Chapter Summaries

Kitagawa Gen fought Nagato’s Six Paths and shattered Planetary Devastation with his newly developed Starfall Rasengan, devastating the area around Kusagakure. Kakashi and Obito’s battle also brought them to the place where Rin died, while Kitagawa Gen found Nagato’s hidden location and confronted him there.

• Kakashi and Obito exchanged Kamui attacks and were transported to the place where Rin had died, where they argued over her death and legacy.
• Kitagawa Gen defeated the Human Path and petrified and smashed the Preta Path, leaving the Deva Path and Naraka Path among his remaining opponents.
• Raiga Kurosuki and the Naraka Path attacked Kitagawa Gen with lightning, but he froze their assault and killed the Naraka Path.
• Nagato used Planetary Devastation to trap Kitagawa Gen, who countered it with his Starfall Rasengan and blasted apart the forming sphere.
• The resulting shock wave and falling debris devastated the forest and damaged Kusagakure, while Nagato used Shinra Tensei to protect his hiding place.
• Kitagawa Gen appeared outside Nagato’s hiding place as Nagato urged Konan to flee.

Karin hid from the devastated Kusagakure as Black Zetsu and Obito learned that Kitagawa Gen had overwhelmed Nagato. Kitagawa Gen confronted Nagato and Konan, but after Nagato attacked, a figure emerged through twisted space and Kitagawa Gen’s lightning strike cut through two overlapping bodies, leaving scattered remains.

• Karin recognized the destruction as a chance to escape Kusagakure and quietly hid herself.
• Black Zetsu learned from White Zetsu that Kitagawa Gen had shattered Nagato’s Planetary Devastation and was now near Nagato.
• Obito tried to break away from Kakashi Hatake so he could reach Nagato before Kitagawa Gen found him.
• Kitagawa Gen confronted Nagato and Konan, while Nagato accused Konoha of causing his parents’ and Yahiko’s deaths.
• Nagato used Shinra Tensei and Konan attacked with paper shuriken as she tried to carry him away.
• Kitagawa Gen used Flying Thunder God to evade the attack, then purple lightning struck two overlapping figures and scattered their remains.

Obito Uchiha, Nagato, and Konan retreated after Kitagawa Gen defeated Nagato’s Six Paths, while Black Zetsu helped stabilize Nagato. Kitagawa Gen and Kakashi regrouped near Kusagakure, discovered Obito Uchiha had lost another arm, and Kitagawa Gen received the Rinnegan's Yin Release Power reward as Kakashi realized their battle may have endangered the village.

• Obito Uchiha and Konan returned with the unconscious, gravely wounded Nagato, and Black Zetsu used White Zetsu’s Chakra to protect him until he woke.
• Obito Uchiha admitted Kakashi Hatake had defeated him, while Nagato explained how Kitagawa Gen had dismantled his abilities and overwhelmed him.
• Black Zetsu urged the group to leave, then noticed Raiga Kurosuki was missing and suspected he had died.
• Kitagawa Gen arrived beside Kakashi Hatake, who revealed he had severed Obito Uchiha’s arm while Obito tried to escape.
• Kitagawa Gen showed Kakashi a piece of Obito Uchiha’s flesh, a withered arm and leg, and Raiga Kurosuki’s twin blades, then mentioned sensing an unusual Chakra that had left Kusagakure.
• Kakashi realized the battle had taken place near Kusagakure, and Kitagawa Gen received the Rinnegan's Yin Release Power reward after completing a side quest.

Kitagawa Gen and Kakashi found Karin among the Kusagakure ruins and brought her back to Konoha, where Gen left Kakashi to handle the explanation. At home, Gen used Nagato’s Rinnegan Yin Release power and felt a major transformation begin, worrying that it might make him grow a horn.

• Kitagawa Gen told Kakashi he did not know what had happened to Kusagakure, then tracked a chakra signature through the ruins.
• Kitagawa Gen and Kakashi found Karin, whose strong perception and fear of returning to Kusagakure revealed that she had been mistreated there.
• Kitagawa Gen coached Karin to say that enemies had attacked Kusagakure and that he had saved it, while Kakashi objected to the fabricated account.
• Several days later, the group returned to Konoha, and Kitagawa Gen left Kakashi to report what had happened to the Hokage.
• Kitagawa Gen went home, activated Nagato’s Rinnegan Yin Release power, and felt his body and eyes undergo an intense change that made him fear he would grow a horn.

Kitagawa Gen considered his growing power and planned to develop more Kekkei Genkai, while Kakashi reported their mission and the Akatsuki’s attack to the Hokage. The chapter ended with Gen disappearing from his home as a surge of energy rippled through the Land of Fire.

• Kitagawa Gen reflected on his changing body, his bloodline, and his plans to pursue more Kekkei Genkai and Tailed Beast Chakra.
• Kakashi told Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade, and Jiraiya that the Hanzō of the Salamander they met might be a substitute and had warned that someone in Konoha was feeding information to the Akatsuki.
• Kakashi reported that Obito Uchiha, Raiga Kurosuki, and Nagato had fought them, and that Kitagawa Gen had injured Obito and heavily injured Nagato.
• Tsunade examined the white tissue Kitagawa Gen had taken from the battle and suspected it was connected to Obito Uchiha’s Wood Release, leading Hiruzen Sarutobi to suspect Danzo and Orochimaru.
• Karin told the Hokage that enemies had tried to destroy Kusagakure and that Konoha’s ninja had saved it.
• Kitagawa Gen vanished from his home as energy stirred in the sky and an invisible force settled in a hidden corner of the Land of Fire.

Kitagawa Gen absorbed Yin Release from the Giant Tenseigan and underwent a second evolution as its chakra fueled his eyes. His Tenseigan Chakra Mode appeared, while the moon’s elders, Gamamaru, and Black Zetsu worried about his growing power.

• The First Elder, Second Elder, and Third Elder sensed the Giant Tenseigan slipping further out of control and debated whether to investigate the person controlling it.
• Gamamaru sensed the chakra surge, failed to see the future through his blocked prophecies, and considered having Jiraiya teach a gifted child Sage Mode.
• White Zetsu reported that Nagato had recovered from his broken limbs, while Itachi Uchiha remained gravely injured and Kisame was recovering.
• Black Zetsu worried that the Akatsuki could not face Otsutsuki Genshiki or Kitagawa Gen and considered using a bolder method.
• Kitagawa Gen absorbed Yin Release from the Giant Tenseigan, and its chakra fueled the final stage of his second eye evolution.
• Kitagawa Gen’s eyes turned deep blue, cutting down nearby trees, and his interface listed Tenseigan Chakra Mode among his skills.

Kitagawa Gen returned to Konoha, spoke with Naruto about earning acknowledgment before becoming Hokage, and received a Naruto-exclusive side quest tied to Naruto’s transformation. Karin then told him that Hiruzen Sarutobi had been taken to the hospital, while Orochimaru prepared to move against Konoha.

• Kitagawa Gen returned home, caught Naruto outside his window, and agreed to let Naruto treat him to barbecue.
• Naruto explained that he wanted to become Hokage so people would acknowledge him, and Kitagawa Gen told him that a Hokage first had to earn the village’s acknowledgment.
• Kitagawa Gen received a Naruto-exclusive side quest about witnessing the Dead Last’s transformation, briefly put his forehead protector on Naruto, then took it back.
• Karin arrived with Anbu and told Kitagawa Gen that Hiruzen Sarutobi had fallen ill after hearing about Kusagakure and had been taken to the hospital.
• In the Land of Grass, Black Zetsu studied a coffin, while Orochimaru finished reviewing his preparations in Otogakure and announced that he was coming to Konoha.

Orochimaru and Obito Uchiha prepared to exploit the coming Chunin Exams to target Konoha, with Orochimaru focused on Danzo and Obito seeking the Nine-Tails and possibly Otsutsuki Genshiki. Meanwhile, Kitagawa Gen and Kakashi headed to a Hokage meeting where they expected to be assigned students, and Kitagawa Gen looked forward to the exams as the start of his dream.

• Orochimaru planned to use the crowded Chunin Exams as cover for an attack on Konoha, though he lacked enough manpower and kept Danzo as his primary target.
• Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu discussed Konoha’s security, Naruto, Kitagawa Gen, and the other villages’ possible interests in the coming turmoil.
• Kakashi summoned the sleepy Kitagawa Gen to a Hokage meeting and explained that their team would likely have to take students.
• Kakashi told Kitagawa Gen that Karin had been accepted as a member of Konoha and might study under Tsunade because of her sensory and healing talents.
• Kitagawa Gen anticipated taking on students and the Chunin Exams, then teased Kakashi about eliminating their prospective students.

Hiruzen Sarutobi warned the jonin that Mizuki was acting suspiciously and asked Kitagawa Gen to investigate him before the Chunin Exams. As Gen considered using the coming turmoil to reveal his other identity, Otsutsuki Genshiki, Mizuki watched Naruto at the academy and resolved to rely on him.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi announced that Iruka and Mizuki would oversee the genin assessment, then told the jonin that Mizuki was investigating the Scroll of Seals and watching Naruto.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Kitagawa Gen to look into Mizuki, and Gen accepted a side quest to resolve the trouble and uncover Mizuki's secret.
• Kitagawa Gen considered using Mizuki to draw out Orochimaru and planned to let Otsutsuki Genshiki act once people had evacuated during the Chunin Exams.
• At the academy, Naruto and Sasuke worried that Kitagawa Gen might proctor their graduation exam, while their classmates wondered what had frightened them.
• Mizuki watched Naruto from outside the classroom and decided he would rely on him.

Naruto passed the graduation exam, but Mizuki lured him into stealing the Scroll of Seals and tried to turn him against Konoha. After Iruka defended him and Naruto confronted Mizuki, Kitagawa Gen used his White Eyes to look inside Naruto’s seal, startling the Nine-Tails.

• Naruto passed the Clone Technique exam, and Iruka gave him his forehead protector.
• Mizuki secretly urged Naruto to steal the Scroll of Seals, while Kitagawa Gen and Kakashi watched and discussed his scheme.
• Naruto took the scroll to a remote training ground, where Iruka found him and was wounded protecting him from Mizuki’s attack.
• Mizuki revealed Naruto’s identity as the Nine-Tailed Fox, but Iruka defended Naruto and affirmed that he was Naruto Uzumaki of Konoha.
• Naruto said the Perverted Sage had already told him the truth, declared his goal of becoming Hokage, and accused Mizuki of trying to fool him.
• Kitagawa Gen used his White Eyes to look inside Naruto’s seal, and the Nine-Tails sensed an impossible presence and demanded to know who he was.

Kitagawa Gen entered Naruto’s Mindscape and suppressed the Nine-Tails while questioning it about its missing Chakra and Otsutsuki Kaguya. After Naruto recovered, Gen saved Iruka from Mizuki’s shuriken and confronted Mizuki, whose attempt to gather strength revealed an Orochimaru mark.

• Kitagawa Gen appeared in Naruto’s Mindscape in an Otsutsuki-like form, and the Nine-Tails reacted with fear to his aura.
• Gen used Repulsive Force to pin the Nine-Tails down and asked where its other half of Chakra was and where Otsutsuki Kaguya and its main body were.
• Gen left the Mindscape after provoking the Nine-Tails, and Naruto’s violent Chakra dissipated as Mizuki threw a giant shuriken at Iruka.
• Kitagawa Gen raised an Earth Flow Wall to stop the shuriken, then told Mizuki that the Hokage had sent him to investigate.
• Mizuki secretly began gathering strength, and Gen noticed what seemed to be Orochimaru’s mark as system missions were completed.

Kitagawa Gen and Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed Mizuki’s ties to Orochimaru and the threat the Akatsuki posed to the Chunin Exam, while Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura passed Kakashi’s assessment. At the Akatsuki base, Nagato prepared to act against Konoha as Black Zetsu reviewed the group’s readiness and named a prospective recruit from the Land of Waves.

• Kitagawa Gen told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Mizuki had used Orochimaru’s power and may have been seeking him, prompting concern about the Chunin Exam and the Akatsuki.
• Kitagawa Gen mentioned sensing two unfamiliar chakras inside Naruto, and Kakashi arrived with Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura after they passed their assessment.
• Kakashi requested a Rank C mission for Team 7, and Kitagawa Gen received the Scroll of Seals and Nine-Tailed Chakra as mission rewards.
• Black Zetsu explained that his clone could help Nagato move and use more of his power, though it would not fully restore him.
• Black Zetsu reported that the Akatsuki members were recovering and preparing for their trip to Konoha, while Nagato said he intended to act during the Chunin Exam.
• Black Zetsu said the Akatsuki had recruited Hiruko and identified another target in the Land of Waves as a former Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Hiruzen Sarutobi told Jiraiya that Mizuki was connected to Orochimaru and revealed that Naruto’s seal might contain chakra belonging to Minato and Kushina. Meanwhile, Kakashi’s team traveled toward the Land of Waves as Kitagawa Gen considered his new Divine Tree abilities, until two attackers sprang from the forest.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Jiraiya that Kitagawa Gen had uncovered Mizuki’s connection to Orochimaru and that Danzo’s forbidden research had not fully stopped.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi revealed that two chakra masses inside Naruto’s Nine-Tails seal might belong to Minato and Kushina, alarming Jiraiya.
• Kakashi, Kitagawa Gen, Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Tazuna set out for the Land of Waves on a Rank C mission, while Kitagawa Gen joked about targeting Gato.
• Kitagawa Gen reflected on the complete Scroll of Seals and the Divine Tree Source’s new clone and attack abilities.
• Two black-clad attackers emerged from the forest and charged at Kakashi with chains.

Kitagawa Gen and Kakashi’s team encountered Meizu and Gozu while escorting Tazuna, exposing that the bridge-builder had concealed the mission’s danger. Zabuza arrived to claim Tazuna, but recognizing Kitagawa Gen and Kakashi left him distracted and sprawled on the ground as Obito, Itachi, and Kisame watched.

• Kisame Hoshigaki invited Zabuza to join them, but Zabuza refused and went to investigate after learning that Konoha ninja were protecting Tazuna.
• Meizu and Gozu attacked Kakashi’s team, and Kitagawa Gen trapped them in muddy ground after Naruto and Sasuke held them off.
• Tazuna admitted he had understated the mission’s danger because he could not afford a higher-rank escort, and Kitagawa Gen threatened to kill him and his family rather than be guilted into helping.
• Kakashi sensed Zabuza’s thrown sword and protected the team, while Zabuza landed nearby and recognized Kakashi and Kitagawa Gen.
• Kitagawa Gen attacked Zabuza with purple-lightning-wrapped kunai, and Zabuza lost his balance and crashed to the ground as Obito, Itachi, and Kisame arrived.

Kitagawa Gen fought Kisame, Zabuza, and Haku while Itachi Uchiha tested Sasuke and Naruto. Gen broke Itachi’s Genjutsu and struck him down, completing Sasuke’s side quest and earning a special Yin Release reward.

• Itachi Uchiha went after Sasuke while Kisame and Obito Uchiha engaged Kitagawa Gen and Kakashi.
• Kitagawa Gen froze the water, wounded Kisame and Zabuza, and shattered Haku’s mask as Haku shielded Zabuza.
• Kitagawa Gen pinned Zabuza and Haku to the ground and broke Kisame’s fingers while Itachi Uchiha overpowered Sasuke and Naruto.
• Itachi Uchiha trapped Sasuke in a Genjutsu of the massacre and told him he would relive the day for twenty-four hours.
• Purple lightning shattered the Genjutsu, and Kitagawa Gen’s blade struck Itachi Uchiha as Sasuke’s exclusive side quest was completed.

Kitagawa Gen and Kakashi’s team captured Zabuza, Haku, and Kisame after the mission in the Land of Waves, and Kitagawa Gen persuaded Zabuza and Haku to pursue Gato while letting them go. He then unnerved everyone by asking Zabuza to kill Tazuna’s family, claiming it would spare them further suffering.

• Kitagawa Gen and Kakashi discussed Kisame’s escape and agreed to take him back to Konoha, while Kitagawa Gen considered dealing with Gato.
• Sasuke wondered whether Kitagawa Gen’s strength surpassed Itachi Uchiha’s after remembering him defeating Itachi.
• Kitagawa Gen questioned why Zabuza worked for Gato and suggested Zabuza could kill Gato and take his money.
• Kitagawa Gen gave Zabuza and Haku a kunai and implied only one of them could leave, prompting Haku to offer his life for Zabuza.
• Zabuza stopped Haku from stabbing himself, and Kitagawa Gen told them to deal with Gato while Konoha looked the other way.
• Kitagawa Gen asked Zabuza to kill Tazuna’s family because Tazuna had lied to them, leaving Zabuza, Haku, Tazuna, and the team stunned.

After Kisame was captured and Itachi was injured, Obito and Black Zetsu discussed using Orochimaru to find Kisame and Danzo. In Konoha, Hiruzen ordered preparations for the Chunin Exams while Kitagawa Gen planned to test his new ability on Kisame, and the other villages began making their own plans.

• Obito told Black Zetsu that Kitagawa Gen had defeated Kisame and injured Itachi, then proposed tracking Orochimaru to locate Kisame and Danzo.
• Hiruzen heard Kakashi and Kitagawa Gen's report, reprimanded them over the Land of Waves mission, and assigned Anbu to take over the Gato matter.
• Hiruzen decided Naruto and his teammates would participate in the Chunin Exams, sent Naruto to train with Jiraiya, and allowed Kitagawa Gen to join Kisame's interrogation.
• Kitagawa Gen reflected on his increased power and new Chakra Mental Orb, and considered using Kisame to test it and developing Amenotejikara.
• Deidara urged Ōnoki to take him to the Chunin Exams so he could compete with Kitagawa Gen, while the Fourth Raikage told Killer B he would attend despite his grudge against Gen.
• Danzo learned that Hiruzen was investigating him.

Kitagawa Gen tested his Chakra Mental Orb on Kisame and learned that the Akatsuki planned to make trouble in Konoha while targeting Danzō. Later, Naruto and Sasuke visited him for a postponed team celebration, which turned chaotic when Deidara and several Anbu arrived and caught Naruto in a skirt.

• Shimura Danzō worried that Hiruzen Sarutobi distrusted him and decided to meet Hanzō of the Salamander or Orochimaru.
• Kitagawa Gen used his Chakra Mental Orb to control Kisame and learned that the Akatsuki planned to stir up trouble in Konoha and had their eyes on Danzō.
• Naruto and Sasuke visited Kitagawa Gen to arrange a team gathering and asked him about his missions and training.
• Kitagawa Gen persuaded Naruto and Sasuke to try on Karin's skirts, but Naruto was the only one who changed and he angrily swung a stool at Kitagawa Gen and Sasuke.
• Deidara arrived outside Kitagawa Gen's window with several Anbu and found Naruto in a skirt.

Nagato and Black Zetsu agreed to meet Danzō near Konoha, while Orochimaru considered Danzō’s invitation and prepared to coordinate with Kabuto. In Konoha, Kitagawa Gen accepted Deidara’s art challenge as the Chunin Exams approached, while Naruto and Sasuke continued fighting over their swapped bodies until Kakashi caught them.

• Black Zetsu told Nagato and Obito Uchiha that Danzō wanted to meet Hanzō of the Salamander, and Nagato agreed to the meeting near Konoha with a guest of Danzō’s choosing.
• Orochimaru read Danzō’s invitation, agreed to consider meeting him, and told Kimimaro to contact Kabuto while ordering Kimimaro to stay behind and recuperate.
• Deidara told Kitagawa Gen that he had learned to use Dust Release, and Kitagawa accepted Deidara’s challenge after receiving a new side quest.
• Kitagawa Gen learned that the Sunagakure team was due to arrive and headed to apply to become a Chunin Exams proctor, with Deidara following him to find a training ground.
• Naruto and Sasuke, still inhabiting each other’s bodies, argued and traded punches on Naruto’s rooftop until Kakashi found them and asked whether they were playing a transformation game.

Kitagawa Gen fought Deidara and learned the key to Dust Release as a blast shook Konoha. The chapter ended with three figures meeting Shimura Danzō at the village’s edge, where a red-haired person greeted him.

• Kakashi offered Sasuke and Naruto applications for the Chunin Exams and told them to gather the next morning.
• Kitagawa Gen and Deidara sparred, and Deidara used Dust Release while Kitagawa Gen worked out its chakra fusion ratio.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed Danzō, the modified Hashirama cells, and Naruto’s parents’ chakra with Jiraiya and Tsunade.
• A mushroom cloud rose over Konoha, alarming the Hokage and the newly arrived Sunagakure ninja, while Gaara reacted in pain.
• Shimura Danzō and Root encountered three figures at the edge of Konoha, and a red-haired person greeted him.