Chapter Summaries

Kitagawa Gen sensed Obito Uchiha watching him and attacked his hiding place after telling Naruto and Sasuke that Sasuke’s brother Itachi had joined a dangerous organization. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi sought Danzō’s help with Root’s contacts in Kirigakure, but an Anbu interrupted their discussion with news of an incident.

• Kitagawa Gen met Naruto and Sasuke on the street, where Sasuke congratulated him and asked about his graduation.
• Kitagawa Gen told Sasuke that he had encountered Itachi Uchiha, then revealed that Itachi had joined a dangerous organization.
• Kitagawa Gen sensed someone watching him, drew kunai with Exploding Tags, and exposed a flickering figure near a tree.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Shimura Danzō about his role in the Uchiha massacre, then asked him about Root’s agents in Kirigakure.
• Shimura Danzō agreed to help with the Kirigakure mission in exchange for some restored authority, but an Anbu arrived with urgent news.

Kitagawa Gen confronted Obito Uchiha, using a Lightning Clone and carefully timed attacks to probe the limits of Kamui. After Obito warped away a volley of kunai, Kitagawa Gen smiled, having drawn him into the moment he had been waiting for.

• Obito Uchiha revealed himself and attacked Kitagawa Gen, Sasuke, and Naruto, while Kitagawa Gen urged the others to escape.
• Naruto reacted to Obito Uchiha’s presence as the Nine-Tails’ chakra surged, and Sasuke recognized the Sharingan beneath Obito’s mask.
• Kitagawa Gen pushed Sasuke and Naruto away, then exchanged attacks with Obito Uchiha and inferred that he used a space-time ninjutsu similar to the Fourth Hokage’s.
• Kitagawa Gen used a Lightning Clone to catch Obito Uchiha during a solid-body attack and sent kunai at him from behind.
• Obito Uchiha warped the incoming kunai away, and Kitagawa Gen smiled because Obito had done what he was waiting for.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others rushed to investigate the Nine-Tails' Chakra and found Naruto with Sasuke Uchiha while Kitagawa Gen confronted Obito Uchiha. Kitagawa Gen exposed clues about Obito and trapped him in the Kamui Dimension, where his attack struck Obito in the face.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō hurried toward the incident and met Jiraiya, Guy, and Kakashi on the way.
• The group sensed the Nine-Tails' Chakra and rushed to the scene, where they found Naruto with Sasuke Uchiha and Kitagawa Gen facing a masked man.
• Kitagawa Gen deduced that Obito Uchiha used a space-time transfer technique and suggested his Sharingan was connected to Kakashi's.
• Obito Uchiha tried to attack Kitagawa Gen after he charged with purple lightning, but Kitagawa Gen appeared inside the Kamui Dimension as well.
• Obito Uchiha pierced Kitagawa Gen's Shadow Clone with wooden spikes, but Kitagawa Gen's purple lightning struck him in the face.

Kitagawa Gen drove off the masked attacker, who escaped using a space-time technique, and told Konoha’s leaders that the man was connected to Kakashi. The attacker’s identity as Obito Uchiha became clear to Kitagawa Gen through a mission prompt, while Kakashi remained stunned.

• Kitagawa Gen’s trap shattered Obito Uchiha’s mask, but Obito escaped when Konoha’s ninja attacked him.
• Jiraiya checked Naruto’s seal and found that some Chakra had leaked out, while Kakashi and Guy joined Kitagawa Gen.
• Kitagawa Gen told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the attacker could use a space-time technique and seemed connected to Naruto and Kakashi.
• Kitagawa Gen pointed out that the attacker’s right Sharingan and Kakashi’s left Sharingan might be connected, leaving Kakashi and the others stunned.
• Kitagawa Gen received prompts confirming that he had completed a mission to help Kakashi find his friend, Obito Uchiha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others discussed whether the masked man was Obito Uchiha and decided to investigate Kirigakure and his connection to Rin Nohara. Back home, Kitagawa Gen received rewards for completing two quests.

• Jiraiya, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Shimura Danzō considered the masked man's space-time technique, Sharingan, and possible connection to the Nine-Tails attack.
• Kakashi said the clues suggested the man might be Obito Uchiha, though his age and transformation were difficult to explain.
• Kakashi proposed investigating Kirigakure and Rin Nohara, as well as the mysterious organization connected to Obito.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi praised Kitagawa Gen's combat skill and analysis, and Kakashi spoke highly of his disciple's talent and Will of Fire.
• Kitagawa Gen returned home under Anbu protection and received Obito Uchiha's Yin-Yang Release and special Yin Release Power as quest rewards.

Kitagawa Gen accepted Obito Uchiha’s special Yin Release, which surged into his eyes and strengthened his growing power. Meanwhile, Obito dismissed his defeat as bad luck and reaffirmed his plan to create a new world through Infinite Tsukuyomi.

• Kitagawa Gen chose Obito Uchiha’s special Yin Release reward and felt its power flow into his brain and eyes.
• Obito Uchiha emerged from Kamui battered, and White Zetsu teased him about losing to Kitagawa Gen.
• Obito decided Kitagawa Gen had won through luck and claimed he could avoid future mistakes by using Kamui more carefully.
• Black Zetsu warned Obito that Kakashi had his other eye and might have recognized him, but Obito said he had abandoned his former self and blamed the world for Rin’s death.
• Obito reaffirmed his belief in creating a new world through Infinite Tsukuyomi and chose to deal with Kitagawa Gen later.
• The next day, Kitagawa Gen saw a pale glow in his eyes and noted that his Otsutsuki bloodline had reached 8 percent development and his chakra evaluation had risen to S-.

After Kakashi was injured in the clash with Itachi Uchiha, Jiraiya was assigned to train Kitagawa Gen in his place. Gen encouraged Sasuke to keep working hard and pointed Naruto toward Jiraiya’s prank-based training method before leaving with Jiraiya to begin his lessons.

• Kitagawa Gen told Naruto and Sasuke that Jiraiya could help Naruto develop the method Gen had taught him, while encouraging Sasuke to keep working hard like a diligent teacher Gen admired.
• Gen visited Kakashi in the hospital, where Kakashi said his injuries were not as bad as expected and warned Gen not to act so impulsively again.
• Jiraiya urged Kakashi to focus on recovering and told Gen that he would be training him while Kakashi was unavailable.
• Jiraiya warned Gen that Hiruzen Sarutobi’s commission involved extremely difficult lessons, then took him away to begin training.

Jiraiya told Kitagawa Gen about Kakashi’s former teammate Obito Uchiha and began teaching him the Rasengan. Kitagawa Gen quickly mastered it and suggested Obito might have been manipulated, leaving Jiraiya shocked by both his insight and his skill.

• Jiraiya took Kitagawa Gen to a Training Ground and agreed to explain what he knew about the mysterious attacker.
• Jiraiya told Kitagawa Gen that Obito Uchiha had been Kakashi’s teammate and described Obito’s past, while concealing some details.
• Kitagawa Gen received a side quest to help Kakashi investigate Obito Uchiha’s situation.
• Jiraiya demonstrated the Rasengan and explained that the Fourth Hokage had developed it.
• Kitagawa Gen suggested Obito had been manipulated and blamed Konoha for his suffering, then formed a stable Rasengan himself.
• Jiraiya froze in alarm when he saw Kitagawa Gen master the Rasengan so quickly.

Kitagawa Gen quickly copied Jiraiya’s Rasengan, then offered an analysis of the masked man and his organization that gave Jiraiya and Hiruzen new leads. Kakashi reaffirmed his resolve to investigate Obito, while Hiruzen decided Jiraiya should teach Kitagawa Gen the Flying Thunder God Technique.

• Kitagawa Gen replicated Jiraiya’s Rasengan after seeing it once, and Jiraiya ended the lesson to discuss the boy’s ideas with Hiruzen.
• Jiraiya told Hiruzen and Kakashi that Kitagawa Gen’s analysis of the suspected Obito and the organization had given him a new lead.
• Kakashi said that even if the masked man was Obito, Obito’s actions could not be forgiven, and he resolved to learn what had happened to him.
• Hiruzen agreed that they should investigate the suspected Obito and the organization, including their possible use of Wood Release.
• Hiruzen proposed that Jiraiya teach Kitagawa Gen the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Jiraiya protested that he did not know it.

Kitagawa Gen received the Flying Thunder God scroll from Jiraiya and prepared to study the space-time technique, while the system still had not accepted the relayed information about Obito Uchiha. At Root, Shimura Danzō planned to intensify Kirigakure’s unrest and draw Jiraiya away so he could pursue Obito Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan, even if Orochimaru had to suffer for it.

• Jiraiya gave Kitagawa Gen the Flying Thunder God scroll and warned him not to copy it, promising to teach him special things afterward.
• Kitagawa Gen realized that passing on information about Obito Uchiha had not completed the system mission and decided to study the space-time technique.
• Shimura Danzō reviewed intelligence about Kirigakure’s growing divisions and Obito Uchiha’s involvement in the conflict.
• Shimura Danzō coveted Obito Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan and planned to make Kirigakure more chaotic so Root could try to seize it.
• Shimura Danzō decided he needed to draw Jiraiya to Kirigakure and accepted that Orochimaru would have to suffer more.

Hiruzen Sarutobi authorized Shimura Danzō to deploy Root for investigations into Kirigakure and Orochimaru, while Kitagawa Gen continued struggling to learn the Flying Thunder God. As Kitagawa Gen finally sensed a spatial fluctuation, his Chakra surged and his blood began to boil.

• Shimura Danzō told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Kirigakure was in turmoil, Orochimaru was in the Land of Hot Water, and he wanted to expand the investigation.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi temporarily allowed Shimura Danzō to mobilize Root members and approved tracking Orochimaru.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Jiraiya, who left Kitagawa Gen to train alone after another week of teaching and distractions.
• Kitagawa Gen rejected Jiraiya's suggestion to sign a summoning contract with the Toad Clan because of his Otsutsuki bloodline and concerns about the toads' history.
• Kitagawa Gen focused his Chakra and sensed a spatial fluctuation, causing his Chakra to erupt and his blood to boil.

Kitagawa Gen’s Otsutsuki bloodline development reached ten percent after he gained insight into spatial power, and he later encountered a white-eyed girl while heading to Ichiraku with Naruto. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Jiraiya to investigate Orochimaru and ordered him to take Gen along, though Gen’s Flying Thunder God training was still progressing slowly.

• Kitagawa Gen checked his panel and saw his Otsutsuki bloodline development had reached ten percent, with his Chakra rated at S.
• Kitagawa Gen met Naruto after class, teased him about the Sexy Technique, and agreed to buy him ramen in exchange for seeing him perform it.
• As Kitagawa Gen and Naruto approached Ichiraku, Kitagawa Gen noticed a white-eyed girl looking at him with confusion.
• Jiraiya asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to let him investigate Orochimaru, and Hiruzen Sarutobi told him to take Kitagawa Gen along to keep him cautious and help analyze intelligence.
• Jiraiya agreed to bring and protect Kitagawa Gen, then admitted that Gen’s Flying Thunder God training would take more time.

Kitagawa Gen took Naruto and Hinata to Ichiraku, where Hinata’s response to him made him suspect their Otsutsuki bloodlines were resonating. He pondered sensing the moon’s Tenseigan and reaching its survivors, but Jiraiya interrupted the meal with news of a mission.

• Kitagawa Gen met Hinata with Naruto and invited her to eat with them at Ichiraku.
• Hinata blushed and seemed drawn to Kitagawa Gen, leading him to wonder whether their Otsutsuki bloodlines were reacting to each other.
• As they ate ramen, Kitagawa Gen considered sensing the moon’s Tenseigan and reaching the Otsutsuki survivors there.
• Jiraiya arrived at Ichiraku and told Kitagawa Gen to stop eating because they had a mission.

Kitagawa Gen traveled with Jiraiya to the Land of Hot Water to investigate Orochimaru, while an exclusive side quest prompted Gen to help find him. At Orochimaru’s laboratory, Kimimaro’s worsening bloodline disease remained a concern, and Orochimaru sent him out to gather supplies and potentially recruit interesting people.

• Jiraiya told Kitagawa Gen that they were investigating Orochimaru’s trail using intelligence from an informant and progress from Kirigakure.
• Kitagawa Gen received an exclusive side quest to assist Jiraiya in finding Orochimaru and considered the possibility of encountering Kimimaro.
• Jiraiya and Kitagawa Gen continued toward the Land of Hot Water, joking about whether Gen could enter its hot springs.
• Orochimaru examined Kimimaro after another failed experiment and explained that his Shikotsumyaku and strong Yang Release were linked to a worsening bloodline disease.
• Orochimaru said he would suppress Kimimaro’s illness and instructed him to gather materials, food, water, and possibly interesting people.

While Jiraiya and Kitagawa Gen investigated disappearances in the Land of Hot Water, they discovered Orochimaru’s group was nearby. Kimimaro and Jugo reported that two people were following them, and Orochimaru realized one wore clothing marked with the character “oil.”

• Jiraiya questioned a waitress and learned that her husband had disappeared a month earlier, then connected the case to other disappearances and recurring supply purchases.
• Jiraiya said he had arranged for toads to watch the area, while Kitagawa Gen sensed a familiar aura and glimpsed a white-haired boy in the crowd.
• Jugo and Kimimaro noticed that two ninja were following them and continued back to Orochimaru’s underground laboratory.
• Kimimaro and Jugo told Orochimaru that one follower had white hair and wore clothing marked with the character “oil.”
• Orochimaru recognized the description and reacted with annoyance.

Jiraiya and Kitagawa Gen found Orochimaru’s underground laboratory, but Orochimaru discovered them and attacked. Kitagawa Gen fought Kimimaro and Jugo, ending with Kimimaro frozen by a portrait of Orochimaru on an earth wall as purple lightning pierced toward him.

• Jiraiya and Kitagawa Gen tracked Orochimaru to his underground laboratory, where Orochimaru confronted them.
• Jiraiya urged Orochimaru to return to Konoha, but Orochimaru refused and attacked with venomous snakes.
• Jiraiya fought Orochimaru while Kitagawa Gen tried to retreat, only to be blocked by Kimimaro and Jugo.
• Kitagawa Gen blasted Kimimaro with a Great Fireball, which Jugo blocked, then raised an Earth Flow Wall bearing Orochimaru’s portrait.
• Kimimaro hesitated to strike the wall, and a sheet of purple lightning pierced through it toward his chest.

Jiraiya and Orochimaru fought while probing each other for information about the Akatsuki and Kirigakure. Orochimaru summoned Manda to attack Jiraiya, but bone spikes suddenly erupted beneath them both.

• Jiraiya and Orochimaru exchanged attacks and taunted each other during their battle.
• Jiraiya urged Orochimaru to leave the Akatsuki and return to Konoha, revealing what he knew about the organization and Itachi Uchiha.
• Orochimaru inferred that Jiraiya had returned to Konoha to investigate the Akatsuki and decided to mislead him by implying the group was working for Kirigakure.
• Jiraiya concluded that the Akatsuki was likely hired by the Mizukage, while Orochimaru was pleased that his bait had worked.
• Orochimaru summoned Manda and attacked Jiraiya, but bone spikes burst from the ground beneath both of them.

Kitagawa Gen overwhelmed Kimimaro and Jugo with the speed and versatility of his Purple Electricity. As a colossal creature appeared nearby, he prepared to finish the fight, but Kimimaro invoked the Dance of the Larch to defend Orochimaru’s reputation.

• Jugo shielded Kimimaro from Kitagawa Gen’s Purple Electricity, and the two joined forces against him.
• Kitagawa Gen’s Purple Electricity blocked Jugo’s blows and damaged Kimimaro’s bone sword as he suppressed them both.
• A colossal creature appeared in the distance, distracting the fighters, and Kitagawa Gen struck Jugo and slashed open Kimimaro’s chest, though a bone membrane protected him.
• Kimimaro defended Orochimaru and, despite his injuries, began the Dance of the Larch.

Kitagawa Gen reunited with Jiraiya after surviving Kimimaro’s bone forest attack, and Jiraiya declared their mission complete. Elsewhere, Orochimaru arranged treatment for Kimimaro and took an interest in Kitagawa Gen’s Lightning Release before deciding to withdraw and let Jiraiya clash with Akatsuki.

• Jiraiya hurried through the bone forest and found Kitagawa Gen unharmed despite his torn clothes.
• Kitagawa Gen explained that his opponent had unleashed the bone forest and disappeared, and Jiraiya identified him as a member of the Kaguya Clan.
• Jiraiya said the mission was complete, while Kitagawa Gen received Kimimaro’s special Yin Release Power as a quest reward.
• Orochimaru watched Jugo treat Kimimaro and worried that using Dance of the Larch had worsened Kimimaro’s condition.
• Orochimaru learned about Kitagawa Gen’s powerful Lightning Release, considered whether he might become another Minato Namikaze, and chose to withdraw while Jiraiya dealt with Akatsuki.

Kitagawa Gen and Jiraiya prepared to leave the Land of Hot Water after their encounter with Orochimaru’s organization, while Jiraiya decided to help a local waitress. Kitagawa Gen reflected on his newly acquired Yang Release and the changes it was causing in his body, including stronger recovery and chakra absorption in his bones.

• Kitagawa Gen and Jiraiya discussed how Orochimaru’s actions had drawn Jiraiya toward investigating the organization, which the Mizukage had hired.
• Jiraiya planned to return to Konoha to discuss the organization, then left to help the waitress whose husband Orochimaru had killed.
• Kitagawa Gen noticed that Kimimaro’s Yang Release had increased his speed, strength, and healing, allowing his wounds to recover quickly.
• Kitagawa Gen sensed that his bones were absorbing chakra and realized he was advancing toward Otsutsuki Hamura.