Chapter Summaries

Levi, Erwin, Hange, and the others traveled through the prosperous Kabaneri World aboard the Iron Fortress and met Ayame and Kurusu. Their journey turned dangerous when nearly a thousand Kabaneri attacked the train.

• Levi and the others cleared security in the Giant world and boarded the Iron Fortress for the outskirts of Ju Prefecture City.
• Hange admired the peaceful, prosperous settlements along the train route and learned that most Kabaneri had been captured or controlled.
• Hange recognized Ayame and Kurusu, and the group discussed the Survey Corps, the Hunt Faction, and Erwin's past conflict with them.
• An alarm warned that Kabaneri had appeared ahead, and the passengers heard them clawing at the roof.
• Nearly a thousand Kabaneri charged the Iron Fortress from both sides, with many climbing onto its roof.

A horde of Kabaneri attacked the train, and Erwin, Levi, and Hange fought to protect the passengers while Ayame supplied them with powerful blades. The survivors discovered that an infected attendant was controlling the monsters and had locked them in with the intent to kill everyone aboard.

• Kabaneri swarmed the train, jammed its wheels, and attacked passengers as Erwin ordered the evacuation of the rear carriages.
• Hange noticed the monsters' red eyes, and Erwin concluded that someone was directing them toward the train.
• Ayame explained the Kabaneri's weaknesses and gave Erwin three specialized blades, including matching weapons for Levi and Erwin.
• Levi tested the Red-Patterned Blade and easily cut through the Kabaneri's bodies and armor.
• Hange spotted blue-black veins on the attendant as the carriage doors locked, then saw the attendant reveal her transformed body and declare that everyone on the train must die.

Erwin and his allies captured Shari after uncovering his plan to lure them into an ambush. Shinobi bound Shari with sealing chains and took him away for questioning.

• Kurusu killed the Female Attendant after she used a Brass Whistle to drive the Kabaneri into a frenzy, and Hange figured out how to use the whistle to make them retreat.
• Ayame found a Flare Gun on the Female Attendant, and Erwin used it to signal the accomplice waiting on a hillside.
• Shari boarded the train with armed companions, but Erwin, Levi, Hange, and Kurusu ambushed him.
• Levi stabbed Shari in the eye, and Kurusu shot his knee with a Rivet Gun while Erwin attacked him.
• Shari revealed Cursed Seals embedded in his chest and began swelling, but three shinobi restrained him with Adamantine Sealing Chains and took him to the Shinobi World for questioning.

Hange and the others traveled through the Technology World and Dragon Nation before entering the Shinobi World, where Captain Uzumaki warned them to prepare for interrogation. Their journey ended with the group unsettled by the brutal training of children they saw in the Water District.

• Captain Uzumaki used his credentials to escort the group past military checkpoints and aboard a private plane.
• After arriving in Chicken Country, Hange explained the world's animal nations and met Long Wu, the young Martial Arts Alliance Leader, and Li Ce.
• Long Wu and Li Ce described Dragon Nation's peaceful development and said Pot Chicken prisoners were being punished for starting wars and brutalizing civilians.
• At the Portal, Captain Uzumaki verified his credentials with the guards, who lowered the Red Energy Barrier and let the group pass.
• In the Shinobi World, the group saw children fight with kunai during brutal ninja training, leaving Levi, Kurusu, and the others shocked as they continued their silent journey.

Levi and his companions reached Pangaea Castle, where Chen Yifang easily countered Levi’s challenge and humbled him. After Erwin was interrogated, the group suspected their protection was tied to the Empire’s interest in World History; Shari’s memories then showed that he had attacked them without Mima’s permission.

• Levi noticed Chen Yifang’s skill, challenged him, and was quickly subdued when Chen pressed down on his sword wrist.
• Levi admitted he had misjudged the strength of the Shinobi World’s fighters, and Captain Uzumaki led the group into Pangaea Castle’s central district.
• A Yamanaka Clan Ninja searched Erwin’s memories, then released him with Shari’s Brass Whistle and Signal Transmitter on the table.
• Erwin and Hange discussed how the Empire might have protected or surveilled them, while Hange confirmed she still had World History.
• Yamanaka I searched Shari’s memories and found that Shari had planned the attack despite Mima ordering him not to act without permission.
• Mima appeared after Yamanaka I concluded that Shari had acted on his own.

Mima was warned to lie low after Shari attacked a conference delegate using stolen research, while Ayame and the others returned to their guesthouse. Li Tetsuhiro suspected Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was behind the scheme and ordered a Strongest Battle Royale to draw him out.

• A shadowy figure confronted Mima over Shari’s attack and revealed evidence of Mima’s unauthorized experiments on Eldians, then warned him to keep his head down.
• Kurusu escorted the injured Ayame back with the Hunt Faction, while Levi, Erwin, and Hange split off to avoid suspicion and pursue their separate duties.
• Li Tetsuhiro discussed the attack with Mito, Kaguya, Madara Uchiha, and Tobirama, and identified Jigen, also known as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, as a possible mastermind.
• Tobirama worried that his research facility might have been infiltrated and teleported away to investigate.
• Li Tetsuhiro ordered the Strongest Battle Royale for the next morning, with points determining the results and killing forbidden.

Li Tetsuhiro reviewed the worlds’ economic, military, and political progress during a summit in Taiji Hall, approving several plans and demanding that officials protect the people’s livelihoods. He ended the meeting by announcing a Strongest Battle Royale on Ten Thousand Beasts Island in three days, leaving the representatives to consider its consequences.

• Li Tetsuhiro heard reports on trade, security, and military development, and approved missions to eliminate rogue ninja forces near the Land of Rivers.
• Erwin reported the Giant World’s agricultural and technological progress and offered two types of Titan spinal fluid; Li Tetsuhiro accepted them and promised potions and military training guidance in return.
• Long Wu reported that Dragon Nation recruits could reach the Houtian Realm within three months, while Ayame reported Kabaneri, recovering fishing villages, and grain hoarding by old nobles.
• Li Tetsuhiro ordered officials to punish anyone obstructing public welfare, then approved a proposal for the Myriad Worlds Central Bank.
• Li Tetsuhiro announced that the Strongest Battle Royale would take place on Ten Thousand Beasts Island in the Water District in three days.

Li Tetsuhiro announced the seven-day monster trial and its valuable rewards, drawing powerful contestants to register. As Levi and his allies prepared to compete, Erwin realized Long Wu and Li Ce had stayed away, suggesting the trial was bait to expose whoever was behind the schemes.

• Li Tetsuhiro announced that contestants could earn points by killing monsters or defeating rivals, but killing other contestants was forbidden, and he detailed the prizes for the top finishers.
• Madara Uchiha quelled the hall with his Rinnegan, and Li Tetsuhiro said the trial would open in three days with registration open to everyone.
• Long Wu told Li Ce that His Majesty had advised him not to enter the trial because powerful people might be plotting there.
• Erwin said Hange could not participate because she had been assigned to the research institute, while Levi agreed to form a team with Kurusu and Ayame.
• Three days later, Levi, Erwin, Kurusu, and Ayame gathered at the trial grounds alongside Mima and other contestants, and Erwin noticed Long Wu and Li Ce were absent.
• Erwin concluded that the trial was bait intended to draw out the people behind the schemes.

Tetsuhiro, Tobirama, Madara, and Hashirama prepared a trap for Isshiki while the contestants began the trial on Ten Thousand Beasts Island. Levi fought Mima until Chen Yifang intervened, but Xiaohuo then activated a mysterious Brass Whistle and engulfed everyone in light.

• Tetsuhiro and the others set defenses across Ten Thousand Beasts Island and discussed using the contestants as a probe to lure Isshiki into a trap.
• Momoka started the trial, and the contestants entered the forest as Levi followed Mima while Erwin and his companions hunted nearby.
• Kurusu killed a Kabaneri, and Levi defeated a giant bear before confronting Mima over the points and their unresolved dispute about Shari.
• Mima and Levi fought until Chen Yifang intervened, struck Mima down, and warned him not to try to kill anyone again.
• Xiaohuo appeared with a Brass Whistle like Shari's, said they had to activate it early, and triggered a flash of light that engulfed everyone.

Levi, Mima, and Xiaohuo fled as a volcano on Ten Thousand Beasts Island erupted, releasing swarms of devouring insects and driving Kabaneri into a frenzy. Meanwhile, Tetsuhiro identified Ōtsutsuki Isshiki as the hidden culprit and began planning to hunt him down, while shinobi fought the island’s monsters.

• Xiaohuo revealed that he intended to use the Brass Whistle to kill Mima’s opponents, then blew it and sent nearby Kabaneri berserk.
• A dormant volcano erupted, spewing human-eyed devouring insects that rapidly devoured a Kabaneri, and Levi, Mima, and Xiaohuo ran from the swarm.
• Tobirama and Madara reacted to the eruption, and Tetsuhiro identified the tiny figure near the fire as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki using Sukunahikona.
• Ōnoki, the Third Raikage, Chiyo, and Ebizo fought the devouring insects and frenzied Titans, while Hatake Sakumo showed Ebizo that Titans could be killed by striking their napes.
• Might Duy and Chen Yifang unleashed powerful attacks against the devouring insects as the Shinobi World's new generation joined the battle.

Levi and Mima uncovered signs that someone was manipulating the beasts and the Hunt Faction during the event. After Xiaohuo revealed a disturbing desire to make Mima win, Levi withdrew from the competition to protect him as a swarm attacked, while Shari suggested the plan was about to begin.

• Levi and Mima fought coordinated Devouring Insects and berserk giant bears, and Levi suspected someone was directing the beasts.
• Xiaohuo carried 13 bear hearts and claimed he knew the terrain through his Hunt Faction intelligence, but Mima confronted him about the Brass Whistle.
• Levi and Mima stopped Xiaohuo from sneaking away, and Xiaohuo said in a trance that he wanted Mima to win even if everyone else died.
• Mima struck Xiaohuo, who recovered and screamed in pain, as the Devouring Insects surged toward him.
• Levi fired a White Signal Flare to withdraw from the event, rescued Xiaohuo, and prepared to face the swarm.
• In the dungeon beneath the Interrogation Room, Shari muttered that the Commander’s wish was about to come true.

Contestants were evacuated from Ten Thousand Beasts Island as it erupted and was destroyed by Tailed Beast Bombs and powerful attacks. Tetsuhiro, Madara, and the White Snake Sage searched the island for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki but found no trace of him, leaving the enemy's whereabouts unknown.

• Tobirama and the other ninjas began evacuating contestants as the volcano erupted and magma swept across Ten Thousand Beasts Island.
• Tobirama teleported the last group to the Tower just before nine Tailed Beast Bombs shattered the island and destroyed the Devouring Insects and many giants and Kabaneri.
• Tetsuhiro, Madara, and Tobirama summoned the White Snake Sage to search the island for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, but she found only traces of the ruined experiments.
• Tetsuhiro and Madara exposed the underground ruins, cut the island apart, and obliterated what remained, yet neither detected Isshiki.
• Back at the Tower, Tetsuhiro concluded Isshiki might have escaped, while Madara insisted he would seize him immediately if he appeared again.

Tetsuhiro and Tobirama revealed Isshiki’s threat to the officials and ordered heightened security, while Mima was demoted and punished over the Hunt Faction’s actions. In a hidden base, a shadowy figure prepared to seek a vessel among imprisoned youths, declaring that the game had only just begun.

• Tobirama was ordered to stop biological grafting experiments, and Maya was sent to find young Orochimaru, Hiruko, and children named Jirai or Namikaze for training.
• Tetsuhiro told the officials that Jigen was Isshiki’s vessel, explained the Ōtsutsuki threat, and said Isshiki had escaped after manipulating Shari and Xiaohuo.
• Tetsuhiro suspended the event and ordered compensation, protective talismans, stricter security, and a gag order; Tobirama instructed guards to kill anyone they found acting suspiciously.
• Tetsuhiro confined Mima for three months, demoted him to deputy commander, and appointed Mebuki as commander of the Hunt Faction.
• Levi and Erwin spoke with Mima after the meeting, and Mima regretted the damage to the Hunt Faction’s reputation while Shari and Xiaohuo faced imprisonment in Hozuki Castle.
• In an underground base in the former Amegakure, a shadowy figure studied portraits and youths held in glass chambers, hoping to find a suitable vessel among Kaguya’s descendants.

Hashirama and Tobirama searched Konoha for an apprentice and found five-year-old Orochimaru living in a poor household. Tobirama recognized Orochimaru’s talent, while Hashirama was stunned to learn the boy’s nickname was Little Dumpling.

• Hashirama and Tobirama followed their covert team to a house where the child they were seeking was registered.
• Hashirama saw the family’s poverty and promised to review the costs of electricity, water, rent, education, and medical care.
• Orochimaru introduced himself as a five-year-old boy, and Hashirama declared him Tobirama’s apprentice.
• Tobirama tested Orochimaru with questions about philosophy and science, then praised his potential.
• Orochimaru’s mother called him Little Dumpling, leaving Hashirama struggling to contain his laughter.

Tetsuhiro recruited Jiraiya’s family and the Namikaze Family to move to Pangaea Castle, then reached a 100% bond with Tobirama and copied his Flying Thunder God Technique. He landed by a river and told Tobirama he had figured out how to use the technique.

• Tetsuhiro and Tobirama visited Jiraiya and offered to support and train his son if the family moved to Pangaea Castle; Jiraiya eagerly accepted after hearing about its mixed-bathing hot springs.
• Little Jiraiya objected to the move, but his father punched him, then persuaded him with promises of big-breasted older girls.
• Tetsuhiro ordered the Namikaze Family to move to Pangaea Castle, then flew there with Tobirama while lamenting that they had not found Hiruko.
• Tetsuhiro apologized to Tobirama for overlooking his feelings, and their bond reached 100%, allowing Tetsuhiro to copy Tobirama’s Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Tetsuhiro landed beside a river and told Tobirama he had suddenly figured out the Flying Thunder God Technique, asking him to take out his Custom Kunai.

Tetsuhiro unexpectedly mastered Tobirama’s Flying Thunder God marks and showed off his ability to teleport between them. After returning to Pangaea Castle, he startled Mito by sneaking into her bedroom, then revealed himself as the two reconciled.

• Tobirama threw a marked kunai across the river, and Tetsuhiro teleported to it with ease.
• Tetsuhiro caught two more kunai in midair, leaving Tobirama baffled by his ability to use the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Tetsuhiro carried Tobirama above Pangaea Castle and encouraged him to trust in the people working together.
• Tetsuhiro entered his royal bedchamber at night and startled Mito, who attacked him with Adamantine Sealing Chains and began the Reaper Death Seal.
• Tetsuhiro absorbed Mito’s chakra and revealed himself, and Mito struck him before the two embraced and kissed.

Tetsuhiro discovered that the new world was connected to Shadi and the Millennium Items, then confronted Shadi and Marik. He offered Shadi a chance to join him, but Marik attacked, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Tetsuhiro entered a desert world with Madara, ordered the troops to occupy it, and investigated a portrait that showed Shadi.
• Yamanaka Jinan read the shopkeeper’s mind and learned that he had stolen the portrait from a mysterious tribe near the King’s Tomb.
• Tetsuhiro followed the shopkeeper’s lead to an underground chamber, where Shadi warned Marik about the approaching enemy.
• Tetsuhiro revealed that he knew Shadi’s identity and offered to help him fulfill his plan if he submitted.
• Marik attacked Tetsuhiro with the Millennium Rod after Tetsuhiro dismissed him.

Tetsuhiro defeated Dark Marik and met Ishizu and Shadi, then let Shadi inspect his inner world to prove his intentions. Shadi challenged him to a contest and used the Millennium Scales to weigh his heart.

• Tetsuhiro shielded himself from Dark Marik's attack and prepared to overwhelm him with Wood Release, but Rishid's arrival caused Marik to collapse.
• Ishizu used her Millennium Necklace, saw a vision of Egypt's future under Tetsuhiro's guidance, and introduced herself as Marik's older sister.
• Shadi revealed his true body and entered Tetsuhiro's inner world, where he saw Tetsuhiro's modern living room and a city of memories.
• Tetsuhiro told Shadi to subdue Maximillion J. Crawford Pegasus and find Yugi Muto in Domino City, Nippon.
• Shadi used the Millennium Scales to extract Tetsuhiro's heart and place it on the scales.

Tetsuhiro tested his powers against Shadi, who used ancient stone tablets and improvised card-game rules to summon monsters that destroyed Tetsuhiro’s wood dragons. Tetsuhiro summoned a colossal wooden humanoid, then stopped Marik’s Dark Personality from playing a God Card by freezing him with his Byakugan.

• Tetsuhiro passed Shadi’s test of his heart and demonstrated Sage Art and chakra, then teleported with Shadi outside to duel.
• Shadi summoned Dragon Slayer, which destroyed two of Tetsuhiro’s wood dragons, while Tetsuhiro accused Shadi of making up the rules.
• Shadi fused Ancient Elf and Giant Soldier of Stone into Sand Witch, whose sandstorm and Shadi’s revived Dragon Slayer destroyed Tetsuhiro’s remaining wood dragons.
• Tetsuhiro summoned a two-hundred-meter-tall Wood Human Technique as Rishid, Marik, and the others emerged from the Chamber of Secrets.
• Marik’s Dark Personality took over and reached for a God Card, but Tetsuhiro froze him with his Byakugan, prompting Marik to ask how Tetsuhiro had the Millennium Rod’s power.

Dark Marik summoned The Winged Dragon of Ra and Slifer the Sky Dragon to battle Tetsuhiro’s Wooden Golem, but Tetsuhiro’s construct disabled Ra and endured Slifer’s assault. Dark Marik then began chanting Ra’s ultimate ability, leaving the fight unresolved.

• The Wooden Golem destroyed Shadi’s Skull Priest and Dragon Slayer, leaving Shadi defeated.
• Dark Marik summoned The Winged Dragon of Ra and sacrificed three monsters to strengthen it.
• The Winged Dragon of Ra’s God Blaze Cannon burned away the Wooden Golem’s left palm, but the Golem seized Ra and cut off Dark Marik’s connection to it.
• Dark Marik summoned Slifer the Sky Dragon, which severed the Wooden Golem’s right hand and coiled around its body.
• The Wooden Golem regrew its arms, broke free from Slifer, and endured the dragon’s lightning as Dark Marik finished chanting Ra’s ultimate ability.