Chapter Summaries

Konoha evacuated as the White Snake Sage attacked Genitsu, who revealed his Godzilla form and fought back. After Minato moved them out of the village, Genitsu refused to let the White Snake Sage leave, and she began drawing vast Natural Energy from the earth.

• Sage Shima recognized the White Snake Sage's Sage Jutsu and returned to Mount Myōboku, where the Great Toad Sage advised that they stay out of the conflict.
• Genitsu fought the White Snake Sage in Konoha, transformed into Godzilla, and demonstrated how he gained Sage Chakra by absorbing his clones.
• The White Snake Sage deduced that Genitsu's method converted vitality into Natural Energy and became eager to meet the Sage Godzilla.
• Minato used Flying Thunder God to move the White Snake Sage and Genitsu from Konoha into the forest, then learned that Genitsu belonged to the Godzilla Sanctuary.
• Genitsu refused Minato's offer to let the White Snake Sage leave and attacked her with Super Atomic Breath.
• The White Snake Sage began devouring Natural Energy from the earth, causing the ground to tremble.

Genitsu faced the White Snake Sage’s overwhelming Natural Energy and earth-manipulating Sage Jutsu, countering her attacks with Atomic Breath and a new radiation technique. When she tried to suppress him by flooding him with Natural Energy, Genitsu activated Sage Art: Reverse Absorption and began consuming it at an alarming rate.

• Minato watched the White Snake Sage withstand Genitsu’s Atomic Breath with vast Natural Energy and reflected on how far below the ancient powers his own strength was.
• The White Snake Sage attacked Genitsu with her pipe and tail, then used Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation to bury and compress him beneath mountains.
• Genitsu broke free with Sage Art: Nuclear Release: Internal Radiation Jutsu, blasting apart the mountains with countless beams.
• The White Snake Sage embedded her scales in Genitsu and coiled around him to draw in Natural Energy and suppress him.
• Genitsu answered with Sage Art: Reverse Absorption, rapidly devouring the Natural Energy the White Snake Sage had summoned.

Genitsu absorbed White Snake Sage’s Natural Energy and began extracting her life force, prompting her to draw seventy percent of the planet’s Earth Power. As she reached Super-Kage strength and attacked him, powerful figures across the Shinobi World sensed the disturbance.

• Genitsu used Reverse Absorption and Planet Godzilla’s assimilation ability to absorb White Snake Sage’s Natural Energy and tug at her life force.
• White Snake Sage realized Genitsu’s method could convert life force into Natural Energy and resolved to obtain it so she could become a dragon.
• White Snake Sage drew Earth Power from across the planet, alarming Isshiki, Great Toad Sage, Slug Sage, Nagato, and Black Zetsu.
• Black Zetsu identified the fight between Genitsu and White Snake Sage, and Nagato reacted angrily to the snake sage’s power.
• White Snake Sage extracted seventy percent of the Natural Energy in the earth, reached Super-Kage strength, and launched an all-out attack against Genitsu.

The White Snake Sage overwhelmed Genitsu with Natural Energy, underground pressure, and Sage Jutsu, then used Transmission of Foreign Shadows to steal his cells. When she invaded his body to investigate Godzilla, Planet Godzilla awakened and confronted her.

• The White Snake Sage reshaped the battlefield and attacked Genitsu with Inorganic Reincarnation, the White Rage Technique, and crushing layers of earth, but he continued absorbing Natural Energy.
• The White Snake Sage used Transmission of Foreign Shadows to seize Genitsu's cells, only to discover that his cells invaded and transformed her own.
• The White Snake Sage recognized that Genitsu's cells helped him absorb Natural Energy and became alarmed when she identified Godzilla's cells as plant cells.
• The White Snake Sage sent her consciousness through Genitsu's body to find the source of the Natural Energy, discovering that most of it had been transferred to Godzilla.
• Planet Godzilla awakened, lowered Its head, and stared at the White Snake Sage.

Genitsu revealed Planet Godzilla residing inside him, defeated the White Snake Sage with Infinite G Spark, and took her half-corpse for Kabuto. He told Minato Namikaze that he was stronger than Madara at the Valley of the End but could not guarantee victory against Hashirama Senju.

• The White Snake Sage entered Genitsu's body, saw Planet Godzilla awaken, and was devoured after disturbing it.
• Planet Godzilla absorbed Natural Energy, briefly opened its eyes, and then fell asleep again as its injuries began to recover.
• Genitsu stopped the White Snake Sage from escaping with his Rinnegan's God of Reversal and attacked her underground.
• Genitsu unleashed Infinite G Spark, blasted away half of the White Snake Sage's body, and decided to give her corpse to Kabuto.
• Minato Namikaze joined Genitsu and asked how his strength compared with Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha; Genitsu said he was stronger than Madara at the Valley of the End but could not guarantee beating Hashirama.

Shiranui Genitsu killed the White Snake Sage and claimed Tagorihime, while Minato learned that Genitsu intended to turn Ryūchi Cave into a Godzilla battlefield. News of the battle shook the Shinobi World, prompting the villages to reconsider their relations with Konoha, and Genitsu left the White Snake Sage's corpse with Kabuto.

• Minato surveyed the ruined battlefield as Genitsu dismissed the loss of the Ryūchi Cave contract and claimed Tagorihime as his pet.
• Genitsu rejected Tagorihime's offer to unite Ryūchi Cave's snakes and said he planned to send Godzillas there to destroy the sacred land.
• Obito and Nagato visited the battlefield, while Black Zetsu and Obito worried about Genitsu's growing strength.
• The villages confirmed the devastation and sent delegations to Konoha; Rasa proposed a closer alliance with Konoha, while the Fourth Raikage ordered Kumogakure to offer condolences.
• Genitsu returned to the Root base and gave the White Snake Sage's corpse to Kabuto.

Genitsu sent Godzillas to invade Ryūchi Cave after killing the White Snake Sage, while shinobi from across the world watched and sought intelligence about the new sanctuary. Back in Konoha, Genitsu reviewed the academy enrollment list as Naruto and Sasuke began a quarrel about their teachers.

• Genitsu gave the White Snake Sage's corpse to Kabuto for research and assigned Kabuto to remain in Root.
• The Snake Princesses, Ichikishimahime and Hime Tuanjin, learned that the White Snake Sage had died and prepared Ryūchi Cave for a possible attack.
• Genitsu's Godzillas invaded Ryūchi Cave, where they fought the snakes with their radiation; Manda retreated while the Snake Princesses struggled to defend the cave.
• Shinobi from every village watched the battle and carried intelligence home, prompting attacks on Kumogakure shinobi as villages suspected the Godzilla Sanctuary lay in the ocean.
• Genitsu read the academy enrollment list, which included Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, and Hinata Hyuga.
• Sasuke approached Naruto and criticized the title of the new God of Shinobi, and Naruto began defending his teacher.

Naruto enrolled in the Ninja Academy, where Minato and Genitsu discussed the promising new class and the secret that Obito was Akatsuki’s Madara Uchiha. In Amegakure, Hiruko sought permission to investigate the Evil God Cult’s supposed immortal ability, drawing Obito’s interest.

• Naruto and Sasuke enrolled in the Ninja Academy, while the adults around Naruto feared the Nine-Tails sealed inside him.
• Naruto told Minato he had spoken with the Nine-Tails, and Minato warned him not to contact it again without permission.
• Genitsu told Minato that Naruto and Sasuke would surpass their classmates, then learned from Minato that Akatsuki’s Madara Uchiha was actually Uchiha Obito.
• Genitsu arranged teachers for the new students and assigned Iruka to help instruct them.
• Hiruko asked Nagato for permission to pursue the Evil God Cult’s supposed immortal ability, and Nagato sent Kakuzu with him.
• Obito wondered whether he should investigate the Evil God Cult’s alleged immortal Bloodline Limit.

After the Akatsuki meeting, Void decided Hidan’s blood-based curse could be used far more effectively and went to intervene in the mission against the Evil God Cult. Obito also learned about Hidan’s ability and pursued him, while Hiruko and Kakuzu confronted Hidan at the cult’s headquarters.

• Obito confronted Void about his strength and demanded Kazue’s eye, but Void refused to help him.
• Void reasoned that Hidan could curse powerful enemies if Akatsuki gathered their blood for him, then disappeared to get involved.
• Hiruko and Kakuzu reached the Land of Hot Water, learned the cult’s location from White Zetsu, and headed for its headquarters.
• White Zetsu told Obito about Hidan’s immortal body and blood-based curse, prompting Obito to follow Hiruko and Kakuzu.
• Hidan massacred the Evil God Cult’s followers and performed a ritual among their corpses.
• Hiruko attacked Hidan, discovered that he survived the Scorch Release, and evaded his counterattack with Swift Release.

Hidan fought Hiruko and Kakuzu, then used his blood-based curse to inflict his injuries on Hiruko. Obito stopped Hiruko from killing Hidan, deciding the immortal’s ability could help the organization restrain Genitsu.

• Hidan attacked Kakuzu after Kakuzu mocked him, but Kakuzu blasted a hole through his chest and Hidan survived.
• Hiruko began using the Chimera Technique to absorb Hidan, while Kakuzu watched and considered killing Hiruko.
• Hidan drank Hiruko’s blood and used Death Controlling Possessed Blood to make Hiruko suffer every wound he inflicted on himself.
• Hiruko healed with the Ultimate Regeneration Technique, but his Genitsu Cells began to go berserk; he escaped Hidan’s curse by knocking him out of the ritual circle.
• Hiruko prepared to devour Hidan, but Obito appeared and ordered him to keep Hidan alive because his ability could be useful to the organization.

Obito recruited Hidan into Akatsuki and developed his curse so it could target victims through flesh and their DNA and Chakra. He then confronted Genitsu with Hidan hidden in Konoha, threatening to kill him unless he helped investigate the Eye Organization and cooperate over the Tailed Beasts.

• Hidan surrendered and joined Akatsuki as an outer member after Obito restrained him and took him away from Hiruko and Kakuzu.
• Hiruko was summoned to Genitsu, who learned that Obito had taken Hidan and suspected he was developing Hidan's curse for a greater purpose.
• Obito tested Hidan for several days and discovered that a small piece of flesh could let Hidan place a curse without blood.
• Void confronted Obito and Hidan, but Obito escaped with Hidan before Void could stop them.
• Obito revealed to Genitsu that he had hidden Hidan in Konoha and could use him to curse Genitsu through DNA and Chakra.
• Obito demanded that Genitsu help him collect the Tailed Beasts and uncover the Eye Organization's secrets, threatening to make Hidan kill himself and destabilize Godzilla.

Obito tried to use Hidan’s curse to intimidate Genitsu, but Genitsu’s cells took over Hidan and forced Obito to retreat. Genitsu then investigated Hidan’s ritual, sensed the Evil God’s presence, and moved to absorb it.

• Obito gave Hidan a piece of Genitsu’s flesh and had him use his curse, but Genitsu’s cells multiplied inside Hidan and stopped the attack.
• Genitsu appeared, revealed he could control his separated cells, and calmed Hidan’s swelling body while Obito fled.
• Genitsu took Hidan for himself and questioned him about the Evil God Cult, while insisting Obito obey his plans for the Tailed Beasts.
• Genitsu dissected Hidan, restored him, and made him perform the Evil God ritual as Genitsu sensed a connection to the deity.
• The Evil God’s will reached toward Hidan, but Genitsu intercepted it and tried to absorb the Evil God.

Genitsu located the Evil God’s lair beneath a special hot spring in the Land of Hot Water and entered it with Jiraiya, who had just fought Kakuzu. As the Evil God emerged, Genitsu considered how mastering it could provide another piece of the means to create an Artificial Evil God and pursue Infinite Izanagi.

• Genitsu’s clone detected strange Chakra fluctuations at a hot spring and identified it as the Evil God’s likely origin.
• Jiraiya arrived after fighting Kakuzu, who had disguised himself as a woman and tried to scam him, and revealed that he had mastered Samadhi True Fire.
• Genitsu told Jiraiya he was hunting the Evil God, and Jiraiya followed him into the hot spring.
• Jiraiya sensed the spring’s promise of resurrection but recognized it as a deception, while Genitsu found traces of the Evil God beneath the water.
• Genitsu struck the spring, causing the Evil God to rise, and explained that it was formed from Natural Energy, Chakra, and human Wish Power.
• Genitsu reflected that controlling an Artificial Evil God could provide the penultimate piece of his Infinite Izanagi plan.

Genitsu and Jiraiya fought the Evil God, a mindless being formed from Wish Power, Chakra, and Natural Energy. Genitsu sealed it inside a clone using the Reverse Four Symbols Seal, then revealed that another clone had survived to handle the aftermath, leaving Jiraiya astonished.

• Jiraiya attacked the Evil God with Flame Mountain Fire, but the natural flames failed to stop it and his Samadhi True Fire quickly ran out of power.
• Genitsu blocked the Evil God's strike with Rashomon and charged at it, while Jiraiya warned him to be careful.
• Genitsu used the Reverse Four Symbols Seal to draw the Evil God into his clone, sealing it at the cost of that clone's life.
• Jiraiya approached the dead clone, but another Genitsu emerged and explained that the first clone had created a replacement before dying.
• Jiraiya struggled to make sense of Genitsu's clone creating another powerful clone.

Genitsu sealed the Evil God into a specially made clone after discovering that it could neither overpower nor assimilate him. He restored Hidan and sent him to the Land of Demons to await orders, leaving Hidan convinced he had earned the Evil God’s favor.

• Genitsu learned that his clone had sealed the Evil God and showed Hidan the sealed entity in the dead clone.
• The Evil God tried to invade Genitsu, but Genitsu’s body consumed its power and left it stunned.
• Genitsu used the Eight Trigrams Seal to imprison the Evil God in a specially made clone, which took on the appearance and scythe of an Evil God Cult follower.
• The Evil God clone ordered Genitsu to restore Hidan, and Genitsu healed Hidan’s shattered body with his cells.
• The Evil God clone told Hidan to go to the Land of Demons and await orders, and Hidan agreed while claiming he had prayed for Genitsu to be spared.

Genitsu considered threats from the Pure Land and Ōtsutsuki while Minato appointed him chief examiner for a joint Chūnin Exams with the other villages. As Konoha prepared for the event, Iroha told Setsuna that he would not represent the Eye Organization.

• Genitsu left his Evil God clone to operate in hiding and weighed the dangers posed by the Pure Land, Isshiki, and Urashiki.
• Jiraiya and Minato discussed Genitsu’s pursuit of the Evil God and Setsuna’s membership in the Eye Organization, and Minato decided to approach Setsuna about Konoha’s relations with the organization.
• Minato appointed Genitsu chief examiner for a joint Chūnin Exams and ordered invitations sent to the other major villages.
• Konoha grew excited about the exams, while Setsuna interpreted an invitation for the Eye Organization as a chance to raise his own profile.
• Iroha visited Setsuna and said the Eye Organization would attend the exams but that Setsuna would not represent it, then challenged him in a contest of dōjutsu.

Setsuna challenged Iroha and learned that the Eye Organization still kept him outside its inner circle, while Genitsu chose Shin to represent the organization at Konoha’s joint Chūnin Exams. The chapter ended with Genitsu hinting that Shin should target Hozuki Mangetsu and the Ninja Swords Hidden Mist would bring.

• Setsuna questioned Iroha about the Eye Organization and challenged him, but backed down after they threatened one another.
• Iroha left Setsuna’s home, and Fugaku watched him before telling Itachi not to involve himself in the matter.
• Iroha reported to Genitsu, who decided to send Shin to answer Konoha’s invitation.
• Genitsu traveled through Takamagahara to the Valley of the End and made Shin an official Eye Organization member with the codename Monster.
• Genitsu warned Shin that Hozuki Mangetsu would likely lead Hidden Mist’s team and carry its recovered Ninja Swords.

Konoha invited the villages of the Shinobi World to a Joint Chūnin Exam, prompting each village to debate whether to participate and prepare its young ninja. The chapter ends with Kirigakure’s leaders confidently listing their own promising genin while Yagura leaves the decision to them.

• Konoha sent invitations to the major and minor ninja villages, and several small villages planned to send young chūnin demoted back to genin.
• Kusagakure began selecting a team and discussed the dead red-haired healer’s daughter, six-year-old Uzumaki Karin, who hid in fear and despair.
• The Fourth Raikage and Mabui decided Kumogakure would refuse Konoha’s invitation, while Rasa chose to send Temari from Sunagakure and resolved to test Gaara by sending Yashamaru to assassinate him.
• Ōnoki refused to let Iwagakure participate, but Deidara blew up the village barrier and fled toward Konoha to have his new jutsu appraised; Ōnoki ordered ANBU to retrieve him and hurt his back slamming the table.
• Yagura left Kirigakure’s leaders to decide how to respond, and they argued over whether to participate while boasting of talents such as Hozuki Mangetsu, Chōjūrō, Kimimaro, and Haku.

Kirigakure selected a team for the Joint Chūnin Exams in Konoha, sending Hozuki Mangetsu and Utakata with the young shinobi Kimimaro, Haku, and Chōjūrō. As the exams began, the assembled crowd waited for a black-robed figure from the Eye Organization to arrive.

• Genji chose Hozuki Mangetsu to lead Kirigakure's team and sent Utakata as a discreet guard, despite concerns about exposing a potential Six-Tails vessel.
• Hozuki Mangetsu prepared to search Konoha for the four missing ninja swords, then led Utakata, Kimimaro, Haku, and Chōjūrō to the village.
• Teams from the other villages arrived in Konoha, where Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane warned them against causing trouble.
• The visiting shinobi traded insults but avoided fighting after learning that Shiranui Genitsu was the Joint Chūnin Exams' chief examiner.
• At the exams' opening, Minato Namikaze waited with the assembled jōnin until a black-robed figure approached, and the crowd recognized the visitor as someone from the Eye Organization.

At the joint Chūnin Exams opening, Shin revealed himself as Monster of the Eye Organization, while Genitsu became chief examiner. Later, Itachi subdued the unauthorized Iwagakure prodigy Deidara with a single genjutsu, leaving Deidara unconscious and furious.

• Shin arrived at the ceremony, identified himself as Monster of the Eye Organization, and surprised Konoha with his resemblance to the masked man who had claimed to be Madara Uchiha.
• Minato opened the joint Chūnin Exams, and Genitsu announced that he would serve as chief examiner.
• Shin judged Genitsu too powerful to fight and decided he needed more ninja tools, eyeing Hozuki Mangetsu's spare swords.
• Mangetsu struggled to hide his fear of Genitsu's strength, while Utakata steadied him and Mangetsu urged Kimimaro's group to bring honor to their village.
• Itachi noticed Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane restraining Deidara, who had secretly come from Iwagakure to enter the exams and demanded to meet Genitsu.
• Deidara attacked with explosive clay and tried to push farther into Konoha, but Itachi caught his gaze with a two-tomoe Sharingan and knocked him unconscious with genjutsu.