Chapter Summaries

Gohan defeated Cell with help from the Z Fighters and Vegeta, while Naruto completed his mission by absorbing Cell’s core and escaping with No. 18. Naruto prepared to return to his own timeline, leaving the C-Timeline at peace and wondering what role his Divine Power might earn him.

• Piccolo, Krillin, Tien, and Yamcha repeatedly attacked Cell to distract him while Gohan struggled to overpower Cell’s Kamehameha Wave.
• Vegeta attacked Cell, giving Gohan the opening to unleash his full power and push the Kamehameha Wave forward.
• Naruto protected himself and No. 18 with a golden barrier, absorbed Cell’s core, and escaped as particles of light before Gohan’s Kamehameha destroyed Cell.
• Gohan collapsed after Cell’s energy disappeared, and Piccolo and the others took him to be healed while Vegeta refused Piccolo’s help and vowed never to fight again.
• Naruto watched Hercule claim credit for Cell’s defeat, then flew away with the sleeping No. 18 and prepared to return to his own timeline.

Naruto returned the unconscious C-No. 18 to the A-Timeline, then left for the unstable universe where Saitama lived. During a spatial jump, he used Divine Power to redirect a Crystal Pendant ark and complete a closed loop; back on Earth, Saitama and Genos searched for the missing Naruto.

• Naruto brought C-No. 18 through the space-time tunnel to the A-Timeline, where she reunited with A-No. 18 and B-No. 18.
• Naruto spent several days with Bulma and the others before deciding to return alone to Saitama's universe.
• Naruto traveled through a spatial jump tunnel, sensed a shared origin between Crystal Pendant arks, and used Divine Power to send one ark backward to complete the loop.
• Saitama emerged from Boros's destroyed spaceship and told Genos that the enemy had been strong.
• Genos and Saitama realized Naruto was missing and split up to search for him, while Tatsumaki protested that he had underestimated her.

After returning from a month of special training, Naruto gave Genos data for a future upgrade and challenged Saitama to a fight, while Tatsumaki remained devastated by Naruto’s apparent death. Fubuki discovered her sister’s condition and read Child Emperor’s message about Naruto before Tatsumaki suddenly appeared behind her.

• Tatsumaki searched the ruins of City A, saw Saitama and Genos leaving, and believed Naruto had been killed by the shell.
• A month later, Naruto reappeared at the hot spring gathering, gave Genos a black box of research data, and promised him a chance at a complete upgrade.
• Genos left to pursue the upgrade, while Naruto proposed fighting Saitama and glanced at Child Emperor.
• Fubuki found Tatsumaki bedridden and unresponsive, then charged her phone and read Child Emperor’s message about Naruto.
• Fubuki considered recruiting Saitama, Genos, and Naruto into the Fubuki Group before Tatsumaki suddenly appeared behind her.

Tatsumaki rushed to find Naruto after Child Emperor revealed his location, and Naruto caught her when exhaustion made her fall from the sky. He brought her to the hot spring inn, where the S-Class Heroes saw them in an intimate embrace.

• Tatsumaki read Child Emperor's message about Naruto and flew out in her strawberry teddy bear pajamas.
• Fubuki suspected something was wrong and rushed after Tatsumaki.
• Naruto sensed Tatsumaki approaching City A and left Saitama, promising to return soon.
• Naruto cleansed Tatsumaki with a gentle breeze, and she collapsed into his arms from exhaustion.
• Naruto teased Tatsumaki about her sleeplessness, poor eating, and possible dreams about him as he carried her into the hot spring inn.
• Tatsumaki realized the S-Class Heroes had seen them together and demanded that Naruto put her down.

Naruto comforted and brought the vulnerable Tatsumaki home, while Fubuki sent the Fubuki Group to find Saitama in Z City. The chapter ended with Genos waiting as the doctor silently examined the black box Naruto had given him.

• Tatsumaki drank too much, broke down over her childhood, and fell asleep on Naruto's lap after he comforted her.
• Naruto carried Tatsumaki home, entered her dream, and saw her imagine him as her childhood savior and later as her manservant.
• Naruto laid Tatsumaki down at her pink-doored home and summoned Wood Humans to clean the mess and purify the air.
• Fubuki ordered Eyelashes and Mountain Ape to lead the Fubuki Group to Z City to find Saitama's residence, while she planned to arrive the next day.
• Genos asked the doctor about Naruto's black box, but the doctor told him not to speak as he stared at the computer screen.

Genos learned that the data Naruto gave the doctor could lead to an artificial human powerful enough to crush him, though building the first version would take three months. Meanwhile, Naruto cared for Tatsumaki after she woke up, and she grew increasingly embarrassed and suspicious of what he had done while she was unconscious.

• Genos asked the doctor about Naruto's data, and the doctor said the initial artificial human could destroy Genos with one finger and would take three months to build.
• Naruto told Tatsumaki to change into clean children's clothes and restrained her with telekinesis when she threatened him.
• Tatsumaki struggled to dress, stumbled, and Naruto caught her and helped her straighten her clothes.
• Naruto seated Tatsumaki at the table and served her food, which she eagerly ate while insisting it was only so-so.
• Tatsumaki asked what Naruto had done while she was vulnerable, and Naruto replied that he had needed to look at her face to tell the front from the back.

Naruto teased Tatsumaki during a meal before leaving to investigate a trace of Divine Power, while Fubuki misread the situation between them. The next day, Genos and Saitama discussed their Hero Association rankings before Sonic arrived at their home demanding to see Saitama.

• Naruto pinched Tatsumaki’s cheeks, wiped her mouth, and teased her until she bit him and he lifted her by the back of her clothes.
• Naruto told Tatsumaki to wait at home for her guardian, rubbed her head, and flew out the window to investigate Divine Power above Earth.
• Fubuki returned, saw Tatsumaki eating a warm meal, and wrongly suspected Naruto and her sister had begun a romance.
• Tatsumaki smiled to herself and vowed to get back at Naruto the next time they met.
• The next day, Genos told Saitama that their rankings had risen, while Saitama stayed focused on a video game.
• Sonic burst into Saitama and Genos’s home and demanded that Saitama come out.

Genos confronted Sonic the Hedgehog outside Saitama’s home while Saitama rejected Fubuki’s offer to join her group. Naruto arrived, stopped Fubuki from attacking Saitama with her psychic power, and angered her by mentioning Tatsumaki.

• Genos and Sonic the Hedgehog exchanged threats, then left together to keep their fight away from the area.
• Fubuki, Eyelashes, and Mountain Ape confronted Saitama and offered him a place in the Fubuki Group, but Saitama refused.
• Fubuki ordered Eyelashes and Mountain Ape to beat Saitama, but Naruto appeared behind her as they attacked.
• Saitama struck Eyelashes and Mountain Ape, sending them into a pile of abandoned tires, and criticized Fubuki for her behavior.
• Fubuki unleashed her psychic power and used Hell Storm against Saitama, but Naruto stopped her and crushed her psychic attack.
• Fubuki shook Naruto’s hand away and told him not to lecture her after he mentioned Tatsumaki.

Naruto stopped Fubuki’s attack, saved her from a surprise strike, and took her to Tatsumaki’s home, where she explained what had happened. Back at the apartment, Genos faced Sonic the Hedgehog and suddenly revealed his true speed as their fight continued.

• Fubuki attacked Naruto with telekinesis, but he easily deflected her rubble and caught her wrist when she charged with a knife.
• Genos and Sonic the Hedgehog burst from beneath the ground, and Genos’s attack sent force toward Fubuki; Naruto protected her and covered her with his jacket.
• Naruto brought Fubuki to Tatsumaki’s home, where she later told Tatsumaki what had happened.
• Naruto returned to find Genos facing Sonic the Hedgehog, who threatened to defeat him and then challenge Saitama.
• Genos declared that Sonic had lost and vanished in a burst of speed, startling Sonic.

Genos fought Sonic the Hedgehog until Naruto intervened and defeated the ninja with a single punch. Afterward, Fubuki reflected on Naruto’s strength and her own need for her sister’s approval, then left with a new resolve.

• Genos used Machine Gun Punch against Sonic the Hedgehog, but Sonic dodged with afterimages and attacked with his secret techniques.
• Naruto stopped Genos from firing his Incineration Cannon and reminded him that their home was nearby.
• Sonic the Hedgehog attacked Naruto with ten afterimages, but Naruto’s phantoms frightened him before Naruto knocked him unconscious.
• Tatsumaki tried to pull the coat from Fubuki with her psychic power, but Fubuki held on and Tatsumaki withdrew her hand.
• Fubuki reconsidered her ambition to become number one and Naruto’s strength, then made up her mind and walked out.

Fubuki and Tatsumaki visited Naruto, where a meal brought them together with Saitama, Genos, and Charanko. After Charanko revealed that Bang had beaten him during training, the group connected the incident to Garou, while Fubuki decided Naruto’s home would be the new Fubuki Group headquarters.

• Fubuki asked Naruto for help, but he said the Fubuki Group’s leader should be strong enough to manage the group herself and invited her to dinner.
• Saitama and Genos arrived, and everyone except Genos eagerly devoured Naruto’s cooking.
• Fubuki whispered an idea to Tatsumaki, who reacted with delight, and Naruto later stopped Tatsumaki from helping clear the table until she finished eating.
• Charanko arrived battered and told Genos, Saitama, and Naruto that Bang had beaten him during combat training.
• Naruto suggested Charanko connect the incident to recent news, and Genos and Charanko identified Garou as a possible cause.
• Fubuki washed the dishes and decided Naruto’s home would become the new Fubuki Group headquarters.

Genos told Charanko that Garou had been branded a monster and that Bang had distanced himself from his disciples to protect them from danger. Naruto agreed to take Tatsumaki on, while Genos prepared to record Naruto and Saitama's next fight, which was about to begin.

• Genos told Charanko that the Hero Association had issued a warrant for Garou and suggested Bang had kept his disciples away to protect them; Charanko left feeling like a burden.
• Genos went to the doctor to get equipment for recording Naruto and Saitama's fight, while Charanko waited outside and then left without speaking to him.
• Naruto teased Tatsumaki by kneading her cheeks, and Tatsumaki asked him to take her on and provide her meals; Naruto agreed.
• Genos returned with recording equipment, and Saitama realized he had accidentally deleted his game records and worried King would be angry.
• Naruto told Saitama he wanted to test whether the divine power within him came from a Supreme Kai or a God of Destruction, and Genos asked where they would fight.

Naruto and Saitama prepared to test their strength in a battle, while Tatsumaki and Fubuki watched from a protected distance. Their first punches collided, and the outcome remained unresolved.

• Genos told Fubuki that Naruto and Saitama would fight, and Naruto led the group to the sparring site.
• Tatsumaki and Fubuki arrived first and saw the damage caused by the wind from Saitama's earlier punch.
• Genos warned Tatsumaki and Fubuki to move farther away, so Tatsumaki raised a protective barrier around them and the surrounding area.
• Naruto told Saitama to fight as if it were a battle to the death, and Saitama asked whether they would have a feast afterward.
• Saitama's power rose as divine power flowed into him, and he charged Naruto with a glowing fist.
• Naruto met Saitama's punch with his own golden-lit fist, and time seemed to freeze at the moment of impact.

Naruto took Saitama to the moon and then Jupiter’s moon for a fight, pushing him to use his Serious Punch and awaken the thrill of battling a powerful opponent. As Saitama’s strength began rising during the clash, he charged Naruto again with a Serious Punch.

• Naruto’s punch blasted Tatsumaki, Fubuki, and Genos away before he used Kikoho to take Saitama to the moon.
• Naruto reinforced the moon with Chibaku Tensei and shattered Saitama’s Kikoho with a punch, then struck Saitama and sent him flying to Jupiter’s moon.
• Saitama used his Serious Punch, and Naruto transformed into a Super Saiyan and caught it with one hand before kicking him away.
• Saitama’s strength rose as he fought, and he landed a punch that made Naruto sense a surge of Divine Power.
• Saitama charged Naruto with a Serious Killer Series—Serious Punch.

Naruto defeated Saitama on Callisto and absorbed some of the power from Saitama’s Cosmic Origin Power, though he remained unable to take it completely. He returned to Earth carrying the unconscious Saitama, where Genos saw them and was shocked.

• Naruto’s Super Saiyan 2 power overwhelmed Saitama, and he struck him hard enough to split Callisto’s surface.
• Naruto withdrew his Kamehameha Wave when the universe’s Divine Power intervened to protect Saitama, then defeated him with a series of blows.
• Naruto used the Woods-Woods Fruit: Absorption to slow Saitama’s rising power and absorb the energy converted from his Cosmic Origin Power.
• Naruto realized he lacked the strength and Divine Power to absorb Saitama’s Cosmic Origin Power completely and planned to try again after growing stronger.
• Callisto disintegrated, and Naruto returned to Earth with the unconscious Saitama.
• Genos rushed to Naruto, saw Saitama on his shoulder, and froze in shock.

After Naruto defeated Saitama, he reunited with Tatsumaki and Fubuki and prepared dinner with them. Meanwhile, Garou confronted Licenseless Rider and a group of tanktop men before Mumen Rider intervened, leaving them poised to fight.

• Naruto reassured Tatsumaki and Fubuki that Saitama had only passed out, then sent him away with Genos and invited the women to dinner.
• Tatsumaki and Fubuki competed to tell Naruto they would enjoy anything he cooked, and Naruto teased Tatsumaki about eating pork rib soup.
• Garou stopped Licenseless Rider in an alley and declared that he was hunting heroes to become a complete monster.
• Tanktop Vegetarian and the tanktop men arrived to confront Garou, who attacked them.
• Mumen Rider struck Garou and knocked him back, then used Tanktop Tackle to send rocks flying and disrupt his footing.

Mumen Rider fought Garou, while Licenseless Rider tried to stop the S-Class hero from killing him. Garou revealed his Flowing Water Rock Smashing Fist and defeated Mumen Rider, leaving the fight’s outcome uncertain.

• Mumen Rider tackled Garou, but Garou survived the impact and got back up despite his injuries.
• At Bang's dojo, Bomb agreed to help his younger brother confront Garou, and Bang warned him about Garou's strength.
• Mumen Rider repeatedly knocked Garou down, then prepared to finish him until Licenseless Rider blocked his punch and urged him to stop.
• Garou pretended to surrender before threatening the Vest Faction again, prompting Mumen Rider to punch him away.
• Garou used Mumen Rider's force to counterattack with the Flowing Water Rock Smashing Fist and smashed Mumen Rider into a wall.

Garou attacked Mumen Rider, Licenseless Rider, Charanko, and the tank-top thugs, but Licenseless Rider’s defiance and two approaching auras forced him to flee. At the market, Naruto sensed the threat and declared Garou had earned a death sentence while he shopped with Tatsumaki and Fubuki.

• Garou beat Mumen Rider and repeatedly slammed Licenseless Rider into the ground before attacking the tank-top thugs.
• Garou overwhelmed the tank-top thugs and Charanko, but Licenseless Rider stood back up and landed a punch that made Garou stagger.
• Garou sensed two formidable auras approaching, feared for his life, and fled before Bang and Bomb arrived.
• Bang found the injured Charanko while Bomb suggested waiting for the Hero Association before continuing the pursuit.
• At the market, Naruto sensed Garou and said he had earned a death sentence, then bought hot pot ingredients with Tatsumaki and Fubuki.
• The shopkeeper mistook Fubuki for Naruto’s wife and Tatsumaki for their daughter, giving Tatsumaki a lollipop.

Naruto returned home with Tatsumaki and Fubuki, where Saitama celebrated feeling free of the power he had suppressed and everyone gathered for food and drinks. Tatsumaki got drunk and was sent home with Fubuki, whose flushed, trembling reaction left Naruto wondering what was wrong.

• Naruto carried the angry Tatsumaki home while Fubuki laughed and teased her.
• Saitama woke up delighted by his changed feelings, then welcomed Naruto and took the groceries to hurry him along as chef.
• Tatsumaki bought several crates of sake, while Saitama tried to stop her from moving him with her psychic power.
• Naruto taught Fubuki to cook by guiding her hands, and Tatsumaki caught them together before helping wash vegetables.
• Tatsumaki got drunk, nearly crushed Genos into a mechanical ball, and was taken home by Fubuki at Naruto's request.
• Fubuki sat trembling with flushed cheeks as Naruto turned to her.

Naruto visited the badly injured Licenseless Rider and gave him Senzu Beans that could heal him, then encouraged him to choose his own path in fighting. Mumen Rider witnessed Licenseless Rider recover instantly and became eager to ask Naruto to train him.

• Naruto brought Licenseless Rider four Senzu Beans and told him to keep training after his recovery.
• Licenseless Rider discussed Garou’s strength and martial arts with Naruto and Mumen Rider, then struggled to lift a bean to his mouth.
• Naruto used his power to pull aside the curtain, revealed Mumen Rider in the next bed, and left after telling Licenseless Rider he could attack directly if he chose.
• Mumen Rider realized Licenseless Rider had called Naruto his teacher and wondered how much he had improved in a month.
• Licenseless Rider ate a Senzu Bean, healed completely, and resolved to complete three sets of training each day.