Chapter Summaries

Shimizu studied the Old Heavenly Master's notes, spent most of his Destiny Value to synchronize the Limiter, and designed two economical sets of Puppet Battle Armor for Sunagakure. He left the village poised to expand its military strength as its Puppeteers adapted to the new technology.

• Shimizu considered how internal worlds generated energy and decided the Old Heavenly Master's notes offered him a path toward becoming a Dimensional Demon God.
• Shimizu spent 75% of his Destiny Value to synchronize the Limiter, leaving him with 19.94%.
• Shimizu planned to build training equipment and expand Sunagakure's puppet production using Arc Reactors and existing technology.
• Shimizu designed B+-rank and A-rank Puppet Battle Armor, with the stronger model intended for elite missions and the cheaper model for wider deployment.
• Shimizu noted that Chiyo, Ebizo, and Sasori had benefited greatly from the new Puppet Technique, with Chiyo's puppets already reaching S- rank.

Shimizu and Sasori discussed building enormous war puppets and upgrading Sunagakure’s weapons with Shimizu’s second-generation Arc Reactor. The chapter ended with Shimizu preparing to train and assigning Sasori to teach the new technology.

• Sasori presented a proposal for a colossal war puppet and argued that building two would let him and Shimizu challenge even Senju Hashirama.
• Shimizu suggested building one puppet first, then using an upgraded Arc Reactor to power later models for Chiyo and Ebizo.
• Sasori tested the new reactor on the Ibuse puppet and outlined how it could improve war puppets, elite ninja weapons, and flying fortresses.
• Shimizu persuaded Sasori to teach the new technology to selected Puppeteers, while Sasori protested that training them would take too much time.
• Shimizu revealed that his strength had already surpassed the war puppet’s estimated limit and said he would focus on training with his original body.
• Shimizu handed Sasori’s teaching assignment to a Shadow Clone and prepared to cultivate Sage Techniques and work on breaking through his limiters.

As Sunagakure’s reforms spread across the Shinobi World, Shimizu watched Zisha train and discovered that pushing himself to the edge could reveal a breathing state linked to Natural Energy. The chapter left Shimizu recording and attempting to imitate Zisha’s dangerous new breathing rhythm after treating him.

• Over two months, major nations began reforms, while Konoha, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure each shifted power and resources toward their ninja villages.
• Shimizu trained with Zisha, a young Elite Jonin who used Breathing Styles and Chakra while exercising under extreme gravity.
• Zisha explained that he was pushing his body toward an instinctive state to perfect the Seven Heavenly Breaths and improve his connection to Natural Energy.
• Shimizu connected Zisha’s idea to Daoist Fetal Breathing and wondered whether it formed part of the true Sun Breathing.
• As Zisha’s body reached its limit, his breathing changed and his affinity for Natural Energy surged, so Shimizu recorded the rhythm.
• Shimizu treated Zisha’s life-threatening injuries, sent him to Sand Village Hospital, then returned to study and imitate the breathing state.

Shimizu advanced to the Fourth level of Reverse Life and perfected his Human Sage Mode, gaining immense strength and potentially extending the lives of those around him. Convinced that he could unify the Shinobi World while keeping its remaining threats in check, he decided to begin planning an offensive against the major ninja villages.

• Shimizu transformed his body into qi and reached Reverse Life Fourth, mastering a powerful Human Sage Mode.
• Shimizu realized that his Human Sage Mode could help others refine their Chakra and increase their strength and lifespan.
• Shimizu assessed his new abilities, including powerful space techniques and Material Alteration, and judged himself to be around the Six Paths level.
• Shimizu considered the risks posed by the Sage of Six Paths, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, Madara Uchiha, and the Ten-Tails.
• Shimizu concluded that he could begin taking over the major ninja villages and put his plan to unify the Shinobi World on the agenda.

Sunagakure unveiled standard-issue armored puppets and demonstrated how Puppet Battle Armor could raise a Special Jonin to Jonin-level strength. Shimizu outlined the village’s production limits and plans to distribute the armor, while Chiyo happily agreed to help manage upgrades.

• Sunagakure began selling more than a thousand standard-issue armored puppets to qualified Chunin, and spies from other villages learned of the technology.
• At a secret training-ground demonstration, Takeda’s Puppet Battle Armor let him fight evenly against the veteran Jonin Kiriba.
• Shimizu explained that Sunagakure could produce about forty Puppet Battle Armors a year and maintain up to four hundred, depending on its particle accelerators and resources.
• The Third Kazekage grew excited as he considered how armor production could greatly expand Sunagakure’s Jonin-level fighting strength.
• Shimizu asked the village’s senior officials to plan how the armors would be distributed, and Sasori said Chiyo and Ebizo could handle upgrades earned through merit.
• Chiyo smiled with delight and told Shimizu and Sasori to leave such work to her and the other elders.

Konoha's leaders assessed Sunagakure's new puppet armor and prepared to strengthen Kushina and build alliances against its growing power. The chapter left Uchiha Fugaku bound for a diplomatic mission to Kumogakure and Elder Honoka tasked with approaching Kirigakure.

• Minato Namikaze canceled his students' mission, sent a Shadow Clone after Kakashi, and went to a Hokage meeting about Sunagakure's puppet armor.
• Kushina said she could wield the Nine-Tails' power up to the Six-Tails state while retaining consciousness, and Orochimaru approved Minato Namikaze's request to accompany her into battle.
• Tobirama Senju proposed that Senju Hashirama oversee Kushina's training, prompting Uchiha Fugaku to object to Tobirama Senju's distrust and Senju Hashirama to apologize.
• Orochimaru assigned Uchiha Fugaku to use the Uchiha's ties with the Land of Lightning to strengthen relations with Kumogakure, and Fugaku agreed.
• Orochimaru tasked Elder Honoka with trying to draw Kirigakure into an alliance against Sunagakure.

Uchiha Fugaku and Black Zetsu planned how to capture the remaining Tailed Beasts and counter Sunagakure, while Fugaku struggled with the scale of their scheme. In the One-Punch Man World, Shimizu continued growing stronger and faced Fubuki’s latest attempt to recruit him to the Blizzard Group.

• Uchiha Fugaku told Black Zetsu that Konoha would send him to Kumogakure as an envoy, giving him a chance to gather intelligence on the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails.
• Uchiha Fugaku and Black Zetsu discussed how to capture the Tailed Beasts in Sunagakure and the Nine-Tails, concluding that they needed a force capable of opposing the Fourth Kazekage and the other villages.
• Black Zetsu urged Uchiha Fugaku to obtain the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and resurrect Madara, while Fugaku said he would first need to remove wary Konoha officials.
• Shimizu trained in the One-Punch Man World, where his strength and Transparent World had improved and he had mastered Bomb’s Whirlwind Iron Cutting Fist and fused it with Bang’s style into the Air Splitting Fist.
• Fubuki arrived with the Blizzard Group and offered Shimizu the group’s industries, including valuable Tall Tall Milk Company shares, if he agreed to become its leader.

Shimizu helped Genos investigate the cyborg responsible for destroying his hometown, then hurried to confront Mosquito Girl after the Association reported her attack. He trapped her enormous mosquito swarm with lightning and wind, leaving their fight underway.

• Shimizu used his Artificial Intelligence to uncover clues about the cyborg Genos was pursuing, then asked Genos to introduce him to Dr. Kuseno in return for his help.
• Genos traveled to a metal processing factory in City Y to investigate, while Dr. Kuseno agreed to meet Shimizu several days later.
• The Hero Association informed Shimizu that Mosquito Girl was attacking near City Z, and he teleported there before Genos could arrive.
• Shimizu unleashed Balthazar's Thunder to burn through the mosquito swarm, then used Wind Release: Net Whirlwind to trap it.
• Mosquito Girl spotted Shimizu and lunged at him.

Shimizu killed Mosquito Girl and met Caped Baldy, then encouraged him to join the Hero Association and explained its pay and benefits. Caped Baldy became interested in the job after learning that S-Class heroes could receive premium beef.

• Shimizu blasted Mosquito Girl with his laser cannon after weakening her with the White Roar Technique, leaving her charred and apparently dead.
• Caped Baldy appeared beside Shimizu while chasing mosquitoes, and the two discussed Shimizu’s powers and hero names.
• Shimizu offered Caped Baldy a guide to supermarket sales and suggested he join the Hero Association for paid hero work.
• Shimizu explained the Association’s ranks, salaries, and S-Class benefits, and Caped Baldy asked whether he could reach B-rank.
• Caped Baldy grew excited when Shimizu told him S-Class heroes could receive top-grade beef.

Shimizu visited Dr. Kusuno to test how his Black Samurai armor performed with a Scorching Nuclear Core, and the test revealed devastating power that nearly caused a coastal disaster. After Shimizu calmed the sea and spoke with Sitch, he continued discussing the core’s capabilities with Dr. Kusuno.

• Shimizu encouraged Caped Baldy to prepare for the Hero Association’s written exam, then emailed him supermarket sale guides that Caped Baldy used to hunt for bargains.
• Shimizu met Dr. Kusuno in T City and learned about his Scorching Nuclear Core, its output limits, and his unfinished upgrades for Genos.
• Shimizu connected a Scorching Nuclear Core to his Black Samurai armor and joined Dr. Kusuno at an uninhabited reef to test its output.
• Shimizu fired a powerful energy beam that split the ocean and exposed a vast stretch of seabed, then used spells to calm the water and disperse the steam.
• Shimizu told Dr. Kusuno that the beam could last nearly twenty seconds and that the Arc Reactor needed about three minutes to recharge the depleted core.
• Sitch called Shimizu about the coastal test, and Shimizu promised to be more careful about affecting the public before resuming his conversation with Dr. Kusuno.

Shimizu exchanged energy-core technology with Dr. Kusuno and gained the means to create a stronger Scorching Nuclear Core. Geno of the House of Evolution sent monsters to draw Shimizu in, but after he killed Beast King, Shimizu agreed to follow the survivors to meet their Doctor.

• Shimizu and Dr. Kusuno agreed to exchange technology, and Kusuno promised Shimizu his help in the future.
• Geno analyzed footage of Shimizu defeating Mosquito Girl and decided to lure him to the House of Evolution to test him against Carnage Kabuto.
• Shimizu returned to his villa with new energy-core research and detected monsters watching him.
• Shimizu killed Mantis Man, stunned Mole Dragon, and cut Beast King to pieces when the monsters attacked.
• Shimizu split Armored Gorilla's faceplate, heard the monsters plead for mercy, and told them to lead him to their Doctor.

Shimizu reached the House of Evolution and confronted Carnage Kabuto, overpowering him in his normal state before Carnage Kabuto activated Carnage Mode. Their battle devastated the forest and mountains near City W, and the chapter left the fight raging at High Dragon-level power.

• Shimizu used teleportation portals to reach City W and followed the controlled House of Evolution monsters to its underground facility.
• Geno saw Shimizu break through the facility’s defenses and hid in a secure room while hoping Carnage Kabuto would defeat him.
• Shimizu killed Armored Gorilla, Psychic Slug, Mole Dragon, and Frog Man, then waited for Carnage Kabuto to arrive.
• Carnage Kabuto crushed a Geno clone and charged Shimizu after declaring that he would escape and rule the world.
• Shimizu taunted Carnage Kabuto and struck him with a black metallic fist, sending him crashing into a wall.
• Carnage Kabuto activated Carnage Mode and fought Shimizu at blinding speed, devastating the forest and nearby mountains.

Shimizu used the Scorching Nuclear Core’s Extreme Firepower and his Heaven-Piercing Lightning Cannon to defeat Carnage Kabuto, then met Dr. Geno amid the ruins of the House of Evolution. Geno offered his scientific expertise as his final way to survive, leaving Shimizu to decide whether to accept him.

• Shimizu activated Extreme Firepower, overwhelmed Carnage Kabuto, and smashed him into the ground as his shell cracked.
• Shimizu assembled the Heaven-Piercing Lightning Cannon and fired a beam that killed Carnage Kabuto and was visible across several cities.
• Sitch identified the beam’s source as the House of Evolution and prepared a response, but Tatsumaki volunteered to go herself.
• Shimizu told Sitch that the monsters had been eliminated and that the attack had killed Carnage Kabuto.
• Shimizu entered the House of Evolution’s safe room and confronted Dr. Geno, who offered his scientific knowledge and technology in exchange for cooperation.

Shimizu bound Geno to his control, gave him a new identity, and installed him as president of a technology subsidiary. Caped Baldy and Genos visited to thank Shimizu, who learned how they met and revealed their Hero Association exam results.

• Shimizu sealed Geno’s heart and placed a nanometal needle in his brain so he could monitor and control him, then took him home through a portal.
• Shimizu left a Shadow Clone to handle arriving Hero Association personnel and arranged a legal identity and surgery for Geno.
• A day later, Geno joined Shimizu’s company as president of a new technology subsidiary.
• Caped Baldy and Genos visited Shimizu, and Genos explained that Caped Baldy had saved him from a monster while he investigated the cyborg organization.
• Genos described how he and Caped Baldy attacked an important base in City G, while Caped Baldy admitted he had accepted Genos as a disciple and roommate.
• Shimizu showed their exam results: Genos scored one hundred and ranked second in A-Class, while Caped Baldy scored seventy-nine and ranked 305th in C-Rank, leaving Caped Baldy embarrassed.

Genos asked Shimizu to assess his upgraded power, and Shimizu judged that Genos had reached the baseline for S-Class while estimating his own standing among the heroes. In Sunagakure, Shimizu inspected Sasori’s enormous new war puppet and revealed a Scorching Nuclear Core as a possible addition to its design.

• Genos explained that Dr. Kusuno had raised his Scorching Nuclear Core output limit to thirty percent, and Shimizu said he had reached the baseline for S-Class.
• Genos asked Shimizu to compare his strength with the S-Class heroes, and Shimizu estimated that he ranked around third to fifth while warning Genos not to spread the assessment.
• Shimizu told Genos that Caped Baldy was as strong as anyone could imagine, while Caped Baldy ate watermelon.
• In Sunagakure, Shimizu inspected the nearly two-hundred-meter-tall puppet with Sasori, who named it Sasori of the Red Sands.
• Sasori said Chiyo’s White Sand Scorpion and the Third Kazekage’s Black Sand Scorpion would be completed within two months.
• Shimizu produced a Scorching Nuclear Core and suggested modifying Sasori of the Red Sands with new technology.

Shimizu gave Sasori a Scorching Nuclear Core and demonstrated his strength by defeating Sasori’s upgraded puppet force in the Mirror Dimension. Sasori accepted that Shimizu had reached the Sage of Six Paths’ level, but remained unsure how much stronger he could become.

• Shimizu explained the Scorching Nuclear Core’s destructive power and limited it to about fifty percent of its full capacity before giving it to Sasori.
• Sasori asked Shimizu to test the Sasori of the Red Sands, and Shimizu brought him into the Mirror Dimension.
• Sasori attacked with the giant, dual-core-powered puppet, but Shimizu deflected its weapons and battered it with his fists.
• Shimizu destroyed or disabled Sasori’s supporting puppets and entered the cockpit to end the fight with a flick to Sasori’s forehead.
• Sasori conceded defeat and concluded that Shimizu had reached the level of the Sage of Six Paths.

After testing Sasori of the Red Sands, Sasori proposed using remote summoning to repair it in battle, and Shimizu taught him a modified summoning technique. The next day Sasori had mastered the method, while Shimizu learned that Sunagakure’s Ark Battle Armor production had expanded substantially.

• Sasori reflected that he could no longer regard Shimizu as a rival and focused instead on repairing and improving his puppets.
• Shimizu reassured Sasori that the damage to Sasori of the Red Sands was limited and discussed ways Sunagakure could defend him from powerful opponents.
• Sasori proposed summoning spare puppet parts directly to their needed locations, and Shimizu explained how to modify the summoning seals to make it possible.
• Sasori mastered the New Remote Summoning Jutsu and built a model using a Chakra metal wire.
• Chiyo and the Third Kazekage told Shimizu that Sunagakure had produced over 2,500 basic Ark Battle Armor sets and more than half of its planned advanced sets.

Shimizu convened Sunagakure’s leaders and decided to invade Iwagakure, using the village’s advanced Puppet Battle Armors to strike quickly and secure its rear. He proposed drawing Amegakure into the war with territory and military support, and the chapter ended with plans to send a joint force to the Land of Rain’s border.

• The chapter described how advanced Ark Puppet Battle Armors let Sunagakure’s Jonin challenge Kage-level fighters, while customized armor brought its Elite Jonin close to Kage strength.
• Ebizo reported that Konoha, Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure had secretly allied against Sunagakure, and Rasa said ninja from nearly every village had tried to steal its armors.
• Shimizu refused to sell Puppet Battle Armors to Hanzo but allowed Karura to negotiate a limited rental deal with Amegakure.
• Shimizu marked Iwagakure as Sunagakure’s first target and declared that they would destroy its village and wipe out its nation.
• Shimizu assigned the Third Kazekage to secure Hanzo’s cooperation by offering Amegakure any Land of Earth territory it could seize.
• Shimizu proposed leading fifteen hundred troops to the Land of Rain’s border to form a joint army with Amegakure and help it resist Konoha and Kumogakure.

Shimizu organized Sunagakure’s forces for a surprise war against Iwagakure, assigning commanders and preparing Sasori’s puppet for the Konoha front. He secretly assembled four thousand troops and opened a teleportation ring that would place them twenty kilometers from Iwagakure.

• Shimizu assigned himself four thousand troops to attack the Land of Earth, while Chiyo, Pakura, and Ebizo were given coastal defense and rear-support duties.
• Shimizu put Sasori in command of the Konoha front and promised to repair Sasori of the Red Sands, add a Summoning Technique, and install the Scorching Nuclear Core.
• Sunagakure secretly prepared troops and supplies, using distant missions to conceal the assembly of its forces.
• Shimizu, Baki, and Oyakuro En gathered with the troops at the Number Four Super-Large Training Ground after Sunagakure announced wartime mobilization.
• Shimizu created a teleportation ring that would send the four-thousand-strong army to a point twenty kilometers from Iwagakure.

Sunagakure launched a sudden invasion of Iwagakure, destroying a mountain barrier and attacking with two Tailed Beast Jinchuriki and a heavily equipped army. Ōnoki and Kitsuchi organized the village’s defense, but Sunagakure’s forces broke through Iwagakure’s battle formation at first contact.

• Ōnoki reviewed Iwagakure’s dwindling resources and worried that Sunagakure would eventually attack.
• Shimizu led Sunagakure’s army against Iwagakure, where Ayane Uzumaki and Baki advanced in the Four-Tails and One-Tail cloaks.
• Ōnoki destroyed the incoming Tailed Beast Balls with Dust Release while Kitsuchi ordered villagers and young shinobi evacuated and prepared the defenders to counterattack.
• Iwagakure’s shinobi withdrew their barrier and charged Sunagakure’s army, which met them with puppet forces, armored shinobi, and the two Jinchuriki.
• Sunagakure’s armored spearheads and Tailed Beasts shattered Iwagakure’s battle formation at first contact.