Recaps

Kitagawa Gen proved himself on a mission to the Land of Waves, developing Purple Electricity and helping Kakashi survive Itachi Uchiha and Biwa Juzo. Back in Konoha, Gen faced the masked Obito Uchiha, whose attack exposed a possible link to Kakashi and left the village investigating the Akatsuki and Kirigakure.

• Kitagawa Gen passed Kakashi’s test, gained the Otsutsuki Clan bloodline, and began training under Kakashi as his sole disciple.
• Kitagawa Gen and Kakashi traveled to the Land of Waves, where Gen developed Purple Electricity and fought Biwa Juzo while Kakashi faced Itachi Uchiha’s Tsukuyomi.
• Itachi Uchiha and Biwa Juzo retreated, and Kitagawa Gen persuaded Jiraiya to return to Konoha with him and Kakashi rather than investigate Kirigakure alone.
• Kitagawa Gen mastered Sage Mode, celebrated his first successful mission with Naruto, Kakashi, Guy, and Jiraiya, and encountered Sasuke Uchiha afterward.
• Obito Uchiha attacked Kitagawa Gen, Naruto, and Sasuke, but Gen used a Lightning Clone and Purple Electricity to counter his space-time technique and break his mask.
• Kitagawa Gen identified a possible connection between Obito Uchiha’s right Sharingan and Kakashi’s left one, prompting Kakashi and the others to investigate Obito, Rin Nohara, and the mysterious organization.

Kitagawa Gen mastered the Rasengan and Flying Thunder God while helping Jiraiya investigate Orochimaru and the Akatsuki. After gaining permission to join the mission to Kirigakure, Gen and his companions encountered Zabuza and Haku in the Land of Waves, where a fight began.

• Kitagawa Gen chose Obito Uchiha’s Yin Release reward, while Obito dismissed his defeat and reaffirmed his plan to use Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Jiraiya began training Kitagawa Gen, who quickly mastered the Rasengan and helped identify Obito as Kakashi’s former teammate.
• Kitagawa Gen and Jiraiya followed Orochimaru to his underground laboratory, where Gen fought Kimimaro and Jugo as Jiraiya confronted Orochimaru.
• After the mission, Kitagawa Gen gained Kimimaro’s special Yin Release Power and developed his Otsutsuki bloodline while returning to Konoha with Jiraiya.
• Kitagawa Gen made a Flying Thunder God mark on a kunai and successfully used the technique, impressing Kakashi and Jiraiya.
• Kitagawa Gen asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to let him accompany Kakashi and Jiraiya to Kirigakure, and they agreed to protect him on the mission.
• In the Land of Waves, Kitagawa Gen suggested that Zabuza could guide them to Kirigakure, but Zabuza prepared to fight with Haku, prompting Gen to unleash purple lightning.

Kitagawa Gen helped expose Obito’s control over Kirigakure, then grew stronger through training and a mission alongside Kakashi and Guy. After returning to Konoha, he began learning Sage Mode and entered it almost immediately.

• Kitagawa Gen, Jiraiya, and Kakashi fought Obito Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki during Kirigakure’s revolt, and Gen struck Obito with a Rasengan.
• Jiraiya broke the Genjutsu controlling Karatachi Yagura, while Obito destabilized the Three Tails’ chakra and Gen received a Three Tails Chakra reward.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi approved Kitagawa Gen’s chunin assessment, and Gen’s experiments with the Three Tails Chakra increased his Otsutsuki Development Level and changed his eyes and appearance.
• Kitagawa Gen trained with Kakashi and Guy, learned to open four gates, and joined them on a mission in the Land of Hot Water.
• Kitagawa Gen fought Kakuzu while Guy faced Hidan and Kakashi battled Obito, and Gen used the Eight Gates Release Formation to unleash a devastating attack.
• Kakashi and Guy returned to Konoha with Kitagawa Gen, who received the Uchiha Forbidden Technique: Six Paths Technique as his mission reward.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi arranged for Jiraiya to teach Kitagawa Gen Sage Mode, and Gen gathered Natural Energy and entered Sage Mode during their first lesson.

Kitagawa Gen’s mission with Jiraiya and Kakashi exposed Akatsuki’s reach, brought Tsunade back toward Konoha, and led to a clash with the Fourth Raikage and Obito. The arc left Gen fighting Pain at Takigakure as Jiraiya, Tsunade, Kakashi, and the Raikage faced Akatsuki’s other members.

• Kitagawa Gen trained in Sage Mode, then joined Jiraiya and Kakashi on a mission to investigate Akatsuki near Iwagakure, where he fought Sasori and helped disrupt Akatsuki’s attempt to recruit Deidara.
• Kitagawa Gen returned to Konoha with Deidara, persuaded him to study Ōnoki’s Dust Release, and gained Nagato’s special Yang Release Chakra as Jiraiya investigated Akatsuki and Orochimaru.
• Kitagawa Gen, Jiraiya, and Kakashi traveled to find Tsunade, where Orochimaru and the Fourth Raikage also sought her help, and Gen fought the Raikage until Tsunade stopped the battle.
• Jiraiya fought Orochimaru while Kitagawa Gen defeated the Fourth Raikage, and Tsunade agreed to return to Konoha as Jiraiya reported Akatsuki’s strength and its connection to Danzō.
• Kitagawa Gen’s group took the injured Fourth Raikage through the Land of Waterfall, where Gen disguised himself as Obito and fought him inside Takigakure.
• Pain, Kisame, and Itachi confronted Jiraiya, Tsunade, Kakashi, and the Fourth Raikage near Takigakure, while Gen challenged Pain over Akatsuki’s pursuit of peace.
• Kitagawa Gen entered Sage Mode and countered Pain’s attacks as the others fought Akatsuki, and the Fourth Raikage recognized Gen using a jutsu he knew.