Chapter Summaries

Kenma extracted a phantom apple from Momonosuke and transferred its power to Shisui before returning to Onigashima. When Sanji charged at Kenma over Momonosuke’s condition, Brook stopped him with a slash of ice.

• Kenma grabbed Momonosuke and led him away while the Straw Hat Pirates watched anxiously from Onigashima.
• The Straw Hat Pirates pressed Brook to explain who Kenma was, but Brook tearfully refused to reveal anything about his lord.
• Kenma drew a phantom apple from Momonosuke and transferred it into Shisui, who confirmed that the power had worked but could not yet use it in his Gigai.
• Kenma and Shisui disappeared and returned to Onigashima, where Kenma said Momonosuke was alive but might suffer damage from the attack.
• Sanji charged at Kenma in anger, but Brook cut across his path and raised a wall of ice to stop him.

Brook stopped the Straw Hat Pirates from attacking Kenma, refusing to reveal why he protected him until Kenma threatened to take everyone who learned his identity. After Shisui subdued Yamato and warned the crew, Kenma apologized and went to check on Luffy, where he found Ace watching over him.

• Brook drew a line of ice and blocked the Straw Hat Pirates, insisting that he would oppose them to protect Kenma.
• Kenma told Brook he could reveal his identity, then warned that he would take away everyone who learned it, making Brook refuse to speak.
• Yamato charged at Kenma, but Shisui pinned her down with Spiritual Pressure and warned the Straw Hat Pirates not to disrespect Kenma.
• Brook pleaded with Kenma not to harm Luffy's companions, and Kenma apologized before leaving with Shisui to find Luffy.
• Kenma found Ace beside the sleeping Luffy, then pinched and stretched Luffy's cheek while Ace remarked on his Devil Fruit ability.

Kenma checked on Luffy, then left the Straw Hat Pirates with Ace while Shisui opened a Senkaimon to Underworld City. After making arrangements there, Kenma returned to Soul Society, recruited two CP0 agents for the Onmitsukidō, and stopped to feed a calico kitten.

• Chopper confronted Kenma for touching the injured Luffy, but relaxed after Kenma praised him and assured him Luffy was safe.
• Kenma left Luffy and Zoro with the Straw Hat Pirates, told them they had a place with him, and departed through Shisui's Senkaimon with Ace staying behind.
• Sanji told Brook that his secrets could become a barrier between the crew and said he would let Luffy decide what to do after waking.
• Kenma ordered Riko Amanai to watch over Ace in Underworld City and asked Whitebeard to look after her.
• Back in Soul Society, Kenma approved Gernika and Maha for Onmitsukidō assessments, doubled the Uchiha members' mission bonuses, and fed a calico kitten.

Kenma’s affair was exposed when Yoruichi noticed the scent of roses and found a strand of well-kept hair, forcing him to look for somewhere to hide his mistress. At the Onmitsukidō headquarters, Kenma learned that the Akatsuki had captured the One-Tails, then turned to Shisui with a personal request.

• Yoruichi accused Kenma of keeping a mistress and threw him out, leaving scratches on his face.
• Walter treated Kenma’s wounds and deduced that Yoruichi had discovered the affair because Kenma smelled of roses and carried the mistress’s hair.
• Kenma decided he could not keep his mistress at home and set out to find someone he trusted to shelter her.
• Kenma summoned Shisui and learned from Fugaku’s report that the Akatsuki had captured the One-Tails, then ordered preparations for the coming turmoil.
• Kenma dismissed the official business and told Shisui, “I’ve decided on you, Shisui.”

Kenma explained to Shisui that Yoruichi had scratched his face because she was jealous of Calico, the cat he had brought from the Uchiha compound. He ordered Shisui to care for Calico at his home, and Shisui reluctantly accepted after discovering she was a cat.

• Kenma told Shisui that Yoruichi had scratched him after finding out about his attachment to another woman—or so Shisui initially assumed.
• Kenma ordered Shisui to take Calico and keep her at his home in the Uchiha compound, but Shisui repeatedly refused, fearing he would be taking what his master loved.
• Kenma brought a cloth-covered, barrier-sealed container from a hidden room and placed it on Shisui's knees.
• Shisui uncovered an iron cage and found Calico, a calico cat, inside; he checked her with his Mangekyō Sharingan and confirmed she was only a cat.
• Kenma explained that Gernika had secretly brought Calico from the Uchiha compound and that Yoruichi had become jealous precisely because Calico was a cat.
• Kenma insisted that Shisui care for Calico, and Shisui finally agreed.

Kenma returned home and learned that Yoruichi was waiting to punish him for keeping a cat, with Soifon recruited to help. Walter disarmed Soifon with hidden threads, but Yoruichi told him to step aside so she could face Kenma herself.

• Kenma finished arranging personnel transfers, returned to the Shikokuin Family estate, and learned that Yoruichi was waiting at the training ground to teach him a lesson.
• Walter told Kenma that Yoruichi had also summoned him and revealed he had kept a hair as evidence of Kenma's cat.
• Kenma entered the training ground and found Yoruichi and Soifon preparing to beat him for fooling around behind Yoruichi's back.
• Walter stepped between Kenma and Soifon, then used hidden threads to take Soifon's Zanpakuto without her noticing.
• Yoruichi asked Walter to return Soifon's sword and move aside because she wanted to confront Kenma herself.

Yoruichi brought Soifon to challenge Kenma, asking him to test her Bankai and help improve her control. Soifon released Suzumebachi and used Flash Step to surround Kenma, preparing to strike him twice in the same spot.

• Yoruichi demanded that Kenma fight Soifon, then made him promise to stop seeing the cat he had taken in.
• Yoruichi encouraged Soifon as the Kido Corps members raised a barrier around the training ground.
• Soifon accused Kenma of betraying Yoruichi and vowed to defeat him.
• Soifon released Suzumebachi, explaining that its Two-Hit Kill ability could kill an opponent if it stung the same spot twice.
• Soifon used Flash Step to surround Kenma with afterimages and declared that he had nowhere to run.

Kenma easily countered Soifon’s afterimages and caught her attack, then toyed with her speed and footing during their spar. Soifon remained wary as Kenma taunted her and stepped toward her again.

• Yoruichi watched the fight while Walter left, saying its outcome had been decided from the start.
• Kenma recognized Soifon’s afterimages and scattered them with casual strikes.
• Soifon used a feint to attack Kenma from behind, but he caught her hand and lifted her into the air.
• Kenma spun Soifon around and tossed her across the training ground, where she stumbled and fell after he tripped her.
• Soifon retreated with Flash Step, but Kenma appeared behind her and mocked her speed before advancing again.

Soifon regained her confidence after seeing that Suzumebachi had marked Kenma, then struck the same spot a second time and successfully activated Two-Hit Kill. She believed she had killed Kenma, leaving the fight at a sudden and uncertain turning point.

• Kenma appeared in front of Soifon and shattered her confidence by showing how easily he could reach her.
• Kenma revealed the Bee Crest on his palm, and Soifon regained hope because her Suzumebachi had touched him.
• Soifon challenged Kenma again, but he held out his marked palm and said her attack could not hurt him at her current strength.
• Soifon struck the Bee Crest twice with Suzumebachi, triggering Two-Hit Kill.
• Soifon stared at the unmoving Kenma in shock and said she had killed him.

Soifon’s Two-Hit Kill failed to harm Kenma, who explained that superior Spiritual Pressure could nullify her ability. Soifon revealed her Bankai, Suzumebachi Raijinseki, and prepared to test its destructive power against him.

• Soifon believed she had killed Kenma with Two-Hit Kill and panicked over how Yoruichi would react, but Kenma withdrew his hand unharmed.
• Kenma explained that the gap in their Spiritual Pressure allowed him to suppress Soifon’s ability, and the Bee Crest vanished from his palm.
• Soifon refused to give up and activated her Bankai, Suzumebachi Raijinseki.
• Soifon’s Bankai transformed her Zanpakuto into a massive missile, which she said could not be evaded and might even injure Kenma.

Soifon fired Suzumebachi Raijinseki at Kenma, but he emerged from the blast unharmed. Yoruichi reached the battered Soifon as the training-ground barrier collapsed.

• Kenma stopped Soifon's Bankai with his bare hand and crushed part of its metal casing.
• Kenma moved far away and challenged Soifon to fire Suzumebachi Raijinseki at him without dodging.
• Soifon fired her Bankai, and the explosion tore through the training ground and battered the barrier.
• The exhausted Kido Corps members lost control of the barrier, and Kenma walked out of the crater without injury.
• Yoruichi hurried to Soifon, whom she found kneeling, coughing, and covered in dust.

Yoruichi comforted Soifon after Kenma defeated her, then teased and argued with Kenma about how hard he had fought and his habit of taking in cats. The chapter ended with Kenma promising Yoruichi that he would pet no other cats.

• Yoruichi caught Soifon as she stumbled and told her to accept that she had lost to Kenma.
• Soifon admitted defeat, listened to Yoruichi's advice, and collapsed from exhaustion into her arms.
• Yoruichi carried Soifon inside, and the four Kido Corps members recovered enough to take their leave.
• Kenma and Yoruichi bickered over whether he had gone too hard on Soifon while he ate snacks in the corridor.
• Yoruichi accused Kenma of treating his new cat like an affair and made him promise to pet only her.

Kenma agreed to guide Soifon’s Bankai training after Yoruichi pestered him, and Yoruichi promised him a thank-you gift. The next morning, her prank sent Kenma chasing her around the courtyard until he found her hiding back in their room and demanded an explanation.

• Yoruichi asked Kenma to guide Soifon’s Bankai training, and he agreed after she pleaded with him.
• Kenma asked what he would receive in return, and Yoruichi promised a gift the next morning.
• The Hachi Family elder visited Kenma that night with gifts and apologized for Soifon’s challenge.
• Kenma woke to find dead mice, ornamental fish, and a note outside the door claiming Yoruichi had caught them for him.
• Yoruichi laughed at Kenma’s reaction and led him on a chase before sneaking back into their room.
• Kenma found Yoruichi on the bed and demanded that she explain the items outside.

Kenma prepared an operation against the Ninja World, warning Shisui about the Sage of Six Paths and his uncertain brother while coordinating assignments across other worlds. He traveled to Underworld City to recruit its strongest forces, where Zephyr promised to introduce three fighters.

• Kenma discovered that Yoruichi had caught the rats with traps and scolded her before forbidding her from leaving the Seireitei while he was away.
• Kenma ordered Shisui to lead an elite squad into the Ninja World, gather intelligence, and collect powerful souls, warning him about the Sage of Six Paths and his brother.
• Kenma reviewed reports about Zhen'er, intelligent Special Grade Cursed Spirits, Gojo Satoru, Geto Suguru, and Meimei, then gave instructions for their continued monitoring.
• Kenma took Gernika and Maha through the Senkaimon to Underworld City and asked Whitebeard and Zephyr to provide forces for the operation against the Ninja World.
• Zephyr told Kenma he would recommend three powerful fighters and asked Kongming to summon them.

Kenma met Garp, Sengoku, and Akainu after they arrived in Underworld City and learned how each had come to Yomi. He discussed the city’s future with them and asked Sengoku what he thought of serving under him.

• Zephyr explained that Kongming had been his Marine student and now helped manage Underworld City.
• Garp, Sengoku, and Akainu arrived, and Sengoku reprimanded Garp for speaking rudely to Kenma.
• Sengoku, Garp, and Akainu described how they had died and eventually joined Underworld City, while Garp recounted Luffy’s victory over the World Government.
• Garp thanked Kenma for reuniting him with Ace and his old friends, and Kenma explained his hope to make the wider land of Yomi safe for souls.
• Garp accidentally claimed Kenma’s vision as his own, prompting Sengoku to strike and scold him.
• Kenma asked Sengoku what he thought about becoming his subordinate.

Kenma confirmed that Sengoku, Garp, and Akainu would serve Underworld City, but chose to bring only Akainu on the campaign against the Ninja World because the others lacked experience with Shinigami combat. After Kaido and Big Mom's latest fight was broken up, Kenma summoned them and their subordinates for the campaign strategy meeting.

• Sengoku and Akainu pledged the Marines' loyalty to Kenma, and Akainu asked why he was recruiting pirates before accepting Kenma's explanation that Underworld City needed strong fighters.
• Kenma decided not to take Garp and Sengoku to the Ninja World because they were unfamiliar with Shinigami combat, but agreed to bring Akainu after sensing his Fifth-Rank Spiritual Might.
• Kaido and Big Mom fought above Underworld City until Whitebeard intervened, and Zephyr explained that the two regularly battled and paid for the damage they caused.
• Zephyr suggested taking Kaido and Big Mom on the campaign, and Kenma agreed that their strength would help against the Sage of Six Paths and his brother.
• Kaido and Big Mom arrived with their subordinates, and Kenma prepared to begin the strategy meeting for the Ninja World campaign.

Kenma gathered powerful allies for a strategy meeting while Shisui and Fugaku discussed their mission in the Ninja World and the coming clash between Sasuke and Itachi. Shisui and Fugaku headed to witness the brothers’ battle, expecting Itachi’s soul to come into their possession afterward.

• Kaido arrived with King and his other subordinates, and Kenma praised King’s loyalty while Big Mom sat beside him and proposed marriage before being rejected.
• Kenma began the strategy meeting with Whitebeard, the Navy figures, and the assembled pirates as Gernika projected the documents.
• Shisui met Fugaku atop Hokage Rock, and Fugaku reported Akatsuki’s progress, Jiraiya’s investigation of Amegakure, and Kabuto Yakushi’s knowledge of Impure World Reincarnation.
• Shisui warned Fugaku not to let affection for Konoha interfere with their work, and Fugaku insisted the Uchiha Clan’s hatred of the village remained.
• Fugaku told Shisui that Sasuke had found Itachi and that Mikoto was already at their former stronghold; they discussed how the Uchiha Clan would punish Itachi if he died.
• Shisui and Fugaku set out to witness Sasuke and Itachi’s imminent battle.

After Sasuke killed Itachi, Itachi awoke as a soul and learned that the Uchiha dead planned revenge against him, the Masked Man, and Konoha. Shisui returned to Konoha and watched Pain destroy the village before Naruto Uzumaki arrived to confront him.

• Itachi met Fugaku, Mikoto, and Shisui in the afterlife, learned about Soul Society and Lord Kenma, and was confronted over his role in the Uchiha Clan's massacre.
• Shisui condemned Itachi's arrogance and failure to protect the clan, while Itachi insisted he had acted to prevent a war.
• Mikoto trapped Itachi's soul in a Soul Orb, and Fugaku set out to pursue the Masked Man as Shisui searched for Kabuto Yakushi.
• Unable to find their targets before the expected Soul Society advance, Shisui returned to Konoha and discovered Pain's six bodies had no souls.
• Pain unleashed a repulsive force that obliterated Konoha, and Shisui watched as Naruto Uzumaki arrived and prepared to fight him.

Uchiha Shisui stopped Nagato from using the Outer Path, Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, then bargained to let him revive Konoha’s dead in exchange for Nagato’s soul after death. Nagato accepted, revived the victims, and died, leaving Shisui to claim him as a recruit for his Shinigami Master.

• Nagato began forming the hand seal to revive Konoha’s dead, but Shisui appeared and stopped him.
• Shisui identified himself as a Shinigami’s Emissary and offered to recruit Nagato after his death.
• Shisui agreed to let Nagato use the revival technique if Nagato’s soul would willingly serve his Master and Hatake Kakashi was excluded from the revival.
• Nagato agreed to the deal and warned Shisui that he would monitor the Emissary’s actions.
• Nagato used the Outer Path, Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to restore Konoha’s dead, then died after seeing Jiraiya in his final moments.

Shisui’s Uchiha advance force arrived in the ruined Konoha and launched revenge attacks against the clans they blamed for the Uchiha massacre. After the Uchiha agreed to leave Danzo for Sasuke, Setsuna revealed that Sasuke could gain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan by transplanting Itachi’s eyes.

• Shisui explained how Pain had destroyed Konoha and revived its people, and showed Fugaku the souls of Nagato and Kakashi.
• Fugaku reported that he had found the Masked Man but let him go because his plan to start a great ninja war would help the Uchiha’s mission.
• Fugaku told the Uchiha that Sasuke had awakened his Mangekyo and wanted revenge against Konoha, and the clan members decided to exact their own revenge without killing innocents.
• The masked Uchiha attacked Konoha’s weakened camp, killed members of the Mitokado, Utatane, Sarutobi, and Shimura families, and destroyed Root.
• Fugaku proposed leaving Danzo alive for Sasuke to kill, while the Uchiha would take Danzo’s soul to Soul Society.
• Setsuna revealed that Sasuke could obtain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan by transplanting Itachi’s eyes.