Chapter Summaries

Tetsuhiro promised to help the Demon Slayer Corps, including offering resurrection, but the Hashira argued over the morality and cost of bringing the dead back. As three figures appeared beside Tetsuhiro, a Kinoe-ranked member reported that the reception hall was surrounded.

• Tetsuhiro promised to resolve Tengen Uzui’s family tragedy, offered the Corps body-strengthening serum, and invited them to earn access to the Empire’s resources.
• Tetsuhiro revealed that the Empire could resurrect the dead through methods including Tobirama’s Impure World Reincarnation, which used another person’s body as a medium.
• Gyomei, Kyojuro, and Kagaya questioned whether resurrection using a criminal’s body was ethical or something the dead would want.
• Danzo and Hiruzen challenged the Hashira’s objections, arguing that the Empire’s methods were not theirs to dictate and that weakness was the root problem.
• Three figures appeared beside Tetsuhiro, and a Kinoe-ranked member reported that the reception hall was surrounded.

Tobirama and the Empire's leaders took the Demon Slayer Corps to its cemetery to test whether the dead could be revived. As Orochimaru began the experiment, Kagaya hoped to see the fallen children again, but Tobirama warned that resurrection was not guaranteed for everyone.

• Tobirama arrived with Shinnō and the Taijutsu Special Attack Squad, then ordered Kagaya to lead them to the cemetery.
• Gyomei objected to disturbing the dead, but Tetsuhiro said the Corps members would be allowed to rest if they did not wish to fight again.
• Tanjiro followed Giyu and the others to the cemetery, where the Hashira warned him to keep away from Mitsuri.
• Kagaya recited the names of the fallen as he led the group to the graves, and Tetsuhiro used his power to raise the bodies and remains.
• Tobirama explained that the revival was only an experiment, and Orochimaru began forming hand seals.

Tetsuhiro’s attempt to summon the dead failed, so he summoned Anubis, whose call for souls drew Amaterasu into the courtyard. Amaterasu controlled the Demon Slayer Corps and turned Tanjiro’s memories toward the Kamado family’s Fire God dance.

• Orochimaru’s two prisoners exploded during Impure World Reincarnation, and Tobirama reassured him that he had made no mistake.
• Tetsuhiro summoned Anubis with a Card, and Anubis called the souls of the dead back toward him.
• Amaterasu appeared and accused the outsiders of violating her realm’s laws, then commanded the Demon Slayer Corps to attack Tetsuhiro and his allies.
• Amaterasu seized control of the Demon Slayer Corps members, while Nezuko held Tanjiro back.
• Amaterasu drew Tanjiro into a memory of his father performing the Kamado clan’s Fire God dance, and Tanjiro resolved to honor the Fire God.

Tetsuhiro and his allies battled the Demon Slayer Corps after freeing them from mind control, while Amaterasu countered Tetsuhiro’s repulsive force and the Hashira launched their attack. As the fights spread across the battlefield, Hiruzen and Danzo saved Maruboshi Kosuke from Tanjiro’s strike.

• Tetsuhiro repelled the controlled Demon Slayer Corps, summoned Holactie by fusing the Egyptian God Cards, and prompted Amaterasu to free the Hashira with Yasakani no Magatama.
• Tobirama sent Shinnō, Orochimaru, and Tsunade to fight the Hashira, and Jiraiya joined them with Gamabunta, Manda, and Katsuyu.
• Might Duy fought Tengen Uzui and opened the Gate of Healing, while Little A battled Giyu Tomioka and Sakumo began gaining the advantage over Muichiro.
• Kagami Uchiha, Chen Yifang, and Maruboshi Kosuke fought Sanemi and Shinobu Kocho until Tanjiro attacked Kosuke from behind.
• Hiruzen and Danzo shielded Kosuke from Tanjiro’s fatal attack as Kosuke prepared to sacrifice himself with an explosive tag.

Tanjiro fought Hiruzen while trapped in a violent state, and Dawn's genjutsu brought Nezuko into his mind to help awaken him. Tanjiro shielded Nezuko from the mysterious man’s attacks, but she was wounded as he struggled to defend her.

• Danzo and Kosuke attacked Shinobu Kocho while Hiruzen tried to rouse Tanjiro, and Dawn's Tsukuyomi failed when someone inside Tanjiro's mind broke it.
• Tanjiro remembered his father Tanjuro's instruction to protect his family and unleashed Sun Breathing forms against Hiruzen, who activated Sage Mode and overpowered him.
• Tanjiro's Nichirin Blade shattered, and Nezuko broke free of the others and embraced him despite the flames burning her.
• Hiruzen persuaded Dawn to cast genjutsu again, and she sent Nezuko's consciousness into Tanjiro's mind as the mysterious man confronted him.
• Tanjiro instinctively blocked the mysterious man's slashes to protect Nezuko, but the man broke through his defenses and wounded her while she begged Tanjiro to wake up.

Tanjiro briefly returned to consciousness in his battle, while Hiruzen and Danzo joined the fight in the Real World. Tetsuhiro and his summoned spirits fought Amaterasu, who resisted their attacks and continued pursuing them as the chapter ended.

• Nezuko's voice roused Tanjiro, who screamed and charged at his opponent.
• Hiruzen entered the battlefield after sealing and restraining Nezuko and Tanjiro, while Danzo entered Sage Mode and knocked Shinobu Kocho unconscious.
• Amaterasu attacked Tetsuhiro, who countered with his dragon spirits and defensive cards before sealing her with [Orichalcos Divine Descent].
• Amaterasu broke through the seal and pursued Tetsuhiro and the others with a barrier, while Kuriboh tried to seize the Yasakani no Magatama.
• Tetsuhiro summoned powerful card spirits to attack Amaterasu, but her Light Screen blocked their strikes before three enormous figures appeared from the cards.

Tobirama and the others fought Amaterasu’s golden flames while the Dimension Cube freed them from his barrier. As their defenses faltered and they began evacuating, Tanjiro Kamado awakened with flames powerful enough to burn away his restraints.

• Amaterasu trapped the fighters in a barrier, but Tobirama used the Dimension Cube to break it and lead the group out.
• Tobirama, Exodia, and the others combined their attacks against Amaterasu, but his golden flames overwhelmed their defenses.
• Tsunade empowered Dawn’s Susanoo while Little A, Dai, and Shinnō helped brace it against the flames.
• Tobirama ordered Tsunade, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and others to evacuate as the fighters struggled to hold their ground.
• Jiraiya rushed to Kosuke after he cried out and saw Tanjiro Kamado awaken, engulfed in flames that burned away his restraints.

Tanjiro confronted Amaterasu and demanded answers about Muzan Kibutsuji and the Ubuyashiki Clan’s curse while Tetsuhiro fought to hold the goddess back. Tetsuhiro revealed that Muzan had been born into the Ubuyashiki Clan and suggested gods had manipulated events to sustain their power, leaving Tanjiro shaken as the battle continued.

• Tanjiro checked that Nezuko was safe, then rushed toward the battlefield to question Amaterasu about Muzan and the curse on the Ubuyashiki Clan.
• Jiraiya released Nezuko, and Tobirama led Dawn and the others away from the fight.
• Amaterasu urged Tanjiro to help her defeat Tetsuhiro, but Tanjiro demanded to know how Muzan became a demon.
• Tetsuhiro attacked Amaterasu with Wood Release and explained that Muzan had been born frail into the Ubuyashiki Clan.
• Tetsuhiro questioned whether a priest had spread the curse rumor at a god’s direction, then claimed certain gods caused suffering to preserve their divine power.

Tetsuhiro accused Amaterasu of manipulating Muzan, Yoriichi Tsugikuni, and the Demon Slayer Corps to control humanity, while Amaterasu denied his claims. He then hinted that Tanjiro and Nezuko’s births were suspicious, leaving Tanjiro desperate for an explanation and Amaterasu visibly alarmed.

• Tetsuhiro claimed Amaterasu created Yoriichi Tsugikuni to atone for the Demon King’s birth, while Amaterasu insisted she had saved humanity from Yamata no Orochi.
• Tanjiro challenged Amaterasu about Muzan’s origins, and Tetsuhiro revealed that Muzan became a demon after taking medicine prescribed by his doctor.
• Tetsuhiro bound Amaterasu and accused her of arranging Muzan’s transformation and the Blue Spider Lily’s role to eliminate obstacles and preserve her power.
• Tetsuhiro accused Amaterasu of guiding Yoriichi Tsugikuni’s life, dividing him from Tsugikuni Michikatsu, and ensuring Sun Breathing passed down through Kamado Kichi.
• Tanjiro agreed that Yoriichi’s story seemed suspicious, and Tetsuhiro hinted that Tanjiro and Nezuko’s births were suspicious too.
• Tanjiro addressed Tetsuhiro as Your Majesty and begged for an explanation, while Amaterasu reacted with panic and anger.

Amaterasu revealed her hostile intentions, but Tetsuhiro stole back the Yasakani no Magatama and confronted her despite the curse she unleashed on him. Yoriichi Tsugikuni emerged to challenge Amaterasu, who threatened Tanjiro to keep Yoriichi from attacking.

• Amaterasu broke free of Tanjiro's restraints, but Kuriboh stole the Yasakani no Magatama while she was distracted.
• Tetsuhiro saved Kuriboh, took the magatama, and endured Amaterasu's curse, which she then detonated.
• Amaterasu controlled Tanjiro and forced him to raise his blade against himself, but Yoriichi Tsugikuni emerged from Tanjiro's mind.
• Exodia suffered a backlash, and Tetsuhiro sent the spirits back into their cards before accusing Amaterasu of ruining Yoriichi's peaceful life.
• Yoriichi prepared to attack Amaterasu, but she threatened Tanjiro, leaving Yoriichi torn as Tanjiro screamed in pain.

Tetsuhiro fought Amaterasu after Yoriichi fled with Tanjiro, overcoming her curse and surviving her attacks with his enhanced powers. He unleashed the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, cleaving Amaterasu and a huge section of Nippon apart, leaving her gravely weakened as the Hashira began to awaken.

• Yoriichi took Tanjiro to safety and left Tetsuhiro to face Amaterasu.
• Amaterasu cursed Tetsuhiro and attacked with a powerful Kusanagi Sword slash, but Tetsuhiro caught and shattered the energy blade.
• Tetsuhiro summoned True Several Thousand Hands, but Amaterasu burned through the wooden construct and pressed her attack.
• Tetsuhiro activated Tenseigan Mode and struck Amaterasu with Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, then followed with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
• The Golden Wheel attack cleaved Amaterasu and a vast section of Nippon in two, shocking Yoriichi, Tanjiro, Orochimaru, and the others.
• Amaterasu lay gravely weakened as the Hashira began to wake.

Tetsuhiro defeated Amaterasu, absorbed her divine core, and helped stabilize the splitting Nippon Island with the others. He then used Anubis and Impure World Reincarnation to resurrect the dead, including Kanae, Sabito, and Makomo, while Giyu tried to give up his Hashira position.

• Tetsuhiro killed Amaterasu, captured her divine core, and absorbed it after briefly imagining Madara Girl and getting startled by an illusion.
• Madara continued directing the attack in another world while Tetsuhiro and the others used repulsive force, Wood Release, and other ninjutsu to stabilize Nippon Island.
• Tetsuhiro reassured Hinaki and Nikka, then summoned Anubis to gather souls as Jiraiya and Orochimaru supplied bodies for Impure World Reincarnation.
• Anubis brought the gathered souls back, and Shinobu reunited with her resurrected sister Kanae while Sanemi recognized Masachika.
• Sabito and Makomo returned, and Giyu offered them his Hashira masks and tried to quit before Kagaya and the Hashira urged him to stay.
• Tetsuhiro called for everyone's attention as Obanai challenged Giyu to fight.

Tetsuhiro arranged for the resurrected Demon Slayer Corps members to fight the remaining demons and promised to honor their fallen comrades. Yoriichi Tsugikuni faded into Tanjiro’s Sun Earrings after learning that the Empire might one day find a way to resurrect him, leaving the group reunited and ready to face the future.

• Kanae asked whether humans and demons could coexist peacefully, and Tetsuhiro agreed that the Empire would manage harmless creatures while eradicating those who harmed others.
• Kagaya and the Demon Slayer Corps entrusted humanity’s future to Tetsuhiro, who ordered Tobirama to rebuild the heroes’ graves and erect a monument.
• Yoriichi told Tetsuhiro he intended to leave Tanjiro in his care, but Tetsuhiro urged him to stay and explained that finding his remains could allow his resurrection.
• Yoriichi answered the Corps’ questions about Sun Breathing and Muzan, revealing that he had once delivered fifteen hundred slashes in a single swing but fallen short of Muzan’s eighteen hundred pieces.
• Tanjiro recounted how Amaterasu had manipulated events, and Tetsuhiro urged everyone to look toward a future without demons.
• Yoriichi turned into motes of light and entered Tanjiro’s Sun Earrings, while Nezuko reunited with Tanjiro and the resurrected group celebrated their safety.

Tetsuhiro began intense weighted training for the Hashira and the others as they traveled toward the Swordsmith Village. The group crossed mountains and wilderness and reached Peach Mountain.

• Kagaya sent a Kasugai Crow to contact Miss Tamayo, ordered a search for Inosuke Hashibira, and asked Sakonji Urokodaki to gather the prospective members at the Swordsmith Village.
• Tobirama, Shinnō, Orochimaru, and Tsunade studied Kagaya's curse while Hiruzen, the Hashira, and others followed Tetsuhiro to the retired Rumble Hashira's home.
• Tetsuhiro ordered everyone to train as though their lives depended on it, and Danzo made them wear heavy vests, wrist and ankle weights, and turtle shells.
• The Hashira struggled with the weights while Gyomei, the ninja, Dawn, Toneri, Little A, Might Duy, Sakumo, and Chen Yifang pressed ahead.
• Jiraiya and Maruboshi Kosuke brought up the rear, and Obanai warned Kosuke to give up on Mitsuri before catching up with the others.
• The procession crossed wilderness, cliffs, and mountains and arrived at Peach Mountain.

Tetsuhiro and the others visited Jigoro Kuwajima and asked to take Zenitsu Agatsuma with them to fight Muzan Kibutsuji. Kuwajima questioned why Tetsuhiro chose Zenitsu over his more accomplished disciple, Kaigaku.

• Zenitsu ran out of Kuwajima's residence and collided with Tetsuhiro, while Kaigaku chased him and kicked him down.
• Tetsuhiro ordered Kaigaku to help Zenitsu, and Kaigaku grudgingly obeyed after the visitors rebuked him.
• Kuwajima learned that Oyakata-sama had pledged allegiance to Tetsuhiro's otherworldly Empire and heard that the emperor had defeated Amaterasu and could resurrect people.
• Tetsuhiro announced his plan to lead people against Muzan Kibutsuji and said he would take Zenitsu, not Kaigaku.
• Kuwajima introduced Kaigaku as a gifted, hardworking disciple and described Zenitsu as timid but kind and persistent, with only the First Form mastered.
• Kuwajima asked Tetsuhiro why he had chosen Zenitsu, the less gifted disciple, over Kaigaku.

Tetsuhiro recounted the childhood betrayal that led to Gyomei being blamed for the deaths of the children he tried to protect, while his story exposed Kaigaku’s connection to the boy who led a demon to the temple. Gyomei reaffirmed his vow against Muzan, but he stayed silent when Tetsuhiro asked him to explain the story’s meaning.

• Tetsuhiro told the gathered Hashira about an orphan who was taken in by a monk but continued stealing and was driven from the temple.
• The boy begged a man-eating demon to spare him, led it to the temple, and smashed the Wisteria Incense Burner, leaving the children inside vulnerable.
• Kaigaku reacted anxiously as Tetsuhiro described the children’s deaths and revealed details he had not been told; Kuwajima worried over him.
• Tetsuhiro connected the story to Gyomei’s past, explaining that Gyomei fought the demon and saved the youngest girl but was falsely accused and sentenced to death.
• Gyomei confirmed his history, thanked Oyakata-sama for clearing his name, and vowed to destroy Muzan.
• When Tetsuhiro asked Gyomei to explain what the story had to do with Kaigaku, Gyomei remained silent and recited, “Namu~ Amida Butsu.”

Kaigaku confessed that he had lured a demon to Gyomei’s home and extinguished the incense burner, prompting the others to demand his punishment while Kuwajima defended him. Tetsuhiro invoked his visions of the future, revealed Zenitsu would marry Nezuko, then pinned Kaigaku to the floor with Repulsive Force.

• Tetsuhiro pressured Kaigaku until Kaigaku admitted he had betrayed Gyomei and his companions by leading a demon there and extinguishing the incense burner.
• The gathered fighters condemned Kaigaku, but Kuwajima defended his disciple and insisted Kaigaku deserved another chance.
• Tetsuhiro claimed Kuwajima’s grandson Zenitsu would inherit his legacy, marry Nezuko, and have two children with her; Tanjiro and Zenitsu reacted in shock.
• After interrupting the ensuing argument about Zenitsu and Nezuko, Tetsuhiro used Repulsive Force to pin Kaigaku to the floor.

Tetsuhiro let Gyomei decide Kaigaku’s fate, then assigned Kaigaku a mission to investigate missing girls in Asakusa. As the group packed and departed, Kaigaku set out alone, scheming to rise through the ranks.

• Kaigaku begged Tetsuhiro for mercy, and Kuwajima attacked Little A before Little A shrugged off his blows.
• Kanae Kocho and the others urged leniency, and Gyomei forgave Kaigaku and told him to make amends.
• Kaigaku secretly dismissed the victims’ deaths, while Tetsuhiro ordered him to atone by killing demons.
• Tetsuhiro sent Kaigaku to investigate the disappearance of girls in Asakusa, and Kuwajima reluctantly agreed.
• Jiraiya used a technological scroll to pack the group’s belongings, and everyone departed as Kaigaku set off alone.

Tetsuhiro and his companions arrived at the Swordsmith Village to arrange its relocation, exchange technology, and train the Hashira. Sakumo demonstrated his chakra-metal swords, leaving the village’s swordsmiths astonished and eager to examine them.

• Zenitsu vowed to protect Nezuko and marry her, then repeatedly ran to her for comfort until Tanjiro intervened.
• Tetsuhiro sent Hiruzen, Jiraiya, Kanae, Shinobu Kocho, Tomioka, Sabito, and Makomo to meet Urokodaki, who had not yet arrived.
• Tetsuhiro’s party entered the village and met its chief, Tetsujigawara Tetsujin, who explained the swordsmiths’ Hyottoko masks and confirmed preparations to pack their equipment.
• Tetsuhiro outlined plans to help relocate the swordsmiths, exchange technical knowledge, and train the Hashira, while Tetsujin offered access to tamahagane.
• Sakumo demonstrated his White Fang and Black Blade swords and explained their materials and chakra-enhancing properties.
• Tetsujin and the other swordsmiths praised the blades and eagerly passed them around to inspect them.

Tetsuhiro and the Hashira visited the Swordsmith Village, where a clash between Sakumo and Mitsuri’s blades revealed hidden damage from an earlier fight. The village chief agreed to reforge the Hashira’s weapons and study outside techniques, while Kotetsu was sent to retrieve the Yoriichi Type Zero doll for the arriving puppeteers.

• Tetsuhiro criticized the Swordsmith Village for losing its heritage and shutting itself off, prompting the swordsmiths to weep over their failures.
• Mitsuri defended Tiezhen’s craftsmanship and challenged Sakumo to test her Nichirin Blade against his swords.
• Sakumo stopped the clash and Tiezhen discovered Mitsuri’s blade had hidden damage from its earlier encounter with Hiruzen Sarutobi’s summoned staff.
• Tiezhen examined the Hashira’s blades and said they all needed reforging; Tetsuhiro proposed combining the village’s techniques with those of the Empire’s artisans.
• Tetsuhiro told Kotetsu to retrieve the Yoriichi Type Zero doll so the puppeteers could study it and teach him the ancestors’ techniques, and Sakumo went along to carry it.
• The narration revealed that Sakonji Urokodaki and his group had encountered danger.