Chapter Summaries

Shimizu’s group fought the Blood Pond Clan in Hell Valley while the Third Raikage and his son arrived to recruit the clan. The Raikage sensed a powerful enemy ahead and raced into the valley, leaving Dodai to summon reinforcements.

• Oyakuro Yo ordered the Blood Pond Clan elders to attack Shimizu’s group, while he confronted Pakura.
• Baki and Sada fought two elders, and Shimizu killed the other five with a single sword technique.
• The Third Raikage and the Fourth Raikage entered Hell Valley with wine, hoping to recruit the Blood Pond Clan into Kumogakure.
• The Fourth Raikage detected human blood, and a Sensory Ninja reported that Oyakuro Yo was absent and a Tailed Beast-level Chakra signature was nearby.
• The Third Raikage told Dodai to withdraw with the others and summon reinforcements, then he and the Fourth Raikage raced deeper into Hell Valley.

Oyakuro En took control of the Chinoike Clan and agreed to lead its survivors to Sunagakure. Shimizu stayed behind to confront the Third Raikage and his son, the future Fourth Raikage, as Pakura led the clan toward an escape route.

• Oyakuro En offered his deceased wife's killers' severed heads at her grave, declared himself clan head, and ordered the survivors to leave Hell Valley for Sunagakure.
• Oyakuro En chose to ally with Shimizu's group so he could secure a future for himself and his daughter.
• Shimizu sensed Kumogakure's approach and told Pakura to lead the Chinoike Clan away while he intercepted the enemy.
• Shimizu struck the future Fourth Raikage but failed to injure him, then faced the Third Raikage as the others began their retreat.
• The Third Raikage recognized Shimizu's abilities and offered to let him go if he abandoned the Blood Pond Clan.

Shimizu stalled the Third Raikage while his allies prepared to escort the Chinoike survivors out of the Land of Hot Water. Their battle intensified as Shimizu’s sword began to buckle, and the Third Raikage adjusted his tactics.

• Shimizu invoked Konoha’s White Fang incident while arguing that Kumogakure should not abandon the Chinoike survivors Sunagakure had taken in.
• The Third Raikage charged Shimizu, while the Fourth Raikage tried to break through the three puppets guarding him.
• Shimizu clashed with the Third Raikage using Lightning Release and Separation Release techniques as the puppets held the Fourth Raikage at bay.
• Shimizu realized his sword was weakening against the Third Raikage’s powerful body and attacks.
• The Third Raikage judged that Shimizu’s weapon could not endure much longer and changed his fighting style.

Shimizu fought the Third Raikage and the Fourth Raikage, using Separation Release and his puppets to hold them off while concealing his full capabilities. The clash left his sword shattered and his arm badly wounded, and he used Medical Ninjutsu to disguise the injury as he prepared to continue.

• The Third Raikage praised Shimizu's skill but said Shimizu would have struggled to defeat him without the Fourth Raikage restraining the puppets.
• Shimizu judged that defeating both Raikage would be difficult, so he chose to prolong the fight and test his abilities rather than use Blood Demon Art Flying Thunder God.
• Shimizu infused his cracked ninja sword with Separation Release Chakra, melting and repairing it as the Third Raikage prepared his Two-Finger Nukite.
• The Third Raikage's Two-Finger Nukite collided with Shimizu's Spinning Mirror of Separation, shattering the mirror and sword while inflicting deeper wounds on the Third Raikage.
• Shimizu's right arm was mangled in the clash, and he used Medical Ninjutsu to treat it while hiding the wound's true condition.

Shimizu held off the Third and Fourth Raikage while his companions evacuated the Chinoike Clan, and the Third Raikage chose to negotiate rather than risk a costly fight. Shimizu refused to surrender half the people but agreed to leave a few behind in exchange for safe passage, then questioned whether Kumogakure would keep its word.

• The Third Raikage recognized that Shimizu's healing and combat strength made him difficult to defeat, and he stopped the Fourth Raikage to propose a talk.
• Shimizu recalled his puppets, and the Third Raikage complained that Shimizu had taken the Chinoike Clan after Kumogakure had worked to bring them in.
• The Third Raikage demanded that Shimizu give up half the evacuees and warned that Kumogakure could prevent the rest from returning safely.
• Shimizu refused to surrender half the people but offered to leave a few behind in Hell Valley in exchange for safe passage.
• Shimizu asked how he could trust Kumogakure to honor the deal, and the Third Raikage cursed him for the accusation.

Shimizu secured the Third Raikage’s agreement to return Ketsuryūgan descendants to Sunagakure, then departed for the DC world. There, he joined Amanda and Lex Luthor in establishing the International Paranormal Events Authority, which began without a leader.

• Shimizu agreed to provide Kumogakure with Ketsuryūgan descendants who included men and women and at least one awakened eye, and the Third Raikage accepted the terms.
• Shimizu left the Raikage and his son, flying away in Daiwan after sealing Little Boy and the fat man in a scroll.
• Lex Luthor returned to public life after clearing his name, while Shimizu’s Wade Group and other companies acquired parts of LexCorp.
• Shimizu joined the authorities after discussions with Bruce Wayne and the Justice League, retaining his independence and seeking influence for his own interests.
• Shimizu, Amanda, and Lex Luthor received United Nations Security Council authorization to establish IPEA, an international agency for paranormal events.
• The Security Council considered Amanda for IPEA leadership, but she could not control Shimizu or Lex Luthor, leaving the new organization without a leader.

After IPEA was divided among Shimizu, Lex Luthor, and Amanda, Shimizu returned to Gotham to plan his Crisis Management Department and recruit capable allies. He ordered Watos to locate the Canary Sisters and assess the Rogues while inviting Ray Palmer and Martin Stein to cooperate.

• The Blond President proposed appointing three leaders for the Americas division, and the Security Council assigned Lex Luthor, Amanda, and Shimizu to separate departments competing to lead IPEA.
• Shimizu returned to Gotham and planned to recruit staff for IPEAC rather than fill every position with his own subordinates.
• Shimizu told Watos to ask Oliver and the Ninja Master about Sara Lance and Laurel Lance, and to contact Cisco and Barry about the Rogues.
• Shimizu invited Ray Palmer and Martin Stein to cooperate with IPEAC.
• Shimizu considered the Canary Sisters' combat skills and potential Canary Cry abilities, and judged the Rogues likely recruits because of their rules and moral limits.

Shimizu considered recruiting Ray Palmer or Martin Stein to provide the Justice League with scientific expertise. In Gotham, Penguin’s children spread a rumor about Batman that activated a hidden bat-shaped robot’s mission to investigate him, setting Batman and his sidekicks up for trouble.

• Shimizu weighed recruiting Ray Palmer or Martin Stein and considered asking Batman for information about potential allies.
• Ethan and Isabella, unable to restore their father’s criminal empire, tried to enter Gotham’s underworld, and Ethan was beaten and left in an illegal clinic.
• Isabella spread a rumor online that Batman had killed Penguin, but it went largely unnoticed.
• A hidden black robot detected the rumor, activated Fault Insurance, and left its secret Batcave to investigate whether Batman had killed Penguin.
• The robot prepared to judge Batman by his methods, unaware that Jason had used techniques he learned from Batman, and Batman and his sidekicks faced trouble.

Batman and the Bat Family fought Fault Insurance, a robot designed by Zur-En-Arrh to stop Batman if he crossed the line. As the battle escalated, Zur-En-Arrh took control and revealed the contingency plan was on the Space Watchtower, while Wonder Woman and Superman arrived as reinforcements.

• Tim told Bruce that Fault Insurance had anticipated the Bat Family’s tactics, and Bruce recognized that he had created the robot as Zur-En-Arrh.
• Nightwing tried to stop Fault Insurance with an explosive motorcycle, but the robot kicked him aside and continued chasing Bruce.
• Bruce led Fault Insurance to Batcave No. 4, changed into the purple-and-red suit, and called on his alternate personality, Zur-En-Arrh.
• Zur-En-Arrh told Bruce that the contingency plan against Fault Insurance was on the Space Watchtower as the robot broke into the cave.
• Wonder Woman arrived at the Batcave, while Shimizu received Batman’s distress signal and saw Superman fly toward Gotham.

Shimizu arrived in Gotham to find Fault Insurance defeating Batman and the Justice League, then fought the robot himself. He discovered it used an Arc Reactor resembling his own technology and demanded to know how Batman had obtained it.

• Shimizu told Dugan he was leaving for Gotham and said to contact Watos if anything happened.
• Shimizu arrived to find Wonder Woman bound, the Flash unconscious and frozen, Superman impaled by a Kryptonite blade, and Batman badly injured.
• Batman pulled the Kryptonite from Superman and moved him into sunlight before trying to free Wonder Woman.
• Shimizu fought Fault Insurance and noticed that its chest contained an Arc Reactor resembling the one he had been unable to complete.
• Shimizu asked Batman how he had stolen the Arc Reactor technology, while Batman continued working to free Wonder Woman.

Shimizu and Batman battled Fault Insurance while Batman revealed that nanobots had infiltrated and damaged the White Warrior armor. They divided their forces to treat Superman and lure Fault Insurance toward a trap at the Space Watchtower.

• Batman realized that nanobots could infiltrate the White Warrior armor and assemble into bombs, so Shimizu escaped before they exploded and inspected the damaged armor.
• Batman freed Wonder Woman, who charged Fault Insurance, while Shimizu used a Shadow Clone to help remove Kryptonite fragments from Superman.
• Shimizu carried the recovering Superman toward the Fortress of Solitude while his Shadow Clone carried Batman toward the rocket launch center, with Diana holding off Fault Insurance.
• Batman planned to lure Fault Insurance to Space-X's rocket launch base and trap it in the Space Watchtower.
• Amanda Waller watched the battle and told Lieutenant Flag that she would prepare a team of monsters for him to train, while Lex Luthor watched from LexCorp.

Shimizu brought the recovering Superman to the Fortress of Solitude, where Jor-El’s intelligence showed him around while Superman received treatment. The tour ended at the Kryptonian artifact vault as Jor-El noticed that other visitors had arrived.

• Lex Luthor watched Superman’s defeat, considered his Kryptonite armor and plans for a mech force, and resolved to take precautions against Wade’s nanobots.
• Batman, Wonder Woman, and Fault Insurance launched for the Justice League’s Space Watchtower while Shimizu carried Superman to the Arctic.
• Superman used a yellow crystal to reveal the Fortress of Solitude, then went to its medical ward and asked Jor-El to give Shimizu Level Two access and prepare an anti-Kryptonite suit.
• Jor-El introduced Shimizu to the Fortress’s data, medical, training, living, and memorial areas while Superman recovered.
• At the artifact vault, Jor-El noticed that other friends had arrived.

Shimizu, Batman, and Wonder Woman fought Fault Insurance as it attacked the Fortress of Solitude and reached the armory. Bruce realized the robot had obtained a powerful energy gun, but its purpose remained unclear.

• Shimizu learned that Batman had toured the armory and that Superman had disabled its lethal defenses at Carl's request.
• Fault Insurance battered Wonder Woman and Batman, then activated overload mode and destroyed the energy module in Batman's armor.
• Shimizu and Wonder Woman charged after Fault Insurance as it rushed into the armory, while Batman removed his disabled armor.
• Fault Insurance took a thick energy gun that could erase whatever it hit, and Shimizu and Wonder Woman restrained its arms.
• Bruce Wayne recognized the gun's shape and began to understand what Fault Insurance was after.

Shimizu, Superman, and Diana defeated Fault Insurance, but its backup battery fired a Kryptonian teleportation gun that sent Batman to a parallel universe. Superman explained Batman was likely alive and asked the Justice League to find a way to bring him back, while Shimizu and Diana helped destroy Fault Insurance and Shimizu claimed its parts.

• Superman and Shimizu opened Fault Insurance's chest, and Diana drove the Sword of Vulcan into it to shut it down.
• Fault Insurance reactivated on its backup battery and fired a red beam that made Batman vanish.
• Superman explained that the Kryptonian gun had likely sent Batman to another parallel universe, and he asked the Justice League to study it and bring him back.
• Shimizu persuaded Superman and Diana to pursue Fault Insurance, while Diana agreed to take revenge for their fight.
• More than an hour later, Shimizu, Superman, and Diana had torn Fault Insurance apart on the Arctic ice, and Shimizu took its pieces for himself.

Shimizu investigated the dismantled Fault Insurance and Anti-Superman Armor with Mr. Freeze, learning how Batman’s Nth Metal battery and Arc Reactor worked. Alfred Pennyworth and Lucius Fox arrived at Wade Tower to meet Shimizu, leaving their purpose unclear.

• Watos reported that Fault Insurance’s core data remained locked, and Shimizu ordered it to keep brute-forcing the key.
• Mr. Freeze explained how Batman’s Arc Reactor had charged the Nth Metal battery and recorded the electromagnetic frequency that might activate Shimizu’s Speed Force Dagger.
• Mr. Freeze examined the reactor’s palladium and found its hydrogen-loaded lattice was close to saturation, while Shimizu proposed acquiring companies researching the related technologies.
• Watos announced that Lucius Fox and Alfred Pennyworth had arrived, and Shimizu went to receive them in his office.
• Shimizu reminded Alfred and Lucius that he had already explained Bruce Wayne’s trip to the parallel universe and the portal-gun research plan.

Shimizu negotiated with Alfred and Lucius to impersonate Bruce Wayne when needed, using Wayne Enterprises’ need for help as leverage to discuss technology and business cooperation. Meanwhile, Bruce awoke in a different Gotham, and Shimizu continued assembling IPEAC in another world while pursuing a plan to reunite the Rogues.

• Alfred and Lucius asked Shimizu to impersonate Bruce Wayne at public events and meetings while Dick Grayson temporarily acted as Batman, and Shimizu raised Wayne Enterprises’ nanotechnology as part of the negotiations.
• Shimizu showed Lucius a holographic blueprint of the Arc Reactor and stressed that it was a closely guarded Wade Group secret, leaving Lucius exasperated at the likely cost of helping Bruce.
• Bruce awoke in an alley in a distant Gotham and found a younger Gordon, who told him he had been dead for years; Bruce realized he might be in a world without Batman.
• Shimizu’s IPEAC team gained the Black and White Canary sisters and Martin Stein, while Shimizu recruited Jefferson Jackson by offering him a well-paid job at Wade Group and a chance to serve as a hero.
• Shimizu learned Amanda Waller had taken half of the Rogues’ core members for the Suicide Squad, but promised Captain America he would reunite the team if they helped him secure the IPEA director position.

Shimizu acquired Helen Zhao’s laboratory and discussed the Regeneration Cradle and nanotechnology with her. He considered using Wayne Enterprises’ advanced nanorobot-manufacturing method to pursue molecular-scale experiments.

• Shimizu’s DC World incarnation brought the remaining Rogues into IPEAC, while Ray Palmer became a scientific advisor and joined the Justice League.
• Shimizu acquired the Seoul Biopharmaceutical Company, making Helen Zhao’s laboratory his and giving him control of the Regeneration Cradle.
• Helen Zhao explained that her nanorobots were made using lithography and measured dozens of nanometers across.
• Shimizu recalled that Wayne Enterprises had used electron-beam lithography to manufacture nanorobots smaller than ten nanometers.
• Shimizu considered using nanorobots to build a molecular-level nanofactory.

Shimizu used nanorobots to produce hydrogen-saturated palladium and successfully completed an Arc Reactor, then installed it in his new Electric Light II puppet. With the reactor technology largely mastered, he headed to Kamar-Taj to study magic while avoiding borrowing Vishanti's power unless necessary.

• Shimizu synthesized hundreds of billions of nanorobots, though the first batch weighed less than a gram and required more than ten kilograms of scrapped material.
• Shimizu used the nanorobots to create palladium with hydrogen saturation above ninety percent and powered an imitation Arc Reactor, which produced 2.64304 billion joules per second.
• Shimizu installed the Arc Reactor in Electric Light II, an armored combat puppet equipped with heavy weapons, thrusters, a Freeze Device, and spatial summoning capabilities.
• Watos reminded Shimizu that his Kamar-Taj class began in four minutes, so he postponed testing Electric Light II.
• Shimizu planned to study magic to resist the foreign will hidden in his Chakra and learn spells that borrowed Vishanti's power, though he expected not to need that power for twenty or thirty years.

Shimizu arrived at Kamar-Taj through a portal powered by his Chakra and the Mind Stone, then learned that Ancient One was away facing a dangerous enemy. Mordo challenged him to assess his strength, and Shimizu overwhelmed him in the Mirror Dimension before using Balthazar's Thunder.

• Shimizu used Perfect Mind Flow and the Mind Stone to open a portal to Kamar-Taj without borrowing power from the Vishanti.
• Jonathan told Shimizu that his recovered legs let him run and jump, though he still lacked talent for magic.
• Mordo told Shimizu that Ancient One had gone alone to face dangerous creatures from another world and sent him to the library instead of the artifact vault.
• Mordo opened the Mirror Dimension and challenged Shimizu to prove he could handle dangerous magical incidents.
• Shimizu fought Mordo using Taijutsu and Chakra magic, overpowering him despite Mordo's Boots of Valtorr and Staff of Watoomb.
• Shimizu swung the Mind Stone Scepter and cast Balthazar's Thunder.

Shimizu and Mordo fought in the Mirror Dimension until Ancient One intervened and sent Mordo and the apprentices to investigate possible demons in New York. Ancient One then offered Shimizu two artifacts and the location of a treasure in the Altos Dimension, beginning to explain its history.

• Shimizu used lightning, wind magic, and Wind Release to overpower Mordo during their sparring match.
• Ancient One stopped the fight, scolded Mordo and Shimizu, and ordered Mordo to take apprentices to New York to investigate spatial fluctuations and possible demons.
• Ancient One privately negotiated with Shimizu over buying Blizzard Entertainment, offering two artifacts and information about a treasure in exchange for his help.
• Mordo led the apprentices out through a portal while Ancient One showed Shimizu an illusion explaining the multiverse and Dormammu’s origins.
• Ancient One described how the Antuach Dimension became known as the Altos Dimension after Altos wrote the Book of Altos, but admitted he had never visited it.