Chapter Summaries

Shimizu defeated three Titan Brutes with Black Gold and forced Harvey Dent to hand over the Titan Serum formula and several territories. Harvey left planning to seize Marone's territory and use the serum to strengthen his gang.

• Shimizu used Black Gold to take down two Titan Brutes in five seconds, then defeated the third when Harvey Dent tried to stop him.
• Harvey gave Shimizu Victor's notebook containing the restored Titan Serum formula and production process, which Shimizu took as compensation.
• Shimizu claimed territory from Gordon Street to Morel Alley, but Harvey explained that Cheaper Street belonged to the Jack Gang and Deller Community belonged to the Sons of the Scepter.
• Shimizu decided not to provoke Falcone yet and asked whether the compensation could fund a Titan Serum laboratory; Harvey said it was far from enough.
• Harvey left with Marone and told his driver, Paul, that they could still profit by taking Marone's territory, while planning to treat Marone with sulfuric acid.

Shimizu’s Hogg United defeated the Jack Gang, and he used the gang’s growing power to complete the progress needed to unlock a second world. He arrived in a new body as Uesugi Shimizu, a troublesome sixteen-year-old from a prominent family in Kōnan Town.

• Aman reported that Hogg United had taken the Jack Gang, and Shimizu rewarded his men after confirming Jack’s identity.
• Shimizu decided Hogg United needed to avoid attracting Batman’s attention, consolidate its territory, and build connections with Gotham’s powerful officials.
• The progress bar filled, and Shimizu left Pakura to watch over their work before returning to his tent.
• Shimizu saw that the System Panel showed two worlds unlocked and entered the second world.
• Shimizu woke in the body of Uesugi Shimizu and learned that his father was Kōnan Town’s mayor and that he had a reputation as an irresponsible troublemaker.

Shimizu and Kazakami Senran escorted supplies from Outpost No. 7 with Pakura and Baki, accompanied by nine newly graduated Genin during the Second Great Ninja War. The mission began with Shimizu knocking down an arrogant Genin who tried to flirt with Pakura and flaunted his father’s position.

• Shimizu dismissed his new avatar’s peaceful world and focused on the escalating war between Sunagakure, Konoha, and Amegakure.
• Kazakami Senran assigned Shimizu, Pakura, and Baki to escort supplies with newly graduated Genin to Outpost No. 7.
• At the outpost, Mukade tried to bribe Kazakami Senran for a promotion, but Kazakami returned the sealed scroll and told him to earn merit.
• Mukade handed over four supply carts and explained that the third cart held crucial Sealing Scrolls.
• The Genin bragged about becoming Chunin and Kazekage, prompting Shimizu, Pakura, and Baki to wonder whether they had been just as naive when they graduated.
• When a Genin flirted with Pakura and boasted about his father, Shimizu ordered him away and knocked him on the head.

Shimizu led the supply convoy through the Land of Rain after Kazakami Senran detected a distant battle and went to investigate. Kazakami Senran returned with wounded Sand Ninja and a captured Sarutobi Clan Jonin, and the team continued toward camp to deliver the prisoner to Elder Chiyo.

• Shimizu and Pakura thanked each other after Shimizu stood up to troublesome Genin, and the convoy resumed its journey with Baki scouting ahead.
• After the convoy entered the Land of Rain, Kazakami Senran sensed a battle in the forest and identified a huge Fire Release as likely belonging to a Sarutobi Clan Jonin.
• Kazakami Senran ordered Shimizu to lead the convoy onward while he investigated, and Shimizu organized the group to hurry back to camp without interfering.
• Kazakami Senran returned with Tejima Jiro and Keisaburo, both wounded, and a badly injured Sarutobi Clan Jonin bound with sealing strips.
• Kazakami Senran told the team to find Elder Chiyo because the prisoner might have important intelligence, and Shimizu prepared medical supplies for the injured.

Shimizu treated Tejima Jiro’s injuries before watching Chiyo use the Mind-Reading Technique to extract intelligence from a captured Konoha jonin. Chiyo learned that Tsunade, Dan Katō, and Kunugi Mokume were involved, then sent orders to prepare for battle and assessed Shimizu’s medical skills.

• Shimizu treated Tejima Jiro’s wounds at the Sunagakure camp.
• Chiyo used the Mind-Reading Technique on a captured Sarutobi Clan jonin, whose head exploded when a seal was triggered.
• Chiyo learned that Tsunade, Dan Katō, and Kunugi Mokume were targets and discussed Danzo’s apparent attempt to undermine Orochimaru.
• Chiyo gave Kazakami Senran an S-rank letter for Roshi and White Rock of Iwagakure and ordered him to inform Rasa and Karura of the battle arrangements.
• Chiyo praised Shimizu’s stitching but told him that weak sensory precision limited his Medical Ninjutsu.

Chiyo gave Shimizu scrolls containing training material and techniques, then Sunagakure and Iwagakure began coordinating an encirclement of Tsunade and Dan Katō. Shimizu’s squad was assigned to the southeastern forest under Kazakami Senran as the operation began.

• Chiyo told Shimizu to prepare with Baki and Pakura to help fight Konoha reinforcements, while allowing them to retreat if the battle became impossible.
• Shimizu opened the second chest in Chiyo’s tent and found scrolls on Wind Release, Black Secret Technique training, Shadow Clone Technique, and Pulse Sensing Heart Technique.
• Shimizu decided to store the scrolls for later study because he had no time to train the techniques during the coming operation.
• Sunagakure mobilized more than two thousand ninja, while Iwagakure deployed a similarly substantial force to block Tsunade and Dan Katō’s unit and stop rescuers.
• Shimizu’s squad joined more than seven hundred Sand Ninja on the southeastern side of a dense forest, under Kazakami Senran’s command.

Sand and Iwa forces prepared to hold a blockade against Konoha while Shimizu, Baki, and Pakura fought together on the battlefield. After Shimizu reorganized their formation to conserve Pakura’s Chakra, an enemy used the Mind Body Switch Technique to turn Baki against her and immobilize Shimizu with a shadow.

• Kazakami Senran and Tejima Jiro discussed the blockade, their forces, and the need to stop Konoha from crossing either defensive line.
• Shimizu, Baki, and Pakura took their established formation as Konoha forces emerged from a distant hill and began attacking.
• The trio coordinated their attacks under Shimizu’s direction, avoiding major jonin battles and targeting weaker Konoha ninjas.
• Shimizu noticed Pakura’s Chakra was running low and changed the formation so she could recover while Baki and Shimizu handled most of the fighting.
• A young man used the Mind Body Switch Technique on Baki, making him attack Pakura, while a shadow connected to Shimizu’s feet and stopped him from moving.

Shimizu and Pakura fought a Leaf squad using Nara, Akimichi, and Yamanaka clan techniques, breaking their coordinated attacks and freeing Baki from Mind Body Switch Technique. As Baki joined the assault on the Yamanaka ninja, Nara Kyudai decided their squad had to use its trump card.

• Nara Kyudai restrained Shimizu with Shadow Imitation Technique while the Akimichi ninja charged with Human Boulder, but Pakura disrupted the attack and Shimizu countered the Akimichi ninja with Pneumatic Fist.
• Pakura used Phoenix Sage Fire Technique and Wind Scythe Technique to force Nara Kyudai to defend himself and escape the flames.
• Shimizu struck Baki with a senbon coated in Desert Red Ant venom, causing pain that weakened the Yamanaka ninja controlling him through Mind Body Switch Technique.
• Shimizu gave Baki an antidote with Hemostasis Jutsu, and Baki recovered and joined Little Boy in attacking the Yamanaka ninja.
• The Yamanaka ninja called out to Nara Kyudai for help, and Nara Kyudai turned to their Akimichi companion and said they had to use their trump card.

The battle ended with Dan Katō fatally wounded after Tsunade and Kunugi Mokume were lured away from his unprotected body. Shimizu treated injured Sand Ninja on the battlefield as Sunagakure and Iwagakure counted Dan Katō’s death as a major blow to Konoha.

• Akimichi Chuto used the Super Expansion Jutsu, drawing Sand Ninja Jonin into the fight while Shimizu, Baki, and Pakura pursued Nara Kyudai and the Yamanaka ninja.
• Orochimaru and Jiraiya led Konoha’s forces through the eastern blockade and rescued Tsunade, but Dan Katō suffered fatal internal injuries from an Iwagakure Explosion Release ninja.
• The battle continued into the night, leaving Shimizu exhausted, Baki wounded, and Fatty Puppet badly damaged.
• Shimizu learned that Dan Katō could not be saved and that Tsunade had developed hemophobia during the battle.
• Shimizu offered battlefield treatment to the seriously injured Sand Ninja and used the Hemostasis Jutsu on Ryosuke.

Shimizu received Chiyo’s praise and guidance after the battle, then arranged time and supplies to repair his puppet. In the new world, he confirmed that it was 1912, the First Year of Taisho, and wondered how the other Chosen Ones were faring.

• Chiyo praised Shimizu’s team for defeating twenty-six Konoha Ninja and noted the losses suffered by Konoha and Amegakure.
• Chiyo explained the difficulties of using ninjutsu through puppets and advised Shimizu to master Wind Release Nature Transformation first.
• Chiyo agreed to rotate the Ninth and Tenth Teams’ shifts so Shimizu could repair his puppet and let him use half the battle’s merits for materials.
• In the new world, Shimizu confirmed that the year was 1912, the First Year of Taisho, and wondered how far the other Chosen Ones had progressed.

Shimizu tried to build his strength and prepare for a police career, but a crisis at home began when his elder brother Uesugi Shirakawa returned as a bloodthirsty demon. Shimizu fought to protect Uesugi Iita while their father joined the struggle.

• Shimizu trained his body and used Chakra as he prepared to enter the police academy and rise through the police system.
• With the cook away, Shimizu made dinner for Uesugi Iita and their father, Uesugi Shin.
• Uesugi Shin revealed that Shirakawa had disappeared in Fukui Village after a massacre there, and that Keiko and a local hunter had also gone missing.
• A demon resembling Shirakawa burst into the house and bit Iita, but Shimizu kicked it away and fought it.
• Uesugi Shin sent Iita upstairs to hide, then threw a bowl at the demon and nearly hit Shimizu.

Shimizu fought the transformed Uesugi Shirakawa with a katana while Uesugi Shin used a flintlock pistol to help restrain him. A white-haired swordsman arrived at the mansion as Shimizu pinned the headless body against a wall, and Uesugi Shin demanded to know who he was.

• Uesugi Shin brought Shimizu a katana and fired his flintlock pistol at Uesugi Shirakawa, revealing the creature’s rapid regeneration.
• Shimizu cut off Uesugi Shirakawa’s arm, pinned it with chopsticks, and targeted his joints to slow his movements.
• A white-haired man carrying a sword hurried toward the mansion, while police officers also rushed to the gunshots.
• Shimizu baited Uesugi Shirakawa into reaching for his severed arm, and Uesugi Shin shot him so Shimizu could cut off his head.
• Shimizu pinned Uesugi Shirakawa’s headless body against a wall with a low table as the white-haired swordsman entered the mansion.
• Uesugi Shin raised his gun and asked the newcomer who he was.

Shimizu killed his demonized older brother, Uesugi Shirakawa, with a Nichirin Blade after Shinazugawa Sanemi explained that demons could not return to being human. Sanemi revealed that an Upper Rank Demon was likely near Kōnan Town, while Shimizu remained undecided about joining the Demon Slayer Corps.

• Shinazugawa Sanemi introduced himself as a Demon Slayer and told Shimizu that his blade could not permanently kill Uesugi Shirakawa without a Nichirin Blade.
• Uesugi Shin asked whether Shirakawa could become human again, and Sanemi said no known demon had ever turned back.
• Uesugi Shin urged Shimizu to kill Shirakawa without causing him pain, and Shimizu beheaded him with a Nichirin Blade.
• Sanemi told Uesugi Shin that an Upper Rank Demon likely turned Shirakawa and was still near Kōnan Town.
• Uesugi Shin promised to help Sanemi search across Kōnan Town and the Kōka Region.
• Sanemi asked Shimizu to join the Demon Slayer Corps, but Shimizu said he needed time to think.

Shimizu pursued a police career alongside the Demon Slayer Corps while Batman investigated Puppet Master and planned an anti-Puppet Master suit. In Gotham, Shimizu learned that his gang’s expansion onto Cheaper Street had been blocked by the Sons of the Scepter, whose gun experts had injured and killed his men.

• Shinazugawa Sanemi asked Uesugi Shin to obtain a powerful flintlock pistol with Scarlet Iron bullets for his brother.
• Uesugi Shin apologized to Shimizu for misunderstanding his abilities, and Shimizu asked whether his uncle could arrange a police position alongside his Demon Slayer Corps work.
• Batman reviewed footage of Puppet Master’s changed behavior and fighting abilities, then began designing an Anti-Puppet Master Suit.
• Aman reported that the Sons of the Scepter had fought Shimizu’s gang over Cheaper Street and that several gang members had died.
• Aman identified the opponents as Gun Master and Gunsmith, former Marines and skilled firearms experts who had trained Falcone’s men.

Shimizu worked to strengthen Hogg United and researched a way to make ultraviolet weapons for his Demon Slayer World incarnation. He then learned that the Two-Face Gang and Falcone Family had gone to full-scale war, and Hogg United had been pulled into the conflict.

• Shimizu ordered Aman to recruit discharged soldiers and officers as instructors and to increase the gang’s training workload.
• Shimizu researched ultraviolet technology and found that mercury-vapor lamps could provide a path toward making UV Grenades in the Demon Slayer World.
• Shimizu used his increased funds to plan a better-built Black Gold II while continuing to develop the original puppet.
• Blondie told Shimizu that the Two-Face Gang and the Falcone Family had gone to war over Marone’s former territory.
• Blondie reported that the Sons of the Scepter had entered Cheaper Street and Aman had taken men to stop them.

Shimizu realized Harvey Dent had drawn Hogg United into the war between the Two-Face Gang and Falcone, and he mobilized his forces to respond. As the fighting spread into Morel Alley, Gordon prepared the police to contain the battle while Batman took charge of the other threats.

• Shimizu learned that fighting had spread into Hogg United territory and concluded that Harvey Dent and Falcone had drawn his gang into the conflict.
• Shimizu ordered Francis to prepare the car, determined not to let Harvey Dent use him without consequence.
• Gordon ordered police to cordon off the battlefield and activated the Bat-Signal as the gangs deployed heavy weapons, Titan Enhanced, and Hogg United's mechanical armor.
• Batman met Gordon, directed the police to contain the fighting, and said he would handle other gangs such as Penguin's forces.
• The Two-Face Gang's retreat into Morel Alley turned the alley and the neighboring community into a battlefield, and the fighting spread to Belding Community's square.

Shimizu fought the Falcone Family and Two-Face’s forces across Gotham while Harvey Dent deployed armored Titan Enhanced. Deathstroke joined the battle, killing Titan Enhanced and imposing coordinated tactics on the Falcone thugs, leaving Shimizu and Harvey Dent to realize the battlefield had changed.

• Shimizu drove Black Gold through the plaza and attacked the Falcone Family while Harvey Dent used armored Titan Enhanced to protect himself.
• Shimizu fired a rocket at one Titan Enhanced, then changed course to focus on the Falcone Family as Harvey summoned more guards.
• Carmine Falcone agreed to pay Deathstroke extra to kill the Titan Enhanced and Shimizu.
• Deathstroke shot Titan Enhanced with armor-piercing rounds and ordered his men to carry out his plan.
• The Falcone thugs began using coordinated fire and terrain to restrict Shimizu, prompting both him and Harvey Dent to suspect something was wrong.

Shimizu battled Deathstroke in the Black Gold armor, surviving explosions and a barrage of attacks as the two tested each other’s weapons and defenses. Harvey Dent ordered his remaining soldiers to focus fire on Carmine, while Batman leaped from a distant church roof.

• A suicide soldier drove an explosive-laden truck at Shimizu, who blasted it over and escaped the ensuing explosion by launching himself into the air.
• Deathstroke fired a Promethium bullet at Black Gold, but Shimizu used Swift and Wind Release to evade it, spot Deathstroke, and fly toward him.
• Shimizu dodged Deathstroke’s rocket and attacked him, beginning a close fight in which Deathstroke used his sword and Shimizu countered with Black Gold’s Pneumatic devices and rotary guns.
• Harvey Dent saw that Shimizu was holding off Deathstroke and ordered his seven remaining Titan Enhanced soldiers to focus fire on Carmine.
• Batman leaped from the roof of a distant church and silently swept past the buildings.

Carmine Falcone feared Batman would disrupt his plan to unite Gotham’s underworld, and Batman intervened in the battle by neutralizing the Titan Enhanced Humans and confronting Deathstroke and Shimizu. The fighting paused in a tense standoff, but Shimizu and Deathstroke both made clear they still had grievances against Falcone.

• Carmine Falcone worried that Batman would interfere with his plan to defeat the Two-Face Gang and Hogg United.
• Batman entered the battlefield, injected the seven Titan Enhanced Humans with a counter-serum, and helped the police close in on the gangs.
• Batman attacked Deathstroke with an electromagnetic Batarang, disabling Black Gold’s auxiliary systems and interrupting Shimizu and Deathstroke’s fight.
• Shimizu used Wind Release to clear Batman’s smoke screen, then attacked Batman and Deathstroke with Gale Palm as they briefly worked together to evade it.
• Batman called for the fighting to stop, but Shimizu said Falcone had tried to use and then kill him, while Deathstroke said Falcone still owed him money.

Shimizu and Deathstroke turned on their former employers as Gotham’s pursuit continued, and Shimizu killed Carmine Falcone after Batman failed to stop him. Shimizu then set out with Aman to settle accounts with Harvey Dent.

• Falcone hired Deathstroke to kill Harvey Dent and Shimizu, but Deathstroke raised his fee after discovering Harvey had prepared more Enhanced Humans than the leaked intelligence claimed.
• Batman arrived as Deathstroke and Shimizu withdrew, and Gordon let Batman pursue them while the police stayed behind.
• Deathstroke tracked Falcone’s car, took the bearer checks from its trunk, and sped away as Shimizu’s truck caught up with Falcone.
• Shimizu attacked Falcone’s car, but Batman rammed the truck and fought Shimizu until the Batmobile exploded and Batman escaped aboard the Batwing.
• Shimizu returned to the gunfight and killed Falcone with Black Gold after an explosion killed Falcone’s remaining men.
• Shimizu praised Aman and said they would go after Harvey Dent to settle accounts.