Chapter Summaries

Saitama and Issho became famous after defeating Marugori and protecting civilians, while the Hero Association promoted King as its newest S-Class hero. Jiwei then received a mission to help locate Marugori and Fukegao's laboratory in D City and set out with Watchdog Man.

• Issho received praise from B City civilians as the broadcast introduced him as the Hero Association's future S-Class hero, Admiral Fujitora.
• Saitama returned to Z City, enjoyed the public's attention, and felt reassured about working for the Hero Association.
• The Hero Association and allied media presented King as an S-Class hero who had fought Vaccine Man, confusing Issho and Jiwei, who remembered Saitama defeating him.
• The Morgan Consortium asked Jiwei and Watchdog Man to locate Marugori and Fukegao's laboratory in D City so researchers could recover experimental data.
• Jiwei warned Mata to stay safe, then left with Aite for D City.

Orochimaru arrived in K City to lead the Biochemical Institute just as Elder Centipede and four other giant centipedes launched a night raid. With K City under attack and its S-Class heroes absent, Madara Uchiha appeared and claimed Elder Centipede as his opponent.

• Morgan William welcomed Orochimaru and his researchers to K City, where Orochimaru checked that the laboratory was ready.
• Mauss detected five enormous centipedes underground, and they burst through K City as Elder Centipede ordered his offspring to destroy the city and kill its people.
• K City's defenses attacked the centipedes, forcing the three Junior Centipedes underground while Senior Centipede and Elder Centipede endured the barrage and fought back.
• Hero Association executives in A-City celebrated the attack, believing K City had no S-Class heroes present to stop Elder Centipede.
• Morgan William assigned Kyros to fight Elder Centipede, but Madara Uchiha arrived and declared that he would take on the purple centipede himself.

Seryu and Kyros attacked Senior Centipede while Madara Uchiha confronted Elder Centipede with Susanoo. Madara stopped its charge, crushed its first body, and dragged its enormous molting form out of the ground and into the sky.

• Seryu bombarded Senior Centipede with Thunder Spear rockets, but its durable, rapidly healing exoskeleton withstood most of the damage.
• Kyros charged Senior Centipede with Incursio and wounded it, while Seryu flew to help the Ten King Warriors and Pacifistas fight the Junior Centipedes.
• Elder Centipede burrowed toward the Hero Association complex, but Madara Uchiha summoned Susanoo to block its charge and throw it to the ground.
• Madara used Bansho Ten'in to restrain Elder Centipede as Susanoo battered its carapace, but his Observation Haki detected its life force escaping underground through Molting Rebirth.
• Madara used Earth Release: Super-Weighted Boulder Jutsu to force Elder Centipede out of the ground, bound it again with gravity, and carried its more-than-three-thousand-meter body into the sky.

Madara Uchiha defeated and mentally controlled Elder Centipede, then shrank it for transport. The Morgan Consortium announced Madara, Kyros, and Seryu as the new Hero Association’s S-Class heroes, prompting Flashy Flash to head to K City to question Madara about his ninja village and powers.

• Madara used his Sharingan to shatter Elder Centipede’s consciousness and take control of it as a potential mount.
• Madara used the Shrinking Lamp to reduce Elder Centipede to a little over three hundred meters, while Orochimaru prepared to help give it a Chakra constitution.
• The Hero Association worried that Madara had captured a living Dragon-level monster instead of killing it.
• The Morgan Consortium released battle footage and announced Seryu Ubiquitous, Kyros, and Madara Uchiha as S-Class heroes.
• Flashy Flash questioned the existence of Sea Ninja Village and Chakra, then raced toward K City to meet Madara.

Jiwei and Aite recovered Fukegao's research and Marugori's corpse, but the Hero Association tried to claim them before Minato Namikaze transported everything to K City. In Z City, Saitama failed to kill a mosquito, which flew away as he chased after it.

• Jiwei and Aite found Fukegao's damaged laboratory and recovered its hard drive, medicinal liquid, and Marugori's shrunken corpse.
• Minato Namikaze arrived and learned that the Hero Association had ordered Jiwei and Aite to deliver Marugori's corpse to A-City; Jiwei considered leaving the association with Aite.
• Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to transport the recovered items and Marugori's corpse to K City, prompting the Hero Association to cancel its heroes' mission.
• Bang and Bomb hosted martial artists in Z City to establish the Martial Artist Association, where Bomb defeated Suiryu.
• Saitama watched a report about a mosquito outbreak, tried and failed to swat a mosquito on his balcony, then chased it as it flew away.

Genos came to Saitama’s home to become his disciple, while Uryu’s team captured Mosquito Girl and arrived to support Saitama against the House of Evolution monsters. After Saitama defeated the attackers and Armored Gorilla revealed Dr. Genus’s experiments, Orochimaru ordered Uryu to bring Genus back.

• Genos visited Saitama and insisted on becoming his disciple, though Saitama told him he was not taking students.
• Uryu received orders to assist Saitama and flew with his team to the apartment, where they watched Saitama defeat the Beast King with consecutive normal punches.
• Uryu introduced himself to Saitama and began recovering the monsters’ remains for Orochimaru.
• Armored Gorilla apologized to Genos and explained Dr. Genus’s history, ambitions, and human experiments.
• Orochimaru listened to the account and ordered Uryu to capture Dr. Genus, promising that Mr. William would send additional support.

Saitama, Genos, and Uryu set out to confront the House of Evolution after learning that Dr. Genus wanted to experiment on Saitama. Genos blasted an enormous hole into the underground base, while Uryu prepared a plan to capture its living test subjects.

• Saitama urged Armored Gorilla to summarize, and Genos explained that Dr. Genus was interested in studying Saitama’s body and might send more assassins.
• Genos introduced himself to Uryu as Saitama’s disciple, and Uryu agreed to take them and Armored Gorilla to the House of Evolution.
• Dr. Genus learned that Lion King and Masira had been defeated and decided to release Asura Rhinoceros Beetle as a last resort while preparing traps and planning an escape.
• The Raven arrived above the House of Evolution, and Uryu used its scan to locate the underground headquarters.
• Uryu stopped Genos from destroying the base because they needed to capture its occupants alive, so Genos opened a massive hole into the underground facility instead.
• Uryu prepared an encirclement plan as the frightened test subjects considered surrendering.

Uryu found the wounded Dr. Genus and brought him to watch Saitama fight Asura Kabuto, healing him with a Purple Butterfly Pill. When Kabuto rushed at Uryu and Genus, Uryu transformed into a towering monster and fired his Super: Fear Destruction Bullet.

• Uryu found the injured Dr. Genus in the underground corridor and identified himself as a commander of the Rapid Response Force.
• Uryu gave Dr. Genus a Purple Butterfly Pill, which rapidly healed his wounds, then escorted him toward the battle.
• Dr. Genus explained his hopes for human evolution and said he wanted to see whether Asura Kabuto could defeat Saitama.
• Uryu and Dr. Genus reached the combat-testing room as Asura Kabuto blew away Genos's Incineration Cannon with a breath.
• Uryu asked Saitama to spare Kabuto for recovery, but Kabuto charged at Uryu and Dr. Genus instead.
• Uryu shielded Dr. Genus, awakened Nue's Dragonkin, Abyss Awakening, and fired his Super: Fear Destruction Bullet at Kabuto.

Uryu’s awakened form failed to injure Asura, but Saitama took over the fight and shattered the beetle’s arm. Asura transformed into a berserk state and began rampaging as the room sealed, leaving Saitama to ask Uryu whether he still wanted to retrieve it.

• Uryu’s violet-blue attack struck Asura but left the rhinoceros beetle largely unharmed, while Dr. Genus explained that Uryu was a bio-enhanced human.
• Uryu returned to human form as Saitama challenged Asura and let the beetle attack until he struck back, shattering its right arm.
• Asura regenerated its arm, broke its exoskeleton, and transformed into Asura Mode despite Dr. Genus warning that it would lose control.
• The room’s alarms sounded and its main door shut as Asura threatened to torture Saitama, who asked Uryu whether he still wanted to retrieve it.

Saitama fought Carnage Kabuto in Asura Mode while trying to capture it alive, until Orochimaru arrived and sealed its control over its body. After Genos asked Saitama how he gained his strength, Saitama began explaining his training regimen.

• Carnage Kabuto sent Saitama flying, but Saitama recovered and repeatedly destroyed its limbs while avoiding its head and chest.
• Uryu learned from Dr. Genus that Carnage Kabuto had once remained in Asura Mode for nearly seven days, and worried they would need professional help.
• Orochimaru arrived, offered support, and asked Saitama to restrain Carnage Kabuto so he could stop it.
• Saitama pinned Carnage Kabuto to the floor, and Orochimaru used the Modified Five Elements Seal to cut off its control of its body and energy.
• Orochimaru offered Saitama a ride to K City, but Saitama declined so he could pack his belongings at home.
• Genos asked Saitama to explain his immense strength, and Saitama began describing his strict training regimen.

Saitama explained that his strength came from a basic training routine, but Genos and the others doubted that it could account for his power. Orochimaru suspected Saitama did not know the real reason and invited Dr. Genus to join the Hero Association, leaving him facing an assessment to enter the world of geniuses.

• Saitama described his daily exercises and claimed they had made him immensely strong, but Genos called the routine ordinary and demanded the real secret.
• Orochimaru suggested Saitama might not know why he had become so powerful and proposed a full physical examination, which Saitama accepted.
• Orochimaru sent Uryu to take the recovered Carnage Kabuto back while Saitama and Genos prepared to leave and shop for discounted goods.
• Genos agreed to join the Hero Association, and Uryu judged him roughly equal in strength, leading Orochimaru to classify him as an S-Class hero.
• Orochimaru offered Dr. Genus the chance to conduct experiments and invited him to join, but explained that he would need to pass an assessment and interview.

Orochimaru and Dr. Genus found that the remaining enlargement solution could not explain Marugori’s enormous growth, while Morgan William informed Dr. Bofoi that the World Government would directly rule their planet. Madara Uchiha trained Elder Centipede and began a fight with Flashy Flash, who wanted to learn about the Shinobi World.

• Orochimaru and Dr. Genus studied Marugori’s corpse and Fukegao’s research materials but found no explanation for Marugori’s size.
• Morgan William told Dr. Bofoi that the World Government would directly rule the planet, and Dr. Bofoi ended their call without agreeing to join the Academy of Sciences.
• Morgan William ordered Mauss to investigate Metal Knight and Dr. Bofoi and locate Dr. Bofoi’s laboratory.
• Madara Uchiha used Susanoo and the Sharingan to train and control Elder Centipede, which had gained a Chakra constitution.
• Flashy Flash asked Madara Uchiha about Sea Ninja Village, Chakra, and the Shinobi World, and Madara demanded that he join the Hero Association in exchange for answers.
• Flashy Flash attacked Madara Uchiha, who blocked his strikes with Susanoo before deciding to fight him using Physical Arts.

Flash fought Madara Uchiha across the lake but could not land a hit, while Madara praised Flash’s speed and revealed he had noticed two observers. Sonic arrived and challenged Madara, but Flash warned Sonic that he was no match, prompting Sonic to turn his anger on Flash instead.

• Flash and Madara Uchiha battled across the lake, and Madara’s Sharingan, Haki, and evasive techniques let him avoid Flash’s attacks.
• Flash struck Madara with Flashy Fist, but the target turned out to be a Wood Clone, and Madara appeared behind him.
• Madara praised Flash’s speed and revealed that Sonic and another person had been watching from the forest.
• Sonic arrived on the lake, while Dark remained hidden in shadow space after Madara’s cold gaze frightened him.
• Sonic asked Madara to teach him to stand on water, but Flash warned that Sonic was no match for Madara.
• Sonic took Flash’s warning as an insult and turned his sword toward Flash, leaving Madara ignored.

Saitama and Genos settled into their new villa, where Orochimaru, Dr. Genus, and Seryu Ubiquitous joined them for dinner. Genos declined Seryu’s invitation to join the Rapid Response Force but continued discussing technology with her, while Saitama agreed to a body scan at Orochimaru’s laboratory the next day.

• Morgan William welcomed Saitama and Genos to the villa, and Genos signed with the Morgan Consortium as the S-Class hero Demon Cyborg while asking for help finding his enemies.
• Saitama and Genos celebrated their move and Genos’s new hero rank with sukiyaki in their villa.
• Orochimaru and Dr. Genus arrived with Seryu Ubiquitous, who introduced herself as a Rapid Response Force commander and an S-Class hero.
• Genos questioned Seryu about escaped cyborgs, refused her offer to join her organization, and discussed machinery with her over dinner.
• Orochimaru and Dr. Genus invited Saitama to their laboratory for a physical examination, and he agreed to a scan the next day.

Morgan William announced K City’s opening, the Hero Association’s examination and ranking system, and introduced three A+-Rank heroes at a press conference. Tatsumaki and the Hero Association resented the new S-Rank tiers, while the chapter ended with Hina’s dramatic entrance.

• Morgan William announced that K City’s website was open for relocation and property applications and that the first hero examination would take place on December 10.
• Morgan William unveiled the Hero Association’s SSR, SR, and S tiers, plus combat-strength symbols for A-, B-, and C-Rank heroes.
• Tatsumaki became furious about the new ranking system and vowed to fight the other organization’s strongest hero.
• Morgan William introduced Smoker as the White Hunter, and Smoker emerged from backstage in a cloud of smoke.
• Morgan William introduced Sentomaru as Kintoki, and Sentomaru made a deliberately intimidating entrance.
• Morgan William introduced Hina as Black Cage, and her striking entrance captivated the press and viewers.

Morgan William revealed Yami-hime as an SR-Class hero whose swordsmanship could split the earth and destroy a mountain, prompting the Sword Saint Association to reconsider its own rankings. Atomic Samurai Divine Wind decided to seek out Yami-hime and the Swordmaster Hall to test the strength of their swordsmen.

• Morgan William announced that Genos was the Hero Association’s sole S-Class hero and showed footage of his battles.
• Morgan William introduced Yami-hime as an SR-Class hero and showed her scarlet sword slash destroying a distant mountain.
• Sun Blade, Amane, Zanbai, and Atomic Samurai Divine Wind watched Yami-hime’s footage with their disciples and discussed her range and skill.
• Zanbai pointed out that Swordmaster Hall’s ranks placed Yami-hime at eighth-rank Great Swordsman, leaving the Sword Saint Association members unsure how their own skills measured up.
• Atomic Samurai Divine Wind grew eager to find Swordmaster Hall and declared that he was going to see Yami-hime.

Morgan William introduced the Hero Association’s new SR-class heroes, including Watchdog Man, and used the press conference to signal pressure on the rival Hero Association. When an assassin attacked him, he revealed that he could turn his body into steam and announced his standing in the Top Hundred Combat Power Tournament.

• Morgan William presented footage of Kyros, Seryu Ubiquitous, and the other SR-class heroes at the Hero Association press conference.
• Morgan William revealed that Watchdog Man had joined the Hero Association, while assuring the public that Watchdog Man, Police Man, and Police Woman would remain in Q-City.
• Morgan William praised the Hero Association’s benefits and hinted that it could expose the rival association’s secrets, alarming its senior executives.
• A female reporter threw a fountain pen into Morgan William’s forehead and tried to escape through the crowd.
• Smoker caught the assassin, and Morgan William stood unharmed as his steam-like body healed the wound.
• Morgan William revealed that he was an esper who could turn his body into steam and that he had ranked seventh in the first Top Hundred Combat Power Tournament.

Morgan William used his Steam-Steam Fruit ability to stop an assassin and control the press conference, where he announced the Morgan Consortium’s SSR heroes and claimed its resources were ten times the Hero Association’s. After the conference, Tatsumaki heard that superpowers could be acquired and flew east.

• Morgan William revealed his ability to turn into steam, ordered Smoker to take the assassin away, and restored order at the press conference.
• Morgan William answered reporters’ questions, saying the attacker’s sponsor needed investigation and that he had acquired his superpower through an undisclosed method.
• Morgan William defended the Morgan Consortium’s rivalry with the Hero Association and claimed its financial resources were ten times greater.
• Morgan William introduced Madara Uchiha, Issho, and Saitama as SSR-class heroes and showed footage of their battles.
• Tatsumaki heard Morgan William describe acquired superpowers, smashed through a window, and flew east.

Saitama learned that Orochimaru and Dr. Genus’s hair-growth medicine had failed, then declined a mission to intercept Tatsumaki because he could not fly. Genos and Seryu confronted Tatsumaki in the air, where Seryu unleashed a powerful attack against her.

• Saitama discovered that even potent hair-growth medicine had not made him grow hair, and Orochimaru suggested he learn Geppo.
• Morgan William asked Saitama to intercept Tatsumaki, but Saitama said he could not fly and sent Genos instead.
• Orochimaru explained how Geppo worked and offered to find someone to teach Saitama.
• Genos confronted Tatsumaki, who used telekinesis to hurl him toward the ground.
• Seryu caught Genos and attacked Tatsumaki with Justice Execution: Thunder King Judgment.

Tatsumaki overwhelmed Seryu and Genos until Saitama arrived and stopped her telekinetic assault. The chapter ended with Saitama holding Tatsumaki’s wrist while her powers failed to affect him.

• Tatsumaki countered Seryu and Genos’s attacks, then knocked Little Cutie to the ground even after it entered berserk mode.
• Tatsumaki’s metal bullets broke through Seryu’s electromagnetic shield, and Genos stepped in front of her and was severely damaged.
• Seryu and Genos considered sacrificing themselves to defeat Tatsumaki, but Saitama arrived and told them to leave the fight to him.
• Tatsumaki unleashed a powerful telekinetic assault, but Saitama steadied himself against it and reached her.
• Saitama grabbed Tatsumaki’s right wrist, and her increasingly powerful psychic attacks still had no effect on him.