supernatural abilities and the items and techniques he had collected before going to sleep beside the White Queen.
• A month later, Tsunade defeated Scarlett in a sparring match, then went to help Emma with Silver City's administration.
• Richard asked Tifa about the Fantasia's completed tests and read Banner's report on Hashirama Cells.
• Richard decided not to transplant Hashirama Cells into Tsunade and the others because Banner's research found a 99% chance of severe rejection.