Chapter Summaries

Izayoi Sakamaki enjoyed his sudden popularity at school while encouraging Akemi Homura to share her singing with the group. Tokisaki Kurumi confronted him about ignoring her and Little Madoka, then shared a tender moment with him before he reminded her that their parting could come at any time.

• Izayoi Sakamaki excelled in class and PE, and Tokisaki Kurumi explained that he had regained his former vitality after recovering from illness.
• Izayoi Sakamaki became popular around school, sleeping on the rooftop until a female teacher took him home and caused a stir.
• Izayoi Sakamaki encouraged Akemi Homura to hold a group concert, and she sent everyone a recording that prompted several members, including Gilgamesh, to send her Red Packets.
• Tokisaki Kurumi stopped time, sat in Izayoi Sakamaki's lap, and teased him about his unusual school life and his habit of patting her head.
• Tokisaki Kurumi admitted that she liked Izayoi Sakamaki more, then said she could not monopolize him; he replied that he was only a brief passerby in their lives and that they might part at any time.

Tokisaki Kurumi teased Izayoi Sakamaki into making a rule that the Chat Group could not be divided, then told him about Aizen Sōsuke’s bargain with Anna and his plan to make a private space. After Kurumi stopped time and restarted it, Little Madoka tapped Izayoi on the back.

• Tokisaki Kurumi asked whether the Chat Group could be split into smaller groups, and Izayoi Sakamaki refused and added a rule forbidding it.
• Izayoi realized Kurumi had teased him into adding the rule, and he told her he did not mind her way of asking for things.
• Kurumi revealed that Aizen Sōsuke had taken part of Anna’s body under an agreement not to harm Chloe, or Anna would attack him from the past.
• Kurumi explained that Aizen planned to use Anna’s flesh and Ishtar people to create a space that Chat Group members could not enter.
• Kurumi told Izayoi to be gentle with her and Little Madoka, then stopped time and resumed it.
• Little Madoka tapped Izayoi Sakamaki on the back.

Little Madoka confessed her feelings to Izayoi Sakamaki, but Akemi Homura abruptly took the love letter and fled. Little Madoka confronted her on the rooftop, where Homura warned that loving Izayoi would lead to her death.

• Little Madoka gave Izayoi Sakamaki a love letter, and he praised her writing after reading it twice.
• Tokisaki Kurumi told Akemi Homura that Little Madoka had confessed to Izayoi, prompting Homura to rush back.
• Akemi Homura snatched the letter, tucked it into her chest, and ran from the classroom.
• Little Madoka chased Akemi Homura to the rooftop and demanded to know why she had taken the letter.
• Akemi Homura warned Little Madoka that being with Izayoi Sakamaki would mean she would die.

Akemi Homura tried to stop Little Madoka from pursuing Izayoi Sakamaki, but Izayoi gently turned down her confession and explained that he would soon leave on a mission. Little Madoka learned that his departures were part of an organization’s work, yet remained willing to face hardship to be with him.

• Little Madoka asked Akemi Homura whether she liked Izayoi Sakamaki, and Tokisaki Kurumi emerged from a Spacetime rift to challenge Homura’s attempts to control her.
• Little Madoka tearfully asked Akemi Homura who she was allowed to pursue, making Homura realize that her old role of protecting Madoka had ended.
• Izayoi Sakamaki arrived, steadied Little Madoka, and thanked her for liking him while telling her that he saw her only as a friend.
• Little Madoka misunderstood Izayoi Sakamaki’s short vacation as a return to the hospital for treatment, prompting everyone to laugh.
• Akemi Homura explained that she and Izayoi Sakamaki belonged to an organization that sent members to other worlds on missions.
• Little Madoka said she was willing to endure hardship to be with Izayoi Sakamaki, while Tokisaki Kurumi warned her that she could not join their dangerous travels.

Izayoi Sakamaki left Akemi Homura’s peaceful utopia after enjoying a rare stretch of ordinary school life, while Tokisaki Kurumi stayed behind to cover his absence. In the universe, Izayoi planned to search for an Outer God’s incarnation, and a massive White Wolf also sensed a disturbance and set out.

• Izayoi Sakamaki admitted he had never been confessed to, and Tokisaki Kurumi told him she liked Problem Children.
• Little Madoka wondered whether the group were Problem Children from other worlds, and Akemi Homura anxiously tried to explain herself.
• Izayoi Sakamaki told Tokisaki Kurumi that school had given him a relaxing break, but said he was more suited to the world outside.
• Izayoi Sakamaki informed Akemi Homura through the Chat Group and left the utopia, while Tokisaki Kurumi worried about arranging his sick leave.
• A massive White Wolf sensed a disturbance in the distant universe, rose, and stepped into the void.
• Izayoi Sakamaki decided to explore the Puella Magi Madoka Magica world’s universe in search of an Outer God’s incarnation.

Izayoi Sakamaki confronted a Hound of Tindalos after finding Outer God minions in the world under Akemi Homura’s protection, then learned Mithras had located the Ishtar person's library. He agreed to pursue it in a world under his control, leaving Mithras ready to send the Hounds in as scouts.

• Izayoi Sakamaki defeated several Giant Macrophage Worms and discovered a Hound of Tindalos watching him.
• Izayoi Sakamaki questioned the Hound about the invaders and threatened it, prompting Mithras to appear and explain the situation.
• Mithras told Izayoi Sakamaki that Frank had brought back the Ishtar person and that the Ishtar person's library had been found.
• Izayoi Sakamaki eagerly agreed to go after the library and clarified that his companions were not his subordinates.
• Mithras realized the surviving Ishtar people had taken the library into a world under Izayoi Sakamaki's control and offered to send Hounds of Tindalos to search for them.

Master Ancient and the group discovered that an Ishtar person had erased Tony’s memories of their previous encounter, so she took it away under the pretense of showing it her birthplace. Izayoi Sakamaki followed through a portal into the Himalayas, where he reunited with Master Ancient and Mithras.

• An Ishtar person approached Tony and claimed it wanted to exchange wisdom, while Master Ancient realized he had forgotten their earlier encounter.
• Tony announced in the group chat that the Ishtar person had chosen him, and the others concluded that his memories had been erased.
• Master Ancient took the Ishtar person on a tour of Earth, then opened a portal to the snow-covered Himalayan Mountains.
• Izayoi Sakamaki fell asleep on Mithras while waiting, then went to Tony after hearing that Master Ancient had taken the Ishtar person away.
• Izayoi Sakamaki and Mithras entered the portal before Tony could follow, and they encountered Master Ancient in the Himalayas.

Izayoi Sakamaki and Master Ancient discussed whether to exterminate the Ishtar people, while Mithras returned from interrogating a captive and demanded revenge for Frank, Anna, and Chloe. Master Ancient argued that wiping out all the Ishtar people could leave the Hounds of Tindalos without prey and make them prey themselves, but Mithras refused to reconsider.

• Master Ancient handed the captured Ishtar person to Mithras, who took him into the mountains to interrogate him.
• Izayoi Sakamaki learned that loud noises could trigger avalanches after villagers reproached him for Mithras's howl.
• Izayoi Sakamaki told Master Ancient about Anna and Chloe and considered visiting Tsunade after the events were over.
• Master Ancient advised Izayoi Sakamaki against exterminating every Ishtar person and explained that hounds could become prey if all their quarry disappeared.
• Mithras insisted that the Ishtar people had to die to avenge Frank, Anna, and Chloe.

Izayoi Sakamaki and Master Ancient persuaded Mithras not to hunt the Ishtar people indiscriminately, while Izayoi questioned why the Hounds of Tindalos pursued them. Tony Stark caught up with the group, and Mithras prepared to locate the Ishtar people.

• Master Ancient explained that the Ishtar people might have a reason for existing, and Izayoi Sakamaki agreed that they had helped his group.
• Mithras accepted that the group would capture the Ishtar people if they encountered them but would not deliberately search for them.
• Izayoi asked whether the Ishtar people served another being, but Mithras stayed silent as he wrestled with the idea.
• Tony Stark arrived after Izayoi counted down and complained that they had left him behind.
• Mithras agreed to locate the Ishtar people and howled silently into the air.

The Hounds of Tindalos arrived at Kamar-Taj seeking Anna, and Izayoi Sakamaki and Master Ancient agreed to help them while limiting their actions. Their search led to the Stark family graves, where Izayoi revealed that Tony’s parents were not inside their coffin.

• The girl inside Izayoi Sakamaki’s knuckle duster complained about the noise, and Izayoi realized she had tasted something despite claiming it was unappetizing.
• Frank and the Hounds of Tindalos arrived through Spacetime, and Mithras apologized for their uncontrolled emotions after losing Anna.
• Izayoi and Master Ancient agreed to help the Hounds find Anna, while Mithras promised they would do nothing else except fight the Ishtar people.
• Master Ancient suggested the Ishtar people had chosen an excellent hiding place, and the group went to the graves of Howard and Maria Stark.
• Mithras asked Tony for permission to open the coffin, and Izayoi told Tony that his parents were not inside because the coffin held two Ishtar people.

Izayoi Sakamaki exposed the Ishtar people hiding in Tony's parents' bodies, defeated their attempt to escape through the River of Time, and recruited Mithras and an Ishtar person into the Chat Group. After leaving Master Ancient, Izayoi suddenly arrived in the Naruto world, where a young ninja confronted him.

• Izayoi Sakamaki explained that Ishtar people had taken over Tony's parents' bodies, and Tony dug up their coffin.
• Master Ancient used magic to reveal the Ishtar projections, which the Hounds of Tindalos attacked and killed.
• Izayoi Sakamaki pulled a real Ishtar person out of the River of Time and invited it and Mithras to join the Chat Group.
• Izayoi Sakamaki said goodbye to Master Ancient and found himself in a battlefield in the Naruto world.
• A young ninja threw a Kunai at Izayoi Sakamaki and warned him not to move, and Izayoi said he was lost in the forest.

Izayoi Sakamaki encountered Uchiha Kagami during the First Shinobi World War, revealed overwhelming strength, and agreed to head to Konoha. After sensing a battle ahead, he approached the fight between Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki and Second Tsuchikage Mu.

• Izayoi Sakamaki survived Uchiha Kagami’s Fire Release attacks unharmed and subdued him with killing intent.
• Izayoi Sakamaki questioned Uchiha Kagami about Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and the state of Konoha, then agreed to stay in the village.
• Izayoi Sakamaki sensed a gathering of powerful ninja northeast and led Uchiha Kagami toward the battle.
• Izayoi Sakamaki identified Gengetsu Hozuki and Mu as the combatants and told Uchiha Kagami to wait outside the battlefield.
• Mu attacked Gengetsu Hozuki with a fast-moving Rock Giant, while Gengetsu Hozuki summoned an enormous clam that began spewing thick fog.

Izayoi Sakamaki interrupted a battle between four Kage and easily endured their attacks, revealing his Black Dragon form as Second Raikage Ay unleashed a Forbidden Jutsu. Tobirama Senju approached the battlefield while Izayoi fired a Tailed Beast Bomb into the sky.

• Izayoi Sakamaki crushed Second Kazekage Pakura’s hidden puppet after emerging unharmed from Desert Burial.
• Gengetsu Hozuki attacked Izayoi with Vapor Turbulent Body, but Izayoi remained unharmed in his Black Dragon form.
• Second Raikage Ay used Heavenly Punishment Thunder Tribulation against Izayoi.
• Tobirama Senju told Uchiha Kagami to find Hiruzen and return to the village, then approached the battlefield.
• Izayoi gathered Natural Energy into a Tailed Beast Bomb and fired it into the sky.

After defeating the Five Kage, Izayoi Sakamaki accompanied Tobirama Senju to Konoha and met several future leaders of the village. Izayoi sensed a powerful presence in the mountains, and Tobirama concealed his suspicion that Madara Uchiha was still alive; that night, Izayoi watched over the peaceful village.

• Izayoi Sakamaki destroyed the Second Raikage's lightning technique with a Tailed Beast Bomb, then left the defeated Five Kage and agreed to go to Konoha with Tobirama Senju.
• Tobirama Senju and Izayoi Sakamaki exchanged probing questions on the way, then entered Konoha, where Uchiha Kagami and Enmon were guarding the gate.
• Izayoi Sakamaki suggested naming a shop under construction Ichiraku Ramen, then watched Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru near the Ninja Academy.
• Tobirama Senju introduced Izayoi Sakamaki to Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō Shimura as a guest of Konoha.
• Izayoi Sakamaki sensed a powerful living presence in the mountains, while Tobirama Senju concealed that Madara Uchiha's corpse was hidden there and feared he might still be alive.
• That night, Izayoi Sakamaki gazed at the peaceful, sleeping Konoha and thought that growing old there might be pleasant.

Madara Uchiha revived and killed Tobirama Senju after defeating him in battle, leaving Konoha to conceal its Hokage’s death and choose a successor. Hiruzen Sarutobi was selected as the Third Hokage, while Uchiha Kagami went to report to Izayoi Sakamaki.

• Tobirama Senju discovered Madara Uchiha alive in a cave and fought him, but Madara overwhelmed his attacks.
• Tobirama Senju used the Reaper Death Seal to extract Madara Uchiha’s soul, only to learn he had killed a Shadow Clone before Madara killed him.
• Izayoi Sakamaki sensed Tobirama Senju’s presence disappear, and Madara Uchiha declared that Tobirama was unworthy of entering the Pure Land.
• Danzō Shimura found Tobirama Senju’s body, and Konoha’s leaders agreed to hide his death and appoint Hiruzen Sarutobi as the next Naruto.
• Uchiha Kagami left the others and went to Izayoi Sakamaki, saying he knew Izayoi could see everything happening in Konoha.

Izayoi Sakamaki told Kagami Uchiha that a god called the Ancestor of Shinobi was stronger than him, explaining why he had not saved Tobirama Senju. After seeing the Hokages shaken by the news, Izayoi Sakamaki challenged their pride and resolved to begin training them.

• Kagami Uchiha asked why Izayoi Sakamaki had not saved Tobirama Senju, and Izayoi Sakamaki said a powerful god was watching him.
• Kagami Uchiha told the other Hokages what Izayoi Sakamaki had said, leaving them shocked and despondent.
• After several days, Kagami Uchiha returned to Izayoi Sakamaki to ask for guidance but did not learn more about the god.
• Izayoi Sakamaki questioned whether the Hokages' strength was enough to help when their powerful enemy attacked.
• Izayoi Sakamaki told Kagami Uchiha that the Hokages were talented but needed to train further, and Kagami Uchiha recognized how much potential they had wasted.

Izayoi Sakamaki and Kagami Uchiha arranged for the Hokages to train outside their comfortable routine, with Izayoi saying he would train alongside them but no longer protect them. As the Hokages argued over the decision, Hiruzen Sarutobi resisted the plan and watched Danzō Shimura consider joining.

• Kagami Uchiha asked Izayoi Sakamaki to guide the Hokages’ training, and Izayoi agreed to plan increasingly difficult training grounds.
• Kagami Uchiha returned to the Hokages without revealing the plan, and Hiruzen Sarutobi grew angry at being kept in the dark.
• Izayoi Sakamaki announced that he would stop protecting the Hokages and train alongside them, prompting confusion and an uproar.
• Kagami Uchiha tried to persuade the Hokages to accept the training, while Izayoi Sakamaki meditated and left the decision to them.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected the idea of training and watched Danzō Shimura show interest, worrying that he might be left as the only one who refused.

Kagami Uchiha urged the Hokages to go out and gain experience, but Hiruzen Sarutobi rallied them against the plan. Izayoi Sakamaki instead imposed intense supervised training, and after the first day ended, Hiruzen confronted Kagami over his restrictions.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi persuaded the Hokages that going out to gain experience was unnecessary, despite Kagami Uchiha warning them about dangers beyond Izayoi Sakamaki's protection.
• Izayoi Sakamaki abandoned the experience trip and ordered the Hokages to intensify their daily training under his supervision.
• The Hokages struggled through Izayoi Sakamaki's demanding training, while Kagami Uchiha trained steadily and had also practiced through the night.
• After training ended, Yamamura No cautiously suggested drinking, but Kagami Uchiha objected because Yamamura No often caused trouble when drunk.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Kagami Uchiha, arguing that the Hokages should be free to spend their time as they wished.

Uchiha Kagami struggled with the other Hokages’ resentment and tried to understand Izayoi Sakamaki’s approach to training them. When Hiruzen Sarutobi convinced the group that their promised month off might be a lie, the Hokages resisted training, and Izayoi Sakamaki explained that he was building their physical stamina before letting them rest.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi left to drink despite Uchiha Kagami’s warning, and the other Hokages gradually followed him.
• Uchiha Kagami asked Izayoi Sakamaki why he would not force the Hokages to gain experience, and Izayoi Sakamaki said he expected more from Kagami than from them.
• Izayoi Sakamaki promised the Hokages a month off after intensive training, and Uchiha Kagami relayed the news to the celebrating group.
• After half a month of hard training, Hiruzen Sarutobi persuaded the Hokages that the promised leave might be a trick, and they became lazy during training.
• Izayoi Sakamaki told the Hokages their bodies needed to build stamina before they could rest, while Hiruzen Sarutobi challenged the need for physical training.

Izayoi Sakamaki confronted the Hokages about their reluctance to train and explained that they needed strength to keep their lives from depending on others. He laid out an intensified training plan, and the Hokages began to recognize their physical weaknesses and the hidden dangers posed by powerful people.

• The Hokages complained that body-forging training was exhausting and claimed it had not improved their Ninjutsu, while Uchiha Kagami recognized that his own Ninjutsu had grown stronger.
• Izayoi Sakamaki called out the Hokages’ excuses and reminded them that Tobirama Senju might have died if he had not intervened, warning them against entrusting their lives to others.
• Tsunade questioned Izayoi Sakamaki about powerful humans, and he explained that many strong people stayed hidden and possessed abilities the Hokages could not predict.
• Izayoi Sakamaki devised a plan to intensify the Hokages’ training through physical conditioning, experience, and technique practice, and the Hokages learned that the training ground had helped its cultivators become exceptional.
• The Hokages completed a hard day of training and heard Izayoi Sakamaki warn them not to underestimate mysterious humans with extraordinary powers, leaving them concerned about their stalled progress and weaknesses.