Recaps

Simu and Hidan found that the injured girl survived the Black Beetles’ attack and rapidly healed, which Simu connected to her Uzumaki heritage. After learning her name, he asked Uzumaki Rii for permission to examine her body.

• Simu noticed that the Black Beetles had petrified after stripping away the girl’s altered layer, leaving her alive but badly injured.
• Simu wondered whether the girl’s Uzumaki heritage had let her endure natural energy and gain unusual strength.
• Hidan mocked Simu for losing a hand, and Simu taunted him about losing a strength contest to the girl.
• The girl’s skin healed rapidly, and she woke up wary of Simu and Hidan.
• Simu gave the naked girl his coat, introduced himself, and learned that she was Uzumaki Rii.
• Simu told Rii that they were not Orochimaru’s people and asked whether he could examine her body.

Simu examined Uzumaki Rii and learned how the Uzumaki Clan had been destroyed and scattered. Rii chose to follow him rather than pursue revenge, and agreed to become his experiment.

• Simu examined Uzumaki Rii and found that she was recovering well, with only residual Natural Energy remaining in her body.
• Uzumaki Rii explained that the Uzumaki Clan had been invaded by the Land of Water and the Land of Lightning, leading to the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools and the clan's persecution.
• Hidan proposed sacrificing people from the two countries to Jashin and urged Simu to massacre a city, but Simu rejected the idea and stressed the need to gather intelligence first.
• When Simu asked about her plans, Uzumaki Rii said she would rather follow him than seek revenge and knelt to declare her loyalty.
• Simu told Uzumaki Rii she lacked the strength to follow him as she was, then offered to let her become his experiment; she eagerly agreed.

Simu rescued Uzumaki Rii from Orochimaru’s experiments and sent her away with the Ghost Snake, along with valuable research and materials. He and Hidan then planned to raid Orochimaru’s other bases, since Simu could not locate or safely confront Orochimaru himself.

• Uzumaki Rii told Simu how Orochimaru’s drugs forced Natural Energy into his test subjects, transforming them into monsters and killing her clansmen.
• Simu comforted Rii, then summoned the Ghost Snake and ordered her to return with it until she was strong enough for a task.
• Rii entered the Ghost Snake, which also took Orochimaru’s research data, test subjects, medicines, Natural Energy drugs, and animal specimens.
• Hidan suggested holding a sacrificial festival, but Simu rejected the idea and said they had more important matters to handle.
• Simu told Hidan he had found several Orochimaru bases but could not locate Orochimaru’s main body, and he planned to keep investigating rather than risk a direct fight.

Shiraishi Mori fought Yugakure ninja at sea as they battered the ghouls’ cruise ship and tried to prevent it from reaching shore. He escaped a devastating Water Dragon Bullet Technique attack and glided toward land, while the pursuing ninja rushed after him.

• Shiraishi Mori blocked and countered attacks from Yugakure ninja as their assault severely damaged the cruise ship.
• Shiraishi Mori ordered the helmsman to ram the ship toward shore, but a Water Release Ninja trapped it in a whirlpool.
• Shiraishi Mori flew out to kill the Water Release Ninja, ending the whirlpool and allowing the ship to surge toward land.
• A middle-aged Yugakure ninja bound Shiraishi Mori’s wings and struck him with a Water Dragon Bullet Technique, badly wounding him.
• Shiraishi Mori destroyed the water dragon with his rinkaku and glided toward shore as the Yugakure ninja pursued him.

Shiraishi Mori considered how his battered group of Ghouls could survive Yugakure’s attacks when Mr. Crow arrived with Kakuhou offered by Lord Jashin. The chapter ended with Shiraishi Mori facing the choice of using them to evolve his people.

• Shiraishi Mori recovered in a cave with the remaining Ghouls and reflected on their losses and Yugakure’s strength.
• A subordinate told Shiraishi Mori that a talking crow claiming to be an old friend had arrived.
• Mr. Crow introduced himself and told Shiraishi Mori that he had come to help.
• A giant black snake appeared, and Mr. Crow presented a pile of Kakuhou that could give the Ghouls greater power.
• Mr. Crow left the decision to Shiraishi Mori, calling it a choice to join Lord Jashin’s glorious evolution.

Shiraishi Mori’s Ghouls used Mr. Crow’s Kakuhou to gain new powers and repelled a Yunin attack, then expanded their forces by seizing a border town. The chapter ended with Shiraishi Mori naming their faction the Chosen People.

• Shiraishi Mori ordered Suzuki and Taya to transplant new Kakuhou, and their Kagune transformed according to their desires.
• Shiraishi Mori had half the Ghouls transplant Kakuhou before the Yunin arrived, then led them into battle.
• The Ghouls defeated the Yunin forces, which retreated after losing a dozen ninjas, though their Jonin escaped.
• Yugakure’s leaders split over whether to continue fighting the Ghouls or seek reconciliation.
• The Ghouls captured a town on the Land of Rivers’ border, executed its noble lord, and distributed food from his granary.
• Shiraishi Mori announced that his faction would be called the Chosen People.

After raiding two of Orochimaru’s hideouts, Simu learned more about his formidable opponent and saw how Shiraishi Mori’s actions were raising Jashin’s reputation. Simu planned to spread his clones across the Shinobi World while keeping his true body hidden, though he still lacked Orochimaru’s research on the Living Corpse Reincarnation Technique.

• Simu and Hidan finished demolishing Orochimaru’s hideout, and Simu reflected on the scrolls, research, and information they had seized.
• Simu’s system announced that he had analyzed the Blood Pool Clone race, while his Jashin Reputation had risen to 39,416.
• Simu realized Shiraishi Mori had named his ghoul force the Chosen People and was using Jashin symbols and sacrifices to seek the cult’s support.
• Simu explained that he had created Blood Pool Clones and Crow Clones, moved his true body deep beneath a mountain, and planned to place more clones around the Shinobi World.
• Simu noted that his analysis of the Living Corpse Reincarnation Technique remained at 26.4% because he had not obtained Orochimaru’s data, and joked that Hidan could keep taking the blame.

Simu brought Uzumaki Rii and test subjects taken from Orochimaru to the Jashin Cult’s headquarters, where the Blood Pool began examining them. As the experiments continued, Orochimaru’s former subordinate Xianai awakened in the sea of blood.

• The Evil-Faced Ghost Snake brought Uzumaki Rii, other test subjects, and documents to the Jashin Cult’s abandoned headquarters.
• Mr. Crow told Uzumaki Rii to enter the Blood Pool so Simu could examine her, and she eagerly jumped in.
• Simu briefly froze while sensing the scene at the headquarters, then beheaded Hidan to stop him from going after Uzumaki Rii.
• Mr. Crow put the other test subjects into the Blood Pool, which analyzed their genes while testing Uzumaki Rii’s physique and recovery ability.
• Xianai, a former subordinate of Orochimaru who had managed his first base, opened her eyes in the sea of blood.

Simu and Hidan built a white church in a border town of the Land of Rain to spread Lord Jashin’s faith. An explosive commotion then brought a powerful, transformed youth crashing toward them, and Hidan prepared to make the newcomer a sacrifice.

• Simu used his Black Beetles to build a white church and told Hidan he intended to spread Lord Jashin’s faith there.
• Hidan questioned Simu’s plan and suggested killing people to recruit worshippers, but Simu told him to wait.
• The town’s residents watched the outsiders warily, fearing shinobi amid the Land of Rain’s hardship and history of war.
• An explosion sounded in town, and Simu recognized that someone had arrived while Hidan formed his Three-Moon Blood Scythe.
• A youth with orange-yellow hair and strange black markings burst through the smoke and smashed down a wall, exciting Hidan until he realized the newcomer was a brat.

Simu subdued Jugo with sound-based ninjutsu and discovered that the boy could naturally absorb and contain vast amounts of Natural Energy. Jugo woke up distressed by his loss of control, while Simu became eager to investigate his unusual body.

• Jugo charged at Hidan, but Simu stopped him with the Sound Cry Technique and trapped him in Genjutsu with the Demonic Sound Lock Technique.
• Simu absorbed Chakra from Jugo and found that the boy’s Natural Energy was exceptionally abundant, while his body remained unharmed by containing it.
• Jugo woke up, asked whether he had lost control again, and worried about the damage he had caused.
• Simu learned that the boy was named Jugo and that he sometimes entered his destructive state without meaning to.
• Jugo confirmed that Simu had stopped him, and Simu realized Jugo could absorb Natural Energy without medicine or deliberate effort.

Simu accepted Jugo as a follower so he could study Jugo’s ability to absorb Natural Energy, then prepared a ritual at the church. A desperate mother asked him to save her sick son, and Simu demanded one of her arms as payment, leaving her to decide whether to accept.

• Simu confirmed that the Natural Energy potion was snake saliva and became interested in studying Jugo’s ability to absorb Natural Energy.
• Jugo asked to stay with Simu so he could be stopped when he lost control, and Simu agreed to study his body.
• Simu brought Jugo to the church and told Hidan that an interesting ritual was about to happen.
• A sick child’s mother entered the church and begged Simu to save her son.
• Simu told the woman that she needed to become a loyal believer and offer something to Lord Jashin.
• The woman offered her life, but Simu said one of her arms would be enough and asked if she was willing.

Keiko’s son recovered after Simu’s blessing, and her account drew the townspeople to the church. Simu granted wishes in exchange for their bodies, turning the church into the town’s most popular destination.

• Keiko told the residents that the Lord had cured her son, and her story spread through town.
• When people questioned Keiko about payment, she said the Lord had only asked for one arm, though he had not taken it.
• A gambler asked Simu for money, promised his body to the Lord, and left with a stack of banknotes.
• Jugo protested that Simu had given money to a gambler, but Hidan explained that Simu knew the man’s identity and Simu confirmed the transaction was real.
• As word spread, people with varied wishes flocked to the church.

Simu’s church granted the townspeople’s wishes in exchange for their hearts and souls, leaving the town dependent on gifts while he knowingly encouraged their greed. Elsewhere, Pain and Konan learned about Simu from White Zetsu and decided to recruit new members.

• Keiko offered her heart, organs, and soul for food, while a little boy offered his soul for a lollipop; Simu gave them what they asked for and warned that their souls no longer belonged to them.
• Jugo told Simu that the townspeople had abandoned their work, and Simu explained that his costless gifts had fed their greed while hiding a price.
• Hidan condemned Simu for toying with people, while Jugo struggled to understand what the town’s decline revealed about human nature.
• A masked man summoned Pain and Konan, and White Zetsu described Simu as a powerful Jashin Cult member who had built a church and granted wishes.
• Pain decided the group needed new members and told Konan to accompany him.

Konan and Pain entered a town that appeared peaceful, only to find its residents and surroundings caught in bizarre illusions and monstrous transformations. Pain destroyed the town center with Shinra Tensei, and Simu and Hidan emerged from the smoke to confront him.

• Konan and Pain approached the glowing White Church while the town’s residents watched them from their homes.
• Town residents surrounded them and warned that only devoted believers could approach the church.
• Pain dispelled a genjutsu that had made the town look prosperous, revealing decay and grotesque transformations.
• A bell rang, the residents blamed Konan and Pain, and the town twisted around them as another illusion took hold.
• Pain recognized the monsters as real people and flattened the town center with Shinra Tensei.
• Simu and Hidan appeared amid the ruins, and Pain questioned Simu about treating so many lives as an experiment.

Pain and Konan invited Simu and Hidan to join Akatsuki, explaining their plan to capture the Tailed Beasts and use a greater power to force peace. After Hidan attacked Pain repeatedly while Simu tested Pain’s abilities, Pain pinned Hidan to the ground with a black rod.

• Simu corrected Pain’s understanding of the Jashin Cult, and Pain introduced himself and Konan before offering Simu and Hidan membership in Akatsuki.
• Pain explained that Akatsuki intended to capture all nine Tailed Beasts and use the power they unlocked to deter the major nations and achieve peace.
• Simu questioned whether the plan could work, and Pain said refusal to join would mean death.
• Hidan charged at Pain, who used Banshō Ten'in and Shinra Tensei to pull him in and repel him repeatedly.
• Simu watched the attacks to assess Pain’s abilities, while Hidan continued fighting despite his injuries.
• Pain used Banshō Ten'in to pull Hidan close and pierced him with a black rod, pinning him to the ground.

Simu, Hidan, and Konan fought Pain after he attacked them with a Black Rod, and Pain unleashed a devastating Shinra Tensei that reduced the town to ruins. Simu survived the blast with the help of his Kagune and Blood-Pouch Worm, but he was badly injured as Pain remained poised above the ruins.

• Pain repelled the Demon Snake and Hidan with Shinra Tensei, while Konan avoided the attack with paper wings.
• Simu used Banshō Ten'in as a feint, then sent a Centipede Weihe up from beneath Pain and followed with his Feather-Killing Dance.
• Pain blocked Simu’s feathers and obliterated the two Evil-Faced Ghost Snakes and their Rinkaku net with a massive Shinra Tensei.
• White Zetsu and Black Zetsu surveyed the ruined town and regretted that they had failed to recruit Simu and Hidan.
• Simu emerged from the ruins, badly injured, after his Kagune defended him and his Blood-Pouch Worm restored some of his life force.

Simu used his insect technique to expose Pain’s Shinra Tensei cooldown, then tore out and crushed his own heart to summon the Jashin Cult’s Contract. As villagers’ severed limbs and bodies rushed to him, Hidan returned to defend Simu from Pain and Konan.

• Simu unleashed a swarm of Black Beetles, and Pain escaped by shedding his robe, which exploded when the insects attached to it ignited.
• Pain told Konan that Simu had identified the Deva Path’s cooldown, while Konan used a Water Release attack and paper shuriken against the insect swarm.
• Simu taunted Pain about the cooldown and said that a Jashin Cult believer’s body was useless, then tore out and crushed his beating heart.
• Sacred chants raised the villagers’ broken bodies and limbs, which rushed toward Simu as the Contract technique began.
• Konan attacked Simu’s corpse, but Hidan appeared and blocked the paper with his Three-Moon Blood Scythe.

Simu’s followers merged into the Apostle of Desire, a monstrous construct whose sound-based Genjutsu and tentacles threatened Pain and Konan. Pain summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to confront it, and the two monsters began to clash.

• Konan’s attacks failed to stop Hidan or prevent Simu’s followers from gathering into a grotesque mountain of flesh.
• The flesh mountain became the Apostle of Desire and unleashed a sound-based Genjutsu, which Pain dispelled for Konan with his Chakra.
• The Apostle of Desire compressed into a flesh ball and attacked with countless tentacles, forcing Konan to retreat while Pain stayed behind.
• Pain summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and it fired silver-white chains at the Apostle of Desire as the Apostle struck back with its tentacles.

Pain fought Kamizuki Simu’s Apostle of Desire and appeared to defeat it by attacking its souls, but Simu detonated the monster and destroyed Pain and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Simu then found Konan and Uzumaki Nagato, whose Rinnegan and Black Rods linked him to Pain.

• Pain restrained the Apostle of Desire with sealing chains and used the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s purple dragon to devour its souls.
• Kamizuki Simu ended the experiment, causing the Apostle of Desire to explode and devastate the battlefield; Pain survived the blast only as a badly damaged corpse, and the Demonic Statue vanished.
• Black and White Zetsu recovered Pain’s body, while Hidan crawled out of the bloody water and complained that Simu had not warned him about the explosion.
• Kamizuki Simu followed insects to a cave where Konan guarded a red-haired man with Rinnegan and Black Rods.
• The red-haired man introduced himself to Simu as Uzumaki Nagato.

Simu and Nagato tested each other’s strength, then began negotiating a partnership between Simu and Akatsuki. The chapter ended with Simu offering to help instigate the Fourth Shinobi World War in exchange for Nagato’s cooperation and valuable research materials.

• Simu deduced that the Pain he had fought was a clone, then tested the real Nagato’s power and was blasted from the cave by Shinra Tensei.
• Nagato judged that fighting Simu could be dangerous, and both men agreed to discuss cooperation instead of continuing their battle.
• Nagato asked Simu to help capture the Tailed Beasts and divert attacks from the Great Nations, offering intelligence and rare ninjutsu in return.
• Simu demanded part of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and a portion of every captured Tailed Beast’s essence for his research.
• Simu proposed helping Nagato instigate the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Simu persuaded Nagato to support his plan to arm nobles and Daimyo, believing it could spark a war and help Akatsuki capture the Tailed Beasts. Simu brought Hidan to Akatsuki's headquarters, where they met its members and were introduced to Tobi, Akatsuki's intern.

• Simu proposed giving nobles and Daimyo weapons to provoke conflict, and Nagato agreed to cooperate if Simu could prove the plan would work.
• Simu found Hidan at the explosion crater and told him they would not kill Nagato because they had reached an agreement.
• Simu took Hidan to Akatsuki's underground headquarters, where they encountered Pain and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Tobi, Konan, and Black and White Zetsu appeared, and Pain introduced the Akatsuki members and their codenames.
• The masked man introduced himself as Tobi, an Akatsuki intern without a codename.

Simu and Hidan joined Akatsuki, receiving their rings, uniforms, and promised research materials from Pain. Simu took over an underground base for his work and proposed turning Akatsuki into the Jashin Cult by converting all its members.

• Hidan attacked Tobi after Tobi disparaged Lord Jashin, but Tobi evaded the scythe and survived an explosion before Pain stopped their fight.
• Simu prevented Hidan from attacking the group and agreed that he and Hidan would join Akatsuki.
• Pain gave Simu the [Northern Dipper] ring and Hidan the [Three Platforms] ring, then explained their purpose and handed over uniforms and scrolls containing Yin Release ninjutsu and part of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's body.
• Simu took the scrolls and established himself in an Akatsuki underground base, where he summoned Black Beetles to prepare defenses and requested research equipment from Konan.
• Simu told Hidan that they could spread Lord Jashin's faith by converting everyone in Akatsuki, and Hidan eagerly accepted the idea.

Kamizuki Simu reviewed his expanding research and creations after joining Akatsuki, while Nagato and Konan weighed whether to trust his plans. Nagato sent Simu to clear out trouble in the Land of Rain and recruit newcomers as Akatsuki prepared to capture the Tailed Beasts and seek revenge.

• Simu checked his system panel and found that the Jashin Cult's growing reputation had brought him close to Level Four.
• Simu studied the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and discovered an unfamiliar, vitality-draining fungus and unusual plant-like genes.
• Simu advanced research into clone techniques and Yin and Yang Release, and developed Blood-Pouch Worms and Harpies.
• Konan warned Nagato that Simu's plans and growing resources might make him a threat, but Nagato said he could control Simu once he learned to capture the Tailed Beasts.
• Nagato told Konan to have Simu clear out trouble in the Land of Rain, recruit newcomers, and receive the research materials he requested.

Jugo, Xianai, and Uzumaki Rii began a mission to test their strength and teamwork by attacking a Yugakure stronghold. After Xianai scouted the six defenders, she launched a surprise attack, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Uzumaki Rii and Xianai argued over their loyalty to Simu until Jugo reminded them to focus on the mission.
• Jugo ordered Xianai to scout the stronghold, and she detected two Chunin and four Genin inside.
• The Yugakure ninja discussed the Ghouls advancing toward their village and doubted they could defeat them.
• Xianai revealed green wings and golden eyes, then unleashed a piercing birdcall as the stronghold's defenders cried out, "Enemy attack!"

Xianai, Uzumaki Rii, and Jugo attacked a Hidden Hot Water Village outpost and slaughtered its defenders. After they subdued the last Chunin, Jugo urged his bickering teammates to finish their mission.

• Xianai used a birdcall and Genjutsu to distract the outpost guards while Uzumaki Rii restrained four Genin with her tentacles.
• Uzumaki Rii crushed the four Genin, and Xianai and Jugo attacked the two Chunin.
• Jugo smashed through an Earth Wall and killed one Chunin with a blow that drove him into the ground.
• The remaining Chunin escaped through the mist, but Xianai found him in the forest and paralyzed him with senbon.
• Jugo's Sage Mode faded as the chapter explained how Simu's imprint, Xianai's Genjutsu, and Uzumaki Rii's Sealing Technique helped control his rampage.
• Xianai and Uzumaki Rii argued after the fight, and Jugo told them to focus on completing the mission.