Recaps

Shimizu balanced crises across his worlds, defeating Dormammu, intervening in Biyou Village, and leading Sunagakure through a war with Konoha while advancing his scientific and mystical standing. After winning Nobel Prizes and becoming Sorcerer Supreme, he traveled to Asgard, where Odin asked for his help against a coming threat.

• Shimizu drove Dormammu from London, then helped Wang Ye begin his studies and explored his growing command of science, qi, and mystical arts.
• Shimizu brought Ma Xianhong into custody after their clash at Biyou Village, while the Temporary Workers dealt with the village fighters and Zhao Guizhen.
• Shimizu led Sunagakure’s forces against Konoha, fought Senju Hashirama and Tobirama Senju, and accepted negotiations without surrendering Sunagakure’s territorial gains.
• After a Japanese practitioner tried to poison him, Shimizu pressured the government to respond, announced condensed nuclear fusion, and won the Nobel Prizes in Physics and Physiology or Medicine.
• Shimizu and Zhao Fangxu investigated Bi Youlong’s ties to the Yaoxing Society and prepared to act against Qu Tong, while Shimizu tested his Electric Light No. 3 armor.
• Shimizu became Sorcerer Supreme, welcomed Thor and Frigga, and tested Strange’s astral defenses before allowing him to study The Book of Cagliostro.
• Shimizu took Banner’s enhanced Extremis Virus serum, then traveled to Asgard, where Odin offered the Tesseract and dwarven craftsmanship in exchange for an alliance against a coming enemy.
• Odin warned Shimizu that Hela would escape her seal after his death and that Thor had not yet mastered the power of the King of the Gods.

Shimizu helped Asgard survive Odin’s death and the assault of Thanos and Hela, then turned to Sunagakure’s war with Iwagakure and became the Fourth Kazekage in waiting. In a modern world, he joined the Hero Association, clashed with the Blizzard Group, and pursued research into Natural Energy and cultivation across his worlds.

• Shimizu became Asgard’s High Priest, trained Thor and Loki, and helped prepare Earth and the Nine Realms for the threats following Odin’s death.
• Shimizu battled Thanos in Muspelheim, then helped defeat Malekith, extract the Reality Stone, and seal Hela in Niflheim with Thor, Loki, Tony, and Carol.
• Shimizu persuaded Carol to help build a cosmic alliance, while Sunagakure and Amegakure negotiated territorial gains and the Third Kazekage prepared Shimizu to succeed him.
• Shimizu led Sunagakure’s surprise assault on Iwagakure, captured Han and Roshi, and returned home with hundreds of prisoners as peace talks began.
• Shimizu became a B-Class hero in the Hero Association, killed Rampage Courier, earned Fukukiri’s respect, and defeated members of the Blizzard Group after Fubuki demanded he join her organization.
• Shimizu investigated the Golden Branch substance, recruited Ma Xianhong into the Mo School, and obtained Eight Directions Inversion from Li Muxuan before Lu Jin killed him.
• Shimizu and Lu Jin studied how Natural Energy affected the body, and Shimizu later received major academic appointments while researching Reverse Life Fourth and Eight Directions Inversion.

Shimizu became the Fourth Kazekage, expanded his work across several worlds, and earned promotion to S-Class as Black Lightning. He then joined the effort to stop Qu Tong in Twenty-Four Solar Terms Valley, where the group confronted her allies and discovered Gu Jiting was present.

• Shimizu became the Fourth Kazekage and arranged economic aid that would tie Amegakure’s prosperity to Sunagakure.
• Shimizu visited Ryūchi Cave, overcame its trials, gained the Three Snake Princesses as summons, and persuaded Garaga to hear the Third Kazekage’s explanation.
• Shimizu fought Giant Brother in City B, but King received credit for the monster’s defeat, and Shimizu moved into a villa in City D.
• Shimizu learned Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist from Bang and defeated the Selfie Queen, then captured her alive with the Blood Burial Seal.
• Sweet Mask tested Shimizu in a fight, judged him worthy of S-Class, and supported his promotion and new hero name, Black Lightning.
• Shimizu agreed to help Zhao Fangxu confront Qu Tong in Twenty-Four Solar Terms Valley, while a Shadow Clone entered the valley in Platinum battle armor.
• Shimizu joined Zhang Zhiwei and the other experts in the valley, where the Old Heavenly Master opened the underground entrance and faced Qu Tong’s group.
• Zhou Sheng explained that he had joined Qu Tong to save Old Seventeen and seek the Eight Wonders again, while Shimizu and others sensed Gu Jiting beside him.

Shimizu advanced his power and technology across the Shinobi World and built Sunagakure into a military force capable of challenging the other villages. After a coalition formed against Sunagakure, Shimizu launched an invasion of Iwagakure, where his armored troops and Jinchuriki broke the defenders’ formation.

• Shimizu and the Old Heavenly Master defeated Qu Tong’s forces, then cultivated the valley’s spiritual essence before the Old Heavenly Master ascended and Shimizu returned to the Naruto World.
• Shimizu developed advanced puppet armor, trained in Sage Techniques, and reached Reverse Life Fourth, deciding that he could begin unifying the Shinobi World.
• Sunagakure expanded its puppet armor production as other villages considered how to respond, while Shimizu defeated Mosquito Girl and brought Dr. Geno and his research under his control.
• Shimizu tested Sasori of the Red Sands and defeated it, then helped Sasori develop remote summoning for puppet parts as Sunagakure’s armor production grew.
• After Ebizo reported that four major villages had allied against Sunagakure, Shimizu chose Iwagakure as his first target and arranged an alliance with Amegakure.
• Shimizu secretly mobilized Sunagakure’s troops, assigned commanders to the various fronts, and created a teleportation ring to move his four-thousand-strong army near Iwagakure.
• Shimizu led the invasion as Ayane Uzumaki and Baki advanced in Tailed Beast cloaks, and Sunagakure’s armored forces and Jinchuriki shattered Iwagakure’s formation.