Arc 12Chapters 276–295

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Ch. 276Saiyan Cell Compatibility

Senju Fujima began researching Saiyan cells as a way to prepare the Ninja World against the Otsutsuki Clan, and confirmed they were compatible with human cells. Meanwhile, the Otsutsuki elder learned that Ju-shiki had likely been killed and sent King-shiki to investigate.

  • Senju Fujima told Tobirama Senju to prepare a simulated war among the five nations so the children and others could grow stronger through battle.
  • Senju Fujima returned to his laboratory, extracted and cloned Saiyan cells, and injected them into a Might Je clone.
  • Senju Fujima confirmed the Saiyan cells caused no rejection and planned to inject them into people across the Ninja World.
  • An Otsutsuki guard reported that a non-Otsutsuki with combat power exceeding two hundred million had been detected.
  • The Otsutsuki elder learned Ju-shiki had gone to confront the powerhouse and was presumed dead, then ordered King-shiki to deal with the threat.

Ch. 277The Heavenly King? The Grand Demon Official?

Otsutsuki Wangshi was summoned to confront an unknown enemy with combat power exceeding two hundred million, while the Heavenly King complained of boredom and asked the Grand Minister to help him find friends. The chapter ended with the King rejecting his lunch and the Grand Minister blaming Mirus for the repetitive food.

  • The Otsutsuki clan elder laughed after ordering a guard to send an elder to confront the unknown powerhouse.
  • Otsutsuki Wangshi learned the enemy's combat power exceeded two hundred million and went with the guard, eager for a fight.
  • The Heavenly King told the Grand Minister he wanted friends to play with, and she agreed to help him after lunch.
  • Mirus brought the King's lunch, but the King complained that the dishes were always the same.
  • The Grand Minister rebuked Mirus and told him to decide what to do about the chefs.

Ch. 278Lord Kid, the God of Destruction

The Heavenly King ordered a Universal Martial Arts Tournament and decreed that the losing universe would have its combat power weakened, prompting the Otsutsuki Clan to prepare under orders from their God of Destruction, Kid. Fifteen years passed, leaving Konoha in its twenty-sixth year, with Tsunade seventeen and Minato Namikaze two.

  • The Heavenly King ordered the chefs' home planet destroyed and told the Grand Minister to summon the strongest fighters from every universe for a tournament.
  • The Grand Minister informed the Gods of Destruction that each universe had to send at least one hundred fighters, and the Heavenly King declared that the losing universe would have its combat power weakened.
  • The Otsutsuki Clan received the tournament order, and Otsutsuki Chen-shiki told Otsutsuki Wangshi to return and began gathering powerful clan members.
  • Kid appeared before Otsutsuki Chen-shiki, ordered the entire Otsutsuki Clan to participate, and warned that he would show no mercy if they lost.
  • Fifteen years passed, and Konoha reached its twenty-sixth year as Tsunade turned seventeen and Minato Namikaze turned two; Kitsuchi, Lei Yu, Fugaku Uchiha, Hyuga Hiashi, and Hizashi Hyuga were also born in earlier years.

Ch. 279800 Million Normal Combat Power

After fifteen years of Saiyan-enhanced training, Senju Fujima and Konoha’s people had grown immensely powerful. Fujima reached 800,000,000 normal combat power, unlocked Super Saiyan 2, and planned to investigate Otsutsuki Star before returning home for lunch.

  • Konoha’s generations developed in a modernized world, where people had received Saiyan cells and trained in simulated life-or-death battles.
  • Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha reached 300,000,000 normal combat power, while Tobirama Senju and Izuna reached 200,000,000.
  • Senju Fujima checked his status and found his normal combat power had reached 800,000,000, with Super Saiyan 2 granting a hundredfold multiplier.
  • Senju Fujima considered investigating Otsutsuki Star, then vanished to return home.
  • At lunch, Tsunade asked Shizuka Uchiha when her father would return, and asked her big sister to teach her ninjutsu.

Ch. 280Jōgan Mode, Super Saiyan Gold Blue

Tsunade celebrated reaching full-power Super Saiyan 1 and asked Senju Fujima to test her strength. In another dimension, she unleashed successive transformations and techniques, ending with Jōgan Mode turning her Super Saiyan aura golden-blue.

  • Tsunade told Senju Fujima she had reached full-power Super Saiyan 1 and asked to fight him after dinner.
  • Nawaki Senju declared he would become Third Hokage and eventually defeat Senju Fujima, who encouraged him to keep training.
  • Senju Fujima took Tsunade to another dimension and told her to attack him with everything she had.
  • Tsunade activated full-power Super Saiyan 1, Sage Mode, the Eight Inner Gates’ Gate of Death, and her Nine-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan in succession.
  • Tsunade activated Jōgan Mode, and her golden Super Saiyan flames and hair shifted into a golden-blue form.

Ch. 281Father-Daughter Battle, One Thousandfold Battle Power

Tsunade awakened the Jōgan’s immense battle-power boost and challenged Senju Fujima, who used their fight to test and coach her. She unleashed Space Annihilation, causing the alternate dimension to begin disappearing.

  • Tsunade’s Jōgan raised her battle power to more than 3.7 billion, astonishing Senju Fujima.
  • Senju Fujima entered Kurama Mode and increased his battle power to 4 billion before Tsunade attacked him.
  • Tsunade and Senju Fujima exchanged thousands of blows, but he easily matched her and pointed out flaws in her technique.
  • Tsunade formed chakra spheres and attacked Senju Fujima, but they had no effect on him.
  • Tsunade used her dōjutsu, Space Annihilation, and shattered the space of the alternate dimension until the world began to vanish.

Ch. 282Exchange for the Jōgan, the Super-Powered Eye of God

Senju Fujima tested Tsunade’s rapidly growing strength and used his Spatial Barrier to escape her Jōgan’s destructive effect. Back home, he exchanged for the Jōgan and discovered its divine transformation and formidable abilities.

  • Senju Fujima used Spatial Barrier to protect himself and Tsunade as her attack destroyed the otherworldly realm, then the two appeared in outer space.
  • Tsunade punched Senju Fujima but passed through him, and he explained that she still needed to master her strength through training.
  • Senju Fujima and Tsunade ended their sparring and returned home, while Tsunade went to train Nawaki Senju and Shizuka Uchiha met her friends.
  • Senju Fujima spent fifteen billion to exchange for the Jōgan and felt his soul begin to transform into a divine soul.
  • Senju Fujima learned that the Jōgan increased his base combat power fiftyfold and granted abilities including Time-Space Stasis, Time Law, Precognition, and Control.

Ch. 283A Body Outside the Body, Eight Clones

Senju Fujima tested the Jōgan’s clone ability, creating eight powerful, independently conscious bodies that he named and sent into Konoha. Li Jianchen, one of the clones, explored Konoha and headed to the Uchiha district while considering whom he might pursue.

  • Senju Fujima used the Jōgan to create eight clones with most of his abilities and infused each with a fragment of his soul.
  • The clones awakened with Rinnegan, and Senju Fujima named them Li Jianchen, Li Jianwen, Li Jianxing, Li Jiankai, Li Jianteng, Li Jianhun, Li Jianyuan, and Li Jianhang.
  • Senju Fujima gave the clones Konoha clothes and let them go, then continued testing the Jōgan’s abilities.
  • Li Jianchen surveyed Konoha from Kage Rock and reflected on being an independent consciousness who was still a clone of Senju Fujima.
  • Li Jianchen considered looking for a woman to pursue, then went to the Uchiha district and used the Camouflage Concealment Technique.

Ch. 284A Fateful Encounter, Rekindling Old Ties

Li Jianchen entered the Uchiha Clan compound but found it empty, then spotted Tianxiang Uzumaki shopping in the street. He revealed that he was Senju Fujima’s clone, and Tianxiang recognized her young master as he took her hand and led her away.

  • Li Jianchen searched the Uchiha Clan compound but found no one there and left for the busy streets.
  • Li Jianchen noticed Tianxiang Uzumaki buying a lily-of-the-valley hair clip and remembered his past connection to her.
  • Tianxiang Uzumaki mistook Li Jianchen for someone who resembled her young master, Senju Fujima.
  • Li Jianchen told Tianxiang Uzumaki that he was his clone, with a sliver of his soul controlling the body.
  • Tianxiang Uzumaki recognized Li Jianchen as her young master, and he took her hand and led her away.

Ch. 285Tianxiang, Marry Me

Li Jianchen proposed to Tianxiang Uzumaki by a lotus pond, and she accepted, delighted that Senju Fujima’s clone carried his soul. The two headed to her home together, with Li Jianchen promising to cherish her despite being unable to give her the status of Senju Fujima’s wife.

  • Li Jianchen took Tianxiang Uzumaki to a lotus pond and apologized for having seen her bathing before.
  • Li Jianchen proposed to Tianxiang Uzumaki with a ring he formed using Magnet Release, and she accepted through tears.
  • Li Jianchen told Tianxiang Uzumaki that he would marry and cherish her as Li Jianchen, though he could not give her the status of Senju Fujima’s wife.
  • Li Jianchen comforted Tianxiang Uzumaki and made flowers bloom across the surrounding hills with chakra.
  • Tianxiang Uzumaki took Li Jianchen’s hand and led him toward her home to prepare him a meal.

Ch. 286Black Zetsu Forms a Human

Li Jianchen accepted Tianxiang Uzumaki’s feelings and decided to make her happy, while Senju Fujima watched his clones’ antics. After Li Jianwen visited Kaguya Otsutsuki on the moon and failed to impress her, Senju Fujima went to check on the trainees at the simulated battlefield.

  • Li Jianchen ran home with Tianxiang Uzumaki and decided to marry and protect her.
  • Senju Fujima saw Li Jianchen’s actions through his eyes and hoped he could make Tianxiang happy.
  • Li Jianwen went to the moon to pursue Kaguya Otsutsuki, where Black Zetsu confronted him in his human body.
  • Kaguya Otsutsuki recognized Senju Fujima’s aura, told Black Zetsu to leave, then walked away from Li Jianwen’s advances.
  • Senju Fujima stopped watching Li Jianwen and went to the simulated battlefield to check on everyone’s training.

Ch. 287Simulated Battlefield, A Different World

Senju Fujima oversaw the simulated battlefields and revived staff members who had died while maintaining them. He then went to observe Senju Mokuma, who prepared to repel a coordinated attack on Konoha by Amegakure, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure.

  • Senju Fujima explained how the six factions' missions and limited manpower made the simulated battles test the children's strength and strategy.
  • Senju Fujima revived several battlefield staff members with the Rinne Rebirth Technique and learned that Mokuma and Tian Ci were taking part.
  • A Senju Clan member reported to Senju Mokuma that Sunagakure was attacking and Amegakure had let Iwagakure pass through its territory.
  • Senju Mokuma ordered one hundred men and two hundred clones to lay traps against Sunagakure, then planned to eliminate Amegakure and Iwagakure first.
  • Senju Mokuma led four hundred people toward Iwagakure, went ahead to scout, and found a large Amegakure force at the border.

Ch. 288Battle in the Simulated Battlefield

Senju Mokuma and Lie En led a massive battle between Konoha and the combined forces of Iwagakure and Amegakure, escalating from large-scale techniques to a clash between their most powerful forms. The fight remained evenly matched, and observers concluded that neither could win without revealing more of their strength.

  • Senju Mokuma unleashed Wood Release against the approaching army, while Lie En countered with Magnet Release iron sand and the allied shinobi attacked with Fire Release.
  • Senju Mokuma spread toxic pollen across the battlefield, forcing Lie En and the surviving shinobi into the air.
  • Senju Mokuma summoned an enormous eight-armed Wood Human, but Lie En's iron sand attacks failed to stop it.
  • Lie En activated Sage Mode and coordinated nearly a thousand shinobi to trap the Wood Human in a vast Earth Release swamp.
  • Lie En and Senju Mokuma fought in midair, then escalated to Complete Body Susanoo and a giant iron sand Steel Giant, whose collision devastated the surrounding battlefield.
  • Observers judged the two fighters evenly matched unless they revealed their remaining trump cards.

Ch. 289Orochimaru VS Jiraiya

Jiraiya and Orochimaru met on a simulated battlefield and fought with their summons, ninjutsu, and transformations. After Orochimaru activated a strange Byakugan and both fighters entered Sage Mode, the battle remained unresolved.

  • Jiraiya and Orochimaru reunited on the battlefield and charged at each other as their toad and snake summons clashed.
  • Orochimaru attacked with snake techniques, but Jiraiya countered with Needle Jizo, fire, and a Yellow Spring Swamp.
  • Jiraiya trapped Orochimaru with Wild Lion's Mane Technique, but Orochimaru escaped using an Earth Clone and buried Jiraiya with the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique.
  • Jiraiya escaped through a toad and countered Orochimaru's Byakugan pressure and genjutsu by entering Sage Mode.
  • Jiraiya fired Hair Needle Senbon, and Orochimaru also entered Sage Mode, transforming with snake pupils, horns, and scales.

Ch. 290Dual-Wielding Immortal Arts, Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan

Jiraiya and Orochimaru fought to a draw in the simulated battlefield, using powerful Sage Art techniques that destroyed the fighters around them. After the match ended, Senju Fujima revived the dead, while their exceptional combat strength and Orochimaru’s pure Byakugan were noted.

  • Jiraiya attacked Orochimaru with Sage Art Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan, and Orochimaru countered with Fivefold Rashomon and giant snakes.
  • Jiraiya combined his Rasengan with oil and flames, while Orochimaru answered with Sage Art Inorganic Reincarnation, and their attacks collided in a massive explosion.
  • Jiraiya and Orochimaru agreed their strength was nearly equal and ended their fight with a handshake and laughter.
  • A Senju Clan member entered the battlefield and told Jiraiya and Orochimaru to sign up for the next round.
  • Senju Fujima used the Outer Path—Rinne Rebirth Technique to revive everyone killed in the match.
  • Senju Fujima remarked that Jiraiya and Orochimaru were exceptionally talented and that Orochimaru possessed the purest Byakugan.

Ch. 291Dan Katō's Little Thoughts

Tsunade, Nawaki Senju, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru went to a Senju Clan barbecue restaurant, where Dan Katō tried to join Tsunade. Nawaki rejected him and led the others inside, leaving Dan privately furious and still plotting to use Tsunade to advance his clan.

  • Jiraiya invited Orochimaru to a new barbecue restaurant, while Tsunade took Nawaki Senju to eat at the same place.
  • Dan Katō approached Tsunade and invited himself to dine with her, privately revealing his plan to marry her and restore his clan’s influence.
  • Nawaki Senju blocked Dan Katō and said he did not want to eat with him.
  • Jiraiya and Orochimaru arrived, and Tsunade invited them to join her and Nawaki for barbecue.
  • Nawaki led Jiraiya and Orochimaru inside, while Tsunade politely declined to dine with Dan Katō and left him behind.

Ch. 292The Daily Life of a Simp

Dan Katō’s sinister aura earned Tsunade’s disgust, while Jiraiya and Tsunade grew closer over a barbecue meal. The group’s dinner ended with Nawaki Senju and Orochimaru watching the pair’s affectionate exchange.

  • Dan Katō restrained his killing intent inside the restaurant, but Tsunade sensed his evil aura and left disgusted.
  • Nawaki Senju reminded Jiraiya to help him join Mount Myoboku, and Jiraiya promised to keep his word.
  • Tsunade returned, blushed at Jiraiya’s compliments, and hurried ahead to the barbecue restaurant.
  • Jiraiya grilled meat for Tsunade and watched happily as she ate, while Nawaki Senju and Orochimaru joked about being unnecessary third wheels.

Ch. 293Be My Girlfriend! Counterattack?

Jiraiya and Tsunade shared a meal while Nawaki and Orochimaru left to train, giving the two childhood friends time alone. Jiraiya confessed his feelings, and Tsunade agreed to be his girlfriend.

  • Tsunade told Jiraiya to eat, and he admitted he liked watching her before nervously pretending he was not hungry.
  • Jiraiya burned the meat while admiring Tsunade, who began to consider becoming his girlfriend.
  • Nawaki asked Orochimaru to teach him ninjutsu, and Orochimaru took him away to train.
  • Jiraiya pretended he was not ready to leave, and Tsunade shyly stayed with him in the private room.
  • Jiraiya confessed that he had loved Tsunade for a long time and asked her to be his girlfriend.
  • Tsunade immediately accepted, leaving Jiraiya stunned.

Ch. 294Entering Otsutsuki Star

Jiraiya and Tsunade began a relationship, but Nawaki Senju interrupted their first kiss and later practiced swordsmanship with Orochimaru. A year later, Senju Fujima reached Otsutsuki Star, found it largely undefended, and decided to kill its strong fighters and wait for the others to return.

  • Jiraiya celebrated Tsunade accepting his love, promised to protect her, and leaned in to kiss her.
  • Nawaki Senju arrived while Jiraiya and Tsunade were about to kiss, then fled and worried that Tsunade would punish him.
  • Nawaki Senju told Orochimaru what he had seen, and Orochimaru said he had already figured it out before they practiced swordsmanship.
  • Senju Fujima's normal combat power reached 1.5 billion, and he traveled to Otsutsuki Star using coordinates from Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
  • Senju Fujima found few powerful fighters on Otsutsuki Star and decided to kill its strong ones and wait for the others to return.

Ch. 295Grand Finale, A House Full of Descendants, Blissful and Happy

Senju Fujima destroyed Otsutsuki Star and spent the following years growing stronger while the Ninja World remained peaceful. The story ended with him happily reunited with his family, welcoming Nawaki’s girlfriend Pakura and celebrating with his children and grandchildren.

  • Senju Fujima killed the Otsutsuki Clan members on Otsutsuki Star, uprooted the Origin Tree, and destroyed the planet.
  • Senju Fujima returned to Earth and trained for fifteen years, while Tsunade married Jiraiya and had two children.
  • Senju Fujima reflected on his immense strength and the peaceful Ninja World from atop Kage Rock.
  • Senju Fujima played with his grandchildren Senju Renjie and Senju Qiqi as Shizuka Uchiha joined them.
  • Nawaki Senju brought Pakura home, and Senju Fujima welcomed her and called for a family celebration.
  • Senju Fujima, Shizuka Uchiha, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Nawaki, Pakura, and the children gathered for a joyful evening together.
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