Chapter Summaries

Princess Lana introduced Yoru Machi and Nabe, the Far East Duo, as powerful Imperial workers who could help the adventurers defeat Ainz Ooal Gown. When the Kingdom adventurers doubted Yoru Machi’s strength, Momonga vouched for him and said he might even be stronger than himself.

• Princess Lana explained that the adventurers needed more powerful champions to defeat Ainz Ooal Gown and introduced Yoru Machi and Nabe as the Far East Duo.
• Princess Lana said Yoru Machi had reached the Heroic Realm and Nabe could use Fifth Tier Magic, shocking the gathered adventurers.
• The Kingdom adventurers questioned whether the young-looking workers were truly that powerful.
• Heckron and Arche defended Yoru Machi, while Evileye rejected the claim that he could rival Momonga.
• Momonga confirmed that Yoru Machi was no weaker than him, might be stronger, and was his friend.

Yoru Machi joined the defenders of the Kingdom’s capital, and Momonga’s praise convinced the adventurers of his exceptional strength. As the demons launched an overwhelming assault, Brain recognized Shalltear Bloodfallen beside Ainz Ooal Gown, leaving the defenders facing a dire threat.

• Momonga said Yoru Machi was stronger than he was, changing how the gathered adventurers regarded Yoru Machi.
• A Kingdom guard reported that the demons had launched a fierce attack, forcing Lana Tullien Sairen Nixe Faurivare to call for reinforcements and promise rewards for victory.
• The defenders arrived at the front line and saw thousands of demons, including gargoyles, Howling Banshees, and high-level vampires.
• Ainz Ooal Gown emerged with masked maids and a masked woman in a white gown, and Brain recognized the woman as Shalltear Bloodfallen.

Shalltear arrived and shattered the Kingdom camp’s morale, then effortlessly defeated Gazef and Brain when they confronted her. The soldiers faced despair until Yoru Machi stepped forward, prompting Shalltear to hide her recognition of him and praise his strength.

• Evileye trembled in fear of Shalltear, whose status as a Vampire Progenitor made her overwhelmingly powerful compared with Evileye.
• Kingdom soldiers and Imperial workers fled, but Shalltear sent two Vampire Brides after them, and they killed everyone who ran.
• Gazef charged Shalltear in anger, and Brain joined him, but she blocked both swordsmen’s strongest martial arts with one hand.
• Gazef realized the enormous gap between their strength and Shalltear’s, and the soldiers lost their remaining confidence.
• Yoru Machi stepped forward to challenge Shalltear, who nervously praised him while concealing that she recognized him.

Yoru Machi fought Shalltear and Dimiurge while the Kingdom’s forces rallied and charged the demon army. Dimiurge confessed that he had come prepared to atone with his life, leaving Yoru Machi bewildered by the elaborate plan Dimiurge believed he had made.

• Yoru Machi’s Waterfall Sever cut through nearly a thousand demons, and he pursued Shalltear into the sky as she teleported away.
• Brain found renewed resolve after witnessing Yoru Machi fight Shalltear, then charged the demon army, inspiring the Kingdom’s soldiers and adventurers to follow.
• Dimiurge attacked Yoru Machi with Winged Tentacles, but an invisible barrier stopped the projectiles.
• Yoru Machi confronted Dimiurge over his treatment of humans and explained that Sebas and Pestoya had helped release the captured civilians.
• Dimiurge declared that he had come to atone for deceiving the Supreme Beings and disrupting Yoru Machi’s supposed plans, leaving Yoru Machi confused.

Yoru Machi struggled to follow Demiurge’s elaborate explanation of his supposed plan, while pretending that he had intended to release Kingdom civilians and capture nobles for Nazarick’s benefit. The chapter ended with Yoru Machi praising Demiurge’s reasoning, and an author’s note said the Overlord arc would end here for now.

• Demiurge apologized to Yoru Machi for concealing his plan and blamed himself for supposedly undermining Nazarick’s interests.
• Yoru Machi pretended that he had expected Demiurge to understand his intentions and praised Demiurge’s intelligence.
• Shalltear suggested Yoru Machi had released the civilians out of pity, but Demiurge rejected her explanation.
• Yoru Machi asked what Ainz had told Demiurge, and Demiurge explained that he had connected Yoru Machi’s actions to ruling the world, finding the other Supreme Beings, and capturing valuable nobles.
• Yoru Machi praised Demiurge’s explanation as Shalltear admired him, and the author announced that the Overlord arc would pause.

After sharing memories with versions of himself from other worlds, Senju Yoru Castle was summoned to a major meeting in Konoha. He arrived late and was pulled aside by Minato Namikaze, who told him to stay quiet behind Jiraiya.

• Bone King Yoru Machi woke in an unknown space after Shalltear drugged and bound him, then learned he could share memories and abilities with versions of himself from other worlds.
• Senju Yoru Castle absorbed Bone King Yoru Machi's memories and reflected that an intelligent assistant like Demiurge would be useful in the scheming Ninja World.
• An ANBU summoned Yoru Machi to the Hokage Building, but he leisurely finished breakfast before heading there.
• Yoru Machi arrived about half an hour late to find Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, clan heads, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya gathered.
• Minato Namikaze pulled Yoru Machi behind Jiraiya and warned him to stay quiet during the important meeting.

At a gathering of Konoha’s clan leaders, Yoru Machi predicted that another shinobi war might begin, while Minato dismissed the idea. The Third Hokage asked Yoru Machi whether he knew where Tsunade was, leaving Yoru Machi to defend his blunt remarks before the assembled leaders.

• Yoru Machi arrived late to the gathering, and most of Konoha’s leaders excused him because of his Senju heritage and ties to Tsunade and the Hokage lineage.
• Yoru Machi and Minato discussed why the Hokage had summoned the clan heads, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, and Yoru Machi suggested that the Third Shinobi World War might be near.
• Minato rejected the prediction, arguing that the shinobi world had been peaceful and lacked a trigger for a full-scale war.
• Yoru Machi told Minato that rival villages could start a war by reviving old grudges, and the Third Hokage and other leaders overheard him.
• The Third Hokage asked Yoru Machi whether he had news of Tsunade or could find her, prompting Yoru Machi to hastily deny that he had insulted the Hokage or Danzō.
• The Third Hokage appreciated Yoru Machi’s insight and considered him, alongside Orochimaru, a promising figure in the Hokage lineage.

The Third Hokage warned Konoha’s leaders that the Third Kazekage had vanished and the Third Raikage had died, making another Ninja World War seem imminent. He gave Yoru Machi an S-rank mission to find Tsunade and persuade her to return, though Yoru Machi doubted she would agree.

• The Third Hokage told Konoha’s leaders that the Third Kazekage had disappeared and the Third Raikage had died after fighting ten thousand ninja alone.
• The gathered ninja recognized that war could soon spread to Konoha and began preparing for the coming conflict.
• The Third Hokage explained that Tsunade’s healing and medical skills could save Konoha ninja and help counter Sand Village’s poison experts.
• Yoru Machi said Tsunade traveled constantly, had last written to him a month earlier, and would likely refuse to return because she hated war.
• The Third Hokage assigned Yoru Machi an S-rank mission to find Tsunade and persuade her to return, and insisted he could not refuse.

Yoru Machi prepared to leave Konoha to find Tsunade, the only person the Third Hokage believed could persuade her to return. Minato and Kushina met him at the village gates, where Kushina criticized the Hokage and recalled the losses that had turned Tsunade, Yoru Machi, and Kushina against him.

• The Third Hokage sent Yoru Machi to find Tsunade because she considered him family and might listen to his request.
• Tsunade had left Yoru Machi behind to protect him, fearing that the men she loved were doomed to die.
• Minato and Kushina waited for Yoru Machi at Konoha's gates as he prepared to depart.
• Kushina complained that the Third Hokage had sent Yoru Machi to find Tsunade despite knowing she would not return.
• Yoru Machi and Minato worried that Kushina's criticism could put her at risk because she was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• The account explained that the Third Hokage had withheld aid when the Land of Whirlpools was attacked, leaving the Uzumaki and Senju clans devastated.

Tsunade brought Shizune to a casino in Tanzaku Town, claiming she could win big through gambling. After losing a huge share of their savings and then going all in, Tsunade left the casino broke, and Shizune lost all faith in her gambling skills.

• Tsunade and Shizune entered the largest casino in Tanzaku Town carrying a suitcase full of money.
• Tsunade lost nearly ten million ryo in her first round, then lost another ten million in the next.
• Tsunade insisted the losses were a plan to lure the other gamblers in, restoring Shizune's confidence.
• Tsunade went all in, and she and Shizune later stood outside the casino devastated and penniless.

Yoru Machi spread rumors about Tsunade as the Legendary Big Fat Sheep to draw her to him in the Land of Birds. At a Tanzaku Town casino, Tsunade repeatedly lost while the gamblers bet against her and profited.

• Shizune recalled how Tsunade repeatedly borrowed money in town after town, lost it gambling, and became known as the Legendary Big Fat Sheep.
• Yoru Machi publicized Tsunade’s reputation throughout the Land of Birds so he could find her when she arrived.
• Tsunade entered a crowded Tanzaku Town casino with Shizune and bet five million ryo on small.
• The gamblers bet on big, and the dice landed on big, letting the casino owner and the crowd win against Tsunade.
• Tsunade continued betting as the dice repeatedly landed on the side opposite hers, and the gamblers grew more excited about profiting from her losses.

Tsunade and Shizune gambled at a casino in the Land of Birds, where Tsunade unexpectedly won after losing repeatedly. Suspecting the bald casino owner had manipulated the dice, Tsunade bet on both big and small again, sending the gamblers into a frenzy.

• Tsunade lost repeatedly as the casino gamblers bet against her, while Shizune worried over their dwindling money.
• The bald casino owner left after a subordinate whispered to him, then returned and shook the dice with unusual flair.
• Tsunade went all in on big, and the dice came up big, stunning Shizune and enraging the gamblers who had bet against her.
• Tsunade scrutinized the bald owner, whose familiar remark about her chest made her suspect something was amiss.
• Tsunade wagered her winnings on both big and small again, and the gamblers eagerly hoped for triples.

Yoru Machi manipulated the gamblers into losing their money while Tsunade won by betting on both big and small, then Tsunade and Shizune defeated the casino boss and his armed men. After the casino collapsed, Tsunade walked over to Yoru Machi and stole the grilled bird skewer he was eating.

• Yoru Machi opened the dice cup to reveal another big result, wiping out the gamblers who had bet on triples while Tsunade lost only a small fee.
• Enraged gamblers blamed Tsunade and tried to seize Shizune's suitcase, but Tsunade kicked one attacker through the casino wall.
• The battered casino boss returned with armed men, recognized that Yoru Machi had tricked him, and ordered his men to capture Tsunade and Shizune.
• Yoru Machi ate grilled bird skewers at a roadside stall while Tsunade and Shizune fought the attackers and brought down the casino.
• Tsunade spotted Yoru Machi, took the half-eaten skewer from his hand, and began eating it.

Yoru Machi found Tsunade and Shizune in the Land of Birds and tried to bring Tsunade back to Konoha to prepare for the coming Third Shinobi World War. Tsunade refused, and the master and disciple spent time together gambling, where Tsunade lost as usual.

• Tsunade took Yoru Machi's grilled bird skewers, and he ordered more food for himself and Shizune.
• Tsunade asked why Yoru Machi had come to the Land of Birds, and he told her the Third Hokage wanted her to command the medical ninjas and guard against poison experts.
• Tsunade refused to return to Konoha or take part in the Third Shinobi World War because of the deaths of her lover and younger brother.
• Yoru Machi said he had expected her refusal and stayed with Tsunade and Shizune to visit several casinos.
• Tsunade lost the money Yoru Machi had won, while his private stash grew severalfold after she gambled away the money she had taken from him.

Yoru Machi prepared to return to Konoha and join the Third Shinobi World War, hoping to protect Minato's team and prevent Rin Nohara's death. After Princess Tsunade joined him in the hot spring, she gave him the First Hokage's Necklace and asked him to return alive, leaving him uneasy about the fate her words seemed to foreshadow.

• Yoru Machi planned to return to Konoha and work with Minato's team to prevent the tragedy involving Rin Nohara and Obito.
• Princess Tsunade saw through Yoru Machi's genjutsu barrier and joined him in the men's hot spring, teasing him when he grew flustered.
• Princess Tsunade asked whether Yoru Machi would return to Konoha and go to the battlefield, and he confirmed he expected to serve on the front lines.
• Princess Tsunade gave Yoru Machi the First Hokage's Necklace as a farewell gift and asked him to come back alive.
• Yoru Machi worried that receiving the necklace and Tsunade's encouragement might be a death flag, and reconsidered meddling in the coming tragedy.

Tsunade gave Yoru Machi the First Hokage’s necklace, then drugged his sake to suppress his Chakra and keep him out of the Third Shinobi World War. She insisted he stay with her until the war ended, while Yoru Machi realized that her plan left him unable to resist.

• Tsunade placed the First Hokage’s necklace around Yoru Machi’s neck and offered him sake as a send-off.
• After drinking several cups, Yoru Machi noticed the sake had suppressed more than seventy percent of his Chakra.
• Tsunade admitted she had drugged him and said she planned to keep him by her side until the Third Shinobi World War ended.
• Tsunade explained that she feared losing Yoru Machi, her last close family member and a rare surviving Senju, on the battlefield.

Tsunade drugged Yoru Machi to keep him out of Konoha’s power struggles, but he insisted he could protect himself. When she attacked to teach him a lesson, he revealed that he had awakened Wood Style.

• Tsunade warned Yoru Machi that his bloodline and the Senju Clan’s possible revival made him a target for Konoha’s power brokers.
• Yoru Machi told Tsunade he understood the dangers of the ninja world and was not someone others could butcher at will.
• Tsunade dismissed Yoru Machi’s confidence because her medicine had suppressed most of his Chakra.
• Tsunade wrapped herself in a bath towel and swung at Yoru Machi, who countered with Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence.
• Tsunade was shocked to see Yoru Machi awaken the Wood Style bloodline limit.

Tsunade fought Yoru Machi after drugging him to suppress his Chakra, but his Wood Release astonished her and renewed her resolve to keep him off the battlefield. Yoru Machi recovered from her punch and stood ready to continue their battle.

• Yoru Machi used Wood Release to trap Tsunade in a rapidly growing tree, but Tsunade escaped with a Shadow Clone and struck him with a Monstrous Strength Fist.
• Tsunade's punch sent Yoru Machi through several walls and into a rocky trench, while she marveled that he had awakened Wood Release.
• Tsunade decided Yoru Machi was too important to the Senju Clan to risk on the battlefield.
• Yoru Machi reset his dislocated arms and told Tsunade his Senju vitality and medical skills would let him recover.
• Tsunade warned that she had used less than half her strength and threatened to break his limbs if he refused to obey her.

Yoru Machi told Tsunade he would rely on taijutsu and swordsmanship despite having only thirty percent of his Chakra left. Tsunade summoned the Slug Sage to help her, but the slug warned that Tsunade probably could not defeat her disciple.

• Yoru Machi reset his arm and challenged Tsunade to fight him using taijutsu.
• Tsunade recalled Yoru Machi's exceptional swordsmanship and grew wary of his abilities.
• Tsunade summoned a portion of the Slug Sage from Shikkotsu Forest to assist her.
• Yoru Machi assured the slug that the fight was only a friendly exchange between master and disciple.
• Tsunade asked the slug to help teach Yoru Machi a lesson, but the slug cautioned that Tsunade probably could not beat him.

Tsunade challenged Yoru Machi after suppressing his Chakra with poison, but he set aside his sword and fought her with taijutsu. Their battle left Tsunade surprised by his physical strength, and she opened a chasm beneath him to stop his advance.

• Tsunade told Katsuyu she had poisoned Yoru Machi and suppressed his Chakra, believing she could still defeat him.
• Yoru Machi planted his sword in the ground and announced that he would fight Tsunade using taijutsu rather than swordsmanship.
• Yoru Machi charged Tsunade, and their Monstrous Strength Fist collision cracked and collapsed the surrounding ground before Tsunade's strike sent him flying.
• Tsunade pursued with Tenshukyaku, but Yoru Machi evaded her kick and struck her with a roundhouse kick that numbed her arm.
• Tsunade punched the ground, splitting the earth into a chasm that extended toward Yoru Machi.