Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Chisato sparred with Rayleigh and conceded after he shattered her Perfect Susanoo, while Rayleigh praised her strength. Rayleigh then fought Uzumaki Mito and Hashirama Senju, discovered how formidable they were, and joined them for a meal hosted by Xunjing.

• Rayleigh clashed with Uchiha Chisato, broke her Susanoo sword, and shattered the giant before she conceded.
• Rayleigh told Uchiha Chisato that her strength ranked among the better Admirals and wondered about her restored youth and vitality.
• Rayleigh sparred with Uzumaki Mito and won after struggling against her sealing techniques and strength.
• Hashirama Senju overwhelmed Rayleigh with Wood Release and Sage Art Wood Release, then stopped his final technique before it could kill him.
• Hashirama befriended Rayleigh and asked Xunjing to serve food and wine, and Xunjing set out a feast for their guests.

Hashirama and Rayleigh bonded over drinks while Shakky teased Xunjing about Hancock’s feelings for him. After learning Hancock had eaten the Love-Love Fruit, Xunjing claimed it was secretly the Mythical Zoan: Medusa Fruit, leaving Shakky eager to know more.

• Hashirama called Rayleigh his little brother, and they drank together as the others watched.
• Shakky told Xunjing that Hancock had complained about his absence and had grown deeply in love with him.
• Shakky explained that Hancock had trained for years so she could leave Kuja Island to find Xunjing, and Xunjing noticed her affection was at ninety-nine.
• Shakky revealed that Hancock had eaten the Love-Love Fruit, surprising Xunjing and the others.
• Xunjing said the Love-Love Fruit was actually the Mythical Zoan: Medusa Fruit and compared it to the Gum-Gum Fruit’s true identity as the Mythical Zoan: Nika Fruit.

Xunjing discussed the Nika Fruit with Rayleigh and Shakky, then learned Hancock was moving to seize control of Drum Island and seek the Medusa Fruit. Back in the Ninja World, he gathered allies to assess their strength and plan their next moves in the Pirate World.

• Xunjing told Rayleigh and Shakky that the Gum-Gum Fruit was the Nika Fruit and described what he knew about Nika, leaving them astonished by his apparent knowledge.
• Hancock sailed to Drum Island to claim the Mythical Zoan Medusa Fruit and ordered her crew to bring the island under her control within a week while sparing Wapol for questioning.
• Rayleigh and Shakky’s affinity scores rose after they shared a meal and drinks with Xunjing, who returned them to Sabaody before going back to the Ninja World with his group.
• Shakky gave Xunjing a token for entering Kuja Island, and he agreed to visit soon, planning to contract Hancock and investigate the Love-Love Fruit’s possible Medusa abilities.
• Xunjing summoned allies from both worlds to discuss plans and reported that the First Hokage could overpower Rayleigh, while he himself currently ranked around Admiral Candidate level.

Xunjing and his allies discussed their strength and plans to establish a Yonko crew and nation in the Pirate World, while deciding to take control of Drum Island behind the scenes. They arranged for Tsunade to build a medical academy there and for Orochimaru to establish a research branch in the future.

• Xunjing advised delaying Lightning Body Tempering until physical development stabilized and estimated that Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Sakumo were around Vice Admiral Level.
• Xunjing proposed forming a Yonko crew, seizing territory in the New World, and founding a nation to introduce a new system and train specialists.
• Tsunade suggested taking control of Drum Island to obtain doctors and establish a medical academy, and Dr. Kureha agreed that the island needed intervention.
• Xunjing and Uchiha Chisato agreed to control Drum Island's ruler with genjutsu, remove his two sons, and recruit Dalton to help govern.
• Tsunade agreed to oversee the Drum Island Medical Academy, while Xunjing offered to teach there with Shadow Clones and help win over its staff and students.
• Orochimaru said he could not join the Yonko crew plan personally but asked Xunjing to reserve talented researchers for a future branch of the Research Department.

Xunjing planned to build a new pirate crew by recruiting powerful allies and sailing from the East Blue toward the New World. Koshiro agreed to join, and the group settled on a gradual rise to Four Emperor status while several others stayed busy with their duties.

• Orochimaru agreed to help recruit Vegapunk and Vinsmoke Judge, while Mito Uzumaki and Uchiha Chisato said they could only assist occasionally.
• Hashirama accepted a long-term Wood Clone assignment with the Yonko crew but remained responsible for the Engineering Department until Konoha's first renovation phase was complete.
• Xunjing told Minato, Kushina, and Mikoto to hold off on joining the crew, and said Minato would later go undercover in the Marines.
• Sakumo agreed to join the crew, and Xunjing reassured Koshiro that his dojo and family would be protected; Koshiro then agreed to come aboard.
• Xunjing proposed that the crew start in the East Blue, build its reputation and recruit promising members on the way, then enter the New World in a year or two to compete for a Four Emperor seat.

Xunjing and the others settled the pirate crew’s leadership and preparations, then he traveled to Kuja Island to meet Hancock. The Kuja guards verified Shakky’s token and recognized Xunjing as Uchiha Chisato’s son.

• Xunjing agreed to become captain, with Koshiro as vice-captain and Hashirama as combat captain, and planned to set sail in a month.
• Hashirama agreed to grow and build the crew’s ship, while urging Xunjing to develop more Wood Release users and revive him sooner.
• Xunjing promised to keep working toward Hashirama’s revival and to build affection with Madara and Tobirama so he could sign contracts with them.
• The next morning, Xunjing teleported to Kuja Island and showed the harbor patrols Shakky’s token, saying he had come to see Hancock.
• The patrol leader confirmed the token belonged to Shakky and asked whether Xunjing was the son of Uchiha Chisato, whom the Kuja Pirates remembered from four years earlier.

Uchiha Xunjing arrived on Kuja Island and met the former empress Gloriosa, who approved of his relationship with Hancock but warned him not to hurt her. Hancock reunited with Xunjing and was thrilled by his promise to see her often, while Gloriosa questioned whether he meant to stay on the island.

• A Kuja warrior escorted Xunjing to Gloriosa after learning he had come to see Hancock.
• Gloriosa recognized Xunjing as the boy Shakky had praised and warned him that she would punish him if he broke Hancock's heart.
• Xunjing assured Gloriosa he would treat Hancock well and help her grow stronger.
• Hancock rushed into the hall, embraced Xunjing, and complained that he had not visited her for years.
• Xunjing promised Hancock they could see each other every day, and Gloriosa asked whether he planned to settle on Kuja Island.

Xunjing took Hancock to Drum Island and gave her a contract that granted teleportation and access to his techniques while binding her to protect his interests and secrets. Hancock accepted eagerly, learned his true origins, and planned to visit and train with him every day.

• Hancock angrily confronted Gloriosa for trying to send Xunjing away, but Xunjing explained that he could not stay on Kuja Island.
• Xunjing teleported with Hancock to Dr. Kureha's courtyard on Drum Island and offered her a contract with restrictions and the ability to teleport.
• Hancock accepted the contract, and Xunjing sent her knowledge of his worlds and cultivation techniques.
• After learning Xunjing's secrets, Hancock thanked him for saving her and her sisters from the Celestial Dragons.
• Xunjing invited Hancock to train with him every morning, and she vowed to visit daily and kill the Celestial Dragons for him.

Xunjing examined Hancock’s Love-Love Fruit and discovered it was actually the Mythical Zoan Medusa Fruit, then removed its dormant will and curse. Hancock regained the fruit’s powers, and Xunjing assured her that developing its abilities would not make her look like Medusa.

• Hancock asked Xunjing to remove the Love-Love Fruit’s seawater weakness and hidden will, and he told her it might be the Mythical Zoan Medusa Fruit.
• Xunjing took Hancock into the Space-Time Gate’s main space and pulled the fruit’s power from her body to examine it.
• Xunjing confirmed that the Medusa Fruit had chosen Hancock and explained that Devil Fruits were created from fragments of ancient human wills.
• Xunjing extracted the Medusa Fruit’s dormant will and sent it away from the Space-Time Gate, then returned the fruit’s power to Hancock.
• Hancock worried that awakening the Medusa Fruit would change her appearance, and Xunjing told her its curse had been removed and its power would take its perfect form.

Xunjing took Hancock around his bases and introduced her to his family and friends after improving her Devil Fruit and arranging for her training. The chapter ended with Uchiha Chisato asking about Hancock’s fruit, and Xunjing confirming it was the Mythical Zoan: Medusa Fruit.

• Xunjing reassured Hancock that developing her Devil Fruit would not make her ugly, then took her back to Kuja Island to speak with Gloriosa.
• Xunjing told Gloriosa that Hancock would train with him and visit his bases; Gloriosa agreed, provided Hancock’s progress kept pace over the next month.
• Xunjing showed Hancock his bases and introduced her to Mikoto, Kushina, Kuina, Nami, Perona, Koshiro, Tsunade, and the others at Frostmoon Island.
• Tsunade and the other women welcomed Hancock, then took her aside to chat while Minato teased Xunjing about winning another girl over.
• Xunjing took Hancock to Konoha, where Uchiha Chisato welcomed her and asked about her Devil Fruit.
• Xunjing confirmed to Uchiha Chisato that he had removed the fruit’s flaws and that it was the Mythical Zoan: Medusa Fruit.

Uchiha Chisato chose the Slow-Slow Fruit to strengthen her Susanoo, and she captured Silver Fox Foxy so Xunjing could extract it for her. The chapter ended with Xuanqing discussing a suitable Devil Fruit for Uzumaki Mito, suggesting they pursue Edward Weevil's Impact-Impact Fruit.

• Uchiha Chisato congratulated Hancock on her Devil Fruit and urged her to keep training her vital essence, energy, and spirit.
• Uchiha Chisato decided to obtain the Slow-Slow Fruit from Silver Fox Foxy to help Susanoo hit its targets, and Xunjing agreed to extract it.
• Uchiha Chisato teleported to the South Blue, subdued Foxy with Genjutsu, and brought him back to the Space-Time Gate.
• Xunjing extracted the Slow-Slow Fruit and gave it to Uchiha Chisato, who looked forward to developing its abilities.
• Uchiha Chisato told Xuanqing that Uzumaki Mito had considered the Nine-Tails Fox Fruit, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and the Impact-Impact Fruit.
• Xuanqing ruled out the Tremor-Tremor Fruit because Whitebeard had it and said they could seek the Impact-Impact Fruit from Edward Weevil.

Xunjing obtained the purified Slow-Slow Fruit for Uchiha Chisato and tested its time-based power. After Little Black found Nico Robin in the West Blue, Xunjing traveled there and located her while Navy and Cipher Pol agents searched the island.

• Xunjing killed Silver Fox Foxy, purified the Slow-Slow Fruit, and gave it to Uchiha Chisato.
• Uchiha Chisato tested her new slowing beam on Xunjing, who found he could not break free of its effects with his current strength.
• Xunjing and Uchiha Chisato tested the fruit's abilities on fierce beasts at a base.
• Little Black reported finding Nico Robin in the West Blue, and Uchiha Chisato urged Xunjing to rescue and contract her.
• Xunjing flew to the island on Little Black, detected the Navy and Cipher Pol search teams, and threw a Flying Thunder God Kunai toward Robin's hiding place.

Xunjing rescued Nico Robin from Marines and Cipher Pol agents in the West Blue, then teleported her to Frostmoon Island in the East Blue. He arranged for Tashigi to help Robin settle in and planned to train her with his companions.

• Xunjing left Ninja Hawk Little Black and entered the attic where Robin was hiding.
• Xunjing revealed that he knew Robin's identity, then killed the Marines and Cipher Pol agents pursuing her.
• Xunjing teleported himself and Robin from the West Blue to Frostmoon Island in the East Blue.
• Xunjing told Robin she could stay and train at his outpost, then asked Tashigi to help her settle in.
• Xunjing told Kuina and the others how he had rescued Robin, and Kuina remarked on Robin's years of hardship.

Nico Robin settled in with Xunjing and the others, who offered her help without pressuring her to trust them. Three days later, Xunjing perfected the minor-accomplishment stage of the Sage Chakra Condensation Method and taught it to his family, who began cultivating senjutsu chakra.

• Kushina, Mikoto, and the others agreed to look after Nico Robin and help her recover from her past.
• Tashigi brought Nico Robin to lunch, where she responded politely to everyone’s goodwill while keeping her guard up.
• After three days of practice, Xunjing refined the Sage Chakra Condensation Method to minor accomplishment and increased his senjutsu chakra.
• At breakfast, Xunjing told the family about his progress and reminded Tsunade that they had to keep senjutsu secret from Jiraiya and Mount Myoboku.
• Xunjing passed the method and his insights to the women, and Uchiha Chisato and Tsunade successfully cultivated senjutsu chakra first.
• Tsunade explained that she had reached great accomplishment in the Six Powers and expected to advance Life Return within six months to a year.

Xunjing taught his companions and Uzumaki Mito to cultivate senjutsu chakra, then helped Tobirama Senju secure the nobles’ and merchants’ agreement to invest in Konoha. He used a Flying Thunder God mass-teleportation array to prepare to take the group to Konoha and finalize the contracts.

• Uchiha Chisato and Tsunade left Xunjing to return to work while he watched over the others and continued cultivating senjutsu chakra.
• Mikoto, Minato, and Kushina learned the basics of the Sage Chakra Condensation Method, and Xunjing later taught Uzumaki Mito the method as well.
• Uzumaki Mito suggested combining the Essence Chakra Refinement Technique with the Sage Chakra Condensation Method, and Xunjing said he expected to develop a unified method within a few months.
• Tobirama Senju presented the investment proposal to the assembled Land of Fire nobles and wealthy merchants, and most agreed to proceed.
• Xunjing arrived in the meeting hall and used four shadow clones to create a Flying Thunder God mass-teleportation array for transporting everyone to Konoha.
• Xunjing told the assembled group to prepare for teleportation so they could finalize the investment contracts in Konoha.

Xunjing teleported the Daimyo and other investors from the City of Fire to Konoha, impressing them with his power before they funded the village’s reconstruction and reforms. After securing 44.3 billion ryo, he ordered officials to prepare a plan for allocating the money and left the Second Hokage praising the Administrative Affairs Department.

• Xunjing teleported the Daimyo and more than a hundred dignitaries and merchants to Konoha, stunning them and impressing the watching crowd.
• Xunjing led the visitors to a model of Konoha’s reconstruction, where Nara Shikayama and his staff explained the expansion plans.
• The Daimyo, merchants, and other dignitaries invested in the project, bringing in a total of 44.3 billion ryo.
• Nara Shikayama reported the investment total to Xunjing, who said the funds would support reconstruction, research, education, healthcare, and debt repayment.
• Xunjing told Nara Shikayama to prepare a funding allocation plan overnight and arrange a meeting of senior officials for the next day.
• The Second Hokage praised the Administrative Affairs Department and wondered whether establishing one in his own time could have prevented Monkey and the others from making a mess.

Xunjing collected 44.3 billion ryo in investment funds for Konoha, contracted eligible ninja and arranged for them to train in the Pirate World. He also sold Body-Nourishing Potion to the Daimyo and other wealthy buyers, then helped allocate the investment money, leaving Orochimaru excited to expand the Research Department’s projects.

• Xunjing explained that dividing authority mattered, but the Hokage’s judgment mattered more, and Xunjing agreed that Third Generation and the others had deserved to die.
• Xunjing gave the Daimyo and other investors five days to prepare their funds, then returned to Konoha and contracted eligible ninja, who received training and new techniques.
• Xunjing spent several days arranging for contracted Konoha Ninja to train at bases in the Pirate World while Sealing Arts concealed their progress.
• Xunjing collected 44.3 billion ryo from the Daimyo and sold him a monthly supply of Nourishing Potion, then took orders for 525 portions of Body-Nourishing Potion from nobles and merchants.
• Konoha’s senior officials agreed on how to allocate the investment funds, and Xunjing handed them to the Finance Department as Orochimaru celebrated the ten billion secured for the Research Department.

Xunjing broke through the limits of Flying Thunder God, gaining coordinate-free spatial teleportation and creating storage rings and bracelets. He arrived at an Uchiha leadership meeting, where Uchiha Chisato and the elders realized he had developed a new version of the technique.

• Xunjing told Orochimaru to help build a Home Appliance Factory and production lines and to increase White Zetsu cultivation tenfold.
• After ten days of practice, Xunjing perfected Flying Thunder God and broke through its limits, learning to teleport to places within his Observation Haki or mental-perception range without coordinates.
• Xunjing tested his new teleportation, then used chakra-conductive metal to make Space Bracelets and rings with storage capacity.
• Xunjing considered using the Munch-Munch Fruit to create spatially useful materials and reflected on his growing influence over Drum Island.
• Xunjing teleported to Nanga Shrine during Uchiha Chisato's leadership meeting, where she and the elders asked whether he had upgraded Flying Thunder God.

Xunjing revealed that he had developed Spatial Teleportation and gave Uchiha Chisato its training method for the clan. He also showed the family new storage equipment, which they planned to sell cautiously for resources.

• Xunjing explained that Spatial Teleportation surpassed Flying Thunder God but required mastery of that technique as a foundation.
• Uchiha Chisato accepted Xunjing’s training scroll and planned to place it in the clan’s Merit Pavilion for clansmen to obtain with contribution points.
• Xunjing presented two Space Bracelets and one Space Ring, and Uchiha Chisato and the others tested their storage spaces.
• Xunjing said the equipment required mental power, chakra, or Haki to use, but he could later make versions for ordinary people.
• Xunjing and Uchiha Chisato agreed to sell the equipment in limited quantities, especially in the Ninja World, to avoid creating strategic problems.

Xunjing collected Devil Fruits from Drum Island and experimented with the Munch-Munch Fruit to create useful alloys. He also found Chopper, brought the injured reindeer into the Space-Time Gate Main Space, and later surprised Minato by explaining that he had developed Spatial Teleportation.

• Xunjing took the Munch-Munch Fruit and the Ox-Ox Fruit, Bison Form, from Drum Island and removed the Sea Curse and Demon Will from them.
• Xunjing transferred the Munch-Munch Fruit's power into a metal ingot, producing hundreds of alloys and identifying two useful formulas for weapons.
• Xunjing found the Human-Human Fruit, Commoner Form, realized it held extraordinary potential, and decided to keep it while helping Chopper develop through chakra first.
• Xunjing healed Chopper's injured leg, knocked him out with Genjutsu, and brought him into the Space-Time Gate Main Space.
• At dinner, Xunjing told Mikoto and the others about Spatial Teleportation, and Minato reacted with shock at his upgraded Flying Thunder God technique.