Chapter Summaries

Kenichi Amamiya considered creating a way for people to earn merit in peacetime and tested the idea by sending Yapin into a Calamity incident. Yapin helped slow the Iron Claw Lobster until reinforcements defeated it, and he wondered how much credit his actions would earn.

• Kenichi Amamiya sent Yapin into a hastily created Calamity instance to test whether people could earn merit through such incidents.
• Haruno Kaede and Miss Yamanaka assessed the injuries after an Iron Claw Lobster breached Celadon City, while Yapin rode Blaze Prison toward the monster.
• Yapin and Blaze Prison struck the Iron Claw Lobster's injured leg with Flamethrower and a Stun Gun, then escaped its attacks with Yapin wounded by debris.
• Master Senri and the Pokémon League's Special Affairs Department arrived, and Yamanaka Hana treated Yapin and confirmed Blaze Prison was unharmed.
• Chili and the Special Affairs Department attacked the Iron Claw Lobster's weakness until its legs broke and it could no longer move, while Yapin worried about his reward.

After the Iron Claw Lobster was defeated, Yapin received rewards that could help Blaze Prison grow stronger and make it possible for him to return home. He left the hospital still determined to join the Special Affairs Department despite Haruno Akane’s fears, then encountered a familiar man who warned that fleeing Celadon City would not keep people safe.

• The Special Affairs Department defeated the Iron Claw Lobster, and Yapin received a random upgrade, a Basic Panacea, three Growlithe Candies, and a Fire Stone Shard.
• Yapin decided the candies should go to Blaze Prison and saw the shard as a path toward Blaze Prison’s evolution and King's Legacy.
• Haruno Akane scolded Yapin for risking his life and was pleased to hear he might receive a League Medal of Valor, while Yapin remained set on joining the Special Affairs Department.
• After three days in the hospital, Yapin fed all three Growlithe Candies to Blaze Prison, but noticed no obvious change.
• Yapin left the hospital and considered how to join the Special Affairs Department and persuade Haruno Akane.
• A familiar man gave Yapin and Blaze Prison meat buns and said that if Celadon City fell, other cities would become Calamity Cities too.

Kenichi Amamiya tested alterations to his genjutsu while Yapin lived through a Pokémon-world scenario, and Yapin considered joining the Special Affairs Department. The chapter ended as Yapin noticed something was wrong at Wish Department Store and Kenichi wondered whether he was waking from the illusion.

• Kenichi Amamiya adjusted the experimental genjutsu, deliberately introducing bugs and altered names to see whether Yapin would notice them.
• Yapin met his friend Little Tomo, who revealed that he had joined the Special Affairs Department’s Logistics Department and planned to collect badges to qualify for the Operations Department.
• Little Tomo told Yapin that joining the Operations Department now required eight badges, leaving Yapin unsure how he could enter the Special Affairs Department.
• After saying goodbye to Little Tomo, Yapin rode Blaze Prison, which unexpectedly took him to Wish Department Store instead of the Nurse Joy Building.
• Yapin felt that he had forgotten something important and sensed that the world was incongruous, while Kenichi Amamiya wondered if he was waking from the genjutsu.

Kenichi Amamiya adjusted the illusion surrounding Yapin, steering him toward a chance to join the Special Affairs Department while keeping him from realizing the truth. He left Yapin asleep after deciding the illusion was stable enough to guide him and could eventually reward him if he saw through it.

• Kenichi Amamiya considered setting up a training academy to keep Yapin peacefully immersed in the illusion as Yapin sensed something was wrong around him.
• Blaze Prison led Yapin to an underground office, where Gardevoir escorted them to meet a Mega-Evolved Alakazam who claimed to grant wishes in exchange for equal favors.
• Yapin asked Alakazam to help him join the Special Affairs Department, and Alakazam offered him an opportunity to take the Support Department's internal examination.
• Kenichi Amamiya altered Yapin's memories to resolve his near-awakening, restored the illusion to its original form, and left the sleeping Yapin with a path forward and a possible reward if he saw through it.

Yapin used his Medal of Valor to apply for an assessment to join the Special Affairs Department’s Support Department, despite Captain Kurenai Maple’s concerns and his older sister’s likely objections. While Yapin prepared to study for the assessment, Kenichi Amamiya considered experimenting with plants and other things he had brought from another planet.

• Alakazam explained that recipients of the Medal of Valor could make a reasonable request, and Yapin decided to use that opportunity to apply for an internal assessment.
• Yapin told Captain Kurenai Maple he wanted to join the Special Affairs Department’s Support Department, and she agreed to submit his application while urging him to tell his older sister.
• Yapin left the office worried about how to tell his older sister, then planned to use his hospital leave to find a cram school and study past exam papers.
• Yapin asked Little Tomo for recommendations and rode Blaze Prison to a bookstore to buy exam materials.
• Kenichi Amamiya judged Yapin’s illusion test to be progressing well, then considered turning things brought from another planet into unusual items or experimental crops.

Yapin prepared for and took the Special Affairs Department’s Support Department assessment, discovering that the internal exam tested practical knowledge about Calamity Pokémon. After completing the written test, he headed to the training grounds and was approached by a candidate trying to sell him exam notes.

• Yapin bought Support Department exam books at Reiying Bookstore, where he met the white-haired clerk, Saki Reiying.
• Sister Feng told Yapin that his application had been approved and that he had to report for the Support Department assessment the next morning.
• Yapin found his sister Jessie Joy had left him breakfast and a note encouraging him, then rushed to the Special Affairs Department with Blaze Prison.
• Yapin took the written assessment and answered questions about supporting Operations Department teams and the danger posed by Calamity Slowpoke.
• A friendly, chubby candidate approached Yapin after the test and offered to sell him internal reference materials.

Yapin passed a punishing weighted run through a muddy track, finishing fifth, and met Nafy, captain of the Celadon City Special Affairs Department Support Department. Nafy eliminated the last three participants and began the third assessment, sending the rookies through a newly opened door with their Pokémon.

• Yapin refused to buy the fat man's study materials and followed the other candidates to the Special Affairs Department field.
• Lincoln announced a three-kilometer run carrying fifteen kilograms, then turned the track muddy before starting the assessment.
• Yapin struggled without access to Chakra, pushed through the run, and finished fifth while Lincoln and Nafy observed.
• Lincoln explained that Yapin was the son of martyrs and had requested to join the department, despite the risks of frontline support work.
• Nafy introduced herself as the examiner for the third assessment, eliminated the last three candidates, and warned the fourth-from-last participant that she could still fail.
• Nafy opened a door in the field and told the rookies to take their Pokémon inside and come back out to pass.

Yapin entered a dark obstacle room and fought his way past Daikouki, injuring him before continuing through the traps. After emerging, Yapin recognized a dead man among the waiting examinees and realized the test was an illusion; Kenichi Amamiya then learned that Yapin had awakened and noticed the anomaly.

• Yapin entered the pitch-black obstacle room with Blaze Prison and used tactical signals to move quietly through it.
• Yapin and Blaze Prison ambushed Daikouki and his Super Strength, and Yapin broke two of Daikouki's ribs during the fight.
• Lincoln and Nafy examined Daikouki, allowed Yapin to continue, and Yapin made his way through the remaining traps.
• Yapin emerged and recognized a man who had died in the Calamity Pokémon attack, then realized the scene was an illusion as the world collapsed.
• Kenichi Amamiya learned from Amado Sanzu that Yapin had awakened and noticed something was wrong.

Yapin left the infirmary after apologizing to Daikouki and joined the remaining candidates for the new final assessment, a simulated combat exercise against Calamity Pokémon. As League officials prepared the simulation, Yapin began sensing that something was wrong with the illusion, and Kenichi Amamiya confirmed that a memory reset had been triggered.

• Yapin woke in the infirmary, apologized to Daikouki, and learned from Daigang Ye that the man was not angry about his broken ribs.
• Yapin returned to the assessment site and found that only five candidates remained before Nafy announced a new final assessment based on simulated combat.
• Nafy warned Naxing to withdraw if she could not pass, while Naxing insisted she would succeed and Yamei approached Yapin to exchange contact information.
• Nafy introduced the League's virtual technology with Chili and another official, and Yapin began to feel that the simulation was strangely familiar.
• Kenichi Amamiya said that Yapin's memory-reset function had triggered once, but Yapin had still noticed something unusual.

During a simulated Calamity Pokémon response, Yapin navigated radiation-filled mist, fought off contaminated Rattata with Blaze Prison, and reached Celadon City's wall, where his scanner detected the threat. The scene then revealed that Yapin's ordeal was an illusion created by Kenichi Amamiya, who was considering ways to improve his technique and pursue space research.

• Yapin prepared support supplies for Lapras and suited up with Blaze Prison after the Calamity Pokémon vanished into white mist.
• Yapin entered the mist and used Blaze Prison's Heat Wave to navigate Celadon City's streets toward the reported support location.
• Yapin and Blaze Prison fought off radiation-contaminated Rattata, escaped across rooftops, and continued toward Celadon Forest.
• Yapin reached the city wall, where his scanner began flashing over a large red dot.
• Kenichi Amamiya watched the trembling Yapin and reflected on the illusion's effects, possible improvements to his ninjutsu, and research into space.

Kenichi Amamiya agreed to help Kazahana Koyuki make a horror film after she asked to debut as an actress and prove herself following an online argument. He chose the direct-to-video Ju-On as her first project and recounted Kayako’s history, ending as Shunsuke Kobayashi discovered her corpse in the wardrobe.

• Kazahana Koyuki asked Kenichi Amamiya to help her make a horror film after an online argument inspired her to prove herself.
• Kenichi Amamiya chose the direct-to-video Ju-On for Kazahana Koyuki’s debut film.
• Kenichi Amamiya explained how Kayako’s unrequited love for Shunsuke Kobayashi, Takeo Saeki’s jealousy, and Kayako’s death created the curse.
• Takeo Saeki killed Kayako and went after Shunsuke Kobayashi, while Toshio vanished in the cursed house.
• Shunsuke Kobayashi visited the Saeki home to check on Toshio, found Kayako’s diary, and discovered her corpse in the wardrobe.

Kenichi Amamiya finished recounting Kobayashi’s doomed encounter with Kayako and Takeo Saeki, explaining how their deaths fed the Ju-On curse. Meanwhile, Kazahana Koyuki accepted that she could not be with Kenichi and resolved to move forward, though her feelings still hurt.

• Kenichi Amamiya described Kayako crawling down the stairs and killing Kobayashi after Takeo Saeki revealed that he had murdered Kobayashi’s wife and unborn daughter.
• Takeo Saeki discarded the unborn child’s remains, but a crawling trash bag reached out and seized him; Kenichi believed Kobayashi’s wife’s vengeful spirit had killed him and become part of Ju-On.
• Kenichi explained that Kayako’s curse absorbed the dead and grew stronger, and he concluded that Kayako’s family’s story had ended while Toshio’s fate remained uncertain.
• Kazahana Koyuki looked at Kenichi’s wedding photograph and decided to accept that their relationship could not happen, choosing instead to protect people and build a life of her own.
• Kazahana watched Kenichi write her plot and told herself that working with him was enough, even as she wiped away tears and prepared to give her youth a complete ending.

Kenichi Amamiya continued writing Ju-On: The Video Version 1 as Kazahana Koyuki’s breakout film, detailing how Kayako’s curse killed the Murakami family and those around them. The chapter ended with the real estate agent bringing his psychic younger sister to investigate the house, and her warning that they must not sell it to anyone who felt unwell after drinking sake.

• Kenichi Amamiya wrote the Ju-On script, describing how the Murakami Family moved into the Saeki house and became targets of the curse.
• Yuki Murakami encountered Kayako while alone in the house and was dragged away and killed.
• Kanna Murakami and her friend died at school, and police discovered her jaw among her friend’s remains.
• Saeki Toshio killed Tsuyoshi Murakami, and Toshio later killed Tsuyoshi’s girlfriend at the school.
• Mrs. Murakami saw the jawless Kanna come home and died after confronting her.
• The real estate agent brought his psychic younger sister to the house, and she warned him not to sell it to anyone who felt unwell after drinking sake.

Kenichi Amamiya comforted Kazahana Koyuki after she watched his Ju-On script, then told Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki that Naruto Uzumaki was missing after a space monster attacked him. As Kushina held on to hope for her son’s return, Naruto’s ship fled the monster and plunged toward a planet.

• Kazahana Koyuki watched Ju-On, praised Kenichi Amamiya’s story, and ran out before he could address her feelings for him.
• Kenichi Amamiya decided to continue his space exploration and went to tell Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki that Naruto Uzumaki had sent a distress message before contact was lost.
• Kenichi Amamiya told Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki that Naruto was missing, leaving Kushina devastated but determined to wait for him.
• Naruto and the crew raced through space in their ship while a giant monster pursued them, then plunged toward a planet in search of refuge.

Kenichi Amamiya agreed to help Kazahana Koyuki develop a plot and finale for Ju-On 2, then recounted the film’s story, in which the curse claimed the Suzuki and Kitada families. The chapter left Nobuyuki Suzuki as the sole surviving member of his family while the police investigation found no answers.

• Kenichi Amamiya agreed to help Kazahana Koyuki write the plot and finale for Ju-On 2 and reflected on the franchise’s later films and adaptations.
• Kyoko Suzuki visited the Kitada house, sensed that Mrs. Kitada had been possessed by Kayako, and went to check on her nephew Nobuyuki.
• Kyoko opened a closet in Tatsuya Suzuki’s home and saw Takeo Saeki kill Manami and cut a child from her belly before she fainted.
• Tatsuya took Kyoko and Nobuyuki to his parents’ home, where the curse killed his parents as Toshio appeared through the floor.
• Tatsuya went to the Kitada house, where Mrs. Kitada killed him, leaving Nobuyuki as the sole surviving Suzuki.
• Kayako possessed Mrs. Kitada, who beat her husband to death, while police officers investigating the incidents found nothing.

Kenichi Amamiya considered how to reshape Ju-On’s final chapter into a definitive ending, then the story shifted to Naruto Uzumaki, who emerged on the barren Gloomy Star and began exploring it with Hinata. They set out to inspect the unfamiliar planet after Naruto confirmed the monster was gone.

• Kenichi Amamiya reviewed the events and possible interpretations of Ju-On 2, including whether the ghost who killed Nobuyuki Suzuki was Manami rather than Kayako.
• Kenichi Amamiya recalled Ju-On’s ending in Ju-On: The Grudge 2 and considered Kayako’s backstory, her family, and ways someone might survive or prevent the curse.
• Kenichi Amamiya decided to revise the final chapter so Kayako’s reincarnation would serve as a genuine ending and give her a more layered portrayal.
• Naruto Uzumaki opened a hatch on Gloomy Star, steadied himself, and cautiously explored its barren terrain.
• Naruto Uzumaki saw that the monster was gone, led Hinata out, and prepared to inspect the planet.

Kenichi Amamiya finished a Ju-On 3 script for Kazahana Koyuki, then raced through space after Naruto Uzumaki’s distress signal. Naruto fought off another giant monster on a remote planet, where the creatures seemed to be everywhere.

• Kenichi Amamiya wrote a Ju-On 3 plot in which Kayako haunted a television crew, used the Ghost Queen’s womb to be reborn, and later killed the Ghost Queen.
• Kenichi Amamiya gave the script to Kazahana Koyuki and left for another planet to rescue Naruto Uzumaki.
• Kenichi Amamiya received Naruto Uzumaki’s distress signal and piloted his spacecraft toward Naruto’s remote location.
• Naruto Uzumaki used wind techniques, ninjutsu, and his eye technique to destroy a giant monster.
• Naruto Uzumaki wondered how many monsters he had killed before another one roared and lunged at him.

Kenichi Amamiya investigated a false Solar System and discovered a monster on Illusion Star whose light created convincing illusions. He chose to study the creature while Naruto Uzumaki remained stranded on an unfamiliar planet, anxiously awaiting rescue.

• Kenichi Amamiya reviewed records about the Star-Devouring Beast while heading toward Naruto's vanished distress signal.
• Kenichi Amamiya spotted an apparent Solar System, suspected a genjutsu, and found that the Blue Star he remembered had no connection to his former life.
• Kenichi Amamiya fired his ship's weapon at the apparent Solar System, revealing a giant monster that used its glowing orb to lure prey into illusions.
• Kenichi Amamiya identified the world as Illusion Star and decided to study the monster's illusion ability, trusting his contingencies to keep Naruto safe for now.
• Naruto Uzumaki waited nervously on the unfamiliar planet, hoping for rescue after his distress signal was cut off.

Kenichi discovered that he could travel through Four-Dimensional Space and used it to reach Naruto, who was still fighting the Star-Devourer. Kenichi attacked the monster with the Black Hole Technique, leaving its fate unresolved.

• Kenichi traced Naruto’s likely escape route and piloted his spaceship toward it while studying spatial power during the journey.
• Kenichi folded space through an instrument and discovered Four-Dimensional Space, which let him travel directly to the Shinobi World.
• Naruto struck the Star-Devourer’s enormous mouth with a Sage Art: Rasengan, destroying the mouth but not the monster itself.
• Kenichi watched Naruto and the others evade the Star-Devourer, then left Four-Dimensional Space to intervene.
• Kenichi launched the Black Hole Technique at the Star-Devourer, whose attempt to flee came too late.

Kenichi rescued Naruto from a Star-Devouring Beast and captured the parasite that had driven it to pursue him. After bringing Naruto back to the Shinobi World, Kenichi took the parasite to his laboratory for research while Naruto reunited with Minato and Kushina.

• Kenichi sealed the Star-Devouring Beast in a sphere and realized the intelligent parasite might be useful for research or as a means of creating a Jinchuriki.
• Kenichi deduced that the parasite had targeted Naruto as a potential host, then brought Naruto and the surviving crew members back to the Shinobi World.
• Kenichi left Naruto with Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki and carried the parasite to the laboratory, where he discussed testing its genes with Supporting Character.
• Kushina welcomed Naruto home, and Naruto nodded as he faced his worried parents.