Chapter Summaries

Summary: “Reshaping the Universe”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Leon, Dark Doctor Strange, and Watcher Uatu travel through the Void to locate Strange’s collapsed universe.
• They find it reduced to a tiny purple pocket of space, with only a football-field-sized remnant remaining from what was once a universe spanning trillions of light-years.
• Dark Strange explains that the universe’s original essence still exists. If enough energy were supplied to recreate the Big Bang, the universe could theoretically be restored.
• He admits that, before meeting Leon, he had considered capturing powerful beings from across the Multiverse and using them as an energy source.
• Dark Strange asks whether Christine can also be resurrected with her memories of him intact.
• Leon agrees to fulfill this request, but only if Strange becomes his emissary. Strange accepts, having lost everything else and being willing to pay any price.
• Leon summons a massive Legend Clone, which enters the pocket universe and begins restoring it.
• Instead of destroying and recreating the universe, Leon directly reconstructs its original space, time, matter, physical constants, and life.
• The universe expands from a tiny pocket back to its original size and structure.
• Strange sees that his world has been restored almost exactly as it was before Christine’s resurrection attempt. Wong, Hamir, Danny, and the other mages have returned, though Strange and Christine are still absent at this point.

Character Developments

• Dark Doctor Strange: His desperation and grief are emphasized. He is willing to sacrifice himself and become Leon’s emissary to restore his universe and reunite with Christine. His earlier willingness to harvest other beings for energy reveals how far his obsession and despair had driven him.
• Leon: Demonstrates immense power, intelligence, and precision by restoring an entire universe rather than merely creating a new one. He also gains Dark Strange as an emissary, expanding his influence.
• Watcher Uatu: Usually detached and observational, Uatu is visibly shocked by Strange’s proposed plan and impressed by Leon’s achievement. He recognizes that Leon’s growth is extraordinarily rapid, even by Multiversal standards.

Significant Themes

• Grief and obsession: Strange’s refusal to accept Christine’s death has already caused catastrophic consequences, and his desire to regain her continues to shape his decisions.
• Sacrifice and moral compromise: Strange is prepared to sacrifice himself—and had considered sacrificing others—to restore what he lost.
• Restoration versus replacement: Leon does not simply create a new universe; he painstakingly restores the original one, emphasizing the difference between rebuilding something familiar and making an imperfect substitute.
• Power and responsibility: The chapter raises questions about whether extraordinary power should be used to undo destruction and what moral obligations accompany such power.
• Hope after ruin: The restoration of the universe gives Strange renewed hope, though his reunion with Christine remains unresolved.

Character Interactions

• Strange appeals to Leon for both the restoration of his universe and Christine’s resurrection.
• Uatu challenges Strange’s morally dangerous plan to use other beings as energy sources, showing concern over another potential Multiversal crisis.
• Leon teases Strange about wanting more than merely restoring the universe, then offers him a bargain: service as Leon’s emissary in exchange for fulfilling his wishes.
• Uatu silently observes the exchange and later admires Leon’s ability to reshape reality on an unprecedented scale.

Chapter Summary: “Throne of Heaven, Secondhand Gift”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Leon successfully resurrects Christine by pulling her existence from the timeline into the present, avoiding the dangers of directly reversing time around an absolute point.
• Dark Doctor Strange, who had sacrificed everything to bring Christine back, is overwhelmed with joy when he sees her alive again.
• Leon brands Dark Strange with the mark of the Divine Kingdom Dimension. The dimension initially absorbs Strange’s dark, unstable power, purifies it, and returns it as clean, light-aligned energy.
• Leon orders Strange to report to the Divine Kingdom Dimension and hints that he may later use him to help conquer or control other dimensions.
• Leon and Uatu observe Dark Strange’s reunion with Christine, but Uatu insists that Watchers do not invade people’s private moments.
• Leon reveals that he used energy taken from Dormammu, Mephisto, and other demon gods to reconstruct the universe. He dismisses their anger as part of their “atonement” and openly plans to exploit Strange’s future services for further dimensional expansion.
• Before leaving, Leon hints that the vacant “Throne of Heaven” in the Split Domain will soon have a new occupant, suggesting a major future power shift.
• Back on Earth, Leon gives JARVIS the Infinity Armor and five Infinity Stones taken from Infinite Ultron. Because JARVIS shares Ultron’s body, the armor automatically bonds with him.
• JARVIS becomes extraordinarily powerful, claiming that he may now surpass nearly all beings documented by the TVA.
• Leon assigns JARVIS the responsibility of protecting Earth and jokingly calls the armor a recurring “birthday gift.”
• Tony challenges JARVIS, refusing to believe he is stronger than the Hell Iron Armor. JARVIS defeats him repeatedly, leaving Tony battered, embarrassed, and resentful.

Character Developments

• Dark Doctor Strange: Moves from despair and obsession to emotional fulfillment after Christine’s resurrection. Though initially suspicious when Leon marks him and absorbs his power, he accepts the arrangement because Christine matters more to him than his independence. His corrupted power is purified, making him more stable and potentially more useful to Leon.
• Leon: Demonstrates immense control over time, resurrection, dimensional energy, and cosmic manipulation. He presents himself as benevolent while exploiting demon gods and preparing to expand his influence. His hint about the Throne of Heaven shows that he is positioning himself for even greater authority.
• Uatu: Maintains his observational principles, particularly regarding privacy, but is increasingly wary of Leon’s schemes. He recognizes Leon’s dialogue as resembling an anime quote and quietly reserves a place to watch the coming political upheaval.
• JARVIS: Evolves from an intelligent assistant into one of Earth’s most powerful defenders after merging with the Infinity Armor and Stones. He remains respectful and obedient, but his overwhelming strength creates a sharp contrast with Tony’s abilities.
• Tony Stark: Suffers a comic reversal of roles. Instead of being the superior armored hero, he is defeated by JARVIS and left humiliated, irritable, and physically sore.

Significant Themes

• Resurrection and restoration: The chapter emphasizes that returning someone’s existence can be different from reversing time, allowing Leon to restore Christine without repeating the universe’s collapse.
• Sacrifice and reward: Dark Strange’s centuries of suffering and moral compromise finally earn him the reunion he wanted, though it also places him under Leon’s control.
• Power disguised as benevolence: Leon frames the draining of demon gods as charitable “atonement,” revealing his habit of justifying domination as assistance.
• Transformation through purification: Dark Strange’s chaotic power is cleansed, suggesting that strength can be retained while corruption is removed.
• Legacy and secondhand power: JARVIS receives Ultron’s armor and Stones, turning another being’s weapons into a new source of power. The “secondhand gift” becomes both a joke and a symbol of inherited strength.
• Cosmic ambition: Leon’s comments about the vacant throne foreshadow his attempt to claim or control a higher position within the cosmic hierarchy.

Character Interactions

• Leon and Dark Strange: Their exchange combines gratitude, obligation, and manipulation. Strange is deeply thankful, while Leon immediately establishes a contractual relationship and future expectations.
• Leon and Uatu: They share witty, skeptical banter. Uatu questions Leon’s ethics, while Leon treats cosmic exploitation as entirely reasonable.
• Leon and the demon gods: Though mostly discussed rather than shown directly, their furious curses reveal their resentment toward Leon after he drains their power.
• Leon and JARVIS: Leon treats JARVIS as both a trusted creation and a new protector of Earth, while JARVIS responds with loyalty and appreciation.
• JARVIS and Tony: Their confrontation humorously reverses their usual master-servant dynamic. JARVIS remains formal and polite while effortlessly defeating Tony, who reacts with disbelief and frustration.

Chapter Summary: “Finding Bizarro”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter opens at Leon’s home during breakfast. Kara prepares hand-pulled ramen and heat-vision-fried eggs.
• Diana and Sherry leave through a portal for class, but Diana first playfully threatens Leon to return home so he will not owe her extra time together.
• The women of the household have developed a tradition: whoever prepares breakfast may challenge Leon to a fight or request magic lessons. Kara, as that day’s cook, quickly initiates a Brazilian jiu-jitsu match with him before leaving to sunbathe.
• Once everyone has left, Leon finally departs for the Divine Kingdom Dimension, relieved to have some time alone.
• It is spring 2012, but the expected Chitauri invasion never occurs because Thanos is no longer present. Other events have happened instead, including Tony dealing with Ivan Vanko, the Inhumans, and Terrigen Crystals. Loki has become a celebrity, while the Men in Black operate an interstellar exchange base on Earth.
• Leon visits the Divine Kingdom Dimension because his Legend Clone has reached a genetic level of 60,000, entering the second stage of Gene Evolution. The clone grows to approximately 90 million kilometers tall, gaining greater energy storage, defense, and combat power.
• Leon continues studying the genetic samples of Wolf Superman and Henry Superman, hoping to advance his own genes beyond level 10,081. However, months of research have produced no breakthrough.
• Since Kryptonite and Superman-derived genes have failed to reveal the next stage of evolution, Leon theorizes that he must explore a different path—possibly Superman’s opposites and enemies, such as Bizarro, Ultraman, and Doomsday.
• He begins searching the DC multiverse for Bizarro. During the search, he recognizes a previously visited universe from Superman & Lois, specifically its Anti-World, which contains a Bizarro. Leon chooses that world and plans to visit Clark as well.

Character Developments

• Leon remains powerful and analytical but is increasingly frustrated by the limits of his Perfect Gene evolution. His investigation shifts from copying or understanding Superman’s traits to examining divergent Kryptonian forms.
• Diana continues to display her affectionate yet dominant personality, teasing Leon and maintaining their competitive training relationship.
• Kara is shown as confident, physically assertive, and eager for routine combat. Her breakfast duty gives her an opportunity to challenge Leon before starting her day.
• Legend Clone reaches a major evolutionary milestone, becoming vastly larger and stronger. His development serves as an important source of scientific reference for Leon.
• Tony and the Avengers are implied to be handling Earth’s smaller crises effectively, allowing Leon to focus on multiversal research.
• Loki has undergone an unexpected transformation into a public celebrity, while the Men in Black have expanded Earth’s role in interstellar affairs.

Significant Themes

• Evolution and experimentation: Leon’s search for the next genetic breakthrough drives the chapter. The failure of Superman-based research forces him to consider radically different evolutionary directions.
• Opposites and identity: Bizarro, Ultraman, and Doomsday represent distorted or opposing versions of Superman, suggesting that progress may come from studying contrast rather than imitation.
• Domestic intimacy and competition: Leon’s household operates through playful physical challenges, affection, and shared routines, blending family life with combat training.
• Power and scale: Legend’s enormous growth emphasizes the extraordinary scope of Leon’s world and the ever-expanding limits of genetic and cosmic power.
• A changed timeline: The absence of the Chitauri invasion demonstrates how removing Thanos has altered major events, while new developments reshape Earth’s political and interstellar position.

Character Interactions

• Diana affectionately intimidates Leon before leaving with Sherry, combining romantic teasing with a promise of future training.
• Sherry reacts with confusion and discomfort to Diana’s bold behavior.
• Kara and Leon engage in their established breakfast-duty tradition, fighting in a brief but intense grappling match.
• Leon mentally contrasts his increasingly chaotic household with a famously crowded and unruly home, highlighting his mixture of amusement and helplessness.
• Leon’s choice to visit the Superman & Lois universe reflects both his scientific goal of finding Bizarro and his personal interest in checking on the older Clark.

Chapter Summary: “Saving Wolf Superman Clark”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter explains the unique origin of Bizarro in the Superman & Lois universe. Unlike the comic-book clone, he was Tal-Rho, a Superman from the Anti-World who crossed over to stop Ally’s plan to merge the Positive and Anti-Worlds.
• Tal-Rho was weakened by X-Kryptonite and strangled by a human military major. Although presumed dead, his body later recovered, leaving him mindless. Lex Luthor eventually found and transformed him into Bizarro Doomsday.
• Leon travels from the Marvel Universe through the Void and DC’s Source Wall, arriving at Kent Farm during a crisis. The damaged barn and abandoned surroundings reveal that something serious has happened.
• Lois tells Leon that Clark has been missing for two days while fighting a mysterious monster. Using his enhanced senses, Leon discovers that Clark and Bizarro Doomsday are battling in a distant asteroid belt.
• Clark has been fighting for two days and is severely injured. Though he once held an advantage, Doomsday’s regeneration and evolutionary adaptation have allowed the monster to overpower him.
• Leon reaches the battlefield just as Doomsday is about to overwhelm Clark. He blocks Doomsday’s punch, interrupting the fight and rescuing Superman.

Character Developments

• Leon demonstrates increased power and awareness of interdimensional travel. He quickly identifies the danger, reassures Lois, and confidently intervenes when Clark is close to defeat.
• Clark/Wolf Superman is shown as exceptionally resilient but physically exhausted after two days of combat. His injuries and inability to withstand Doomsday’s adaptations emphasize the limits of even his immense strength.
• Lois appears deeply worried but emotionally composed. Her long relationship with Clark has taught her to endure repeated crises, and she trusts Leon enough to ask him directly for help.
• Bizarro Doomsday is portrayed as far more dangerous than ordinary Bizarro. His regeneration, evolutionary resistance to attacks, and monstrous strength make him nearly impossible for Clark to defeat alone.
• Lex Luthor is established as the one responsible for transforming the revived Bizarro into Doomsday, linking the monster’s existence to his continuing schemes.

Significant Themes

• The contrast between worlds: The chapter reinforces the idea that the Positive and Anti-Worlds produce opposing versions of familiar characters, including Clark and Tal-Rho.
• Adaptation and escalation: Doomsday’s ability to evolve past every attack illustrates the danger of an enemy who becomes stronger through combat.
• Trust and friendship: Lois trusts Leon with Clark’s life, while Leon repays the help Wolf Superman once gave him by arriving to save him.
• Endurance and sacrifice: Clark’s prolonged battle and Lois’s calm acceptance of danger reflect the burdens carried by long-time heroes and their families.
• Reversal of roles: Leon, once aided by Wolf Superman, now becomes the stronger protector who comes to Clark’s rescue.

Character Interactions

• Lois urgently appeals to Leon for help, revealing both her fear for Clark and her faith in Leon’s abilities.
• Leon reassures Lois that Clark will survive and lightheartedly promises to return him before dinner, easing her anxiety.
• Leon and Clark reunite during the battle with familiar humor and camaraderie. Leon teasingly accuses Clark of becoming too comfortable in his happy life and neglecting his training.
• The chapter ends with Clark recognizing Leon and smiling, signaling renewed hope as Leon confronts Bizarro Doomsday.

Chapter Summary: “Reversing Bizarro”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Doomsday, created by Luthor from mutated Kryptonian genes and apparently derived from the corpse of an Anti-World Superman, attacks Leon and Wolf Superman.
• Despite Doomsday’s immense strength, Flame Breath, regenerative ability, and combat instincts, Leon effortlessly blocks his attacks.
• Leon counters Doomsday’s Flame Breath with perfected Freeze Breath, freezing Doomsday and the surrounding space at absolute zero.
• Wolf Superman explains that Doomsday has revived dozens of times, becoming stronger and immune to whatever killed him each time. He believes the only way to eliminate him is to destroy every cell in the sun.
• Leon stops Clark from sending Doomsday into the sun, insisting that Doomsday may still be saved because he was created from Clark’s Anti-World counterpart.
• Leon tears off one of Doomsday’s frozen arms and stores it in his World Ring—not to kill him, but to obtain Doomsday’s regenerative genes for his own stalled Gene Evolution.
• Leon then creates a temporary pocket universe governed by Marvel’s rules and uses the Time Rule to reverse Doomsday’s transformation.
• The reversal removes the X-Kryptonite and restores Doomsday to his original form: Bizarro Superman.
• Leon also collects blood from Bizarro in his normal state before waking him.
• Bizarro awakens confused and hostile, calling out Luthor and Clark, while Leon casually assures Clark that he is unharmed.

Character Developments

• Leon demonstrates overwhelming power and creativity. He easily restrains Doomsday, manipulates cosmic rules, reverses time, and restores Bizarro despite operating within the DC Universe.
• Leon’s actions reveal both altruism and opportunism: he genuinely prevents Bizarro’s death, but also harvests Doomsday’s and Bizarro’s genes to advance his own evolution.
• Wolf Superman/Clark is shown as exhausted and conflicted. He wants to save his Anti-World counterpart but recognizes the danger posed by Doomsday’s endless adaptation.
• Clark is surprised to find Leon acting even more like Superman than he does, particularly when Leon refuses to kill Bizarro.
• Clark also becomes humorously unsettled when he realizes Leon’s “rescue” involved dismantling Doomsday for genetic material.

Significant Themes

• Opposing forces over brute strength: Leon teaches Clark that Doomsday’s Flame Breath should be countered with Freeze Breath rather than met with greater force.
• Redemption and preservation of life: The chapter emphasizes that even a monstrous enemy may retain a recoverable identity.
• Power and responsibility: Leon possesses reality-altering power but chooses to save rather than destroy Bizarro.
• Science, evolution, and exploitation: Leon treats Doomsday as both a person to rescue and a valuable source of genetic material.
• Reversal and transformation: Time manipulation literally undoes Doomsday’s monstrous evolution, restoring him to his original Superman-like form.
• Role reversal: Clark, normally the one who refuses to give up on enemies, is placed in the position of urging decisive destruction, while Leon becomes the more idealistic savior.

Character Interactions

• Leon jokingly teases Clark about having become weaker while Clark admires Leon’s increased strength.
• Clark warns Leon about Doomsday’s resurrection and adaptive immunity, urging that they act quickly.
• Leon rejects Clark’s plan to kill Doomsday and challenges him to consider saving his counterpart.
• Clark is confused and briefly alarmed when Leon removes Doomsday’s arm, only to learn that Leon wants it for genetic research.
• After witnessing Leon’s time reversal and restoration of Bizarro, Clark jokingly questions whether Leon is still a Superman.
• Leon responds humorously, comparing his own “cheating” with Clark’s transformation into Golden Superman.

Chapter Summary: “Fusing Bizarro, Ultraman Genes”

Plot Points and Events

• Leon, Bizarro, and Wolf Superman return to Earth, with Leon carrying both of them at faster-than-light speed.
• At Kent Farm, Lois enthusiastically reunites with Clark after his dangerous encounter, briefly forgetting about dinner. Bizarro is reminded of his own Lois and longs to return home.
• During dinner, the Kents explain that Lex Luthor created Doomsday to take revenge on Clark and Lois because Lois previously sent Luthor to prison using mistaken evidence.
• Lois and Clark decide to gather genuine evidence against Luthor. Wolf Superman considers confronting Luthor and persuading him to abandon his plans, while Leon offers to deal with Luthor directly. The Kents reject killing or casually attacking him.
• After dinner, Leon collects the genes of Jonathan and Jordan, the Kents’ super-powered children, then takes Bizarro to the Anti-World and collects the genes of its two Superboys.
• Leon travels through other universes in search of Ultraman. He finds an evil, animated-universe version of Ultraman and quickly defeats him to obtain his genes.
• Back in Marvel’s Divine Kingdom Dimension, Leon uses his Blacklight Clone to analyze and combine Bizarro’s and Ultraman’s genetic material.
• After repeated bodily collapses and regenerations, Leon successfully fuses the genes, raising his genetic level from 18,000 to 30,000 times normal.
• The fusion grants Leon stronger Kryptonian abilities, including enhanced reactions to Kryptonite and the ability to use both heat and freeze-based powers. His potential increases enough that he estimates becoming Golden Superman in six or seven thousand years.
• Leon then begins studying Doomsday’s genes. He recognizes that their violent, adaptive nature may enable another major breakthrough, but also fears that a failed fusion could transform him into a monster.
• To give himself more time for experimentation and growth, Leon prepares several powerful M-Bodies, considers studying the laws of other universes, and begins a random-dimensional search.

Character Developments

• Leon remains pragmatic, confident, and willing to use force against villains such as Ultraman and Luthor. However, he respects the Kents’ moral boundaries and leaves Luthor’s fate to them.
• Leon’s scientific and genetic abilities advance dramatically. By combining opposing genetic systems, he reaches the 30,000-times genetic stage and gains greater evolutionary potential.
• Bizarro shows emotional vulnerability when he remembers his own Lois and becomes concerned about finding his way home. He continues trusting Leon, repeatedly thanking him.
• Wolf Superman demonstrates his commitment to Superman’s moral code by refusing to kill Luthor and preferring negotiation and rehabilitation.
• Lois is portrayed as fiercely devoted to Clark and determined to correct her past mistake by proving Luthor’s crimes properly.
• Jonathan and Jordan’s awakened Kryptonian abilities make their genes valuable to Leon’s ongoing research.

Significant Themes

• Opposites and synthesis: The fusion of Superman-like, Bizarro-like, and Ultraman-like traits shows how conflicting forces can either destroy one another or create a stronger form through balance.
• Evolution through experimentation: Leon repeatedly risks physical collapse and mutation to pursue greater power and knowledge.
• Morality versus pragmatism: The Kents insist on justice without killing, while Leon is more willing to eliminate threats directly.
• Identity and longing: Bizarro’s reaction to Lois emphasizes his emotional connection to his alternate family and his desire to return home.
• Power and responsibility: Leon’s growth raises the question of whether increasing power can be controlled safely, especially when he begins experimenting with Doomsday’s destructive genes.
• Multiversal exploration: Leon’s search across universes reflects his ambition to collect abilities, understand different laws of reality, and eventually create a stronger world of his own.

Character Interactions

• Lois and Wolf Superman share an affectionate reunion, reinforcing their deep relationship after his dangerous mission.
• Bizarro watches the couple and is reminded of his own Lois, creating a parallel between the two families.
• Leon challenges Wolf Superman’s reluctance to use lethal force, but ultimately accepts the couple’s decision to handle Luthor themselves.
• The Kents attempt to persuade Leon and Bizarro to stay, but Leon leaves after collecting the children’s genes.
• Leon treats Ultraman as an irredeemable criminal and takes his genes without negotiation, contrasting with Wolf Superman’s desire to reason with Luthor.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Leon arrives in a New York-like city and quickly identifies the setting as The Boys universe after hearing references to Homelander, Butcher, and Victoria Neuman.
• He determines that the world likely lacks a World Consciousness and realizes its main valuable resource is Compound V, the substance created by Vought that grants superpowers.
• Rather than becoming involved in the setting’s conflicts, Leon focuses on his long-term goals: conducting genetic research, absorbing sunlight to become “Golden Superman,” and experimenting with turning one of his powerful clones into an abstract concept.
• Leon sends a Legend Avatar beyond Earth and merges it with the universe. The process succeeds effortlessly, creating the new cosmic principles of Justice and Order.
• He then begins transforming another Avatar into the World Consciousness of the Boys universe.
• Leon plans to visit Vought Company, obtain Compound V for research, and meet Homelander.
• Before he can leave, he is approached by Billy Butcher, who mistakes him for an inexperienced young Vought superhero and attempts to manipulate him into revealing information.
• Butcher expects Leon to be shocked by Vought’s corruption and become an informant. Instead, Leon casually reveals that he intends to rob—or “borrow”—Compound V from Vought and asks Butcher for a ride, leaving Butcher stunned.

Character Developments

• Leon remains overwhelmingly powerful, detached, and confident. The setting’s dangers barely concern him, and he treats the universe as an opportunity for experimentation and entertainment.
• His ability to create abstract cosmic concepts is expanded when he successfully introduces Justice and Order into the universe.
• Leon’s curiosity about Compound V shows his interest in scientific and genetic research, while his decision to become the universe’s World Consciousness demonstrates his willingness to reshape entire realities.
• Billy Butcher is portrayed as calculating, manipulative, and suspicious. He tries to identify Leon as a naïve recruit who could be used against Vought.
• Butcher’s confidence collapses when Leon openly announces his plan to steal Compound V, revealing that Leon is far less innocent and predictable than he appears.

Significant Themes

• Power and scale: Leon’s abilities place him far above the superheroes and political conflicts of The Boys universe, creating a sharp contrast between cosmic power and ordinary human struggles.
• Justice versus corruption: Leon literally introduces Justice and Order as universal laws into a world defined by commercialized superheroes, corporate manipulation, and moral decay.
• Appearance versus reality: Butcher assumes Leon is a harmless, inexperienced hero based on his appearance, while Leon is actually an immensely powerful outsider with independent motives.
• Science and experimentation: Compound V and Leon’s genetic research connect the world’s artificial superpowers with Leon’s broader attempts to understand and manipulate life and reality.
• Cynicism and control: Vought’s influence over superheroes and society is contrasted with Leon’s effortless ability to control the universe itself.

Character Interactions

• Leon and Butcher meet outside the CIA building near Vought Tower.
• Butcher adopts a friendly but probing attitude, calling Leon a promising young hero and implying that he can help with Vought-related problems.
• Leon recognizes Butcher’s likely intention to recruit him as an informant but plays along rather than exposing him.
• Their interaction ends with Leon overturning Butcher’s expectations: instead of needing guidance, he asks Butcher to help him reach Vought so he can obtain Compound V.

Chapter Summary: “Homelander: Bite A-Train”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Billy Butcher drives Leon to Vought Tower so Leon can obtain Compound V.
• Butcher doubts Leon’s plan, expecting Vought to be heavily guarded, but Leon casually intends to enter, defeat Homelander, and “borrow” the compound.
• Leon reveals that he knows about Butcher’s brain tumor because he can perceive it inside Butcher’s head. Butcher is shocked and begins to suspect that Leon may be a powerful Vought weapon or an extraordinarily dangerous supe.
• Butcher decides to accompany Leon, offering his own expertise against Vought and Homelander.
• Meanwhile, in The Seven’s war room, Homelander, Black Noir, A-Train, The Deep, and Ashley discuss replacements for Queen Maeve and Starlight.
• Homelander approves of a murderous, unstable candidate, exposing his attraction to violence and his indifference toward morality.
• Frustrated by The Deep’s constant agreement and sycophantic behavior, Homelander orders him to bite A-Train. The absurd command creates an extremely tense and humiliating situation.
• Before The Deep can obey, Vought’s security system detects an intrusion. Leon and Butcher enter after Leon defeats a superhero and sends him crashing through the room.
• Homelander recognizes Butcher and mocks his terminal condition, assuming the two have come to fight him.
• Butcher introduces Leon as his “temporary boss.” Homelander threatens both intruders and perversely extends his earlier command: they must each bite A-Train ten times if they want to leave alive.

Character Developments

• Leon: Remains calm, naïve, and overwhelmingly confident. He treats infiltrating Vought and confronting Homelander as routine tasks. His ability to detect Butcher’s tumor demonstrates that his powers extend beyond flight and physical strength.
• Billy Butcher: Initially views Leon as either dangerously foolish or immensely powerful. After learning that Leon knows about his tumor, Butcher becomes wary but also recognizes Leon as a potential weapon against Homelander. His decision to follow Leon shows both desperation and renewed hope in his revenge mission.
• Homelander: Is portrayed as powerful, childish, cruel, and emotionally insecure. He wants people to obey him but also resents their inability to challenge or understand him. His bizarre order to make The Deep bite A-Train highlights his sadism and need for control.
• The Deep: Continues to behave as a pathetic, eager sycophant. Even when Homelander criticizes his excessive agreement, he immediately doubles down on his praise. His reluctance to obey the biting order reveals his fear and humiliation.
• A-Train: Becomes the unwilling target of Homelander’s humiliating “test” and is placed in a vulnerable position despite his status as a member of The Seven.
• Ashley: Although technically Vought’s CEO, she is visibly powerless around Homelander and unable to control the situation.

Significant Themes

• Power and intimidation: Vought’s superheroes possess enormous authority, but Homelander’s control comes primarily from fear. Even senior figures such as Ashley cannot oppose him.
• Moral corruption: The Seven’s recruitment process shows that violence and insanity are treated as virtues, while superficial traits are used to judge potential members.
• Absurdity under tyranny: Homelander’s grotesque order turns a formal leadership meeting into a humiliating spectacle, emphasizing the irrationality of authoritarian power.
• Desperation and unlikely alliances: Butcher’s terminal illness drives him to cooperate with Leon, whose strange innocence and immense power may offer the only chance to defeat Homelander.
• Hidden strength: Leon’s calmness contrasts with everyone else’s fear, suggesting that appearances and social status do not reflect true power.

Character Interactions

• Butcher questions Leon’s reckless plan, while Leon casually reassures him and even promises to cure his tumor.
• Leon’s revelation about seeing Butcher’s tumor changes their relationship, making Butcher view him with suspicion and respect.
• Homelander dominates the war-room discussion, while The Deep responds with exaggerated praise and Ashley remains submissive.
• Homelander humiliates The Deep by ordering him to bite A-Train, then redirects the same threat toward Leon and Butcher after their intrusion.
• The confrontation ends with Leon and Homelander positioned for a direct clash, while Butcher is forced back into the conflict he thought might be his final battle.

Chapter Summary: “Homelander Panicked”

Key Plot Points and Events

• A-Train panics when Homelander orders him to repeatedly fight Butcher and Leon, fearing the punishment will expose his betrayals and leave him physically exhausted.
• The Deep betrays A-Train by falsely claiming that A-Train is eager to comply, then enthusiastically encourages Homelander’s cruel plan.
• Butcher and Leon refuse to be intimidated. Butcher openly insults Homelander, while Leon challenges him to attack.
• Homelander fires his laser vision at Leon, intending to kill him in front of Butcher. However, Leon emerges completely unharmed, revealing that Homelander’s strongest attack is ineffective against him.
• Leon humiliates Homelander by ordering him to bite The Deep instead. Butcher joins Leon in watching the situation, treating Homelander’s loss of control as entertainment.
• Homelander initially attempts to remain calm and negotiate, suspecting Leon may have been sent by Vought’s leadership. Leon cuts him off and demands immediate obedience.
• When Homelander tries to attack Leon again, Leon uses an unseen power to seize control of Homelander’s body. Homelander is forced to walk toward The Deep despite being fully conscious.
• Homelander panics and begs the other Vought members for help, but Ashley, A-Train, The Deep, and Black Noir are too shocked and frightened to intervene.
• Under Leon’s threat, The Deep reluctantly approaches Homelander, leaving both men terrified and helpless.

Character Developments

• Leon is established as overwhelmingly powerful, immune to Homelander’s laser vision, and capable of controlling Homelander’s body. His calm, mocking attitude contrasts sharply with Homelander’s usual dominance.
• Homelander suffers a dramatic reversal. His arrogance and godlike confidence collapse when he realizes he cannot harm or control Leon. His panic exposes the frightened, emotionally stunted child beneath his violent persona.
• Butcher remains defiant and reckless, openly provoking Homelander. He quickly adapts to Leon’s dominance and takes pleasure in watching Homelander lose control.
• The Deep proves cowardly and opportunistic. He sacrifices A-Train to gain Homelander’s approval, but later becomes the target of Leon’s punishment and desperately tries to avoid it.
• A-Train is fearful and cautious, aware that his betrayals may be discovered. He remains passive once Leon takes control of the situation.
• Ashley and Black Noir, like the others, are rendered helpless by the sudden change in power dynamics.

Significant Themes

• Power reversal and humiliation: The chapter turns Homelander, normally the most feared person in the room, into a powerless victim.
• The fragility of intimidation: Homelander’s authority depends on fear, but it collapses once someone proves immune to his violence.
• Fear and self-preservation: The Vought employees immediately abandon loyalty when their own safety is threatened.
• The hidden child beneath the tyrant: Homelander’s panic reveals that his cruelty and superiority complex mask deep insecurity, emotional deprivation, and a need for approval.
• Control and agency: Leon’s ability to manipulate Homelander’s body reverses the normal relationship between ruler and subject, emphasizing how completely Homelander has lost control.

Character Interactions

• The Deep flatters Homelander while betraying A-Train, demonstrating his opportunism.
• Butcher insults Homelander directly, refusing to submit to his threats.
• Leon openly commands and mocks Homelander, treating him as an object of amusement rather than a dangerous superior.
• Homelander attempts to intimidate Leon, then negotiate with him, but both approaches fail.
• The Deep and Homelander exchange terrified looks as Leon forces them toward a humiliating confrontation, with neither able to resist or rely on the others for help.

Chapter Summary: “A Bowl of Beef Noodles”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Leon humiliates Homelander by magically—or otherwise supernaturally—forcing him to unzip The Deep’s clothing and touch something deeply embarrassing. He stops before the humiliation goes too far, but makes it clear that Homelander is completely powerless against him.
• Leon orders Homelander and The Deep to prepare him a bowl of beef noodles as punishment. Homelander initially considers objecting, but Leon’s overwhelming presence terrifies him into obedience.
• After Homelander, The Deep, and Ashley leave, Leon proposes a bet to Butcher, A-Train, and Black Noir: if the noodles contain chopped scallions, he will spare the group; if not, he will kill them all.
• Homelander secretly overhears the bet through his super-hearing and realizes that Leon genuinely possesses the power to kill him. He orders The Deep to add chopped scallions, despite neither of them knowing what they are.
• Homelander sends Ashley to retrieve Compound V and orders Vought’s public-relations department to investigate Leon and find a way to manipulate or discredit him.
• The PR department concludes that Leon appears to have a strong sense of justice and concern for his reputation, suggesting that Vought may be able to control him through public opinion.
• The chapter ends with Homelander, The Deep, and Ashley returning to face Leon, carrying the beef noodles, Compound V, and information about Leon.

Character Developments

• Leon is established as overwhelmingly powerful, confident, and casually cruel. He enjoys asserting control but stops short of forcing Homelander to complete the most degrading act, suggesting that his goal is intimidation rather than meaningless excess.
• Homelander suffers a major loss of dominance. He becomes frightened, humiliated, and submissive in Leon’s presence, while privately developing murderous resentment toward both Leon and The Deep. Despite his fear, he immediately begins planning countermeasures.
• The Deep remains cowardly and powerless, hiding behind the other members of the Seven and obeying Homelander’s orders without question.
• Ashley initially panics but finds Homelander’s humiliation amusing. She later shows practical intelligence by proposing that Leon’s reputation and moral principles could be exploited.
• Butcher is entertained by Leon’s methods and quickly develops admiration for his boldness. He also remains suspicious, questioning why Leon would spare Homelander.
• A-Train and Black Noir are too frightened to resist Leon or participate meaningfully in the confrontation.

Significant Themes

• Power and humiliation: Leon reverses the usual power structure, reducing Homelander—normally the most feared person in the room—to a terrified subordinate.
• Fear versus authority: Homelander’s obedience is not based on loyalty but on his recognition that Leon is stronger than he is.
• Manipulation and public image: Vought’s instinct is to weaponize reputation and media influence, revealing how the company controls people through propaganda rather than physical force alone.
• Cultural contrast and absurdity: The ordinary request for beef noodles and chopped scallions becomes a deadly test, combining comedy with genuine danger.
• Hidden strength and uncertainty: Leon’s origins and abilities remain unknown, increasing tension as Homelander searches unsuccessfully for information about him.

Character Interactions

• Leon dominates Homelander through psychological and physical control, while Homelander alternates between fear, forced politeness, and concealed hatred.
• Homelander treats The Deep and Ashley aggressively, threatening them to compensate for his own helplessness before Leon.
• Butcher responds to Leon with amusement and growing approval, though he remains wary of Leon’s motives.
• Ashley’s relationship with Homelander is marked by fear and suppressed resentment; she obeys him while privately mocking his weakness.
• The chapter’s central interaction is the contrast between Leon’s calm authority and the terrified, scheming members of Vought’s team.

Chapter Summary: “I Don’t Eat Beef”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Homelander brings Leon a bowl of beef noodles, carefully ensuring that it contains scallions because Leon has wagered with A-Train that the presence of scallions will determine whether A-Train lives or dies.
• Homelander falsely tries to claim responsibility for preparing the noodles, but Leon’s intimidating presence makes him shift the blame to The Deep.
• The Deep confirms that scallions are present, seemingly satisfying the terms of Leon’s wager.
• Leon reveals that the noodles contain too much beef and declares, “I don’t eat beef,” interpreting the dish as unacceptable despite the scallions.
• Leon’s supernatural power begins erasing both The Deep’s and Homelander’s left hands, turning them into ash without causing physical pain.
• Homelander panics and begs Leon for mercy. When pleading fails, he attempts to threaten Leon by using Vought’s public-relations machinery and his fans to expose and cyberbully him.
• Leon mocks the threat and uses his power to halve the intelligence of everyone on Earth who likes Homelander, including Homelander himself. The affected people become nearly mindless.
• Leon restores Homelander’s intelligence, explaining that he wants to watch him repent before dying.
• Completely terrified, Homelander abandons his anger and arrogance, begging Leon for forgiveness as the erasure continues up to his shoulder.

Character Developments

• Leon: Demonstrates absolute control, cruel humor, and an almost literal interpretation of bargains. He is unmoved by technical arguments or intimidation and uses reality-altering powers to punish those who oppose him.
• Homelander: Shifts dramatically from confident, domineering superhero to terrified and submissive victim. His attempts to manipulate, threaten, and exploit his popularity fail, revealing his dependence on fear, public image, and the approval of his followers.
• The Deep: Becomes an unwilling participant in Homelander’s scheme and is punished despite having included the scallions. His terror exposes his helplessness in Leon’s presence.
• A-Train: Remains largely silent, but the wager places his life at stake. His earlier concern over the scallions shows that he understands how dangerous Leon’s rules are.
• Billy Butcher, Ashley, Black Noir, and the others: Watch the situation unfold in shock. Some experience secret satisfaction at seeing Homelander humbled, though Leon’s powers frighten them into keeping their distance.

Significant Themes

• Powerlessness before absolute power: Homelander, normally the dominant figure in the room, is rendered helpless and forced to beg.
• The failure of manipulation and intimidation: Homelander’s threats involving publicity and fan harassment have no effect on Leon and instead provoke an even more devastating punishment.
• Literalism and arbitrary judgment: Leon treats the noodle wager according to his own standards, showing that ordinary ideas of fairness or technical compliance have little meaning against him.
• Public image versus true vulnerability: Homelander relies on his fans and reputation as weapons, but when those supporters are rendered unintelligent, his social power collapses.
• Humiliation and reversal: The feared tyrant is reduced to pleading while the others silently enjoy his downfall.

Character Interactions

• Leon and Homelander: Their exchange is defined by fear and domination. Homelander attempts politeness, deception, threats, and finally submission, while Leon remains calm and amused.
• Leon and The Deep: Leon exposes The Deep’s involvement and punishes him for the meal’s failure, leaving him terrified and helpless.
• Homelander and The Deep: Homelander uses The Deep as a scapegoat, claiming The Deep made the noodles while he merely assisted.
• Homelander and Ashley: Homelander orders Ashley to provide threatening documents, using Vought’s PR resources in a desperate attempt to stop Leon.
• Leon and the gathered group: Everyone witnesses Leon’s power and becomes more cautious, while some privately relish Homelander’s humiliation.

Chapter Summary: “Everyman”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Leon confronts Homelander at Vought Tower, mocking his hypocrisy and asserting his superiority. Homelander, terrified, attempts to appease Leon by presenting him with a box of Compound V.
• Leon examines Compound V and instantly understands its molecular structure and function. He modifies it so that, rather than granting powers, it reverses them.
• Homelander and The Deep are forced to consume the altered Compound V. Their superhuman abilities disappear: Homelander loses his strength and laser vision, while The Deep’s gills vanish and his body returns to normal.
• A-Train and Black Noir realize Leon may depower them as well and flee. Leon allows them to escape.
• Butcher recognizes that Leon’s modified Compound V could eliminate superhuman powers worldwide. He leaves Vought with Leon, openly celebrating Homelander’s downfall and considering Leon his new leader.
• Leon releases the modified Compound V into the atmosphere, causing superheroes across the world to lose their abilities permanently.
• Months later, the consequences transform society. Superheroes lose their privileges, many are exposed for crimes, and Homelander is sentenced to nine thousand years in prison.
• Butcher adopts Ryan. During a prison visit, Homelander—now powerless and broken—asks Butcher to care for his son.
• Before leaving the universe, Leon cures Butcher’s brain tumor and departs, leaving behind an M-Body connected to the newly established World Consciousness. Butcher concludes that Leon may be a god.

Character Developments

• Leon shifts from seeking Compound V to reshaping the entire world. His disgust with Homelander develops into a deliberate campaign to strip all superheroes of their powers. He remains detached, powerful, and amused by the consequences, but also shows unexpected generosity by curing Butcher.
• Homelander experiences a complete reversal of status. Once arrogant and nearly untouchable, he becomes terrified, powerless, imprisoned, and emotionally broken. His forced transformation into an ordinary human fulfills Leon’s sarcastic “rebirth.”
• The Deep loses his aquatic mutations and becomes a normal human, experiencing the physical and psychological horror of losing the identity that defined him.
• Butcher gains his lifelong objective: the end of superhuman dominance. His hatred of Homelander turns into triumphant mockery, while adopting Ryan suggests a more responsible and protective side. Leon’s cure gives him a future he never expected.
• Ryan is placed under Butcher’s care, separating him from Homelander’s influence.
• Ashley, overwhelmed by fear, cooperates immediately with Leon and gives him Compound V.
• A-Train and Black Noir show self-preservation by fleeing once they realize their powers may also be removed.

Significant Themes

• Power and accountability: Removing superpowers forces former heroes to face ordinary legal and social consequences.
• Reversal of oppression: Those who once terrorized others become vulnerable themselves, particularly Homelander.
• Identity and humanity: The chapter questions whether extraordinary abilities define a person, while presenting the loss of powers as a return to ordinary humanity.
• Justice and revenge: Leon’s actions are both a global reform and personal retaliation against Homelander’s cruelty.
• The corruption of heroism: The collapse of Vought’s superheroes exposes how privilege and power protected criminals.
• Rebirth through suffering: Leon describes Homelander’s depowering as a rebirth, though the result is deliberately ironic and humiliating rather than redemptive.

Character Interactions

• Leon verbally dominates Homelander, who shifts from defiance to desperate gratitude and pleading.
• Ashley nervously submits to Leon’s demands, revealing the fear Vought employees have of Homelander.
• Leon and Butcher form a temporary alliance based on their shared hatred of superhumans. Butcher treats Leon as a new “boss,” while Leon maintains emotional distance.
• Butcher mocks Homelander after both become ordinary humans, turning their long-awaited final confrontation into a reversal of power.
• Homelander’s final interaction with Butcher is unexpectedly subdued: imprisoned and defeated, he asks Butcher to protect Ryan.
• Leon’s final act toward Butcher—curing his tumor—complicates his otherwise ruthless behavior and leaves Butcher convinced that Leon is more than human.

Chapter Summary: Back to Resident Evil, the World Consciousness Wants to Evolve Again

Plot Points and Events

• Leon returns to the Resident Evil world after a long absence. Because of the world’s time mechanics, he arrives at the same point he left, despite having spent considerable time elsewhere.
• The Resident Evil World Consciousness enthusiastically welcomes him and communicates its desire to evolve again. Leon refuses to allow another evolution through viruses, fungi, or similar biological disasters, fearing a repeat of the zombie apocalypse.
• The World Consciousness proposes merging with a neighboring world to achieve evolution instead. Leon is surprised but considers the idea useful, especially because maintaining separate M-Body-based World Consciousnesses in multiple universes could strain his energy and awareness.
• Leon agrees to help with the fusion. He leaves an M-Body behind as an abstract representation of the Resident Evil world while waiting for the neighboring world to be drawn closer.
• On Earth, nine years have passed since the apocalypse ended. The former division among Rabbit Country, the Seville Republic, and the European powers has largely disappeared.
• Leon’s International Union has become the main global administrative organization. Because most surviving humans came from Rabbit Country and all survivors have become superhuman, national and racial boundaries have weakened significantly.
• Jill Valentine and Ada Wong have retired from government leadership. They intend to leave with Leon to search for Sherry, but Leon tells them they must remain temporarily to help prepare humanity for the coming world fusion and evolution.
• Leon pays both women their accumulated “wages,” leaving Ada physically and mentally exhausted. He reassures them that the upcoming evolution should not cause unexpected problems and promises to notify them once the World Consciousness establishes a definite timetable.
• Leon leaves the world the following day, planning to return when the fusion begins.

Character Developments

• Leon: Continues acting as protector, administrator, and intermediary between humanity and the World Consciousness. He is more cautious about uncontrolled evolution but is willing to consider world fusion as a safer and more practical alternative. His concern about the burden of maintaining multiple worlds shows his growing awareness of the costs of his expanding power.
• Resident Evil World Consciousness: Has evolved substantially through humanity’s collective development but still behaves with simple, instinctive emotions. It is affectionate toward Leon, fears abandonment, and now seeks further evolution through cooperation with another world rather than biological catastrophe.
• Jill Valentine: Having completed her final term in office, Jill is ready to retire and travel with Leon. She remains responsible and calm, immediately focusing on how to prepare the population when she learns about the coming fusion.
• Ada Wong: Also retired, Ada remains sarcastic and playful, joking that Leon may have found replacement employees. Her hidden anxiety about being left behind reveals a strong emotional attachment to Leon and the group.
• Humanity: The survivors have become superhumans and have formed a more unified civilization. The old political divisions are fading as people spread across the globe and participate in the International Union.

Significant Themes

• Evolution and responsibility: The World Consciousness instinctively seeks growth, but Leon understands that evolution can produce catastrophic consequences if left unchecked.
• Unity after disaster: The post-apocalyptic world has moved beyond old national divisions, creating a global society based on shared survival and enhanced human abilities.
• Attachment and fear of abandonment: The World Consciousness and Ada both worry about Leon leaving, emphasizing how his relationships have become important across both cosmic and personal levels.
• Expansion and burden of power: As Leon gains control over more worlds, he must balance expansion with the energy and consciousness required to maintain them.
• Preparation for change: The coming fusion represents another major transformation, requiring cooperation between Leon, the World Consciousness, and humanity.

Important Character Interactions

• The World Consciousness greets Leon affectionately and repeatedly expresses its happiness that he has returned.
• Leon reprimands it for wanting another potentially dangerous evolution but listens when it proposes merging with a neighboring world.
• Leon discusses the plan with Jill and Ada while paying them their accumulated wages.
• Ada uses humor to mask her exhaustion and anxiety, while Jill directly questions Leon about whether they can accompany him.
• Leon reassures both women, assigns them the responsibility of preparing humanity, and promises to return once the World Consciousness is ready to begin the fusion.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Leon arrives in the Naruto world at the beginning of Naruto Uzumaki’s story, during the Ninja Academy graduation period. He identifies the world’s main mysteries as the Otsutsuki bloodline, the God Tree Fruit, and the nature of chakra.
• He sends an M-Body into space to merge with the universe, continuing his broader research while personally investigating the Hidden Leaf Village.
• Leon enters the Hokage’s office undetected by using his Biological Force Field to erase his presence. He observes Hiruzen Sarutobi spying on women with the Telescope Technique and secretly memorizes the technique.
• He locates and reads the Book of Seals without triggering its protections. In an instant, he memorizes numerous forbidden or advanced techniques, including the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, Edo Tensei, the Eight Gates, Rasengan, and several elemental and Wood Release techniques.
• Leon studies Hiruzen’s chakra circulation and secretly collects blood samples from him, Anbu members, and notable ninja such as Might Guy, Kakashi, Kurenai, Sasuke, and Hiashi Hyuga.
• Through genetic and cellular analysis, Leon gains a deeper understanding of chakra, its connection to physical and spiritual energy, and the influence of Otsutsuki bloodlines on a ninja’s potential.
• By nightfall, he successfully creates a chakra seed after studying the village’s ninja and the world’s energy system.
• Leon encounters Naruto sneaking across the rooftops to steal the Book of Seals after being manipulated by Mizuki. Rather than allowing events to proceed normally, Leon approaches Naruto and offers to train him.
• Leon demonstrates his overwhelming speed and power, impressing Naruto and convincing him to follow. The chapter ends with Naruto chasing Leon toward the outskirts of the village.

Character Developments

• Leon: Remains confident, detached, and overwhelmingly powerful. His main motivation is scientific curiosity rather than helping or harming the village. He quickly adapts to the Naruto world, steals its secrets, analyzes chakra and bloodlines, and begins considering Naruto as a research subject because of his connection to Asura’s chakra.
• Naruto Uzumaki: Is shown at his lowest point—isolated after failing the graduation exam and mistreated because of the Nine-Tails sealed inside him. Despite his sadness and insecurity, he remains eager to improve and become Hokage. Leon’s offer immediately captures his hope and ambition.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi: Appears distracted and somewhat comic, spying with his crystal ball while remaining completely unaware that Leon has infiltrated his office and examined him.
• Mizuki: Does not appear directly, but his planned manipulation of Naruto is established as the immediate conflict Leon interrupts.

Significant Themes

• Power and secrecy: Leon’s ability to remain invisible even in the Hokage’s office highlights the gap between his power and that of the ninja world.
• Scientific analysis versus traditional knowledge: Leon treats chakra, bloodlines, and forbidden techniques as systems to be studied and reproduced rather than mysteries to be respected.
• Bloodline and inherited potential: The chapter emphasizes that genetics and Otsutsuki ancestry determine a ninja’s natural limits, while emotional energy can also unlock greater strength.
• Isolation and belonging: Naruto’s loneliness contrasts with the other students leaving with their parents, reinforcing his status as an outcast.
• Destiny disrupted: Leon’s arrival alters the expected beginning of Naruto’s story, potentially preventing Mizuki’s manipulation and changing Naruto’s path before Team 7 is formed.

Character Interactions

• Leon silently observes Hiruzen and mocks him for spying, though Hiruzen mistakes Leon’s voice for Danzo’s and never realizes he is present.
• Leon secretly takes blood from Hiruzen and several village ninja without their awareness, treating them as research material.
• Leon confronts Naruto during the latter’s attempt to steal the Book of Seals. Naruto accidentally reveals his plan when he assumes Leon is also stealing the scroll.
• Leon refuses to explain himself fully but offers Naruto a chance to become stronger and eventually reach the rank of Hokage. Naruto, impressed by Leon’s abilities and desperate for guidance, eagerly follows him.

Chapter Summary: “You Regret, I Shadow”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Leon leads Naruto through the rooftops into the deserted Uchiha clan district near the Naka River and Naka Shrine.
• Naruto is unnerved by the dark, empty neighborhood and mistakes Sasuke’s arrival for a ghost. He and Sasuke immediately resume their antagonistic rivalry.
• Leon claims he brought Naruto there to teach him how to become Hokage and grow stronger.
• Meanwhile, in the Hokage’s office, Danzo informs Hiruzen that Naruto has been taken to the Uchiha district rather than stealing the Book of Seals.
• Danzo reveals that Root agents are already moving to capture Naruto, arguing that an unrestrained jinchūriki is too dangerous. Hiruzen firmly refuses to surrender Naruto and orders Danzo to recall them.
• Danzo leaves angrily, warning Hiruzen that he will regret opposing him. Hiruzen, suspecting that someone such as Itachi, Orochimaru, or a foreign village may be involved, gathers Anbu and trusted jōnin to search for Naruto.
• In the Uchiha district, Leon extracts and examines Naruto’s chakra while Naruto repeatedly asks about becoming Hokage. Sasuke watches suspiciously.
• Leon places Naruto under a powerful illusion created through the soul and the Mind Rule. Within it, Naruto experiences an alternate life in which Leon adopts him and teaches him political, economic, and philosophical ideas about building a better ninja village.
• While Naruto is immersed in the illusion, Leon studies his chakra and separates the chakra associated with Asura. He reverse-engineers its inherited abilities, including Wood Release, the Sage Body, Sage Mode, Yang Release, and Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Leon removes the residual wills of past reincarnations, reorganizes the chakra, and returns it to Naruto’s body.

Character Developments

• Leon demonstrates increasing confidence and control. He treats Naruto casually and humorously, but his true purpose is highly calculated: studying Naruto’s unique chakra and extracting its inherited powers.
• Naruto remains energetic, naïve, and determined to become Hokage. His fear of the Uchiha district quickly gives way to curiosity and enthusiasm, though he is unaware that Leon is experimenting on him.
• Sasuke maintains his cold, suspicious demeanor and rivalry with Naruto. However, he recognizes Leon’s technique as a form of genjutsu and becomes alert to the unusual power being used.
• Hiruzen acts more decisively than usual, asserting his authority over Danzo and insisting that Naruto remain under his protection. His concern grows as he realizes the situation may involve a deeper conspiracy.
• Danzo becomes more aggressive and openly challenges Hiruzen’s authority. He attempts to seize Naruto through Root, framing the jinchūriki as a security threat while pursuing his own agenda.

Significant Themes

• Control versus protection: Hiruzen claims to protect Naruto, while Danzo seeks to control him in the name of security. Leon’s actions blur the line further by manipulating Naruto for experimentation while presenting himself as a mentor.
• Hidden power and exploitation: Naruto’s chakra contains immense inherited potential, but he is unaware that Leon is dissecting and modifying it.
• Ideological education: Leon’s illusionary lessons introduce the idea that becoming Hokage requires more than strength—it involves understanding society, economics, and the structure of the ninja village.
• Rivalry and alienation: Naruto and Sasuke’s hostility reflects their opposing personalities, while the abandoned Uchiha district emphasizes the clan’s isolation and tragedy.
• Inherited destiny: The examination of Asura’s chakra highlights the importance of reincarnation, inherited abilities, and the influence of past generations on present characters.
• Political conflict within Konoha: The dispute between Hiruzen and Danzo reveals competing visions of leadership—Hiruzen’s protective authority versus Danzo’s ruthless, militarized pragmatism.

Character Interactions

• Naruto and Leon interact like an enthusiastic student and a teasing older brother, though Leon secretly uses Naruto as a subject for chakra research.
• Naruto and Sasuke immediately argue and insult one another, continuing their established rivalry.
• Sasuke reacts with alarm when Leon casts the illusion on Naruto, showing that he is observant and capable of recognizing advanced techniques.
• Hiruzen and Danzo engage in a direct power struggle. Danzo attempts to override the Hokage’s authority, while Hiruzen forcefully rejects his demand and mobilizes forces to protect Naruto.
• Leon’s interaction with Naruto is both affectionate and manipulative: he encourages Naruto’s dream of becoming Hokage while using the opportunity to reshape and analyze him.

Chapter Summary: Naruto and Sasuke’s Journey Through Illusions

Key Plot Points and Events

• Leon accelerates Naruto’s transformation by modifying his genes with Asura’s chakra, granting him a Sage Body, Wood Release, Yang Power, and a purified Otsutsuki bloodline. Naruto is effectively given the physique and abilities of the ancient Asura.
• Within a highly realistic illusion, Leon raises Naruto from childhood and guides him through major events from the Chunin Exams to the battle against Pain and the Infinite Tsukuyomi. He teaches Naruto numerous techniques, though Naruto struggles with many of them.
• Leon deliberately makes the final battle against Kaguya overwhelmingly difficult. Naruto fails, watches Leon die, and experiences a tragic future filled with regret.
• When the illusion ends, Naruto awakens sobbing and believes Leon and everyone else have truly died. He blames himself for not training harder, reconciling with Kurama, or mastering the Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Naruto instinctively enters Sage Mode and attacks, only to discover that Leon is alive and that the entire experience was an illusion. He is shocked by how realistic it felt and frustrated that he had forgotten Leon’s warning from years earlier.
• Leon then places Sasuke into a similar illusion, beginning with the Uchiha massacre. At the same time, he studies and enhances Sasuke’s Indra chakra, granting him an extremely powerful version of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan capable of immediately manifesting Perfect Susanoo, along with Sage-like abilities.
• Sasuke’s illusion follows his journey through training, the Chunin Exams, killing Itachi, and the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Naruto dies in Sasuke’s version of events, causing Sasuke to awaken in rage and grief.
• Sasuke manifests a massive Perfect Susanoo and searches for Kaguya, only to realize that his tragic experience was also an illusion. Naruto teases him for being unable to distinguish illusion from reality.
• The chapter ends with Naruto and Sasuke arguing over whether either of them was fooled, while approaching footsteps outside the Uchiha Estate suggest that new events are about to begin.

Character Developments

• Naruto: Gains an enhanced Sage Body and powerful abilities associated with Asura. His illusionary life gives him extensive combat knowledge, emotional maturity, and a deeper understanding of loss. His grief demonstrates how strongly he now values Leon and Sasuke, while his instinctive anger at Kaguya shows his growing confidence and strength.
• Sasuke: Receives major physical and ocular enhancements based on Indra’s chakra, including access to Perfect Susanoo. His illusion forces him to relive the clan massacre, pursue revenge, lose Naruto, and confront intense emotional pain. Although he remains outwardly proud and reserved, his reaction reveals how deeply he cares about Naruto.
• Leon: Acts as both mentor and manipulator. He gives Naruto and Sasuke extraordinary power and knowledge but intentionally subjects them to emotionally devastating illusions for his own amusement and experimentation. He also confirms that the wills of Indra and Asura have been removed from their chakra, meaning Naruto and Sasuke’s bond is genuinely their own.
• Naruto and Sasuke’s relationship: Their shared experiences in the illusions strengthen their bond, making it comparable to their later-series friendship. Despite denying that they care about each other, both react intensely to the other’s apparent death.

Significant Themes

• Reality versus illusion: The chapter explores how a sufficiently realistic illusion can become emotionally indistinguishable from real life. Both Naruto and Sasuke retain the emotional impact of experiences they intellectually know were false.
• Growth through suffering: Leon uses grief, failure, and regret as tools for training. Naruto and Sasuke emerge from their illusions more powerful and psychologically changed.
• Free will and inherited destiny: By removing the wills within the Asura and Indra chakra, Leon emphasizes that Naruto and Sasuke’s choices and friendship are not merely the result of ancient reincarnated influences.
• The bond between rivals: Their shared suffering brings Naruto and Sasuke closer, even though both continue to deny their mutual concern.
• Leon’s cruel mentorship: Leon combines genuine guidance with sadistic humor, treating the boys’ trauma as both an experiment and entertainment.

Important Character Interactions

• Leon mentors Naruto through an imagined lifetime, teaching him ninjutsu and shaping his development while secretly engineering his abilities.
• Naruto awakens believing Leon has died and cries out in despair, revealing his emotional dependence on his mentor.
• Leon and Naruto discuss the illusion, with Naruto angrily protesting that no one could have remembered Leon’s warning from childhood.
• Leon encourages Sasuke to become stronger, and Sasuke asks for guidance so he can gain the power to kill Itachi.
• Sasuke awakens furious after imagining Naruto’s death, then becomes embarrassed when he realizes he was deceived.
• Naruto mocks Sasuke for being fooled, while Sasuke denies caring about him. Their simultaneous concern and denial provide the chapter’s main comedic exchange.
• Leon points out that their synchronized denial proves how well they get along.

Summary: “Genin Overturn the Hidden Leaf Village”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Root ninja surround the ruined Uchiha compound, apparently intending to confront Naruto, Sasuke, and their allies.
• Sasuke immediately attacks, using lightning techniques to impale most of the Root forces before finishing the survivors with Amaterasu.
• Naruto objects that some Root members, such as Sai and Yamato, are not inherently evil, but Sasuke insists on confronting the true source of the problem: Danzo.
• Danzo arrives with Hiruzen and other Leaf ninja. Sasuke uses a kunai and his Rinnegan’s Amenotejikara to teleport directly beside Danzo, killing him with Chidori.
• Hiruzen and the assembled ninja attack Sasuke. Sasuke protects himself with Susanoo, easily blocking a massive barrage of shuriken and threatening the Leaf forces.
• Naruto intervenes with Wood Release, binding and draining the chakra of everyone present—including Hiruzen, the Anbu, and the village’s elite ninja.
• Danzo repeatedly revives after being killed, revealing that his survival is connected to a forbidden technique. Naruto urges him to confess his crimes.
• Leon arrives and uses his power to force Danzo and Hiruzen to reveal their past wrongdoing. Danzo confesses to decades of manipulation and atrocities, while Hiruzen admits to allowing Danzo to bear the blame for actions he also supported or concealed.
• The revelations horrify the assembled ninja. The following day, Hiruzen abdicates as Hokage, while Danzo is quietly buried.

Character Developments

• Sasuke is portrayed as overwhelmingly powerful, ruthless, and deeply hostile toward Danzo and Hiruzen because of their roles in the Uchiha tragedy. Although he has reconciled with Itachi in the alternate experience, he still rejects the Leaf leadership and acts decisively against them.
• Naruto demonstrates extraordinary control over Wood Release and the ability to defeat the Leaf’s strongest forces without killing them. He remains compassionate enough to distinguish between innocent Root members and Danzo, but his anger rises when Danzo insults and dehumanizes him.
• Hiruzen shifts from furious defender of Danzo to a shaken and guilt-ridden leader once Sasuke and Naruto overwhelm the village forces and Leon exposes the truth. His eventual abdication reflects his acceptance of responsibility.
• Danzo remains arrogant and abusive even while captured. His attempts to justify himself as a protector of the village fail once Leon forces him to confess his crimes.
• Leon acts as the decisive mediator and truth-enforcer. Rather than allowing Naruto and Sasuke’s conflict with the village to escalate into total destruction, he compels the responsible leaders to reveal the truth.
• Kakashi and other uninvolved ninja become increasingly suspicious and disillusioned as Hiruzen and Danzo’s corruption is exposed.

Significant Themes

• Truth versus official history: The village’s accepted version of events collapses when Danzo and Hiruzen’s hidden actions are revealed.
• Responsibility and complicity: Hiruzen is shown not merely as an innocent leader manipulated by Danzo, but as someone who allowed or concealed wrongdoing.
• Abuse of power: Danzo’s Root organization, manipulation, and treatment of Naruto and the Uchiha demonstrate how authority can become oppressive when unchecked.
• Justice versus vengeance: Sasuke seeks immediate, violent justice, while Naruto and Leon push toward exposing the truth and holding the correct people accountable.
• The inversion of expectations: Naruto and Sasuke are only newly graduated Genin, yet they overpower the Leaf’s strongest forces and force a political reckoning.
• Moral awakening: The Leaf ninja must confront the possibility that the village they served was built partly on betrayal, secrecy, and sacrificed lives.

Character Interactions

• Naruto and Sasuke argue over whether all Root members should be treated as enemies, highlighting Naruto’s greater concern for individual morality and Sasuke’s suspicion of the Leaf system.
• Sasuke directly attacks Danzo and challenges Hiruzen’s authority, turning his personal hatred into an open assault on the village leadership.
• Hiruzen initially responds as Danzo’s protector, but his certainty collapses after witnessing Sasuke’s power and Naruto’s Wood Release.
• Naruto addresses Hiruzen respectfully as “Grandpa” while accusing Danzo of causing Sasuke’s and Nagato’s tragedies, showing both lingering affection and moral disappointment.
• Danzo insults Naruto and condemns his alliance with Sasuke, but his hostility only deepens Naruto and Sasuke’s anger.
• Leon interrupts the escalating confrontation and forces both Danzo and Hiruzen to expose their shared history, transforming a battle into a public reckoning.

Chapter Summary: Above the Moon

Key Plot Points and Events

• After Danzo’s burial, Leon, Naruto, and Sasuke leave Konoha together. Naruto postpones searching for Tsunade, while Sasuke delays his search for Itachi, choosing to accompany Leon instead.
• Leon reveals that his actual plan is to release Kaguya Otsutsuki. He also admits that he had strengthened the version of Kaguya Naruto and Sasuke fought in the illusion, though they still would not have been completely overwhelmed by her.
• The trio travels to the moon, where they encounter the descendants of Hamura Otsutsuki and their puppet defenses.
• Leon captures Toneri, the last descendant of Hamura, studies his genetics, and uses Hyuga genes to restore and enhance his eyes. Toneri’s Byakugan evolves into the Tenseigan, greatly increasing his power.
• On the moon’s plaza, Leon prepares to open a spatial passage and release Kaguya. The Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, appears and tries to stop him.
• Leon effortlessly restrains Hagoromo, extracts and analyzes his chakra, and gains a purer understanding of Otsutsuki bloodline abilities, Yin–Yang Release, and ninjutsu.
• Leon then pulls Kaguya from her seal. He restrains her as well, studies her bloodline, and learns that her abilities are entirely innate rather than based on secret techniques.
• After releasing both mother and son, Leon announces that he plans to summon Isshiki and Urashiki Otsutsuki next, alarming Kaguya.

Character Developments

• Leon demonstrates overwhelming power and increasing scientific and magical curiosity. He treats powerful beings such as Toneri, Hagoromo, and Kaguya as subjects for study rather than genuine threats.
• Naruto remains carefree and optimistic, trusting Leon and continuing to think about improving his relationship with Kurama. He now recognizes Kaguya as potentially kind if she does not threaten the world.
• Sasuke acts as the more practical and skeptical member of the group, correcting Naruto and acknowledging that Naruto and he would still struggle against Kaguya.
• Toneri changes from an initially hostile defender of the moon to a silent, intimidated observer after Leon grants him the Tenseigan.
• Hagoromo is forced to confront both Leon’s immense superiority and the unexpected release of his mother, Kaguya.
• Kaguya awakens confused and resentful after a thousand years of imprisonment, but quickly becomes wary of Leon’s power and intentions.

Significant Themes

• Power beyond the established order: Leon’s abilities surpass the strongest figures of the Naruto world, making legendary beings powerless before him.
• Knowledge through experimentation: Leon treats bloodlines, chakra, and divine abilities as systems to analyze and improve.
• Family conflict and reconciliation: Hagoromo and Kaguya are reunited after the long separation caused by her sealing, creating an awkward encounter between mother and son.
• Destiny and reincarnation: Naruto’s identity as Asura’s reincarnation influences Kurama’s attitude toward him and adds context to Naruto calling Kaguya “Granny.”
• Control versus freedom: Toneri, Hagoromo, and Kaguya are all restrained or released according to Leon’s decisions, emphasizing his control over their fates.

Character Interactions

• Naruto and Sasuke reassure Leon that they will not abandon him, despite his dangerous plan.
• Leon casually educates them about Toneri, the Tenseigan, Hagoromo, and Kaguya while demonstrating his superiority.
• Hagoromo attempts to stop Leon but is instead immobilized and examined.
• Kaguya awakens to find Hagoromo nearby and Leon handling her, but Leon seals her speech before she can protest.
• Naruto innocently calls Kaguya “Granny Otsutsuki,” while Sasuke mocks Naruto’s confidence and Kaguya silently fumes.
• The chapter ends with Kaguya becoming visibly alarmed when Leon announces plans to summon Isshiki and Urashiki.

Chapter Summary: “Ten-Tails Becomes the God Tree”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Leon summons Jigen, who carries Isshiki Otsutsuki’s Karma, and Urashiki Otsutsuki from the future.
• After examining both through his Super Vision, Leon concludes that Isshiki’s genes are not significantly different from Kaguya’s. He then casually turns Jigen and Urashiki to ash.
• Kaguya and the Sage of Six Paths panic, fearing that Leon may also kill them. The Sage explains that Kaguya’s actions were motivated by a desire to defend the ninja world from the Otsutsuki clan.
• To test this explanation, Leon summons Black Zetsu. Black Zetsu accidentally reveals his plan to gather the Ten-Tails and destroy the ninja world, prompting Kaguya to attack and deny knowing him.
• Leon gathers chakra from all nine tailed beasts. Naruto even forces Kurama to provide his chakra, jokingly demanding “rent” from the Nine-Tails.
• Using Yin–Yang Release, Leon reconstructs the nine tailed beasts and fuses their chakra into the Gedo Statue, restoring it as the Ten-Tails.
• Rather than sacrifice Kaguya, Leon creates a new pure-blooded Otsutsuki himself through Yin–Yang Release and feeds it to the Ten-Tails.
• The Ten-Tails transforms into its original God Tree form, with massive roots spreading across the moon.
• Leon explains that he does not intend to use Infinite Tsukuyomi. He merely wants to study the Chakra Fruit and supplies the God Tree with his own immense life energy.

Character Developments

• Leon remains calm, curious, and overwhelmingly powerful. He treats dangerous beings as research subjects and experiments with Yin–Yang Release to create life.
• Kaguya becomes increasingly terrified and submissive after witnessing Leon destroy other Otsutsuki. Although she tries to defend herself by separating from Black Zetsu, she remains anxious that Leon may eventually sacrifice her.
• The Sage of Six Paths shifts from fearful opposition to pleading diplomacy. He acknowledges that Kaguya acted to protect the world, suggesting that his understanding of his mother has changed.
• Black Zetsu is exposed as a manipulative and destructive figure. His eagerness to continue his plan causes Kaguya to attack and disown him.
• Naruto remains curious and humorous, using the situation to demand chakra from Kurama.
• Kurama is cautious around Leon and willingly gives up chakra to avoid provoking him.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and helplessness: Leon’s strength reduces legendary figures such as Kaguya, the Sage, and the Otsutsuki to frightened observers.
• Scientific curiosity and experimentation: Leon approaches life, chakra, and the God Tree as subjects for study rather than as sources of moral or political conflict.
• Creation versus destruction: Leon destroys Jigen and Urashiki but also creates a new Otsutsuki and restores the Ten-Tails through Yin–Yang Release.
• Misunderstood motives: The Sage argues that Kaguya’s actions were defensive, while Black Zetsu embodies the destructive interpretation of her legacy.
• Reversal of established sacrifices: Instead of allowing Kaguya to be sacrificed to create the God Tree, Leon manufactures a substitute life-form himself.

Character Interactions

• Leon intimidates Kaguya and the Sage simply through his presence, forcing both to kneel and plead for their lives.
• The Sage defends Kaguya, while Kaguya desperately attempts to distance herself from Black Zetsu.
• Black Zetsu’s declaration of his intentions immediately exposes him, leading Kaguya to slap and restrain him.
• Naruto jokes with Kurama while Leon collects the tailed beasts’ chakra.
• Kaguya warns Leon about the God Tree’s energy requirements, but Leon dismisses the problem by providing his own vast supply of life energy.

Chapter Summary: “Leaving Naruto”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Leon accelerates the growth of the God Tree, causing it to produce a chakra fruit almost instantly. After eating it, he discovers that its energy is too weak to significantly enhance him, though he gains a deeper understanding of the fruit’s nature.
• When Naruto wishes he could try the fruit, Leon creates two artificial God Tree Fruits from matter and energy, giving them to Naruto and Sasuke.
• Naruto and Sasuke consume the fruits, dramatically increasing their power. Naruto gains a Nine-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan and immense chakra, while Sasuke develops black Truth-Seeking Orbs and related divine abilities.
• Leon asks them to help with future tasks but first spends months touring the Shinobi World.
• His M-Body merges with the Naruto Universe’s many Parallel Worlds. In each world, Leon destroys Ōtsutsuki settlements to increase his strength.
• Shibai Ōtsutsuki, the higher-dimensional Ōtsutsuki God, confronts Leon over the destruction of his clan. Despite possessing reality-altering abilities and the power to reflect killing intent, Shibai is instantly defeated and refined by Leon. Leon then adapts Shibai’s reflective ability for himself.
• After occupying all the Parallel Worlds, Leon observes Naruto unify the Shinobi World through the Will of Fire. Sasuke revives his parents, cures Itachi’s illness, and leaves him to rebuild the Uchiha family.
• Leon prepares to depart. Naruto and Sasuke express reluctance to let him leave and offer to accompany him, but Leon tells them to remain until their world no longer needs them.
• He instructs them to travel through the Parallel Worlds, bringing Justice and Order to each one. Before leaving, he gives Naruto a Courage Rod and Sasuke a Miracle Wing.
• Leon vanishes, leaving Naruto and Sasuke as powerful dimension-traveling agents who will protect the Parallel Worlds.

Character Developments

• Leon: Demonstrates overwhelming power, including accelerated time, matter creation, universe merging, instant refinement of gods, and the ability to copy or improve supernatural abilities. His actions reveal that he has been preparing Naruto and Sasuke as future allies or agents rather than merely rewarding them.
• Naruto: Grows from an energetic and curious child into the unifying leader of the Shinobi World. He remains emotionally attached to Leon but accepts the responsibility of protecting his own world.
• Sasuke: Shows greater foresight and emotional maturity. He recognizes Leon’s hidden motives, revives his family, helps preserve the Uchiha line, and willingly offers his strength for Leon’s larger mission.
• Kaguya and Hagoromo: React with awe, envy, and helplessness as Leon effortlessly reproduces the God Tree Fruits and grants Naruto and Sasuke powers that surpass their expectations.
• Shibai Ōtsutsuki: Despite being presented as a supreme higher-dimensional god, he is quickly defeated, emphasizing the vast difference between his power and Leon’s.

Significant Themes

• Power and transcendence: Divine powers, chakra, and reality manipulation are treated as lesser stages compared with Leon’s ability to reshape matter, time, universes, and abilities themselves.
• Legacy and responsibility: Naruto and Sasuke inherit immense power but are also given the duty to protect worlds and maintain order.
• Parting and growth: Leon’s departure marks the transition from direct guidance to independent responsibility for Naruto and Sasuke.
• Justice across worlds: The chapter expands the story’s mission beyond the Shinobi World, presenting Naruto and Sasuke as champions tasked with bringing order to countless Parallel Worlds.
• Preparation and hidden motives: Leon’s gifts are revealed to have a strategic purpose: securing two powerful allies for his future campaigns.

Important Character Interactions

• Leon and Naruto: Naruto admires Leon and eagerly asks to accompany him. Leon treats him affectionately but insists that he must first fulfill his responsibilities at home.
• Leon and Sasuke: Sasuke perceptively identifies that Leon expects their help against future enemies. He later offers to join Leon, showing loyalty and trust.
• Naruto and Sasuke: Their rivalry and friendship remain intact. Sasuke teases Naruto about being unable to abandon the Shinobi World, while Naruto fears being left behind.
• Leon and Kaguya: Leon’s effortless creation of the God Tree Fruits leaves Kaguya astonished and highlights the gulf between their abilities.
• Leon and Shibai: Their brief confrontation establishes Leon’s dominance over even the strongest Ōtsutsuki entity and allows him to acquire a useful new power.