Chapter Summaries

After Evangelion Unit-00 defeated the Apostle, Tao Yu thwarted a Pioneer raid and absorbed the Day Angel’s S2 Engine, gaining and deifying the AT Field. His new ability briefly caused horrific mutations in NERV’s underground warehouse before he rejected them and restored the surroundings.

• Tao Yu sent Shinji Ikari back to rest after Evangelion Unit-00 defeated the Apostle, then sensed Pioneers preparing to steal the spoils.
• Tao Yu ambushed the Pioneers who attacked NERV’s cleanup crew and killed them with Evangelion Unit-00’s Giant Assault Rifle.
• Tao Yu told Gendo Ikari he would take only a small portion of the Apostle’s remains, then went with Fuyutsuki to NERV’s underground warehouse.
• Tao Yu absorbed the Day Angel’s S2 Engine and formed the AT Field skill, then spent Wish Power to deify it twice.
• Tao Yu’s newly amplified power caused Fuyutsuki and the warehouse surroundings to mutate, but Tao Yu used the AT Field to reject the changes and restore them.

After absorbing the S2 Engine’s power and restoring Fuyutsuki, Tao Yu arranged to obtain the original Dead Sea Scrolls and learned that Adam’s embryo would arrive with them. He decided to investigate the Worldcrossers near Second Tokyo, while Shinji and Rei continued training at NERV.

• Tao Yu absorbed the S2 Engine’s power, leaving Fuyutsuki recovering with improved vision and strength.
• Fuyutsuki agreed to negotiate with SEELE for the original Dead Sea Scrolls, and Tao Yu accepted the arrangement.
• Gendo Ikari arranged for the Dead Sea Scrolls and Adam’s embryo to be delivered while the Angel’s remains were moved to a warehouse in Second Tokyo.
• Tao Yu decided to investigate the Worldcrossers who had attacked him earlier.
• Shinji Ikari and Rei Ayanami trained at NERV as Misato offered to accompany Tao Yu to Second Tokyo, but he said he would go with bodyguards.

Tao Yu persuaded Shui Yan to bring the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki to his base, then went to meet the incoming cargo from the Day Angel. At the warehouse, he discovered that the supposed receiver was a Trailblazer who had been warned about his identity.

• Tao Yu told Shui Yan that he needed Seven-Tails to address the shinobi world's troubles and promised to extract it safely without harming its Jinchuriki.
• Shui Yan agreed to bring the unconscious Jinchuriki to Tao Yu's base, where Tao Yu could remain to protect it from Angels.
• Tao Yu and the Takigakure shinobi reached the warehouse ahead of the truck carrying the Day Angel's remains.
• A disguised Trailblazer questioned Tao Yu about the cargo, then received a warning through his earpiece that Tao Yu was Namikaze Minato.
• Tao Yu heard the warning and confronted the Trailblazer about scheming openly in front of them.

Tao Yu and the Hidden Waterfall Village ninjas met armed Reincarnators who believed Tao Yu was the Fourth Hokage and tried to capture him. Tao Yu revealed an AT Field, defeated the attackers, and left Shui Yan reconsidering who had adapted to the world.

• The Reincarnators surrounded Tao Yu and the Hidden Waterfall Village ninjas in a warehouse district, then revealed they had been hired by the Ou Family.
• The Reincarnator commander threatened Tao Yu with gunfire and grenades, while Tao Yu asked who had hired them and who else was waiting outside.
• Tao Yu shot the fleeing old man, and the Reincarnators opened fire as Shui Yan tried to shield Tao Yu.
• Tao Yu's AT Field stopped the bullets and grenades, then transformed into invisible swords that cut through the Reincarnators, vehicles, containers, and warehouse.
• Shui Yan realized Tao Yu was a Reincarnator using an Angel's ability and admitted that he himself had failed to adapt to the world.

After Gendo Ikari told Tao Yu that SEELE planned to restrict him, Tao Yu decided to deal with the organization once Adam's Egg arrived and considered how to reach Sainthood through his own strength. The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki arrived in Third New Tokyo while Tao Yu continued training and adapting to his AT Field.

• Gendo Ikari told the Human Instrumentality Committee that Namikaze Minato was an outsider with extraordinary abilities, and the committee ordered him to undergo a synchronization test and have restrictions installed.
• After the meeting, Gendo Ikari and Fuyutsuki agreed to tell Namikaze Minato about SEELE's plan and have him pretend to cooperate.
• Gendo Ikari warned Tao Yu about SEELE, and Tao Yu resolved to visit several places after Adam's Egg arrived.
• Tao Yu considered how his Zhu Xian Sword, Fist Intent Materialization, and AT Field could help him kindle the sacred flame without relying on a world's will.
• During a week without Apostle attacks, Tao Yu trained with the two little ones and worked on combining his AT Field with the New Longevity Art.
• Shui Yan sent the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki to a hospital in Third New Tokyo under the pretext of seeking medical treatment.

Tao Yu extracted the Seven-Tails from its unconscious Jinchuriki and fused its chakra with the other tailed beasts to form the Ten-Tails, using his AT Field to control the process. The Jinchuriki woke safely, while Tao Yu decided to stay and guard the area and considered using Evangelion Unit-01 to restrain the Ten-Tails.

• Tao Yu examined the Seven-Tails' Jinchuriki and found the beast dormant inside him, keeping him alive despite the world's suppression.
• Tao Yu extracted the Seven-Tails, sustained the Jinchuriki with life force, and pushed the beast's chakra into his shadow.
• The Seven-Tails merged with the other tailed beasts' chakra, transforming it into the Ten-Tails as Tao Yu's AT Field contained its power.
• Tao Yu judged that the Ten-Tails could help him suppress the Little Homunculus and considered having Evangelion Unit-01 restrain it so he could conserve his attention.
• The Jinchuriki woke, and Shui Yan thanked Tao Yu for saving his comrade.

Tao Yu and Gendo Ikari agreed on a plan to recover Yui Ikari's soul and give Tao access to Lilith and the Spear of Longinus. Meanwhile, Ou Cong and Ou Ya arrived in the world to pursue its rumored treasures, splitting up to target a fleet and SEELE.

• Tao Yu agreed to retrieve Adam's Egg and the Dead Sea Scrolls, while Gendo Ikari offered to prepare a body for Yui Ikari's soul.
• Gendo Ikari agreed to take Tao Yu to Lilith and the Spear of Longinus, deciding Third New Tokyo no longer needed defending if Tao could remove them.
• Ou Cong and Ou Ya crossed into the world under an edict of pardon and learned from a communications officer about the Angels, NERV, and possible World Hearts.
• Ou Cong assigned Ou Ya to approach SEELE while he planned to intercept a fleet at sea.
• The communications officer identified the Strait of Malacca as the likely route and proposed it as an ambush site, which Ou Cong approved.

Gendo Ikari led Tao Yu and Fuyutsuki to Terminal Dogma, where Tao Yu removed the Spear of Longinus and absorbed Lilith as a World Heart. Afterward, Tao Yu asked Gendo if he wanted to save Yui, and Gendo confirmed that he did.

• Gendo Ikari explained to Tao Yu that Lilith was the source of humanity and that Evangelion Unit-01 had been made from her body.
• Tao Yu revealed his domain field, startling Gendo Ikari and Fuyutsuki, then removed the Spear of Longinus from Lilith.
• Tao Yu compressed Lilith into an embryo-like World Heart and absorbed its power, strengthening his spatial talent.
• Tao Yu returned to Gendo Ikari and Fuyutsuki, and Gendo asked him to explain what had happened.
• Tao Yu asked Gendo whether he wanted to save Yui, and Gendo said that he did.

Tao Yu freed Yui Ikari’s soul from Evangelion Unit-01 and set out to retrieve Adam’s Egg and the Dead Sea Scrolls. He discovered that a Pioneer was targeting the cargo aboard Kaji’s fleet, where Ou Cong attacked the ships and demanded the items.

• Tao Yu extracted Yui Ikari’s soul from Evangelion Unit-01, and Gendo Ikari and Fuyutsuki celebrated her recovery.
• Tao Yu told Gendo to prepare a body for Yui and said he would find Adam’s Egg and the Dead Sea Scrolls after sensing an attempt to steal them.
• Asuka and Kaji discussed their unease aboard the fleet carrying Evangelion Unit-02, Adam’s Egg, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
• Ou Cong revealed himself above the fleet, threatened Asuka, and demanded that Kaji hand over the cargo.
• Ou Cong stopped the ships’ gunfire and turned it into two enormous swords that swept the decks and destroyed their bridges.

Ou Cong demanded the valuable items from Kaji and crushed a battleship to intimidate the fleet, but Tao Yu arrived and confronted him. Tao Yu killed Ou Cong despite his protection by Saint Ou’s sacred will, leaving the surviving crews stunned at sea.

• Ou Cong crushed a nearby battleship and threatened Kaji’s fleet until a helicopter arrived with a Pioneer who warned them to surrender.
• Tao Yu descended in holy light, and Ou Cong recognized him as a powerful Pioneer rather than Namikaze Minato.
• Tao Yu struck Ou Cong with an AT Field, and Ou Cong’s sacred will shielded him from the blow.
• Ou Cong offered to share the two items and threatened Tao Yu with Saint Ou’s protection, but Tao Yu refused to compromise.
• Tao Yu shattered Ou Cong’s Saint’s Will Scroll and blood sword, then killed Ou Cong and gathered the spirituality from his body.
• The helicopter was destroyed by the shock waves, while Kaji and the surviving crews watched Tao Yu’s AT Field in disbelief.

Tao Yu took Adam's Egg and the Dead Sea Scrolls from Kaji, then absorbed the Scrolls and discovered they contained a framework for godhood called the Kabbalah Tree of Life. By using his Authority: Cost, he uncovered the Tree's corrupt inverse, the Evil Tree, and left the room with the revelation that the system could contain both paths.

• Tao Yu confronted Kaji about his fear of the Third Impact, and Kaji apologized before leading him to Adam's Egg.
• Kaji gave Tao Yu the case containing Adam's Egg and the Dead Sea Scrolls, while Tao Yu joked that he could cause the Third Impact if he wanted.
• Tao Yu sealed the room, opened the case, and temporarily sealed Adam's Egg when it began to awaken near Lilith's presence.
• Tao Yu absorbed the Dead Sea Scrolls, which burned away as the Kabbalah Tree of Life took shape in his consciousness.
• Tao Yu used Authority: Cost to reverse the Tree of Life and discovered the corrupt Evil Tree, with its own inverse qualities and interconnected Pathways.

Tao Yu absorbed Adam’s Egg and opened Gaf’s Gate, raising himself to Saint rank while reshaping the path to godhood to suit his own needs. Meanwhile, Kaji’s fleet continued toward Third New Tokyo, where SEELE’s special forces arrived and moved against NERV as Ou Ya worried about the fading holy presence of Ou Cong.

• Tao Yu absorbed Adam’s Egg, strengthening his talent and transforming his Inherent Domain into a doorway that let him wield the Zhu Xian Sword Array against the material world.
• Tao Yu opened Gaf’s Gate and found that his rank had risen to Saint, then closed the Gate and considered how to adapt the path to godhood for himself.
• Kaji fended off questions from the European NERV branch about the fleet’s attack and ordered the ships to continue toward Third New Tokyo with Evangelion Unit-02.
• SEELE’s special operations unit arrived in Third New Tokyo, and Gendo Ikari ordered Shui Yan and the others to avoid confronting them on the surface while Misato took the pilots to the EVA hangar.
• SEELE’s teams took control of the underground entrances and advanced toward NERV headquarters as Ou Ya recalled that Ou Cong’s holy presence had faded and questioned whether an Angel could have caused the fleet’s losses.

NERV’s defense against SEELE’s invasion collapsed when thirteen Mass Production Evas descended, and Rei and Asuka were badly wounded fighting them. Tao Yu arrived, erased Ou Ya, and rose above the battlefield holding the genuine Spear of Longinus as the Mass Production Evas struggled to regenerate.

• Misato sent Shinji and Rei to confront a special forces team that had broken into NERV’s underground sector, telling them to scare the intruders rather than kill them.
• Ou Ya and the special forces team faced Unit-00 and Unit-01 as thirteen Mass Production Evas descended, prompting Gendo to open the passage and send the pilots into battle.
• Rei attacked first and destroyed one Mass Production EVA, but a replica Spear of Longinus pierced Unit-00’s AT Field and wounded her through the neural connection.
• Shinji stumbled in front of Unit-00, and Asuka arrived in Unit-02, fighting through the Mass Production Evas before Ou Ya severed her arm and cable with a white streak.
• Tao Yu appeared behind Ou Ya, erased her with an AT Field, and captured her spirit in Gaf’s Gate.
• Tao Yu floated above the battlefield with the genuine Spear of Longinus as the underground lake and debris rose toward Gaf’s Gate.

Tao Yu seized the Spear of Longinus, destroyed SEELE’s Evangelion Mass Production Models, and sensed that Angels were converging on him. As SEELE received reports of simultaneous Angel appearances, black beams began raining down from the sky.

• Gendo Ikari and Fuyutsuki watched Tao Yu wield the Spear of Longinus as thirteen replica spears flew to him and impaled the Mass Production Models.
• Tao Yu burst the pinned Evangelion Mass Production Models apart and drew their counterfeit S2 Engines to himself.
• SEELE’s special forces surrendered, while Shui Yan and the Takigakure forces took custody of the prisoners.
• Tao Yu sensed that Angels were approaching from across the world, sent the pilots out to rest, and flew above the atmosphere with the spears.
• SEELE received reports of Angels appearing in the Pacific Ocean, Hokkaido, and beyond the atmosphere, then saw black beams rain down from the sky.

Tao Yu captured the Joyous Angel and absorbed it as a temporary Sephirah before seizing control of SEELE’s representatives through their linked conference network. He learned that SEELE could still produce about twenty EVA mass-production units and replica Spears of Longinus, though they needed Adam’s Egg, which Tao Yu had already eaten.

• Tao Yu used a black spear to capture the Joyous Angel and fused it with the other Angels as temporary Sephirot.
• Tao Yu descended toward NERV headquarters and decided to find the people from SEELE.
• SEELE discussed the captured Angel and confirmed Kaworu Nagisa had resisted a summons.
• Tao Yu joined SEELE’s holographic conference through Gendo Ikari’s connection and trapped the representatives through the network.
• Tao Yu asked whether SEELE could build more EVA mass-production units and replica Spears of Longinus.
• SEELE said it could make about twenty sets but needed Adam’s Egg, which Tao Yu had already eaten.

Tao Yu left the EVA world after securing its major gains, leaving Shui Yan in charge while he returned to the ninja world with Evangelion Unit-01 and the Ten-Tails. After integrating his abilities and gaining control of the Ten-Tails, he headed for the Land of Fire to pursue the Rinnegan and the remaining World Heart fragment.

• Tao Yu told Shui Yan to manage the surrendered EVA world, surrender if a powerful enemy appeared, and consult Gendo Ikari about SEELE.
• Asuka admired Tao Yu's flight and proposed that the pilots visit the Land of Fire to see him.
• Tao Yu crossed the world's barrier and used Gaf's Gate to bring Evangelion Unit-01 with him.
• Tao Yu placed an S2 Engine and the Ten-Tails inside Unit-01, then used the Ten-Tails' power to create Truth-Seeking Orbs and a stronger Spear of Longinus.
• Tao Yu set off for the Land of Fire, intending to obtain the Rinnegan and search for the last World Heart fragment.

Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama faced a mysterious Saint whose overwhelming presence forced them to form an Armored Giant Buddha, but he withdrew without fighting. The Sage of Six Paths then revealed that the Saint had only sent an avatar and gave Madara and Hashirama new power as the Ninja World prepared for a greater threat.

• Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama relaxed after the red clouds and the powerful presence disappeared from the sky.
• Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama recalled their conflict with the Ou Family over their plans to go to the moon and wondered why the explorers had grown more aggressive.
• Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama were transported to a strange world, where they met the Sage of Six Paths.
• The Sage of Six Paths explained that Jack was an explorer and that the Saint who had withdrawn had only sent an avatar to test the Ninja World.
• The Sage of Six Paths warned Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama to master their own power, then marked their souls with a moon and a sun, awakening Indra and Asura within them.

The Sage of Six Paths awakened Indra and Asura’s power in Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama so they could help defend the ninja world against Saint Ou. Tao Yu joined them, agreed to work with the Sage against the Witch Church, and brought out the Ten-Tails chakra to fulfill their agreement.

• The Sage of Six Paths explained that Black Zetsu had tampered with the information about the Ten-Tails and revealed that he wanted to release his mother.
• Uchiha Madara argued that he should be restored with Rinne Rebirth, while Senju Hashirama refused to let him threaten Nagato or Konoha.
• The Sage of Six Paths sensed that Tao Yu had found the Seven-Tails and summoned him to the Consciousness Space, where Madara eagerly challenged him to spar.
• Tao Yu learned that Saint Ou had tested the Sage of Six Paths and agreed they could cooperate against the Witch Church for now.
• The Sage of Six Paths met Tao Yu’s real body and saw him restrain and shape the Ten-Tails chakra with his force field.

Tao Yu accepted the Sage of Six Paths’ power and the Ten-Tails’ chakra to awaken his Rinnegan, then Deified it in the Cockroach People World. His enhanced abilities included four full-strength Limbo clones and a colossal Susanoo resembling Evangelion Unit-01, leaving him eager to test his new strength.

• The Sage of Six Paths gave Tao Yu a portion of his power, and Tao Yu combined it with the Ten-Tails’ chakra to awaken his Rinnegan and discover its abilities.
• The Sage of Six Paths asked Tao Yu to help speak with Kaguya, and Tao Yu agreed to meet him after practicing with his new powers.
• Tao Yu went to a cave in the Cockroach People World and spent wish points to Deify his Rinnegan, empowering its abilities and Limbo clones.
• Tao Yu changed his four bizarre Limbo clones to resemble himself and found they could use his abilities with his full attributes.
• Tao Yu tested Susanoo on Mars, where it became a gigantic Evangelion Unit-01-like form that crushed a mountain with ease.

Tao Yu returned to the ninja world after testing his Rinnegan’s power and learned that an envoy had arrived in Konoha. At Konoha’s gates, Ou Ling introduced herself as the Ou Family’s representative and explained that her elders were delayed by trouble in the Abyss.

• Tao Yu returned to the ninja world, contacted the Sage of Six Paths, and learned that an ordinary Shadow had arrived as an envoy instead of a Catastrophe-level pioneer.
• Tao Yu speculated that the Ou Family was reluctant to send more Catastrophe-level pioneers after recent deaths and injuries, then accepted the Sage of Six Paths’s notes on the Outer Path.
• Tao Yu headed toward Konoha to meet the envoy while reading the Sage of Six Paths’s notes.
• Namikaze Minato welcomed an airship bearing the Ou Family’s emblem as it landed outside Konoha’s gates.
• Ou Ling introduced herself as the Ou Family’s representative and said her elders could not attend because they had encountered trouble in the Abyss.