Chapter Summaries

Danzo bought a Member Badge from Shen Mo and left after claiming his actions served Konoha, while Tsunade resolved not to fear him. Shen Mo learned that Naruto’s team had gone on an assignment with Rin and suspected Zabuza and Haku might be in danger.

• Danzo asked Shen Mo to keep his secrets and received a Member Badge so he could buy Jars directly in the future.
• Danzo told Tsunade that he had acted for Konoha’s strength and to prevent further wars, then left.
• Shen Mo told Tsunade that his Jars offered possibilities but that people still had to choose their own paths, and Tsunade said she was not afraid of Danzo.
• Tsunade revealed that Shizune had left to win back money from gamblers, hoping to earn enough for more Jars.
• Tsunade told Shen Mo that Naruto’s team had left the village on an assignment with Rin, and Shen Mo wondered if they were heading to the Land of Waves.

Shen Mo observed Team Kakashi's first encounter with Zabuza in the Land of Waves, where Sasuke ambushed the missing-nin and Naruto sent him flying with the Justice Gauntlet's Critical Hit. Zabuza realized he faced an unusually powerful group as Kakashi stepped forward to confront him.

• Shen Mo used an observation spell to watch Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Rin after they arrived in the Land of Waves.
• Sasuke silently ambushed Zabuza in the forest with the Green Edge sword, but Zabuza dodged his strike.
• Naruto charged Zabuza and struck his greatsword with the Justice Gauntlet, triggering a Critical Hit that sent Zabuza crashing into a tree.
• Zabuza recognized Kakashi and grew wary of the powerful young fighters accompanying him.
• Kakashi identified himself as the group's squad leader and suggested that Zabuza could teach the children, prompting Zabuza to narrow his gaze.

Kakashi gave Naruto a Great Strength Pill and had him and Sasuke face Momochi Zabuza together. Their teamwork surprised Zabuza, who reconsidered the mission, while Sasuke demanded that he surrender or die.

• Kakashi gave Naruto a Great Strength Pill, which temporarily increased his strength and changed his physique.
• Zabuza decided to capture Naruto and Sasuke to trade them for his assassination target, while Kakashi warned the boys how dangerous he was.
• Naruto charged Zabuza, and Sasuke coordinated a sword strike with Naruto’s attack, allowing Naruto to hit Zabuza and knock him to the ground.
• Naruto became distracted by Sakura praising Sasuke, and Sasuke kicked him clear of Zabuza’s counterattack before blocking the great sword.
• Zabuza admitted that Naruto and Sasuke had surprised him, and Sasuke threatened him with death unless he surrendered.

Zabuza escaped after realizing Kakashi and the others made completing his mission too risky, while Shen Mo left Tsunade to pursue a business opportunity. He found Zabuza and Haku in the forest and used the Illusionary Realm to freeze their surroundings, beginning his attempt to sell them Jars.

• Zabuza used a clone to escape, leaving Sasuke, Naruto, and Kakashi to realize that he had withdrawn to seek another chance.
• Kakashi explained that Zabuza had adapted to the situation, while Sasuke vowed to prepare more thoroughly for revenge.
• Shen Mo told Tsunade he had business to attend to and vanished, leaving her irritated by his distracted attitude.
• Zabuza reunited with Haku by a lake, and Haku promised to fight for him until the end.
• Shen Mo froze the surroundings with the Illusionary Realm, and Zabuza and Haku found him watching them beneath a tree.

Shen Mo stopped time to meet Zabuza and Haku, revealing that he sold Jars containing treasures that could change fate. Zabuza agreed to consider buying them and discovered that Shen Mo had summoned the hidden funds he had saved for his coup.

• Shen Mo used Amber's power to stop time, approached Zabuza and Haku, and introduced himself as a merchant who sold fate.
• Shen Mo showed Zabuza and Haku Jars containing powerful treasures, including a weapon that frightened Zabuza's Kubikiribōchō.
• Zabuza asked how the Jars were sold, and Shen Mo explained that money, weapons, memories, emotions, or lifespan could be traded for them.
• Shen Mo summoned Zabuza and Haku's hidden coup funds, and Zabuza recognized the money, treasures, weapons, and supplies they had stashed away.

Zabuza bought Weapon Series Jars to strengthen himself and his followers for a coup against the Fourth Mizukage, while Shen Mo recognized his hidden feelings for Haku. Zabuza opened Level 1 Chests, then began opening Level 2 Chests and drew a blue bracelet as the grand prize on his third one.

• Shen Mo told Zabuza that his deepest desire was to overthrow the Fourth Mizukage and save Kirigakure, then pointed out Zabuza’s bond with Haku.
• Zabuza chose the Weapon Series, believing its weapons and Experience Orbs could strengthen him and his followers for the coup.
• Zabuza opened Level 1 Chests and gained training experience, weapons, equipment, and a Storage Ring.
• Zabuza urged Haku to absorb Experience Orbs so Haku could grow stronger, and Haku agreed.
• Zabuza bought ten Level 2 Chests, and he drew the grand prize, a blue bracelet, on the third chest.

Zabuza opened a Kampfer Bracelet that Shen Mo described as a powerful enhancement, but he put it on before learning it transformed men into women. After Zabuza transformed and gained flame powers, Shen Mo explained that he had meant the bracelet was suitable for Haku.

• Shen Mo told Zabuza that the Kampfer Bracelet boosted physical abilities and granted a power similar to a Kekkei Genkai.
• Zabuza put on the bracelet, which sealed itself to his wrist and could not be removed.
• Shen Mo told Zabuza to activate the bracelet by silently reciting it in his mind.
• The bracelet transformed Zabuza into a woman and granted her the ability to control flames, leaving Haku stunned.
• Zabuza confronted Shen Mo, who said he had meant the bracelet was suitable for Haku.

Zabuza kept opening Level 2 Chests in hopes of finding an item to remove his weapon contract, while the equipment he drew made Haku increasingly powerful. As night fell, they had spent most of Zabuza’s fortune, and he insisted on opening another batch to complete Haku’s Forest Set.

• Shen Mo explained that a rare Level 2 Chest item could remove a weapon contract, and Zabuza removed the bracelet that had transformed him back into a man.
• Zabuza drew speed-enhancing shoes and had Haku try them, then Shen Mo told him that complete equipment sets could grant powerful effects.
• Zabuza spent much of his money opening more chests, collecting special equipment while failing to find the Contract Removal Item.
• Haku called Zabuza’s attention to their remaining seventy million, as night fell and she stood one wrist guard away from completing her Forest Set.
• Zabuza ordered another batch of chests, determined to complete Haku’s set and still hoping to draw the Contract Removal Item.

Zabuza continued opening Level 2 Chests in hopes of obtaining a Contract Removal Item and completed Haku’s Forest Set. After Haku equipped the final piece, a pale-green glow and swirling winds surrounded him.

• Zabuza obtained the Imperial Armament Soul Severing Blade from a Level 2 Chest, and it cut Kubikiribōchō in two.
• With thirty-five million left, Zabuza decided to spend it all on more Chests, while Shen Mo offered him the chance to sell his ninjutsu memories for additional funds.
• Shen Mo told Zabuza that a Fate-type Item was likely among the final ten Level 2 Chests or first ten Level 3 Chests, but Zabuza chose not to sell his ninjutsu experience.
• Haku’s final Forest Set item appeared among the remaining Chests, completing the set.
• Haku equipped the last bracer, and pale-green light and swirling winds surrounded him as Zabuza watched expectantly.

Zabuza watched Haku test his newly enhanced speed and learned that Haku had become stronger than an average Jonin. After Zabuza finished opening his Jars without finding the items he wanted, Shen Mo departed and left him and Haku to consider how to raise more money.

• Haku demonstrated his new speed and attacked Zabuza with Ice Arrows, wounding him through a gap in his Earth Armor.
• Zabuza praised Haku’s strength and cautiously asked Shen Mo whether he could confront the Konoha ninjas again; Shen Mo said the choice was Zabuza’s and warned him not to underestimate them.
• Zabuza admitted he had never planned to kill the Konoha ninjas, and he intended to pursue Gato’s bounty and use the money to buy more Jars.
• Zabuza opened his remaining Jars but found neither the final Earth Set piece nor a Contract Removal Item.
• Haku offered to help gather money or sell his memories and lifespan, and Shen Mo left after telling them they could contact him through the Member Badge.

After leaving Zabuza and Haku with their new gear, Shen Mo watched them resolve to master their strength and pursue revenge against the Mizukage. Back home, he began planning how to grow his Jar business and identified player-versus-player competition as a key part of his strategy.

• Zabuza warned Haku not to offend Shen Mo and said their new strength might help him fulfill his dream of revenge against the Mizukage.
• Haku reaffirmed that he would remain Zabuza's tool, and Zabuza said they needed to adapt quickly to their new power.
• Shen Mo secretly watched the pair, then wondered aloud to Hikari how the people of this world differed from players in a game.
• Shen Mo returned home, played with Hikari, and began outlining plans to make money as the game's official operator.
• Shen Mo decided that cultivating players' desire and ability to spend was important, and marked PVP as a major future feature.

Shen Mo prepared for the coming Member Badge battle while Naruto rapidly gained strength by selling Chakra to buy Jars. He then visited Gato’s base and used a finger snap to turn Gato and his bandits to dust.

• Shen Mo planned his future Jar-selling strategy as Zabuza, Haku, Sasuke, and Naruto trained for the coming battle.
• Naruto sold Chakra through Sasuke’s Member Badge, bought Jars, and earned his own Member Badge after four days.
• Shen Mo checked Zabuza’s preparations, then left with Hikari to visit Gato.
• Gato ordered his bandits to kill Shen Mo and take Hikari, so Shen Mo snapped his fingers and made them disintegrate.

Shen Mo freed Gato from Obito’s illusion and offered him a chance to change his fate in exchange for his wealth. Gato accepted the opportunity and gained the power of a Martial Artist, then began plotting against the Akatsuki.

• Gato panicked as Shen Mo’s power killed the bandits, and Shen Mo discovered that Obito had controlled Gato with an illusion.
• Shen Mo learned that Gato had five hundred million in liquid funds and dispelled the illusion that had kept him in a daze.
• Gato awoke, thanked Shen Mo for freeing him, and admitted through his reactions that he hated being powerless.
• Shen Mo offered Gato a chance to change his fate, and Gato used his wealth to obtain the Martial Artist ability.
• The next day, Shen Mo left while Gato knelt to see him off and murmured the name Akatsuki with a crazed smile.

Shen Mo concealed himself to observe Zabuza and Haku begin their first official PVP encounter on the bridge. Zabuza easily withstood Sasuke’s attack and shattered the Qing Feng Sword, leaving Sasuke stunned.

• Shen Mo watched Zabuza and Haku approach the bridge, then concealed himself with Trading Points.
• Zabuza instructed Haku to kill Tazuna in the mist while avoiding harm to the Konoha ninja.
• Zabuza confronted Kakashi and the others, and Sasuke charged him with his sword.
• Zabuza blocked Sasuke’s powerful strike without retreating and warned him not to mistake buying Jars for invincibility.
• Zabuza used his Scissors-type Imperial Armament to snap Sasuke’s Qing Feng Sword in half.

Sasuke and Naruto faced Zabuza after he broke Sasuke’s sword and revealed that he had gained power from Shen Mo’s jars. Kakashi stepped in to test Zabuza’s strength, and their battle began with both men hinting at the resources and abilities they had acquired.

• Zabuza broke Sasuke’s Qing Feng Sword and kicked him away, while Sasuke recovered after taking medicine.
• Zabuza taunted Sasuke about Shen Mo and the jars, and Sasuke asked how many Zabuza had bought.
• Kakashi told Naruto to take the Great Strength Pill, then challenged Zabuza to guess how many jars he had bought.
• Kakashi and Zabuza began fighting, and their first clash showed that Zabuza’s equipment strengthened his physical power.
• Kakashi and Zabuza traded taunts about their ninjutsu and the money they had saved.

Kakashi and Zabuza fought amid Zabuza’s mist, while an unseen partner attacked the group and revealed they had opened even more jars than Zabuza. Sasuke was badly wounded by ice arrows, and the chapter left the team facing an enemy Kakashi believed they could not overcome.

• Zabuza used the Mist Shadow Technique and attacked Kakashi, whose strength-enhancing pill could not match Zabuza’s equipment and power.
• Zabuza taunted Kakashi to distract him, and Naruto charged into the mist despite Kakashi’s warning.
• Kakashi broke free of Zabuza’s attack and warned Naruto that Zabuza had a partner, but Naruto could no longer see the others through the mist.
• The unseen partner fired ice arrows at Sasuke, who was struck repeatedly; Rin treated his wounds with a Red Potion while Sakura collapsed in terror.
• Zabuza revealed that his partner had opened more jars than he had, and the hidden attacker questioned whether the group needed to risk their lives for Tazuna.
• Sasuke endured his injuries and wondered why stronger jar-openers kept appearing despite how many jars he had bought.

Sasuke awakened his Sharingan while defending Sakura from Haku’s Ice Arrows, but Haku’s Jar-powered armor gave him overwhelming speed. As Tazuna gave up hope, Naruto pulled out his Member Badge, leaving everyone wondering what he would do.

• Sasuke shielded Rin and Sakura from Haku’s Ice Arrows, and Rin healed his wounds with medicine from the Jars.
• Haku targeted Sakura, and Sasuke awakened his Sharingan as he knocked aside most of the arrows, though some struck her.
• Haku revealed armor that generated wind and boosted his speed, while Zabuza and Kakashi recognized the Jar equipment as a threat.
• Naruto attacked Haku but could not land a hit, even as Sasuke’s Sharingan failed to track Haku’s movements.
• Tazuna stepped away from Rin and Sasuke’s protection and urged Naruto to stop, but Naruto pulled out his Member Badge.

Naruto confronted Shen Mo for selling Jars to Zabuza, but Shen Mo explained that the Merchant Guild sold hope to anyone determined to change their fate. He left the conflict unresolved and asked Zabuza what he would sacrifice for his dream.

• Naruto activated his Member Badge and asked Shen Mo why he had sold Jars to Zabuza.
• Shen Mo arrived, and Zabuza and Haku greeted him with deep reverence.
• Shen Mo said he would not interfere with what Zabuza and the others planned to do.
• Naruto accused Shen Mo of helping people who wanted to kill Tazuna and destroy the country's hope.
• Shen Mo explained that his mission was to sell Jars to those seeking to change their fate, including evildoers with powerful resolve.
• Shen Mo asked Zabuza what he would give for his dream, and Zabuza answered that he would give everything, even his life or soul.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi stood against Zabuza, each refusing to yield for their own reasons. Shen Mo transformed the unfinished Great Bridge into a Fate Witness Stage, preparing the Chamber Members’ first battle.

• Naruto answered Zabuza’s resolve with his own vow to protect Tazuna, and Zabuza warned that Naruto might die if he meant it.
• Sasuke joined Naruto, determined to become stronger, while Kakashi chose to stand with his students rather than repeat a past mistake.
• Shen Mo declared that the changed fates of the Chamber Members would clash, then used Mirror Magic to transform the Great Bridge into a battle stage.
• Shen Mo raised seawater around the stage and announced that the first fateful clash between Chamber Members would be witnessed on a free Fate Witness Stage.

Shen Mo presented the Merchant Guild as an organization that gave people the right to defy their predetermined destinies, showing Naruto, Sasuke, Zabuza, and Haku visions of what would have happened without its Jars. He then explained that Guild members would receive benefits on the Fate Witness Stage, beginning with a betting privilege for battles.

• Shen Mo transformed the surroundings into the Fate Witness Stage, leaving the onlookers in awe of the Merchant Guild.
• Shen Mo showed the group their original destinies, including Haku dying to save Zabuza and Sasuke dying during the bridge battle.
• Zabuza, Haku, Sasuke, and Kakashi reacted to the futures they had escaped, while Shen Mo declared that the Guild’s faith was the right to struggle against destiny.
• Shen Mo warned that changing destiny still required struggle and that conflicts would have winners and losers.
• Shen Mo announced that members could bet Points on battles witnessed by the stage, up to three times the highest proportion of Points they possessed.