Chapter Summaries

Kitagawa Gen stabilized his Yin and Yang Release research, visited the hospitalized Jiraiya, and was introduced to Konoha’s veterans and peers. As Kitagawa Gen settled into the group, Itachi Uchiha encountered Obito Uchiha and Kisame in the Rain Country, who demanded to know where he was going.

• Kitagawa Gen used insights from Chiyo’s Life Reincarnation technique to concretize Yin Release and Yang Release, then considered experimenting with them and pursuing a Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Kitagawa Gen visited the Yamanaka Clan flower shop, where he met Yamanaka Inoichi, and the two went together to visit Jiraiya.
• Kitagawa Gen greeted the visitors in Jiraiya’s hospital ward, joked about Jiraiya’s injuries, and was introduced by Kakashi to Asuma, Shiranui Genma, and Ebisu.
• Kakashi and the others arranged an evening gathering to celebrate the mission and Kitagawa Gen’s likely promotion to Jonin.
• Itachi Uchiha stopped while traveling through the Rain Country when Obito Uchiha and Kisame appeared and asked where he was going.

Itachi Uchiha searched for Uchiha relics while Obito Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki followed him. Meanwhile, Kitagawa Gen arrived at the Fire Temple as a masked figure calling himself Otsutsuki Genshiki, and the eruption of Nine-Tails Chakra drew the attention of the Akatsuki members nearby.

• Itachi Uchiha told Obito Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki that he was seeking items belonging to the Uchiha Clan, and the two accompanied him.
• Kitagawa Gen left a Shadow Clone in Konoha and traveled to the Fire Temple, where he equipped a mask and robe and formed a Black Rod.
• Sora collapsed during training, and Chiriku sensed the power inside him reacting with fear before carrying him away.
• A masked figure confronted Chiriku and claimed he had come to reclaim the power hidden inside Sora.
• The figure shattered the Fire Temple's Sealing Iron Wall and identified himself as Otsutsuki Genshiki.
• Obito Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, and Kisame Hoshigaki sensed Nine-Tails Chakra erupting from the direction of the Fire Temple.

Kitagawa Gen, posing as Otsutsuki Genshiki, attacked the Fire Temple to reclaim the Nine-Tailed Chakra sealed in Sora and overwhelmed the monks. After Obito Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha arrived at the ruined temple, Kitagawa Gen revealed strange blue eyes and left them stunned.

• Kitagawa Gen descended on the Fire Temple, where Chiriku refused to let him take Sora and rallied the monks to protect him.
• Kitagawa Gen repelled Chiriku, absorbed the monks’ ninjutsu, and used Repulsive Force to devastate the temple.
• Sora lost control and transformed under the Nine-Tailed Chakra, but Kitagawa Gen struck him down and pulled him back with an invisible force.
• Obito Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, and Kisame sensed the Nine-Tailed Chakra, and Obito Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha warped into the ruined temple.
• Obito Uchiha recognized the Black Rods and questioned Kitagawa Gen, who revealed blue, star-like eyes that unsettled Obito Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha.

Kitagawa Gen confronted Obito Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, and Kisame Hoshigaki while taking the Nine-Tails’ chakra, then overwhelmed them with his Tenseigan abilities. He revealed himself as Otsutsuki Genshiki and attacked the three Akatsuki members.

• Kitagawa Gen identified Obito Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, and Kisame Hoshigaki as descendants of Indra and said he was taking back what belonged to him.
• Obito Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, and Kisame Hoshigaki attacked Kitagawa Gen with fire, water, and coordinated strikes, but his abilities countered them.
• Kitagawa Gen struck Itachi Uchiha through his Susanoo and knocked Kisame Hoshigaki away after absorbing chakra from Samehada.
• Obito Uchiha demanded Kitagawa Gen's identity as the three regrouped, battered by his attacks.
• Kitagawa Gen called the three lower creatures with Kaguya's bloodline and introduced himself as Otsutsuki Genshiki before attacking.

On the moon, the Otsutsuki elders chose to monitor the person using the Tenseigan while focusing on Toneri. At the Fire Temple, Kitagawa Gen overwhelmed Obito Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, and Kisame Hoshigaki, then unleashed a devastating attack that left Black Zetsu wondering whether Kitagawa Gen was one of Mother’s kin.

• The Otsutsuki elders discussed the growing Tenseigan user’s power and decided to observe him while prioritizing Toneri’s training.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu headed to the Land of Fire to check on Obito Uchiha and found him, Itachi Uchiha, and Kisame Hoshigaki fighting Kitagawa Gen at the ruined Fire Temple.
• Kitagawa Gen defeated Itachi Uchiha’s Amaterasu and cut through his damaged Susanoo while continuing to pressure Kisame Hoshigaki.
• Obito Uchiha tried to attack Kitagawa Gen from behind, but Kitagawa Gen anticipated him and struck with a powerful black blade.
• Kitagawa Gen’s attack erupted into a vast blast that collapsed the mountain, and Black Zetsu realized Obito Uchiha’s Chakra had disappeared.

Hiruzen Sarutobi responded to the destruction at the Fire Temple while Black Zetsu learned that the attacker was Otsutsuki Genshiki, a name that convinced him Kaguya’s clan had come for her. Kitagawa Gen recovered in a cave with the Nine-Tailed Chakra sealed away and the Divine Artifact within reach.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Asuma to receive the Fire Temple monks and sent Inoichi with Anbu to investigate the ruined temple.
• Obito Uchiha learned that Kisame was unconscious and severely weakened, while Itachi Uchiha was near death with broken bones and injured eyes.
• Obito Uchiha told Black Zetsu that the masked attacker had blue eyes, powers resembling the Rinnegan, and the name Otsutsuki Genshiki.
• Black Zetsu recognized Otsutsuki Genshiki as Kaguya’s clansman and feared that he had come after her.
• Kitagawa Gen recovered from the battle, confirmed that he had sealed the Nine-Tailed Chakra, and reflected that Obito Uchiha’s Izanagi had saved him from death.

After the Fire Temple fell, Konoha’s leaders worried about the mysterious Otsutsuki Genshiki, while his shadow clone trained Naruto and Sasuke. The real Kitagawa Gen entered a tomb near the temple, where the Totsuka Blade trapped him in a shifting genjutsu.

• Chiriku told Hiruzen Sarutobi that a mysterious man had defeated him and the Akatsuki members Kisame Hoshigaki, Obito Uchiha, and Itachi Uchiha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Jiraiya to watch Naruto, and Jiraiya said he planned to visit Mount Myōboku for guidance.
• Kitagawa Gen’s shadow clone made Naruto and Sasuke run laps around Konoha while wondering about the main body’s unstable chakra.
• Kitagawa Gen entered a sealed tomb near the Fire Temple and stabbed its barrier with a Black Rod, triggering a genjutsu.
• The Totsuka Blade showed Kitagawa Gen visions of becoming Hokage and then of a ruined Konoha, where Naruto demanded to know why he had done it.
• Black Zetsu looked up at the sky and wondered what he should do for his mother.

Black Zetsu reconsidered his plan after White Zetsu suggested finding a way to match the Otsutsuki, while Jiraiya sought the Great Toad Sage’s guidance about Nagato and the new threat. Kitagawa Gen escaped a Totsuka Blade illusion, obtained the blade, and absorbed its power, raising his Otsutsuki development level to 36 percent.

• Black Zetsu’s despair over the Otsutsuki threat eased when White Zetsu suggested creating someone with comparable strength, and Black Zetsu resolved to reconsider his plans for Madara Uchiha.
• Jiraiya told Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima that his former disciple with the Rinnegan might now be an enemy, then asked the Great Toad Sage about the Child of Prophecy.
• The Great Toad Sage said his visions had not shown Jiraiya’s current situation and advised him to treat it as a trial.
• Jiraiya told the Great Toad Sage that Otsutsuki Genshiki was collecting Tailed Beast Chakra, prompting a massive surge of chakra throughout Mount Myōboku.
• Kitagawa Gen broke free of the Totsuka Blade’s Genjutsu in a tomb and claimed the spiritualized weapon.
• Kitagawa Gen fused the Totsuka Blade with his Black Rod, absorbed its Yin Release power and Nine-Tails’ Chakra, and reached 36 percent Otsutsuki development.

Kitagawa Gen concealed his identity as Otsutsuki Genshiki while discussing the threat with Konoha’s shinobi, then demonstrated that he had created Ice Release and an Ice Release Rasengan. At Mount Myōboku, the Great Toad Sage revealed that the Otsutsuki were gods who created and destroyed worlds.

• Jiraiya told Kakashi, Guy, and Kitagawa Gen that the Great Toad Sage had reacted violently to Otsutsuki Genshiki’s name and warned him to be careful.
• Kitagawa Gen secretly reflected on his increased power, his new Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion ability, and plans to use the Giant Tenseigan to test it.
• Kitagawa Gen told Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Guy that he was developing Ice Release after studying Haku’s chakra, then formed Ice Release in his hand.
• Kitagawa Gen merged Ice Release with the Rasengan, stunning Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Guy with the stable Ice Release Rasengan.
• At Mount Myōboku, the Great Toad Sage told Sage Fukasaku that the Otsutsuki were masters of all things and, in a sense, gods.

The Great Toad Sage and Akatsuki reacted to the threat posed by Otsutsuki Genshiki, while Black Zetsu persuaded Nagato to target Konoha’s Joint Chunin Exams. Kitagawa Gen revealed his Ice Release and left the Hokage Office after Hiruzen Sarutobi warned him about the risks, then startled Naruto and Sasuke by saying he might assess them.

• The Great Toad Sage warned Sage Fukasaku that the Otsutsuki Clan were godlike and said Mount Myōboku might have to act despite his uncertain prophecies.
• Black Zetsu convinced Nagato to use Konoha’s Joint Chunin Exams to draw out Otsutsuki Genshiki and locate Danzo, and Nagato agreed to prepare Akatsuki for the operation.
• After leaving Nagato’s hideout, Obito Uchiha said he would seek out Shinnō to find a Medical Ninja for Itachi Uchiha and Kisame.
• Kitagawa Gen told Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had naturally fused Ice Release Chakra, and Hiruzen urged him to get examined by Tsunade and train carefully.
• Naruto and Sasuke checked on Kitagawa Gen, who told them he might assess them in the Jonin assessment and Chunin exams.

Kitagawa Gen teased Naruto and Sasuke about their graduation assessment, then taught them a dirty but practical ninja tactic. Their first attempt accidentally damaged a house, and Gen escaped while the two were caught by its owner.

• Naruto and Sasuke worried that Kitagawa Gen might be assigned to assess their graduation, while Gen told them to ask the Hokage and joked about his future dreams.
• Kitagawa Gen declined to train them and invited them to a dinner gathering, then offered to teach them a useful technique instead.
• Kitagawa Gen showed Naruto and Sasuke how to put an opponent in a difficult position by using Hokage and Father statues as cover for an attack.
• Naruto and Sasuke accidentally detonated their Exploding Tags against a nearby house, and Kitagawa Gen fled as the owner rushed out demanding payment.
• The owner caught Naruto, who grabbed Sasuke; Kitagawa Gen watched from a utility pole and thought Konoha's education system had a problem before deciding to test his Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.

Kitagawa Gen tested the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion with Tenseigan Chakra and natural energy, wiping out a valley outside Konoha. The blast drew the Great Toad Sage’s attention and struck Obito and Shinnō as they emerged from the Kamui Dimension.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi reprimanded Naruto and Sasuke for accidentally destroying a house, then collapsed after Naruto used the Harem Technique on him.
• Kitagawa Gen linked with the Giant Tenseigan and used the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion to devastate a valley.
• Kitagawa Gen added natural energy to the technique and erased the valley, while the Great Toad Sage sensed the power but found the moon blocking his view.
• Obito persuaded Shinnō to join his organization, and they left the Kamui Dimension together.
• Obito and Shinnō found the valley flattened, then a vast force descended and struck them.

The Great Toad Sage and Black Zetsu worried about Otsutsuki Genshiki after his attack devastated a valley and forced Obito Uchiha to use Izanagi. In Konoha, Kitagawa Gen celebrated with his friends and considered how to keep growing stronger, leaving them to toast his upcoming Jonin assessment.

• The Great Toad Sage told Sage Fukasaku to put Mount Myōboku on alert because he could not detect the foreign enemy, then wondered whether Otsutsuki Genshiki was on the moon.
• Obito Uchiha told Black Zetsu that an unknown attack had destroyed a valley and forced him to use Izanagi, and Black Zetsu suspected Otsutsuki Genshiki had marked him.
• Black Zetsu urged Obito Uchiha to check for a mark, and Obito agreed before resolving to deal with Genshiki after gathering the tailed beasts.
• At a Konoha barbecue gathering, Kitagawa Gen teased Naruto and Sasuke, while Shikamaru revealed that Gen would take the Jonin assessment early that year.
• Kitagawa Gen reflected on his new attack, his eyes absorbing Chakra faster, and his need to train before accepting Ino's toast and celebrating with the group.

Kitagawa Gen prepared to take his jonin assessment while Danzo worried over his lost contact with Orochimaru and his dealings with Hanzo. At the assessment venue, Kitagawa learned that Jiraiya would examine him, and a new side quest appeared as he and Kakashi discussed a mission to Amegakure.

• Danzo worried that Orochimaru had cut contact and considered how to keep Hanzo cooperative while exchanging intelligence.
• Naruto complained that Kitagawa Gen had left him and the others to be scolded, and Kitagawa teased him about his future graduation and team assignment.
• Kitagawa headed to his September jonin assessment, where Kakashi explained that Jiraiya would be the examiner.
• Kakashi told Kitagawa that they would soon travel to Amegakure to deliver an invitation and investigate possible trouble there.
• Kitagawa received the side quest “My Art Style Is Above Yours” and entered the assessment venue with Kakashi as Hiruzen Sarutobi announced the exam's start.

Kitagawa Gen faced Jiraiya in the final combat assessment for his jonin exam, matching him with a varied mix of Water Release, Flying Thunder God, and Lightning Release. After outmaneuvering Jiraiya and earning his congratulations, Kitagawa Gen passed the assessment and triggered a reward calculation from the system.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi began Kitagawa Gen and Jiraiya's assessment inside a barrier as the assembled shinobi watched.
• Kitagawa Gen and Jiraiya traded Fire Release techniques before Jiraiya used a swamp and sensory barrier to counter Kitagawa Gen's Flying Thunder God.
• Kitagawa Gen attacked with a series of Water Release techniques, while Jiraiya defended with Earth Release and countered with Fire Release.
• Kitagawa Gen struck at Jiraiya with a Water Release technique, but Jiraiya revealed that he had substituted with a Water Clone.
• Kitagawa Gen used a Lightning Clone to electrify the water and paralyze Jiraiya's real body, then caught him with a Flying Thunder God kunai.
• Jiraiya congratulated Kitagawa Gen on passing the jonin assessment, and Kitagawa Gen's system began calculating his reward.

After defeating Jiraiya with the Flying Thunder God Technique, Kitagawa Gen became a jonin and learned he would soon join Kakashi on a dangerous mission to Amegakure. He then activated his Divine Tree Source reward, which absorbed chakra from his tailed beasts and the Dragon Vein, and discovered he could sense Planetary Chakra.

• Kitagawa Gen stunned the gathered jonin by using the Flying Thunder God Technique to defeat Jiraiya, and the crowd celebrated his promotion to jonin.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi congratulated Kitagawa Gen and told him he would soon join Kakashi on a mission to Amegakure to investigate Hanzō of the Salamander.
• Kitagawa Gen left to examine his system reward, the empty Divine Tree Source, and realized it could use his tailed beasts' chakra without destroying a planet.
• Kitagawa Gen activated the Divine Tree Source, which drew in chakra from the Three Tails, Seven-Tails, Nine-Tails, and Dragon Vein.
• Kitagawa Gen felt his eye absorption intensify and realized he could sense Planetary Chakra.

Nagato planned to use Konoha’s visit to Amegakure to investigate Kitagawa Gen and possibly undermine Danzo’s credibility. Meanwhile, Kitagawa Gen and Kakashi prepared to travel to the Rain Country and pay respects to the dead, and Kitagawa suggested using Kakashi’s eye to send Exploding Tags into Obito Uchiha’s alternate space.

• Nagato learned that Konoha would send an invitation to Amegakure for the Joint Chunin Exams and decided to use the visit to investigate Kitagawa Gen and set a trap after the delegation left the Rain Country.
• Nagato told Black Zetsu and Obito Uchiha to handle the reception, while Obito chose to bring Raiga Kurosuki along.
• Obito Uchiha asked Black Zetsu whether he had been marked with a Cursed Seal, but Black Zetsu said they had found nothing and that they could not abandon their plans out of fear.
• Kitagawa Gen collected flowers from Ino before meeting Kakashi at Rin Nohara’s grave, and he suggested they travel through the Land of Grass to pay respects to Rin and Obito Uchiha.
• Kakashi agreed to visit the Land of Grass, and Kitagawa Gen suggested throwing Exploding Tags into Obito Uchiha’s alternate space through Kakashi’s eye.

Kitagawa Gen and Kakashi traveled to Amegakure, while Black Zetsu arranged a meeting using a White Zetsu disguised as Hanzō of the Salamander. After learning that Kakashi and Kitagawa Gen had teleported near Kannabi Bridge, Obito recognized his former burial site and prepared to confront them there.

• Kitagawa Gen reviewed his new abilities and received the quest to become the strongest in the ninja world as he and Kakashi traveled toward Rain Country.
• Kakashi and Kitagawa Gen left flowers at the house Jiraiya had visited, then headed toward Amegakure.
• Black Zetsu prepared a White Zetsu disguised as Hanzō of the Salamander and coordinated with Nagato and Obito Uchiha for the operation.
• Nagato and Obito Uchiha waited in the Land of Grass with Raiga Kurosuki and Kisame Hoshigaki while White Zetsu tracked Kakashi and Kitagawa Gen.
• White Zetsu reported that Kakashi and Kitagawa Gen had used Flying Thunder God to reach a forest near Kusugakure, close to Kannabi Bridge.
• Obito recognized the location as his former burial site, while Kakashi stood among the rocks and Kitagawa Gen thought about visiting Karin afterward.

Kitagawa Gen and Kakashi were ambushed by Obito, Pain, and Raiga Kurosuki while visiting memorials, and Gen confronted Pain while aiming to reach Kusagakure. Their battle crashed into the village, where Karin sensed the powerful chakra clash and braced for what was coming.

• Kakashi and Gen sensed an ambush, and Obito and Raiga appeared with the six Pains.
• Gen attacked the group with Water Release, then headed toward Kusagakure while Kakashi and Obito fought nearby.
• Deva Path Pain pulled Gen back, and Gen deduced that Pain's real body was injured and being cared for by someone important.
• Gen detected an invisible attacker, struck it with his White Fang Short Sword, and asked whether Jiraiya would mourn the Pains if they died.
• Karin sensed the approaching battle as a huge figure smashed through Kusagakure's city wall.

Kitagawa Gen overwhelmed Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain, killing the Animal Path and marking its body with a Flying Thunder God Seal. He pursued the remaining Pains toward Kusagakure, where their battle devastated the area, and ended by declaring that it was his turn to attack.

• Nagato resolved to eliminate Kitagawa Gen while the Animal Path summoned three giant beasts, which Kitagawa Gen swiftly defeated.
• Kitagawa Gen trapped the Animal Path with Ice Release, cut off its head, and placed a Flying Thunder God Seal on its body before confronting the remaining Pains.
• The surviving Pains and Raiga Kurosuki retreated toward Kusagakure, and Karin sensed that several fighters shared the same chakra.
• Kitagawa Gen attacked the group with fire dragons, forced his way through Deva Path Pain’s Shinra Tensei, and destroyed the Asura Path.
• Kitagawa Gen appeared beyond the resulting explosion and told the remaining enemies that it was his turn.