Chapter Summaries

Simu revived after Hidan mourned his apparent death, then subdued Hidan and prepared to upgrade him in the Blood Pool. At the Jashin Cult headquarters, Simu confronted Orochimaru, who revealed his interest in taking Simu's body, and the two began to clash.

• Hidan recognized Simu, attacked him, and was decapitated before Simu teased him about mourning his death.
• Simu explained that he could not truly be killed, then threw Hidan's head and body into the Blood Pool for an upgrade.
• Simu left the Shrine and noticed that the Cult Leader's Living Corpse Reincarnation Technique might be connected to Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru emerged from beneath the corpses and admitted that he had used Takisui as a test subject to develop the body-stealing technique.
• Orochimaru said he wanted Simu's body, and Simu refused as thousands of Ravens surged toward him.

Orochimaru attacked Simu with snakes and Wind Release techniques, hoping to capture and study him, but Simu’s Kagune, armor, and regeneration kept him alive. Simu broke free of Orochimaru’s coils with a newly created Ukaku: Sword Raven.

• Orochimaru summoned snakes to clash with Simu’s flock of Ravens, then used the Body Flicker Technique to reach for him.
• Simu revealed his Rinkaku and blocked Orochimaru’s attack, then cut down the snakes Orochimaru sent after him.
• Orochimaru used Wind Release: Great Breakthrough and Wind Cutter Technique, but Simu survived the gale and regenerated a deep wound.
• Orochimaru coiled around Simu in snake form, but Simu’s Ukaku: Sword Raven severed the python and freed him.

Simu investigated Orochimaru’s apparent death and sent his clone to the Blood Pool, while Orochimaru vowed to claim him. Shiraishi Mori awoke in Shuiyu Village, learned what had happened while he was unconscious, and subdued Yasho when the man attacked him.

• Simu concluded that the dead Orochimaru was likely a clone, searched the area, and sent the body to the Blood Pool for analysis.
• Orochimaru sensed his clone’s death, declared that he would have Simu, and entered the operating room.
• Shiraishi Mori awoke after five days and learned from Shiraishi Rin that survivors had rallied around him after he killed the Yunin and Sakamoto.
• Uncle Yasho confronted Shiraishi Mori over the destruction of the village and attacked him with his Centipede Weihe.
• Shiraishi Mori entered Ghoul mode and immobilized Yasho with a glance, then ordered the others to bring him along.

Shiraishi Mori gathered the Ghouls aboard the cruise ship to unite them against Yugakure and settle divisions within their group. After cutting off his own arm to atone for villagers harmed during his rampage, he gained their support and led them in vowing to drive out their enemies.

• Shiraishi Mori addressed the gathered Ghouls, declared himself their strongest, and called for them to unite against Yugakure.
• He brought Uncle Yasho forward and admitted responsibility for hurting villagers during the riot.
• Shiraishi Mori cut off his own arm, kicked it toward Yasho, and declared that the matter was settled.
• He warned that future attacks on companions would be punished with death and vowed to drive Yugakure's nobles and ninjas from the world.
• More than a dozen Ghouls left, while Yasho and the others who remained pledged to follow Shiraishi Mori.
• Shiraishi Mori raised his remaining arm and joined the Ghouls in shouting that they would drive out all evil.

Simu reviewed the results of his research into ninja and Ghoul genetics, discovering that Shiraishi Mori’s mutated Kagune had become RC Cells integrated into his body. He tested the cells by upgrading himself, then manifested two greatswords made of steel feathers.

• Simu examined his research results and found that his analysis of ninja genes had enabled him to create several elemental ninja races.
• Simu assessed his Ghoul research, concluding that ordinary Kagune were parasites, while Sakamoto’s body was a collection of Kagune.
• Simu identified Shiraishi Mori’s RC Cells as Kagune mutated by intense emotions and fused with the human body.
• Simu used RC Cells to replace the Kagune in his body with Kakuhou.
• Simu manifested two black iron feather greatswords and observed that a person’s desires influenced the shape of their RC Cell Kagune.

Simu finished modifying Hidan so he could use all five elemental types of Chakra and perform ninjutsu, then created powerful creatures using Lord Jashin’s life force. Lord Jashin recognized Hidan in the Divine Statue and cried out in frustration as Simu drained him again.

• Simu modified Hidan to refine all five elemental types of Chakra and prepared his mastered ninjutsu for him to use when he woke.
• Simu created the fifty-meter-long Evil-Faced Ghost Snake, a heavily armored creature capable of using all five elemental releases.
• Simu produced two hundred RC Kakuhou, a swarm of Explosive Bugs, and a batch of tiny, steel-hard Black Beetles.
• Lord Jashin felt Simu drain his energy and looked through the Divine Statue, where he saw Simu and exclaimed, "You again, Hidan!"

Simu tested Hidan's new ninjutsu and Kagune weapons, repeatedly overpowering him and reminding him to rely on his taijutsu. Simu left the Shrine carrying Hidan's severed head as ravens scattered, while blood flowed underground toward a pulsing Blood Orb.

• Hidan used Simu's gifted ninjutsu to attack him, but Simu overwhelmed him with a storm of black feathers.
• Hidan ambushed Simu from underground and formed a Three-Moon Scythe from his Koukaku, but Simu's armor stopped the blade.
• Hidan tried Wind Release and began forming Lightning Release seals, but Simu kicked him away and told him to focus on taijutsu.
• Hidan charged Simu in anger, and Simu defeated him, chopped off his head, and carried it out of the Shrine.
• Ravens scattered from the Shrine as its Blood Pool dried, sending blood through underground fissures to a pulsing Blood Orb.

Simu and Hidan attacked one of Orochimaru’s hidden bases, with Simu breaking into the underground passage while Hidan fought the guards outside. Simu slaughtered the base’s test subjects with his insects and continued deeper, hoping Orochimaru’s work would prove worthy of his interest.

• After five days of traveling, Simu revealed that he knew they were being followed and destroyed a tree to uncover Orochimaru’s hidden base entrance.
• Hidan stayed behind to fight six of Orochimaru’s guards and killed one with his Three-Moon Blood Scythe.
• Simu entered the underground passage and pierced Xianai with his Rinkaku after immobilizing her with insects.
• Simu unleashed a swarm through the passage, killing the figures who witnessed Xianai’s defeat.
• Simu entered the base and wondered whether Orochimaru’s creations would meet his expectations.

Simu broke into Orochimaru’s laboratory after blasting through a steel gate and cutting down its guards, while Hidan complained that he had missed the chance to kill them. Inside, the pair found a high-tech facility filled with human test subjects, leaving Simu astonished by the world’s uneven technological development.

• Simu used Explosive Bugs to blast open a massive steel gate and entered an arena surrounded by prison cells.
• Dozens of attackers rushed Simu, but he killed them with a Black Beetle scythe before Hidan could join the fight.
• Hidan confronted Simu for killing his targets, and Simu teased him about Lord Jashin before warning him off with beetles at his neck.
• Simu and Hidan entered Orochimaru’s laboratory and found over a hundred test tubes containing deformed human subjects of all ages.
• Simu examined the laboratory’s precision instruments and computers, surprised that such advanced technology existed alongside primitive weapons.

Simu investigated Orochimaru’s research into artificial Sage Mode and found that Test Subject Zero, an Uzumaki girl, had been exposed to Natural Energy. After she went berserk and attacked, Simu subdued her and tested the energy, leaving him intrigued despite its rapid petrification of his hand.

• Simu copied the research files and learned that Test Subject Zero was an Uzumaki girl being studied for her ability to withstand Natural Energy.
• Hidan accidentally drained the liquid from Zero’s test tube, causing Natural Energy to flood her body and transform her into a monster.
• Zero attacked Simu and Hidan, shattering test tubes and overpowering Hidan before he wounded her and began his Jashin Ritual.
• Simu stopped Hidan from killing Zero, restrained her with his Rinkaku, and sent Black Beetles to gnaw away her keratin armor.
• Simu sensed Natural Energy through the Black Beetles, but it began petrifying his hand, so he severed it while expressing interest in the energy.

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.