Recaps

Yang Cheng, a transmigrator living in Konoha, got punished by Iruka for sleeping through class and mocking the Third Hokage’s lesson. He reflected on his ordinary abilities and his determination to survive in the dangerous Naruto world.

• Iruka called on Yang Cheng, who used Ino’s note to answer with cynical jokes about the Third Hokage’s story and the Will of Fire.
• Iruka struck Yang Cheng with a textbook and ordered him to clean the classroom and copy the Will of Fire twice.
• After class, Ino asked Yang Cheng why he had been dozing, and he told her he had gone to bed late.
• Yang Cheng recalled that he was a transmigrator whose parents had died in the Nine-Tails’ Rampage, and that the Yamanaka family had helped raise him.
• Yang Cheng resolved not to let others control his fate, but recognized that his ordinary background and lack of talent made advancement difficult.

Yang Cheng discovered that a mysterious space connected him to two versions of himself from other worlds, and they exchanged memories and abilities. The Shakugan no Shana version had powerful ice-based abilities, while the Naruto and One Piece versions gained room to grow with their new advantages.

• Naruto Yang Cheng recalled that he had entered a Chaotic Space during Chakra training and met two versions of himself.
• High-school Yang Cheng proposed that they were simultaneous transmigrators, and all three Yang Chengs touched hands to share their memories and abilities.
• Naruto Yang Cheng learned that high-school Yang Cheng was the Crimson Lord Azure Flame of the Zero Realm, whose Unrestricted Spell could freeze anything and briefly freeze time and space.
• Naruto Yang Cheng learned that the young Yang Cheng had been orphaned in the One Piece world and was raised by Bellemere alongside Nami and Nojiko in Cocoyasi Village.
• The three Yang Chengs recognized that the Shana-world version was strongest for now, while the Naruto and One Piece versions had great potential to grow.

Yang Cheng tested his newly gained Azure Flame and chose to hide his power while he built his strength. After school, his friends abandoned him to clean, and Ino asked whether he could defeat Sasuke Uchiha in the upcoming graduation exam; Yang Cheng believed he could win easily.

• Yang Cheng discovered that he could summon an icy Azure Flame, but decided to keep the power secret from Konoha’s schemers.
• Shikamaru, Choji, Kiba, and Naruto left Yang Cheng to finish his cleaning chores instead of helping him.
• Ino and Sakura argued, and Ino later complained to Yang Cheng about her best friend’s remarks.
• Yang Cheng assured Ino that she would become more magnificent than Sakura, pleasing her.
• Ino asked if Yang Cheng could beat Sasuke Uchiha in the graduation exam, and Yang Cheng concluded that his new abilities made victory easy.

Yang Cheng returned to the Yamanaka home with Ino after being kept late at the Ninja Academy, where he explained that he had fallen asleep in class because he was nervous about the upcoming graduation exam. Rino Yamanaka fussed over him and encouraged him, while Ino was left wondering whether Rino was really her mother.

• Rino Yamanaka asked why Yang Cheng and Ino had come home late, and Inoichi Yamanaka guessed they had been kept after class.
• Rino scolded Ino for getting into trouble and compared her unfavorably with Yang Cheng.
• Yang Cheng admitted that Iruka-sensei had punished him for falling asleep in class, so Ino was not responsible for their lateness.
• Rino worried over Yang Cheng, urged him to move in with the family, and reassured him that he would do well on the graduation exam.
• At dinner, Rino piled food onto Yang Cheng's plate and encouraged him to impress the other parents, while Ino and Inoichi stayed quiet.

Inoichi Yamanaka offered Yang Cheng and Ino extra training to assess their abilities before they graduated from the Ninja Academy. When Yang Cheng’s powerful kick forced Inoichi to use the Substitution Technique, Inoichi realized the boy’s physical strength far exceeded his expectations and decided to get serious.

• After dinner, Inoichi Yamanaka invited Yang Cheng and Ino to train in the Yamanaka Clan courtyard while Rino Yamanaka watched.
• Yang Cheng told Ino to cover him and avoid using the Mind Body Switch Technique on Inoichi, then charged at Inoichi with a kunai.
• Inoichi blocked Yang Cheng’s attack and advised him to use ranged feints and observe a stronger opponent.
• Yang Cheng explained that attacking Inoichi’s weakness was their best chance, then kicked at his kidneys while keeping their kunai locked together.
• Inoichi escaped with the Substitution Technique, and Yang Cheng’s kick shattered the log he left behind.
• Inoichi praised Yang Cheng’s growth and said he would have to get more serious.

Yang Cheng surprised Inoichi Yamanaka with his speed, ninjutsu, and taijutsu during a spar, though Inoichi ultimately defeated him with the Mind Body Switch Technique. Yang Cheng judged that he had Chunin-level strength without his trump card and could fight a Jonin with it.

• Inoichi blocked Ino’s shuriken, then Yang Cheng used the Body Flicker Technique to close in on him.
• Yang Cheng and Inoichi clashed with Fire Release and Water Release ninjutsu, filling the arena with steam.
• Yang Cheng pressured Inoichi in close combat, forcing him to use a shadow clone and a Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
• Yang Cheng used a clone to escape the water attack and launched a surprise kunai strike, but Inoichi defeated him with the Mind Body Switch Technique.
• Yang Cheng estimated that he had Chunin-level strength normally and could contend with a Jonin using the Azure Flame Unrestricted Spell.

Inoichi struggled with the embarrassment of nearly losing a spar to Yang Cheng, while Ino bragged about the fight to Sakura. At the Ninja Academy graduation exam, Naruto failed the Clone Technique, and Mizuki approached him as Yang Cheng chose not to interfere.

• Inoichi's teammates teased him about looking tired, and he recalled that Rino had made him kneel all night after he took the spar with Yang Cheng and Ino too seriously.
• Ino told Sakura that she and Yang Cheng had nearly forced Inoichi into a tough fight, though Sakura doubted her boast.
• Iruka oversaw the graduation exam, and Yang Cheng passed the Clone Technique test without difficulty.
• Naruto failed after producing a useless clone, while Mizuki argued that he deserved another chance and Iruka upheld the exam standard.
• Yang Cheng saw Mizuki approach the dejected Naruto and decided not to interfere with the plan to steal the Hokage Scroll.

Yang Cheng graduated from the Ninja Academy and was assigned to Team 6 with Mitaraishi Anko as its jonin instructor. The chapter ended as Anko introduced herself and summoned Yang Cheng and his two teammates to leave with her.

• Rino Yamanaka prepared a celebratory meal after Yang Cheng and Ino graduated, while Inoichi Yamanaka worried about Yang Cheng’s future team and instructor.
• Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi reviewed Yang Cheng’s and Sakura Haruno’s records, then assigned Sakura to Team 7 alongside Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.
• Inoichi Yamanaka learned that Yang Cheng’s combat ability was comparable to a Chunin’s and saw that Mitaraishi Anko had been assigned as his instructor.
• Iruka announced the graduates’ teams, including Team 8 with Kurenai Yuhi, Team 10 with Asuma Sarutobi, and Team 7 with Kakashi Hatake.
• Mitaraishi Anko entered the classroom with a large flag and told Nanju Yang Cheng, Ai Ling Ben, and Wu Luochuan that she was their jonin instructor.

Mitaraishi Anko began testing Yang Cheng and his teammates with a surprise attack, eliminating two of them for letting their guard down. She gave Yang Cheng a chance to earn a place on her team, and their assessment continued as he fought back against her techniques.

• Mitaraishi Anko introduced herself as the team’s special jōnin instructor and began her assessment outside.
• Yang Cheng spotted and pinned a venomous snake, but Anko kicked him away while testing his reflexes.
• Mitaraishi Anko eliminated Yang Cheng’s two teammates for failing to stay alert, then offered Yang Cheng a chance to prove himself.
• Yang Cheng used the Body Flicker Technique modified with Shave and landed a forceful kick that Anko blocked.
• Mitaraishi Anko used Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, but Yang Cheng blocked the snakes with his kunai.
• Mitaraishi Anko followed with Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique.

Yang Cheng passed Anko’s assessment by matching her ninjutsu, and Anko formed Team 6 with him and his two classmates. The next morning, the Third Hokage reviewed the new teams, while Kurenai warned Anko to take her instructor duties seriously.

• Yang Cheng blocked Anko’s Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique with Water Release: Wild Water Wave, stunning Ai Ling Ben and Wu Luochuan with his strength.
• Anko ended the assessment and passed all three students, officially forming Team 6 with herself as their Jōnin instructor.
• Yang Cheng introduced himself and said his dream was to become the future Hokage’s man.
• The Third Hokage learned that Kakashi had formed Team 7 and that Anko had kept all three of her students, including Yang Cheng.
• Kurenai urged Anko to be responsible and patient as an instructor, and Anko vowed that Team 6 would defeat Kurenai’s students in the Chunin Ninja Exams.

Naruto Yang Cheng met Devimon Yang Cheng and a Tiger-level slime monster from the One-Punch Man world in the Chaos Space. One-Punch Man Yang Cheng feared his dangerous world and hoped the other Yang Chengs could help him survive the bald hero.

• Naruto Yang Cheng recognized Devimon Yang Cheng as the villain from Digimon, and Devimon explained that his attempts to destroy the Black Gears kept being misinterpreted.
• The other Yang Chengs learned that Devimon Yang Cheng had repeatedly tried to clear his name but was treated as a villain regardless.
• One-Punch Man Yang Cheng revealed that he was a weak Tiger-level slime monster living in Z City, where he avoided the bald hero and worked as Psykos's assistant in the Monster Association.
• One-Punch Man Yang Cheng explained that an experiment explosion had activated his transmigrator cheat, but he still feared the Monster Association's eventual defeat and the bald hero's strength.
• Naruto Yang Cheng advised One-Punch Man Yang Cheng to stay near Psykos and suggested bribing the bald hero with food or money if he attacked the headquarters.

Yang Cheng reflected on his new powers and growing strength, then spent time with Nami and Nojiko in Cocoyasi Village. He encouraged Nami’s crafty habits, leaving Nojiko worried about what Bellemere would think.

• Yang Cheng considered his enhanced strength and the Six Powers techniques he had mastered after years of training.
• Nami climbed onto Yang Cheng’s back and showed him a map she had borrowed from the bookstore.
• Yang Cheng gave Nami ten thousand Beli to repay Uncle Yuri and buy new clothes.
• Nojiko reproached Yang Cheng for spoiling Nami, but he defended her mischievous nature and said her kind heart mattered most.
• Nami ran off before Nojiko could smack her, and Nojiko warned Yang Cheng that Bellemere would be furious if she learned what he was teaching Nami.

Yang Cheng rushed back to Cocoyasi Village after spotting the Arlong Pirates landing and found Arlong demanding protection money while Bellemere lay defeated. Nami and Nojiko offered their saved money to spare Bellemere, leaving the villagers astonished by how much they had.

• Nojiko demanded pocket money from Yang Cheng, and he gave her ten thousand Beli.
• Yang Cheng spotted the Arlong Pirates' ship and hurried back to Cocoyasi Village.
• Arlong's crew gathered the villagers and demanded protection fees while Captain Nezumi's bribery kept the Marines from intervening.
• Bellemere tried to drive the fish-men away, but Arlong defeated her and threatened to kill her.
• Nami and Nojiko pooled their savings and offered Arlong one hundred thousand Beli to spare Bellemere.

Yang Cheng rescued Bellemere from Arlong and revealed his strength by sending the fish-man flying. As the Arlong Pirates surrounded him, he told Nami, Nojiko, and the villagers to leave the fight to him.

• Arlong demanded a million Beli to spare Bellemere, but Yang Cheng struck his gun arm with a slash and made him drop his pistol.
• Yang Cheng rushed Arlong, broke his wrist to free Bellemere, caught her, and kicked Arlong through several buildings.
• Bellemere realized Yang Cheng had grown far stronger than she had believed, while Nami and Nojiko went to him for support.
• The Arlong Pirates surrounded Yang Cheng, and he told Nami, Nojiko, and the villagers to move aside as he fought them alone.
• Genzo wanted to rally the villagers, but Bellemere stopped him and said Yang Cheng could protect everyone.

Yang Cheng defeated Arlong’s officers and faced Arlong in a fierce sword clash. When his weapon began to break, he revealed his Azure Flame power, reinforced the blade with ice, and slashed Arlong across the chest.

• Yang Cheng dodged the Arlong Pirates’ coordinated attacks, broke Hachi’s swords with Tempest Kick, and crushed Kuroobi’s arm with a punch.
• Yang Cheng evaded Choo’s water arrows and knocked him unconscious before Choo could bring Momoo to the fight.
• Arlong rose from the rubble, grabbed Kiribachi, and attacked Yang Cheng with his sword and shark-like water pellets.
• Yang Cheng blocked Kiribachi with a stolen sword, which began to crack under Arlong’s strength.
• Yang Cheng’s Azure Flame engulfed the sword and encased its blade in ice, allowing him to force Arlong’s weapon back and slash his chest.

Yang Cheng defeated Arlong with his blue flames, and Bellemere mistook the power for a Devil Fruit ability. After the villagers captured the pirates, Yang Cheng planned to take them to the Marines for a reward, leaving for the Marine base with Bellemere and Nami.

• Yang Cheng froze Arlong with his blue flames, and Bellemere asked whether he had eaten a Devil Fruit.
• Yang Cheng claimed he had eaten a patterned fruit he found in the hills, and Bellemere accepted that he was a Devil Fruit User.
• The villagers tied up the defeated fish-man pirates and asked Yang Cheng what to do with them.
• Yang Cheng decided to hand the pirates over to the Marines and collect their bounties, while also considering confronting Captain Nezumi.
• Bellemere confiscated the children's savings, then escorted Yang Cheng and Nami by boat to the Marine base.

Yang Cheng and Bellemere brought the captured Arlong Pirates to the 16th Marine Branch to collect their bounties, where they encountered Rear Admiral Momousagi and a corrupt Captain Nezumi. The chapter ended with Nezumi accusing them of fraud and demanding the pirates, while Momousagi watched.

• Yang Cheng and Bellemere arrived at the 16th Marine Branch with the captured Arlong Pirates and asked to collect their bounties.
• Captain Nezumi dismissed the marines’ report until Rear Admiral Momousagi asked why the visitors had come.
• A marine told Momousagi and Nezumi that Yang Cheng and Bellemere had captured Arlong and his entire crew.
• Nezumi realized Arlong had recently paid him off and feared the pirate might expose their arrangement.
• Nezumi met Yang Cheng and Bellemere, accused them of being frauds, and ordered them to leave the pirates behind.

Yang Cheng challenged Captain Nezumi to prove that he had defeated the Arlong Pirates, while Momousagi arranged a sparring match and watched him evade Nezumi’s gunfire. Yang Cheng then used the Six Powers techniques to vanish from Nezumi’s sight, and Momousagi realized he was trying to kill the captain.

• Bellemere objected when Captain Nezumi tried to claim the Arlong Pirates’ bounty, and Yang Cheng accused Nezumi of colluding with Arlong.
• Captain Nezumi called Yang Cheng a liar and urged Rear Admiral Gion to arrest him, but Momousagi asked Yang Cheng how he could prove his claims.
• Yang Cheng proposed questioning Arlong’s surviving officers and challenging Captain Nezumi to a fight, so Momousagi ordered them to spar.
• Captain Nezumi accepted and fired both pistols at Yang Cheng, who dodged every bullet using Kami-e.
• Bellemere told Momousagi that Yang Cheng had learned Marine training techniques from her, and Momousagi recognized his use of Shave as well.
• Yang Cheng vanished from Captain Nezumi’s sight, and Momousagi realized he was trying to kill him.

Yang Cheng refused Momousagi’s offer to join the Marines and used the bounty money from the Arlong Pirates to propose building a ship. The chapter ended with Bellemere realizing Yang Cheng might be preparing to leave Cocoyasi Village.

• Momousagi stopped Yang Cheng from killing Captain Nezumi and said she would take him to Enies Lobby for questioning and then Impel Down.
• Momousagi invited Yang Cheng to join the Marines, but Yang Cheng declined for now and said he would consider it if he ever left the East Blue.
• Momousagi grew angrier at Captain Nezumi, whom she blamed for turning Yang Cheng against the Marines, and kicked him during the return journey.
• Yang Cheng collected the bounties on Arlong and his officers, using Captain Nezumi’s recovered stash to secure the full 34.5 million Beli payout.
• Yang Cheng told Bellemere he wanted to use the money to build a ship, and Bellemere asked whether he planned to go to sea.

Yang Cheng left Cocoyasi Village to pursue his dream at sea after Bellemere arranged a ship for him, and Nami gave him the nickname “Orange Killer.” As he sailed away, he found a letter from Bellemere among his clothes.

• Bellemere agreed to arrange a ship and supplies for Yang Cheng, who spent the next half month with his family before setting out.
• Yang Cheng told Nojiko and Nami he planned to go to sea; Nojiko encouraged him, while Nami cried and clung to him.
• Yang Cheng comforted Nami by promising they would meet again at sea, and she named him “Orange Killer.”
• Yang Cheng made promises to Nami, said goodbye to his family and Cocoyasi Village, and boarded his ship.
• Bellemere watched Yang Cheng depart in tears, and Genzo asked whether she had anything she wanted to tell him.
• Yang Cheng found a letter from Bellemere among his clothes while sorting his supplies aboard the ship.

Six years after leaving Cocoyasi Village, Yang Cheng had become the feared bounty hunter Orange Killer and joined Baroque Works as Mr. 5, wielding a Famous Sword that had eaten the Bomb-Bomb Fruit. In Whiskey Town, he and Miss Valentine were sent to assess new recruits, and she questioned why he had not risen higher in the organization.

• Yang Cheng spent years mastering the Six Powers and Haki, hunting pirates across the East Blue and Grand Line, and building a fearsome reputation as Orange Killer.
• Nico Robin recruited Yang Cheng into Baroque Works, where he replaced the original Mr. 5 and became Miss Valentine’s partner.
• Crocodile provided Yang Cheng with Rending Wound and the Bomb-Bomb Fruit, which Yang Cheng fed to the sword rather than eating himself.
• Yang Cheng explained that his imagination let him use the Bomb-Bomb Fruit’s explosive power far beyond the original Mr. 5’s techniques.
• In Whiskey Town, Miss Valentine complained that she and Yang Cheng were assigned exhausting fieldwork and asked why he did not challenge the higher-ranking officer agents.

Yang Cheng and Miss Valentine arrived at Whiskey Peak to help capture the pirate Destruction King Laboon, while Miss Valentine worried that Yang Cheng might leave her behind if he advanced in Baroque Works. The chapter ended as Laboon charged at Miss Valentine and she leaped into the air using her Devil Fruit powers.

• Miss Valentine praised Yang Cheng's strength and panicked at the thought that a promotion could separate them as partners.
• Yang Cheng told Miss Valentine he had no desire to rise in Baroque Works and threatened to request a new partner if she kept pestering him.
• Yang Cheng and Miss Valentine arrived at Whiskey Peak, where Baroque Works agents and Millions were struggling against Laboon's crew.
• Miss Valentine checked Laboon's wanted poster, mocked his fifteen-million-Beli bounty, and drew his attention.
• Laboon charged at Miss Valentine, who reduced her weight to one kilogram and sprang into the air.

Mr. Valentine defeated Laboon and his pirates, while undercover agents Vivi and Igaram worried about Baroque Works’ strength. Yang Cheng unexpectedly offered them a promotion, leaving their covers intact and giving them a chance to rise within the organization.

• Mr. Valentine crushed Laboon with a ten-thousand-kilogram attack and a million-ton flying kick, scattering the Laboul Pirates.
• Vivi and Igaram, newly infiltrated into Baroque Works to uncover the cause of Alabasta’s unrest, feared the officer agents’ strength would make their mission impossible.
• Yang Cheng questioned Vivi and Igaram, prompting them to fear that their identities had been exposed.
• Yang Cheng explained that he wanted to recruit them to work under him, and Vivi and Igaram accepted and gave their false names.
• Mr. Valentine wondered why Yang Cheng had taken an unusual interest in the two newcomers.

Yang Cheng revealed that he knew Vivi was Alabasta’s princess and warned that her current rank in Baroque Works would not let her uncover its leader or crimes. He claimed he meant to repay a kindness she had once shown him, leaving Vivi and Igaram wary but listening.

• Miss Valentine suspected Yang Cheng was a lolicon and accused him of giving Vivi special treatment.
• Igaram shielded Vivi, while both prepared for a possible fight over her safety.
• Yang Cheng rebuked Miss Valentine and insisted that he was neither a lolicon nor a pervert.
• Yang Cheng identified Vivi as Alabasta’s princess and explained that her rank could not reveal Baroque Works’ president or provide evidence against him.
• Yang Cheng said he had recognized Vivi from Alabasta and was repaying her for helping him before.

Yang Cheng revealed that Crocodile was behind Alabasta’s drought and unrest, and warned Vivi and Igaram that the Navy would not protect them from him. The Unluckies discovered Yang Cheng and Miss Valentine’s identities, leaving them both on Baroque Works’ blacklist.

• Yang Cheng reminded Vivi that she had saved him in Yuba years earlier, and Vivi recalled the incident.
• Yang Cheng said he had partly joined Baroque Works because Vivi had once helped him, then hinted that a group not yet at sea would eventually save Alabasta.
• Yang Cheng explained that Crocodile had used dance powder and blamed Cobra to provoke conflict and seize Alabasta for something hidden there.
• Yang Cheng warned Vivi and Igaram that appealing to the Navy would expose them to Baroque Works, since Crocodile was a Shichibukai.
• Miss Valentine noticed the Unluckies displaying portraits of her and Yang Cheng before they fled, and Yang Cheng told her she was now on the organization’s blacklist.