Chapter Summaries

Oguri Hayashi advised Yahiko that Amegakure had reached the limit of its income and needed to accumulate resources and develop its foundation. Yahiko understood that Amegakure needed to cultivate a powerhouse who could protect its standing if Nagato were gone.

• Yahiko showed Oguri Hayashi Amegakure’s dam and explained how it supplied electricity throughout the village.
• Oguri Hayashi praised the dam and noted that its supporting industries could provide jobs for hundreds of people.
• Oguri Hayashi told Yahiko that Amegakure’s income had reached its ceiling and that the village should focus on accumulating resources.
• Oguri Hayashi explained that Amegakure needed to build a strong ninja base and eventually produce someone as powerful as Nagato.
• Yahiko understood that Amegakure needed its own powerhouse to retain influence in the Ninja World Protection Association if Nagato were absent.

Sasuke arrived in Amegakure with Kabuto, while Oguri Hayashi arranged for Yahiko and Kabuto to train him intensely for three years in hopes of awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan. The chapter also described Takigakure’s education and research programs as the characters’ different paths of study continued.

• Sasuke explored Amegakure and guessed that Kabuto belonged to an alliance of small villages, but he failed to discover the truth.
• Oguri Hayashi told Yahiko to train Sasuke with extreme missions and methods, with Kabuto’s Shadow Clone assisting him.
• Yahiko agreed that Sasuke could join his Six Paths clones and help make eight people.
• Jiraiya left Takigakure, returned to Konoha, and took Naruto on a worldwide training journey, while Tsunade stayed away and Minato Namikaze remained Hokage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi supported Takigakure’s interest-based education, while Orochimaru, Hiruko, and Kabuto pursued advanced research into different powers.

Nagato guided Sasuke in developing his Lightning Release while Naruto trained to understand Wind Release transformation under Jiraiya. Jiraiya searched for his own path as he watched Naruto train.

• Nagato used the Animal Path puppet’s mouth to explain how Sasuke needed to refine his Lightning Release to complete the Lightning Blade.
• The chapter explained how Nagato had turned the captured Daoist into the Animal Path and used him to refine corpses.
• Sasuke considered Nagato’s advice and focused on transforming his Lightning Release Chakra.
• Jiraiya taught Naruto to develop Wind Release by cutting through a waterfall with wind blades and thousands of Shadow Clones.
• Jiraiya entered Unity of Heaven and Man but still had not found his own path after thirteen years.

As the young elites trained with new techniques, Itachi and his team prepared to return from an unknown world with intelligence for the Ninja World Protection Association. The Five Kage and Oguri Hayashi awaited their report to decide whether to invade and take control of that world.

• Gaara resolved his doubts with help from Pakura and began communicating with Shukaku, who received guidance on improving his techniques.
• Rock Lee began learning the Eight Gates Formation and Nen, while Neji chose the Six Powers and independently developed the Unity of Motion and Stillness.
• Oguri Hayashi and Takigakure provided selected young ninjas with training methods suited to their abilities.
• The Five Kage and Oguri Hayashi turned their attention to the return of Uchiha Itachi, Hizashi Hyuga, and Obito Uchiha from an unknown world.
• The returning team prepared to share its intelligence so the Ninja World Protection Association could discuss whether to invade and control the world.

Shisui briefed the Kage and their allies on the other world’s mages, swordsmen, and races, while Oguri Hayashi suggested that ninja could exploit mages’ vulnerabilities. Shisui then explained how his team had infiltrated the local society and assessed its fighters, but had avoided testing Legendary experts.

• Shisui explained that the other world had five Legendary Mages and five Legendary Swordsmen, as well as elves, dwarves, and wyverns.
• Shisui described the Legendary fighters’ known locations, and Minato Namikaze and Ōnoki discussed the danger and possible strategy of targeting smaller nations.
• Oguri Hayashi argued that ninja could counter mages through close-range attacks and assassination because their defenses were weak and spellcasting was cumbersome.
• Shisui said his team had used Genjutsu and Transformation Jutsu to control a Mid-level Mage, learn local customs, and infiltrate mages and nobility.
• Shisui reported that swordsmen were vulnerable to Sharingan Genjutsu, while powerful mages resisted it, and said the team had not tested any Legendary experts.

After Shisui and his team returned from a month-long mission in another world, the Kage debated how to prepare for a possible invasion and divide its spoils. Minato decided to step down as Hokage and enter that world alone to gather intelligence and carry out assassinations.

• Shisui and his team returned to the ninja world after erasing the memories of those they had controlled and leaving no other traces behind.
• Pakura asked how many troops would be sent to the other world, which villages would provide them, and who would lead them.
• Oguri Hayashi warned that the other world could conceal powerful enemies, and the Kage considered the danger of launching an invasion.
• Minato announced that he would hand the Hokage position to Kakashi and enter the other world to gather intelligence, assassinate Legends, and prepare for war.
• Minato said he would go alone because his mobility and assassination skills gave him the best chance to escape and complete the mission.

Minato Namikaze stepped down as Fourth Hokage, and Kakashi Hatake became the Fifth Hokage. Naruto learned of the change months later and continued training, unaware that Minato had left for another world after spending one night with Kushina.

• Minato Namikaze approved Kakashi Hatake as his successor, and the Ninja World Protection Association respected the decision.
• Naruto learned that his father was no longer Hokage and that his teacher had become the Fifth Hokage, then Jiraiya urged him to focus on strength.
• Naruto trained with Shadow Clones in elemental techniques and sage arts after giving up his hope of becoming Hokage.
• Naruto waited for Minato to visit but grew disappointed and resentful when no message came for six months.
• Minato Namikaze left for another world the day after spending a night with Kushina.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist, Wang Yu, wakes up with severe abdominal pain.
• He decides to take a day off from work to rest.
• Throughout the day, he experiences various symptoms and worries about his health.
• He consults a doctor, who diagnoses him with appendicitis and recommends immediate surgery.

Character Developments

• Wang Yu: Shows concern for his health and well-being. His illness forces him to take a break from his usual routine, allowing him to reflect on his lifestyle.
• Doctor: Professional and thorough in diagnosing Wang Yu's condition, emphasizing the importance of timely medical intervention.

Significant Themes

• Health and Well-being: The chapter highlights the importance of taking care of one's health and not neglecting symptoms that could indicate serious conditions.
• Work-Life Balance: Wang Yu's decision to take a day off work to focus on his health suggests the need for balance between professional responsibilities and personal well-being.

Character Interactions

• Wang Yu interacts with his doctor, who provides medical advice and guidance.
• Although not physically present, Wang Yu's colleagues and boss are mentioned, indicating the expectation to maintain a consistent work schedule, which contrasts with Wang Yu's decision to prioritize his health.

Oguri Hayashi and the Five Kage reviewed reports from three newly explored worlds and considered how to use them. When Oguri recognized the monster recovered from World 003, he identified the world as Terraformars.

• Oguri Hayashi rejected joining the Infinite Hall after learning it trapped its Reincarnators and treated them as expendable pieces.
• The teams led by Shisui Uchiha and three other groups returned from their worlds, and their reports gave the Five Kage, the Three Sannin, and Oguri new worlds to consider.
• The group classified World 002 as a low-magic wuxia world suitable for training ninjas below jonin rank.
• The team sent to World 003 barely survived encounters with enormous dark monsters and brought back one corpse in a sealing scroll.
• Oguri Hayashi recognized the monster as a Terraformar and saw its planet and distant Earth as valuable targets.

Oguri Hayashi identified World 004 as the Marvel Universe after reviewing reports from the three upper ninja, then considered the danger of approaching its powerful factions too soon. His excitement about Thanos stirred his power, and he suddenly appeared on Mars in World 003.

• The ninja classified Terraformars as a second-tier world because its cockroach people posed limited danger and its main attraction was interstellar technology.
• Three upper ninja spent over thirty days in the modern world, gathering news and studying local life before giving their records to Oguri Hayashi.
• Oguri Hayashi recognized a report about Tony Stark’s disappearance in Iraq and concluded that World 004 was Marvel.
• Oguri Hayashi weighed the risks of drawing the Avengers, Thor, and Thanos toward the ninja world, then briefly released and retracted a powerful aura.
• Oguri Hayashi left his office and appeared on the surface of Mars in World 003.

Oguri Hayashi confronted the Cockroach People on Mars and tested his strength against one of them, easily punching through its body. He followed the wounded creature toward a suspected ambush as the others closed in around him.

• Oguri Hayashi spotted a Cockroach Person watching him from a distant hill and used his Fiery Golden Eyes to examine it.
• Oguri Hayashi used the Light-Weight Rock Technique to move faster than the Cockroach Person could see and punched through its body with Tou Jin.
• Oguri Hayashi watched the wounded Cockroach Person flee, then followed its blood trail while suspecting it was luring him into an ambush.
• The Cockroach People exchanged information and began closing in on Oguri Hayashi from all directions.

Oguri Hayashi entered the Terraformars world to test his growing strength against powerful opponents. Surrounded by thousands of giant cockroaches, he slaughtered them with ease, but they awakened a genetic power that let them see him and rushed to kill him.

• Oguri Hayashi chose the Terraformars world because it offered enemies strong enough to test his physical limits.
• Oguri Hayashi followed a dying scout into a basin surrounded by thousands of giant cockroaches.
• Oguri Hayashi challenged the cockroaches and vanished into their attack, killing them with punches and kicks.
• The cockroaches activated a genetic power that changed their eyes and allowed them to see Oguri Hayashi.
• The cockroaches charged Oguri Hayashi, realizing they had become prey and needed to kill him to survive.

Oguri Hayashi fought his way through the Cockroach People, using their disorganization and overwhelming numbers to temper his body. He broke free from their crushing swarm stronger than before.

• Oguri Hayashi knocked the heads off Cockroach People, disrupting their signals and driving them to retreat.
• Oguri Hayashi followed the retreating Cockroach People for roughly ten kilometers until an army of more than ten thousand gathered to attack him with stones.
• Oguri Hayashi walked through repeated stone barrages using the Mystic Art's Bronze Skin Iron Bones.
• Hundreds of Cockroach People swarmed over Oguri Hayashi and tried to crush him while others prepared to bury him under dirt and rocks.
• Oguri Hayashi repeatedly punched the Cockroach People surrounding him until he burst free into the air, having grown stronger.

The spacecraft crew discovered Mars was overrun by Cockroach People and spotted Oguri Hayashi fighting them in the air. Komachi Yoshikazu and the officers chose to save him and prepared to drive the ship toward the swarm.

• Cockroach People attacked the humans aboard the spacecraft and destroyed the medicine storage.
• The cockroaches escaped through an escape pod and leaped into the thermosphere, while the crew saw vast swarms covering Mars.
• Komachi Yoshikazu and Hizamaru Tou spotted Oguri Hayashi fighting cockroaches without transforming.
• Komachi Yoshikazu asked the officers whether to save Oguri Hayashi, and all five agreed.
• Komachi Yoshikazu ordered everyone to strap in as the spacecraft prepared to accelerate toward the Cockroach People.

The conscripts watched Oguri Hayashi obliterate the cockroach horde with a blinding strike, leaving a vast crater and no visible survivors. The Squad Leaders injected their medicine and brought the spacecraft down, while Hizamaru Tou and Liu Yiwu wondered whether Oguri had killed every cockroach on Mars.

• The conscripts watched Oguri Hayashi punch a cockroach out of the air and unleash a brilliant attack.
• The attack left a crater dozens of kilometers wide and erased the cockroaches from the screen.
• Komachi Yoshikazu and Michelle injected their medicine as they sensed Oguri's presence above the spacecraft.
• Komachi Yoshikazu piloted the spacecraft toward the planet's surface, finding no cockroaches as it descended.
• Hizamaru Tou and Liu Yiwu wondered whether Oguri had killed every cockroach and called him a Star Annihilator.

Oguri Hayashi confronted the spacecraft’s officers and challenged them to send out their strongest fighter. He effortlessly stopped Joseph’s sword with two fingers and demanded that Joseph transform and try again.

• Komachi Yoshikazu led the officers out of the spacecraft while Hizamaru Tou stayed behind.
• Oguri Hayashi greeted the officers and told them to attack him if they wanted to earn their freedom.
• Oguri singled out Joseph, the top-ranked fighter, and overwhelmed him with his presence.
• Joseph swung his sword at Oguri, but Oguri caught it between two fingers.
• Oguri dismissed Joseph’s strength and told him to transform before trying again.

Oguri Hayashi defeated the Squad Leaders’ strongest fighters with ease, breaking Joseph’s Holy Sword and sending Komachi Yoshikazu flying. He then faced Liu Yiwu, who surprised the others by launching a rapid multi-limbed attack that Oguri blocked completely.

• Michelle cried out in disbelief when Oguri Hayashi caught Joseph’s Super Vibration Cutting Blade barehanded, and Liu Yiwu realized Oguri had matched its vibrations.
• Oguri snapped Joseph’s Holy Sword and sent him flying with a palm strike, then assessed his strength as the result of years of training or MO surgery.
• Oguri challenged the crab-clawed Russian Squad Leader, but Komachi Yoshikazu stepped forward instead and attacked with a karate knifehand strike.
• Oguri deflected Komachi Yoshikazu’s strike and knocked him back with one palm, then called Liu Yiwu forward over Asimov’s objections.
• Liu Yiwu used his body as cover while a tentacle attacked Oguri from the flank, then launched more than twenty attacks with four tentacles and two arms in a second.
• Oguri blocked every attack, leaving the other Squad Leaders astonished at Liu Yiwu’s strength.

Oguri Hayashi defeated the Squad Leaders in combat and revealed that his side could cure their terminal illnesses. He proposed a deal for their technology and invited them to test his medical claims, leaving the Squad Leaders weighing a chance to save their patients against the risks of trusting him.

• Oguri Hayashi praised a Squad Leader's stance, then kicked him hard enough to send him flying into the others.
• Oguri Hayashi questioned the Squad Leaders about nuclear technology, but they refused to reveal any information.
• Oguri Hayashi teased Michelle before remembering that the Squad Leaders had come to Mars seeking treatment for terminal illnesses.
• Oguri Hayashi claimed his side could cure the patients and proposed trading treatment for technology.
• Asimov eagerly asked whether Oguri Hayashi could really cure the illness, while Michelle questioned how he could treat it without medical data.
• Oguri Hayashi suggested they bring a patient for a trial and asked whether he should instead visit Earth.

Oguri Hayashi entered the spacecraft and met with its officers, who weighed how to report his arrival and what cooperation with him might mean. Michelle asked him what he intended to do.

• Michelle brushed off Oguri Hayashi’s suggestion that he be brought back to Earth, and Oguri Hayashi explained that cooperation made sense while neither side could easily reach the other.
• Komachi Yoshikazu invited Oguri Hayashi into the spacecraft, where the recruited soldiers watched him enter.
• Hizamaru Tou and Hila whispered about Oguri Hayashi’s power, and Oguri Hayashi heard them and smiled as he passed.
• Michelle, Xi Chunli, and others served tea to Oguri Hayashi while the officers who made the decisions discussed how to report his arrival.
• Oguri Hayashi asked Michelle whether the meeting was a honey trap, and Michelle asked what he intended to do.

Oguri Hayashi explained that he had come to the planet to train against cockroaches and proposed a mutually beneficial relationship with Earth. The ship’s leaders decided to report his strength and healing claims to Earth and seek proof before negotiating further.

• Oguri Hayashi told the Earth representatives that meeting them had been a coincidence and that he had postponed turning the planet into a trial ground.
• Asimov urged the leaders to bring terminally ill patients from Earth so Oguri Hayashi could prove he could cure them, driven by concern for his daughter.
• Komachi Yoshikazu argued that Oguri Hayashi was valuable even if he could not heal patients and said humanity should seek the secret of his strength.
• Komachi Yoshikazu and the other leaders agreed to report Oguri Hayashi’s existence and abilities to Earth.
• Oguri Hayashi overheard their decision with the Far-Heaven Ear of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts and smiled.