Arc 2The Water God’s Campaign

Richard crossed worlds, gained new powers, and led his group through the Grand Line, defeating enemies from Crocodile and Enel to the Marines at Sabaody. The group reached Mary Geoise, where Richard helped spark a slave uprising and prepared to capture the Five Elders while Xia Mi confronted Imu.

  • Richard defeated Danzo’s Root operatives, looted the base, and met Sarutobi Hiruzen before leaving Konoha with Tsunade and Shizune.
  • Richard traveled through Kumogakure and the Land of Wind, where the Dragon Vein sent his group to a future parallel world and he defeated Kaguya, captured Isshiki, and collected Urashiki’s knowledge and tools.
  • Richard returned to the Coiling Dragon World, ate the God Tree Fruit, awakened powerful new ocular techniques, and later became a god through Life Law while developing his Dojutsu Small World.
  • Richard and his companions joined Kuina in the One Piece world, traveled through Loguetown and Alabasta, and killed Crocodile after he defeated Kuina.
  • The group reached Sky Island, where Kuina killed Enel, and then traveled to Sabaody, where they fought the Marines after refusing to kneel to a Celestial Dragon.
  • Richard’s group defeated the Marine forces at Sabaody, captured the Marine higher-ups, and traveled to Mary Geoise after Richard found and stored Uranus.
  • Richard used genjutsu to turn Cipher Pol agents against the Celestial Dragons and free the slaves, while Xia Mi went to confront Imu and the others battled Mary Geoise’s defenders.
  • Richard injured Kong and the Cipher Pol chief, sealed them in his Small World, and prepared to capture the Five Elders before Xia Mi’s fight with Imu could end their immortality.
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Ch. 26Tenseigan

Richard modified the Giant Tenseigan into a bead that anyone could use with Sage Chakra, then refused Sarutobi Hiruzen’s invitation. Danzo abducted Richard to Root’s base, where he ordered his men to subdue him, while Tsunade warned Hiruzen that Danzo was as good as dead.

  • Richard said he did not want to meet Sarutobi Hiruzen and explained that he had retrieved the Giant Tenseigan from the moon.
  • Richard modified the Giant Tenseigan into a bead that anyone could use with Sage Chakra and gave it to Katsuyu.
  • Tsunade told Sarutobi Hiruzen that Richard would not come, and Hiruzen decided to find another chance to meet him.
  • Danzo sent two disguised Root operatives to bring Richard to Root’s base, and Richard followed them without resisting.
  • Danzo ordered his men to subdue Richard after realizing that Richard was suspiciously calm.
  • Tsunade told Sarutobi Hiruzen to prepare to collect Danzo’s corpse.

Ch. 27Thanks to Danzo, My Bro, for the Reward

Richard devastated Danzo’s Root base, looted its supplies, and returned to the Senju Estate, leaving Sarutobi Hiruzen to weigh how to deal with him. The next day, Sarutobi approached Richard in Konoha but failed to learn his plans or persuade him with the Will of Fire.

  • Richard defeated Root’s remaining fighters, left Danzo alive, and looted the base, including Hashirama Cells and information.
  • Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived at the ransacked Root base and ordered the wounded treated while Danzo urged him to take down Richard.
  • Richard returned to the Senju Estate, told Tsunade he would stay in Konoha for two more days, and agreed to look around the village.
  • Sarutobi Hiruzen met Richard during his stroll, and Tsunade introduced them before Richard identified the Third Hokage himself.
  • Sarutobi Hiruzen questioned Richard and spoke about Konoha’s ideals, but Richard did not engage, so Sarutobi left without persuading him.

Ch. 28Six Paths Tools

Richard left Konoha with Tsunade and Shizune, evaded the spies tracking them, and traveled to Kumogakure to study the Six Paths Tools. After taking the tools and copying Kumogakure's secret techniques, he analyzed the relics and considered making improved versions.

  • Richard spent two days exploring Konoha before leaving with Tsunade and Shizune, while Anbu and other spies followed them.
  • Richard used Genjutsu to conceal the group's trail, leaving the major hidden villages unable to track them.
  • Richard's group arrived in Kumogakure, where he hypnotized an elite jonin to learn the location of the treasury.
  • Richard took the Six Paths Tools and copied Kumogakure's secret techniques, including the Lightning Release Body Strengthening Technique.
  • Richard analyzed the tools outside Kumogakure, left them with the Slug Sage, and considered using better materials to create similar devices.

Ch. 29Dragon Vein

Richard took Tsunade, Shizune, and Katsuyu to Rōran to investigate the Dragon Vein, whose strange power sent them to a future parallel world. They arrived at the ruins of Rōran, and Richard set out to identify the timeline.

  • Richard traveled to the Land of Wind with Tsunade and her student to investigate Rōran’s Dragon Vein.
  • Richard found that the Dragon Vein reacted violently to chakra and Sage Chakra but was more receptive to his divine power.
  • Richard synchronized with the Dragon Vein, and its space-time force swept him, Tsunade, Shizune, and Katsuyu away.
  • Richard and the others emerged in a destroyed Rōran in a future parallel world.
  • Katsuyu recalled Lin Feng’s theory that the Great Toad Sage’s prophecies might come from observing a later parallel-world timeline.
  • Richard told the group to determine which timeline they had reached.

Ch. 30Fourth Shinobi World War

Richard and Katsuyu recognized the blood-red moon as the Fourth Shinobi World War and traveled to the Land of Rain, where Black Zetsu transformed Uchiha Madara into Kaguya Otsutsuki. After Richard explained Kaguya’s origins to Tsunade and Shizune, Kaguya’s God Tree attack exposed their group, and she noticed them.

  • Richard identified the crimson moon as the sign of Infinite Tsukuyomi and took Katsuyu, Tsunade, and Shizune toward the Land of Rain.
  • Richard found Uchiha Madara fused with the Ten-Tails and watched Black Zetsu use Madara’s body to summon Kaguya Otsutsuki.
  • Richard explained to Tsunade and Shizune how Black Zetsu had manipulated Obito and Madara to bring Kaguya back.
  • Kaguya used God: Deep Forest Emergence to capture people across the Ninja World, and the God Tree sensed the Chakra of Tsunade and Shizune.
  • Kaguya noticed Richard’s group before Naruto and Sasuke arrived.

Ch. 31Kaguya Otsutsuki

Richard defeated and sealed Kaguya, then exploited the battle to find and plunder the wounded Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. He brought the weakened Kaguya to the Sage of Six Paths, hoping to exchange knowledge and obtain his Yin-Yang Release.

  • Richard sent Tsunade and her disciple away, fought Kaguya, and evaded her All-Killing Ash Bone with Wind Transformation.
  • Richard struck Kaguya with Avici, destroyed her six spaces, then pinned and sealed her with three divine arrows.
  • Richard found Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, nearly split him in two, took his stunted God Tree, and searched his accessible memories for knowledge and techniques.
  • Richard fed Isshiki to the God Tree, restored the tree, drained much of Kaguya's Chakra into it, and plundered Kaguya's memories.
  • Richard brought the half-dead Kaguya to the Sage of Six Paths, who had sensed her loss and wondered who had fought her.

Ch. 32Urashiki Delivered Himself to the Door

Richard returned from the Ninja World with Tsunade and her disciples, bringing back the God Tree and capturing Otsutsuki Urashiki, whose memories and tools gave him further gains. He then returned to the Coiling Dragon World and waited to see whether Hongmeng would react to the God Tree, but nothing happened.

  • Richard and Tsunade left the Sage of Six Paths after their exchange, and Tsunade declined to visit the future Konoha.
  • Richard, Tsunade, and her disciples returned to the Country of Roran, where Queen Sara watched the Dragon Vein settle.
  • Richard prepared to leave with the God Tree, but he captured the newly arrived Otsutsuki Urashiki and searched his memories.
  • Richard learned about Urashiki's past and collected his knowledge, fishing tools, and time-travel treasure Karasuki before feeding him to the God Tree.
  • Richard bid farewell to Tsunade and her disciples and returned to the Coiling Dragon World with the God Tree.
  • Richard waited for Hongmeng to notice the God Tree, but nothing happened, so he set the matter aside.

Ch. 33Eating the God Tree Fruit

Richard ate the God Tree Fruit, gained powerful Chakra abilities, and strengthened his main body, then obtained Divine Machine Refinement in the Under One Person world and hurried back after sensing powerful beings watching him. He warned the Chat Group that the world’s hidden Immortals and gods suppressed his strength and made it too dangerous to visit.

  • Richard ate the God Tree Fruit, and its Chakra consumed his Battle Qi while his Magic Power merged with it into Sage Chakra.
  • Richard awakened the Nine-Tomoe Rinne-Sharingan, a Golden Vertical Pupil, and three powerful ocular techniques, including spatial travel, time reversal, and Creation Tribulation Light.
  • Richard considered the Four-Element Transcendence path but rejected relying on an unlikely soul mutation and remained open to adopting another cultivation system.
  • Richard asked Feng Baobao for Divine Machine Refinement, and Xu Si agreed to let him visit the Under One Person world after assessing him.
  • Richard obtained Divine Machine Refinement, sensed that powerful beings were watching him, and returned to the Coiling Dragon World within a day.
  • Richard warned the Chat Group that the Under One Person world suppressed his strength and was watched over by hidden Immortals and gods, and Xia Mi decided not to visit.

Ch. 34Achieving Godhood Through Life

Richard spent decades processing his gains from the Ninja World, advancing his Laws and building a small world and a Divine Artifact for imprisoning enemies. With resources running low, he planned to claim a resource-rich continent, while the Chat Group discussed the possibility of a third batch of members joining.

  • Richard used Shadow Clones to handle decades of research, cultivation, and artifact work, and he became a god through Life Law.
  • Richard advanced in several Laws, while his Wind Element Divine Clone went to claim the small continent where they had previously obtained the Soul Gold Bead.
  • Richard built a thousand-li Dojutsu Small World and fused the Kamui Eye into the Void Mirror, dividing its space to imprison multiple targets.
  • Richard found his resources nearly exhausted and decided to replenish them by taking the small continent and its resources.
  • Chat Group members speculated about a third batch of arrivals, while Wan Wan criticized Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong for choosing romance over power.

Ch. 35One Piece

Xia Mi, Richard, and Lin Feng traveled to the One Piece world to join Kuina on an adventure after her father agreed to let her leave. As the group prepared to set out, Zoro demanded to come too, but Kuina told him he was too weak and would have to catch up later.

  • Xia Mi completed her portable Small World, and she, Kuina, Richard, and Lin Feng agreed to travel together in the One Piece world.
  • Richard, Xia Mi, Lin Feng, Fenrir, and Erii arrived at Shimotsuki Village, where Kuina welcomed them.
  • Richard asked Kuina to introduce the group to Shimotsuki Koshiro so they could get his permission for her to leave.
  • After speaking with the group, Shimotsuki Koshiro agreed to let Kuina go to sea with them.
  • Zoro objected to being left behind, but Kuina mocked his strength, refused his challenge, and told him to find her after he set sail.

Ch. 36Boat Racing

Richard and the others used magically powered jet skis to race from the East Blue shore to Loguetown, where they stopped to explore the town. Kuina and Erii became interested in the swords at a weapon shop.

  • Richard created jet skis, a yacht, and a submarine, then handed out Space Rings so the group could store their jet skis.
  • The group raced across the East Blue, and Kuina joined in after learning how to ride a jet ski.
  • Xia Mi destroyed two pirate ships with an RPG after their crews fired cannon shots at the group.
  • Richard and the others reached Loguetown in half a day, stored their jet skis, and split up to explore after Richard handed out gold coins.
  • Kuina ran into a weapon shop to admire the swords, and Erii followed her inside.

Ch. 37Smoker

Kuina and her companions explored Loguetown before she fought Smoker after Tashigi mistook Wado Ichimonji for a Great Grade Sword. Kuina wounded Smoker with Armament Haki, then left with the group, leaving him unable to stop them.

  • Kuina refused to buy swords at the shop where Zoro would later obtain Sandai Kitetsu and Yubashiri, saying she did not want to take something meant for him.
  • The group ate Fierce Beast meat at a restaurant and discussed how the Pirate World's food helped build its people's powerful physiques.
  • Near the execution platform, Tashigi noticed Kuina's Wado Ichimonji and rushed over, while Smoker arrived and ordered Tashigi to inspect the suspicious group.
  • Kuina challenged Smoker, and they fought while Xia Mi silenced Tashigi and the others watched.
  • Kuina used Armament Haki to wound Smoker as he turned into smoke, then left with her companions while Smoker let them go.

Ch. 38Grand Line

Lin Feng's group left Loguetown, defeated a gang of pirates, and crossed Reverse Mountain into the Grand Line. After Xia Mi cleared the storm from their path, they chose Alabasta as their destination.

  • Kuina, Lin Feng, and the others stocked up on supplies and prepared to leave Loguetown.
  • A large group of pirates tried to seize their jet skis, and Fenrir, Kuina, and Lin Feng defeated them in under two minutes.
  • The group sailed away from Loguetown, while Smoker watched their yacht disappear and worried about the trouble they might bring to the Grand Line.
  • The yacht safely crossed Reverse Mountain and entered the Grand Line, where Xia Mi stopped a sudden storm.
  • Without a Log Pose, Richard chose Alabasta as their destination, and the group agreed to visit the desert kingdom and its casinos.

Ch. 39Devil Fruit

Richard’s group found a Devil Fruit on an uncharted island, then traveled to Alabasta, where they crossed the desert in mechanical beasts. The chapter left them on the road after Erii and Kuina defeated a group of Kung Fu Dugongs.

  • Richard led the group to an uninhabited island, where they found a Devil Fruit that Lin Feng thought might be the Mera Mera no Mi.
  • Richard gave the Devil Fruit to Kuina, who stored it in her Storage Ring.
  • The group sailed toward Alabasta, hunted a Sea King, shared its meat through the group, and found no more Devil Fruits.
  • Richard built four magic-crystal-powered machines to carry the group across Alabasta’s desert.
  • Kung Fu Dugongs challenged the group, and Kuina and Erii defeated them without drawing their blades.

Ch. 40Rain Dinners

Richard and his companions gambled at Rain Dinners, defeated Crocodile’s enforcers, and waited for Crocodile to arrive. Kuina challenged him, and he accepted.

  • Richard and his companions reached Rainbase and won more than three hundred million Belly at Rain Dinners.
  • The casino manager confronted them and ordered them to surrender their winnings, so Fenrir and Richard defeated the casino’s fighters.
  • Richard and his companions waited at Rain Dinners until Crocodile arrived in a gust of yellow sand.
  • Kuina introduced herself as a swordswoman challenging Crocodile, and Crocodile accepted.

Ch. 41Sand Crocodile

Kuina fought Crocodile but was defeated after he used the desert terrain to drain her strength and Haki. Richard drowned Crocodile with water, obtained the Sand-Sand Fruit, and later arrived with his group in Alubarna, where King Nefertari Cobra received them.

  • Crocodile used his Sand-Sand Fruit to turn the battlefield into a dry desert and wear Kuina down while Richard and the others watched.
  • After an hour of fighting, Kuina ran low on Haki and stamina and was defeated by Crocodile.
  • Richard stopped Crocodile from attacking Kuina, then flooded him with water and killed him.
  • Richard obtained the Sand-Sand Fruit after isolating the space around the fruit, and news of Crocodile's death spread through Rainbase.
  • Richard and his group cashed in their chips and traveled to Alubarna, where King Nefertari Cobra welcomed them.

Ch. 42Lightning Fruit

After learning that the Marines had placed bounties on them, Richard’s group reached Sky Island and encountered Enel. Kuina killed him with a Haki-coated sword, and Richard obtained the Lightning Fruit.

  • Richard’s group left Alabasta, and King Cobra privately feared the people who had killed Crocodile.
  • Sengoku ordered new Shichibukai candidates sought and set Richard’s initial bounty at fifty million Belly; the other members also received bounties.
  • Richard’s group confirmed their crimson fruit was the Mera Mera no Mi, then learned from a newspaper that the Marines had given them bounties and nicknames.
  • The group arrived near Sky Island, where Enel appeared and demanded that they pay homage to him.
  • Kuina split Enel’s lightning and wounded him with her sword, forcing him out of his elemental form; he died from blood loss.
  • Richard sealed time and space around a prepared fruit and obtained the Lightning Fruit.

Ch. 43Sabaody Archipelago

After reaching the Sabaody Archipelago, Richard’s group explored the parks and shopping streets before clashing with a Celestial Dragon and his guards. Xia Mi captured Saint Makazu, and Kuina and Lin Feng defeated the World Government forces as Marine reinforcements were summoned.

  • After defeating Enel, Richard’s group collected Sky Island shells, took the Golden Bell, and sailed toward the Sabaody Archipelago, sinking ships that attacked them along the way.
  • The Marines identified the group as the Water Ghost crew, took interest in their fast vessel, and decided to capture them alive.
  • On Sabaody, the group learned how the archipelago’s groves were divided, visited Soap Bubble Park, and went shopping.
  • When a Celestial Dragon’s procession approached, Richard’s group refused to kneel, and Xia Mi buried a World Government lackey who came to punish them.
  • Saint Makazu fired at Xia Mi, who blocked the bullet, seized him, and dropped him into a crack in the ground.
  • Kuina and Lin Feng fought the Celestial Dragon’s guards, leaving them dead or crippled as World Government personnel called for Marine reinforcements.

Ch. 44Turn the World Upside Down

After killing a Celestial Dragon, Richard and his companions stayed on Sabaody to confront the Marines and planned to attack Mary Geoise. They defeated most of Rear Admiral Kadakombo’s forces, while Kuina fought Kadakombo, and Kizaru arrived as Richard agreed to face him.

  • Richard’s group decided to stay after killing the Celestial Dragon and planned to defeat the Marines before heading to Mary Geoise.
  • Rear Admiral Kadakombo arrived, learned that Saint Makazu had been buried underground by Xia Mi, and ordered his Marines to attack.
  • Richard blocked the bullets with water, froze it into ice, and overwhelmed the Marine soldiers with ice needles.
  • Kuina intercepted Kadakombo and gained the advantage in their fight with her sword and Armament Haki.
  • The group discussed who could confront Kizaru, and Richard agreed to fight him when the Admiral arrived in a streak of golden light.

Ch. 45Kizaru Captured

Richard captured Kizaru and, with Kuina, defeated the Marines guarding the group in Sabaody. After Sengoku dispatched Garp, Sakazuki, and two vice admirals, Richard challenged them to defeat his group if they wanted Kizaru and Saint Makazu released.

  • Kizaru attacked Richard at light speed but crashed into Richard’s suspended water and became trapped while Richard tested his water-based techniques on him.
  • Kuina defeated Kadakombo, and a photographer on a rooftop took pictures of the group.
  • Richard answered Sengoku’s Den Den Mushi and warned that Kizaru and a rear admiral might die if the Marines did not send help.
  • After learning a Celestial Dragon had been killed, Sengoku ordered Garp, Sakazuki, Onigumo, and Momonga to Sabaody with reinforcements to follow.
  • Garp and Sakazuki arrived with the two vice admirals, and Richard refused to release Kizaru, challenging them to defeat his group first.

Ch. 46Their Separate Battles

Richard’s group fought the Marines, with Xia Mi, Fenrir, Lin Feng, and Kuina each facing an opponent while Erii watched. After Richard stopped Fenrir’s fight with Garp, he transformed into water and challenged Garp himself.

  • Xia Mi blocked Sakazuki’s Great Eruption, kicked him toward a nearby island, and pursued him.
  • Richard assigned Fenrir to fight Garp, Lin Feng to fight Onigumo, and Kuina to fight Momonga while Erii stayed with him.
  • Fenrir struggled against Garp, Lin Feng used qi and elemental techniques against Onigumo, and Kuina and Momonga fought evenly.
  • After an hour, Richard stopped Fenrir before the battle could damage the island further.
  • Richard used the Hydrification Technique to appear before Garp as water, and Garp mistook him for a Sui Sui no Mi user.

Ch. 47Locking in Victory

Richard sparred with Garp to deepen his understanding of Water's Round Softness while Xia Mi returned without Akainu. Erii sank the arriving Marine fleet and defeated its airborne reinforcements, and Richard decided to capture the remaining Marines before confronting the World Government.

  • Richard deflected Garp's attacks with Water's Round Softness, prolonging their spar until he gained a flash of insight.
  • Xia Mi returned alone, leaving the Marines to suspect that she had defeated Akainu, while Fenrir sat bruised nearby.
  • At Xia Mi's request, Erii sank the Marine warships with a strike from each sword swing.
  • Marine officers charged Erii, but she used fire, wind, and water spells to defeat them and send them into the sea.
  • Garp wondered where such a powerful group had come from and planned to have Sengoku investigate.
  • Richard decided to capture the Marines so they would not interfere when his group fought the World Government's elites.

Ch. 48Naval Upheaval

The Marines’ battle against the Ghost Pirate Crew ended in disaster, and Sengoku sent Tsuru and three others to assess the situation. They found Garp still attacking Richard, who refused Tsuru’s attempt at negotiation and prepared to fight the new arrivals.

  • Onigumo collapsed from his injuries, while Garp unleashed Conqueror’s Haki and attacked Richard with Advanced Conqueror’s Haki, but Richard blocked every punch.
  • Kuina defeated Momonga, severed his blade and arm, and advanced to become a Great Swordsman.
  • A reporter photographed the Marines’ defeat as surviving soldiers reported the destroyed warships to Headquarters, prompting Sengoku to convene a meeting.
  • Sengoku sent Tsuru, Gion, Doberman, and Burning Mountain to Sabaody, where they found Garp fighting Richard and the others resting nearby.
  • Tsuru asked Richard why he had attacked the Celestial Dragons, but Richard instead proposed renaming the Ghost Pirate Crew the Travel Group and calling himself the Water God.
  • After Tsuru agreed to the new names, Richard said she would not be going back, and Tsuru signaled Garp and the others to prepare for battle.

Ch. 49Mary Geoise

Richard’s group captured the Marine higher-ups, then headed for Mary Geoise to confront the Celestial Dragons. Before reaching the Holy Land, Richard had his Shadow Clone retrieve Uranus, a damaged spaceship hidden in orbit, and brought it along for their coming clash with Imu.

  • Richard captured the Marine higher-ups, stored them in his Small World, and called Sengoku to say they would be returned, though Akainu had been killed by Xia Mi.
  • Richard and Xia Mi discussed their collected Logia Devil Fruits, and the group left them with Kuina to store for later.
  • Richard sent a Shadow Clone into orbit, located Uranus, and stored the damaged spaceship in a Space Ring.
  • Richard told Xia Mi and Lin Feng that Uranus was a spaceship and said he would show it to them later.
  • Richard and his group hypnotized the elevator guards and rode up to Mary Geoise to face the Celestial Dragons.

Ch. 50Making Trouble at Mary Geoise

Richard and his group plunged Mary Geoise into chaos, freeing slaves and battling the World Government’s strongest defenders. As Xia Mi headed for Imu in the Flower Room, Richard captured Kong and the Cipher Pol chief and prepared to confront the Five Elders.

  • Richard used genjutsu to make Cipher Pol agents kill several Celestial Dragons, then urged the agents to free the slaves and escape.
  • The agents freed slaves across Mary Geoise, triggering a widespread riot as the Holy Land’s powerhouses mobilized to stop it.
  • Xia Mi volunteered to confront Imu in the Flower Room, while Richard prepared to deal with the forces defending Mary Geoise.
  • Richard used attractive and repulsive forces to injure Kong and the Cipher Pol chief, then sealed both men inside his Small World.
  • Lin Feng and the others split into pairs to fight the remaining powerhouses as the Five Elders appeared.
  • Richard decided to capture the Five Elders quickly so he could collect their Devil Fruits before Xia Mi’s fight with Imu potentially ended their immortality.
Arc 2 of 9
Arc 2 of 9