Chapter Summaries

Tsunade overwhelmed Orochimaru and his summoned Manda with her hammer and the Divine Blessing’s Judgment skill, forcing Manda to retreat and exposing Orochimaru’s stolen body. Orochimaru then summoned two coffins with Impure World Reincarnation, and Tsunade recognized the people inside and erupted in fury.

• Orochimaru summoned Manda, but Tsunade charged in and smashed the giant snake’s head with her radiant cross.
• Manda cursed Orochimaru and ended the summoning, while the attack’s wind pressure tore away Orochimaru’s Human Skin Mask and revealed a woman’s body.
• Orochimaru explained that he had discarded his former body and taken another, intensifying Tsunade’s resolve to protect Konoha.
• Orochimaru performed Impure World Reincarnation and raised two coffins before Tsunade could stop him.
• The coffins opened, and Tsunade recognized the dead people inside and swore they were unforgivable.

Tsunade fought Orochimaru and the First and Second Hokage, whom he had revived with Impure World Reincarnation. After Shen Mo investigated the jutsu and found its borrowed power could not be traded, Tsunade broke through Tobirama's water defenses and charged Orochimaru.

• Orochimaru summoned the First and Second Hokage with Impure World Reincarnation and sent them to attack Tsunade.
• Shen Mo used an Investigation Service and learned that the reincarnated Hokage's endless Chakra and regenerating bodies came from the jutsu, not from their souls.
• Tsunade struck the First Hokage, saw his body regenerate, and realized she needed to make Orochimaru cancel the jutsu.
• The Second Hokage protected Orochimaru with a layered Water Wall, so Tsunade used the Nine Revolutions Acupuncture method to boost her strength.
• Tsunade infused her cross with Holy Light, shattered the Water Wall, sent Tobirama Senju flying, and charged at Orochimaru.

Tsunade fought Orochimaru and the First Hokage, then discovered that Holy Light infused into her cross harmed those revived through Impure World Reincarnation. She struck down the First Hokage and confronted Orochimaru, while the Second Hokage rushed in and grabbed her cross.

• Tsunade tried to attack Orochimaru, but the First Hokage’s Wood Release let him escape.
• The First Hokage trapped Tsunade in a forest of trees, and she activated the Strength of a Hundred Seal to break through.
• Tsunade realized her cross’s Holy Light had wounded the Second Hokage and could damage Impure World Reincarnation.
• Tsunade infused the cross with Holy Light, struck the First Hokage into a crater, and denounced Orochimaru for desecrating the dead.
• The Second Hokage charged at Tsunade and tightly grabbed the Holy Light-coated cross.

Tsunade’s holy power freed Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama from Orochimaru’s control and began destroying their Edo Tensei bodies. With their warning, she drove Orochimaru into hiding and attacked him, but he escaped farther into the distance as the Hokage faded away.

• The holy light burned away the control talisman, and Senju Hashirama regained his consciousness and apologized to Tsunade as she cried.
• Senju Tobirama warned Tsunade that Orochimaru’s Edo Tensei was dangerous and urged her to kill him before their bodies disintegrated.
• Tsunade attacked Orochimaru with her cross, severed his arm, and forced him to reveal that her power overwhelmed him.
• Senju Tobirama and Senju Hashirama told Tsunade that Orochimaru’s real body was underground and fleeing east.
• Tsunade smashed the ground to the east and blasted Orochimaru out, but he continued fleeing as the two Hokage’s bodies faded.

Shen Mo stopped Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju from dissipating and revealed that he was a merchant who traveled between worlds and could offer true resurrection. He then told them Konoha had suffered through more wars, the fall of the Uchiha and Senju clans, and Orochimaru's plan to destroy the village.

• Shen Mo appeared beside Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, halted their bodies' dissipation, and introduced himself as a merchant from endless worlds.
• Shen Mo said he could provide anything for a price, including true resurrection, though the brothers could not afford it.
• Hashirama Senju asked Shen Mo to tell them about Konoha, and Shen Mo said the village was not doing well.
• Shen Mo told them that two more world ninja wars had occurred, the Uchiha had been wiped out, and the Fourth Hokage and all Senju except Tsunade had died.
• Shen Mo revealed that Orochimaru had defected and was planning to destroy Konoha after taking control of Sunagakure.

After learning how badly Konoha had fared, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju disappeared when Shen Mo left. Shen Mo then found the badly wounded Orochimaru and explained that Tsunade’s new power was Holy Light, while Orochimaru tried to understand who Shen Mo was and why he had come.

• Shen Mo told Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju that Konoha was near ruin, then left as their revived forms began to dissipate.
• Kabuto Yakushi escaped with the gravely wounded Orochimaru and treated him, while Orochimaru lamented losing his compatible body.
• Orochimaru told Kabuto Yakushi that Tsunade had broken the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu with an unfamiliar power.
• Shen Mo appeared before Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, and Hikari’s bloodline pressure terrified Kabuto Yakushi until Shen Mo calmed her.
• Shen Mo identified Tsunade’s power as Holy Light, and Orochimaru guessed that Shen Mo was Tsunade’s man before Shen Mo called Tsunade a customer.

Shen Mo offered the defeated Orochimaru a chance to buy power and eternal life through the Merchant Guild’s Jars, recommending the Necromancy Series. After Shen Mo restored his severed hands, Orochimaru became fascinated with the possibility of becoming a merchant like him.

• Shen Mo told Orochimaru that Tsunade had obtained her power from him and offered him a way to pursue eternal life through the Merchant Guild’s Jars.
• Orochimaru learned about the Merchant Guild and chose the Necromancy Series, drawn to its study of life, death, and souls.
• Shen Mo restored Orochimaru’s severed hands so he could open Jars.
• Orochimaru asked what it would take to become a merchant and marveled at the chance to travel between worlds and witness their wonders.

Shen Mo explained the requirements for joining the Merchant Guild and valued Orochimaru’s knowledge at about eleven million Points. Orochimaru bought two hundred Level 1 Necromancy Series chests and began opening them, finding a strange Demon Beast eyeball that he and Kabuto Yakushi examined.

• Shen Mo told Orochimaru that becoming a merchant assistant required sufficient strength and a merchant’s approval.
• Shen Mo valued Orochimaru’s knowledge at roughly eleven million Points, with Living Corpse Reincarnation alone worth five million.
• Orochimaru agreed to sell his knowledge and asked to buy all the Level 1 Necromancy Series chests.
• Shen Mo summoned two hundred chests and released Kabuto Yakushi so he could treat Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru opened the first chest and found a bloody Demon Beast eyeball with a double-eyeball structure, which Kabuto examined.

Orochimaru opened Level 1 Chests filled with New World biological samples and research materials but found no Grand Prize, so he bought five hundred Level 2 Chests by selling some of his ninjutsu memories. He began opening them with fierce anticipation, encountering a bottle containing a Soul of Eternal Suffering.

• Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi examined valuable New World biological samples, pathogens, and research materials from the Level 1 Chests.
• Orochimaru opened all two hundred Level 1 Chests without finding a Grand Prize, and Shen Mo explained that luck remained uncertain.
• Orochimaru sold part of his memories and ninjutsu experience to buy five hundred Level 2 Chests.
• Shen Mo warned Orochimaru that the Necromancy Series could corrode him with darkness, but Orochimaru said he already knew the risks.
• Orochimaru opened the first Level 2 Chest and found a bottle containing a Soul of Eternal Suffering, which Shen Mo described as a mindless Wraith reduced to suffering.

Orochimaru opened Level 2 Chests and became increasingly absorbed in their dark Necromancy materials and memories, which began corrupting his unstable mind. When he found Mordiggian's Armband, its allure overcame Kabuto Yakushi's warning, and Orochimaru pressed it against his arm.

• Orochimaru examined a wraith in a bottle, and Kabuto Yakushi carefully stored it as valuable research material.
• As Orochimaru opened more Level 2 Chests, he found increasingly powerful materials and dark knowledge and grew excited by their secrets.
• Shen Mo investigated Orochimaru and learned that his wounds and exposure to corrosive memories were drawing his mind toward darkness.
• Orochimaru opened jar two hundred and thirty-two and recognized the cold aura of Mordiggian.
• Orochimaru took out Mordiggian's Armband, ignored Kabuto Yakushi's warning, and pressed it against his arm.

Orochimaru used Mordiggian's Armband and gained immense, life-draining power, but Shen Mo still refused to recognize him as qualified to become a merchant. When Orochimaru attacked Shen Mo, the merchant effortlessly withstood the blow and crushed him with an invisible force.

• Orochimaru put on Mordiggian's Armband, which drained his flesh and life while filling him with Evil God power.
• Orochimaru struck a nearby tree with enough force to shatter it and wound Kabuto Yakushi with flying debris.
• Orochimaru asked Shen Mo if he was qualified to become a merchant, but Shen Mo told him he was still too weak.
• Orochimaru attacked Shen Mo, but the punch left Shen Mo unharmed and severely fractured Orochimaru's arm.
• Shen Mo said that attacking the merchant was forbidden and pressed Orochimaru down with an invisible force as Orochimaru struggled in vain.

Shen Mo confronted Orochimaru as the power of Mor digian's Armband drove him toward madness, and Orochimaru tore it off rather than surrender his will. Shen Mo intervened to keep him alive, and Orochimaru continued opening chests with a more resilient soul.

• Shen Mo told the struggling Orochimaru to revere the Infinite and reminded him that he had pursued immortality to gain more time for knowledge and power.
• Orochimaru rejected the Evil God's control and tore Mor digian's Armband from his arm, bringing him to the brink of death.
• Shen Mo revealed that he had saved Orochimaru because he saw potential in him, then urged him to continue opening chests.
• Kabuto Yakushi helped the weakened Orochimaru resume opening Necromancy Series chests, while Shen Mo observed Orochimaru's soul growing more solid and resisting the darkness.

Orochimaru learned the Necromancy skill Bone Resurrection and resolved to remain Shen Mo’s apprentice, but his remaining jars yielded no Job Change Item. With his life depending on continuing to open chests, Shen Mo revealed that Orochimaru could trade his money.

• Shen Mo warned Orochimaru that Dark Power could destroy his mind or condemn his soul, and Orochimaru reflected on how far he had strayed from his purpose.
• Orochimaru opened a Level 2 Chest and gained the Necromancy skill Bone Resurrection, which could turn corpses into undead creatures that grew according to the energy supplied.
• Shen Mo explained that Orochimaru could use his other drawn items to modify the undead he created, and Orochimaru accepted his position as an apprentice.
• Orochimaru opened more than a hundred jars without finding another grand prize or a Job Change Item, leaving him dependent on finding a Fate-type Item to survive.
• Kabuto Yakushi offered his knowledge and abilities for trade, but Orochimaru refused because he still needed Kabuto’s help with his research.
• Shen Mo suggested that Orochimaru trade money and used his staff to make Orochimaru’s system-recognized funds appear.

Orochimaru used his valuables to buy ten Level 3 Chests, hoping to obtain the Fate-type Item he needed to survive. The seventh Chest revealed a Lich Class Change, and Orochimaru accepted the chance to abandon his human limits.

• Kabuto Yakushi struggled to understand how Shen Mo knew about and retrieved their wealth, while Orochimaru told him not to overthink an existence beyond his ability to analyze.
• Shen Mo explained that Orochimaru needed a Fate-type Item to survive and that a failed Necromancy Series Class Change would also kill him, so Orochimaru bought ten Level 3 Chests.
• Orochimaru opened several Chests and obtained a Demon Contract Scroll, Experience Orbs, a Black Magic manual, and a Young Dragon corpse that could become a Bone Dragon.
• Orochimaru opened the seventh Chest and found a massive coffin and a small box, which he sensed were his Fate-type Item.
• Shen Mo explained that the coffin and box offered Orochimaru a Lich Class Change, letting him retain his knowledge and power, grow stronger, and resurrect as long as his Phylactery remained hidden.
• Orochimaru welcomed becoming a Lich so he could escape the limits of being human.

Orochimaru chose to become a Lich after Shen Mo explained that the transformation required him to die first. He drank a deadly poison and was sealed in a coffin, leaving Kabuto Yakushi uncertain whether to wait for him or follow his dying wishes.

• Orochimaru asked Shen Mo for guidance about becoming a Lich, and Shen Mo gave him a bottle of lethal poison and a box covered in Magic Runes.
• Orochimaru opened the remaining chests and found the Howling Scepter, then decided to begin the transformation instead of buying more chests.
• Orochimaru told Kabuto Yakushi to inherit his belongings and seek his own destiny if the transformation failed, while Kabuto said he wanted only to follow Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru lay in the coffin, drank every drop of poison, and closed his eyes as Kabuto Yakushi sealed the lid.
• Shen Mo warned Kabuto Yakushi that Orochimaru might emerge tomorrow, in a hundred years, or never, leaving Kabuto to decide whether to wait or carry out Orochimaru's wishes.

Kabuto Yakushi asked Shen Mo for a series suited to his analytical abilities, and Shen Mo demonstrated how Alchemy could create life. Kabuto saw himself in the short-lived bird Shen Mo made and begged him to give it a normal life.

• Kabuto Yakushi asked Shen Mo to recommend a jar series so he could strengthen himself and prepare for Orochimaru’s awakening.
• Shen Mo explained the jar rules and recommended the Alchemy Series for Kabuto’s analytical abilities.
• Shen Mo demonstrated High-Level Alchemy by creating a bird from its body, soul, and spirit.
• Shen Mo explained that the bird had only one hour to live because he had not given it a way to survive in the world.
• Kabuto Yakushi saw his own reflection in the struggling bird and pleaded with Shen Mo to grant it a normal life.

Kabuto Yakushi asked Shen Mo to help the struggling bird learn survival, then opened chests to seek useful power while still uncertain about his own purpose. His extraordinary luck yielded several Alchemy prizes, including a Liquid Metal Robot and powerful skills, leaving him equipped with new tools for his path ahead.

• Kabuto Yakushi asked Shen Mo to teach the bird the meaning of survival, and Shen Mo agreed while warning that Kabuto still did not know what he lived for.
• Kabuto Yakushi bought two hundred Level 1 Chests and four hundred and ninety Level 2 Chests, then began opening the Level 2 Chests.
• Kabuto Yakushi won a T-1000 Liquid Metal Robot, which could think and take on any human appearance.
• Kabuto Yakushi learned that Chakra could activate Alchemy techniques and obtained the Puppet Alchemy skill.
• Kabuto Yakushi won the Powerful Adhesive skill and a Barrier Ring, bringing his Level 2 Chest prizes to four Grand Prizes.

Kabuto Yakushi finished opening his Jars, reflected on his uncertain desires, and used the Liquid Metal Robot to disguise itself while he moved Orochimaru’s coffin to a safer hiding place. Shen Mo decided to strengthen his Telekinesis through cultivation, while Tsunade returned to Konoha and was summoned to the Hokage’s Office to report Orochimaru’s escape.

• Kabuto Yakushi opened the remaining Level 1 Chests and received one Grand Prize, a rare alchemical material, prompting Shen Mo to praise his results and discuss fate and desire with him.
• Kabuto Yakushi asked the Liquid Metal Robot to copy another person’s appearance, then carried Orochimaru’s coffin away to bury it somewhere more concealed.
• Shen Mo returned home, considered how to strengthen himself, and chose Mental Power User aptitude and techniques from Swallowed Star so he could cultivate Telekinesis.
• Shen Mo threatened to halve Hikari’s snacks unless she helped him cultivate and save Trading Points toward buying Ikaros.
• Tsunade returned to Konoha troubled that Orochimaru had escaped and worried about what he might do next.
• A ninja told Tsunade that the Hokage wanted to see her in the Hokage’s Office, where she planned to report the threat.

Tsunade reported that Orochimaru had returned and used Impure World Reincarnation to summon her grandfather and great-uncle. Hiruzen assigned Tsunade and the Hyuga Clan to organize the Chunin Exams as an opportunity to ally with Sunagakure against Akatsuki.

• Tsunade found Kakashi, Team 7, and Rin in Hiruzen Sarutobi's office and ordered the injured Kakashi and Sasuke to avoid fighting until they healed.
• Hiruzen discussed Akatsuki's role in the battle, Gato's possible death, and his concern that Haku might be driven by her desire to revive Zabuza.
• Tsunade told Hiruzen that Orochimaru had returned, mastered a dangerous Forbidden Jutsu, and escaped after she injured him.
• Tsunade revealed that Orochimaru had used Impure World Reincarnation to bring back her grandfather and great-uncle.
• Hiruzen put Tsunade and the Hyuga Clan in charge of organizing the Chunin Exams so he could negotiate an alliance with Sunagakure and fight Akatsuki.

Tsunade agreed to organize the Chunin Exams and returned to the Hyuga Clan with Shizune, who had won back more than seven hundred forty million. Tsunade urged Hyuga Hiashi to purchase Jars so Shen Mo could assess the clan’s talented members, but the Hyuga elders had resisted pooling their resources.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Tsunade to organize the Chunin Exams with the Hyuga Clan’s help and to show Shen Mo their efforts toward producing Senior Members.
• Tsunade reunited with Shizune, who reported completing her mission and winning back more than seven hundred forty million.
• Tsunade told Shizune to secure the money and accompany her to the Hyuga Clan.
• Hyuga Hiashi explained that the clan could not easily gather its resources because only a few elders knew about the Jars and they opposed contributing much.
• Tsunade said the Jonin should pool their resources to buy Jars and let Shen Mo assess whether the Hyuga Clan had members with exceptional potential.