Recaps

Huomen was overwhelmed by Nagato’s modified Six Paths of Pain until Toneri activated the Karma within him and took partial control of his body. As Toneri faced Pain, Genitsu watched to see whether Karma could divide one Ōtsutsuki into two beings.

• Huomen fought the Six Paths of Pain, destroying three of them before the White Zetsu bodies revived and trapped him.
• Pain’s forces restrained Huomen, seized his soul, drained his Chakra, and prepared to search his memories.
• Genitsu summoned Toneri’s soul and urged him to use the Karma he had placed on Huomen.
• Toneri unlocked the Karma, healing Huomen and empowering him enough to destroy Human Path with one strike.
• Toneri took partial control of Huomen’s body, while Nagato and Konan considered how to capture him and Genitsu monitored the change.

Toneri and Nagato fought over the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, with Toneri’s Karma-powered attacks and Giant Tenseigan unable to overcome Nagato’s control of the statue. Toneri fled toward the moon with Nagato pursuing, while Genitsu arrived there ahead of them to examine the Giant Tenseigan and prepare for Urashiki’s future arrival.

• Toneri used Huomen’s body and Karma’s unsealed power to attack Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain, forcing Nagato to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Toneri recognized the statue as a stolen treasure of the Ōtsutsuki Clan and confronted Nagato, who merged the Pains with the statue to control it.
• Toneri used the Giant Tenseigan to create a stone giant and attack the Demonic Statue, but Nagato’s statue withstood his blows and shattered a meteor Toneri summoned.
• Toneri crushed one Pain but lost his stone giant, then fled toward space as Karma strained Huomen’s body; Nagato pursued him toward the moon with the Demonic Statue.
• Genitsu used a space-time technique to reach the moon first and inspected the Giant Tenseigan, considering the need to strengthen himself before Ōtsutsuki Urashiki arrived.

Genitsu took control of the Giant Tenseigan, extracted Toneri’s genetic information, and used it to claim the eye as his own. He left Toneri’s soul sealed inside Huomen, while Nagato was repelled from the moon and the golden barrier remained in place.

• Genitsu invaded the Giant Tenseigan and suppressed its power as the moon turned gold.
• Toneri arrived, but Genitsu seized his soul with the Rinnegan and extracted his genetic sequence.
• Huomen learned that Toneri could revive through the Karma and take over his body, then pledged himself to Genitsu.
• Genitsu applied Toneri’s genes to the Giant Tenseigan, claimed it, and shielded the moon with a golden repulsive barrier.
• Nagato and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path failed to break through the barrier and were sent flying.
• Genitsu returned to the Shinobi World with Huomen, sealed Toneri’s soul inside him, and told him how to gain Toneri’s power.

Genitsu sealed Toneri’s soul within Huomen, allowing Huomen to wield some of Toneri’s power while delaying his resurrection. Huomen returned to Konoha seeking a way to resolve the Hyuga Clan’s problems, and after meeting Hinata, he remained nearby as she prepared for an exam.

• Genitsu told Huomen that Toneri’s soul was sealed and that Huomen could use Karma’s power, but said he must resolve his Hyuga Clan ties before joining the Eye Organization.
• Huomen questioned Toneri about Genitsu and the Sage of Six Paths, then headed to Konoha to look for clues among the branch family.
• Huomen found Hinata training and praised her skill, explaining why he had taken Hiashi’s eyes and offering to guide her training.
• Huomen told Hinata he would stay nearby while seeking a solution to the Hyuga Clan’s conflict, and Hinata kept his return secret from her family.
• At dinner, Hiashi noticed Hinata seemed troubled and urged her to defeat Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha before graduation.

After losing another academy spar to Naruto, Sasuke rushed to master Genitsu’s dangerous S-rank Lightning Release technique. He successfully formed a small lightning Godzilla, and Genitsu promised to take him to the agreed-upon place after he rested.

• Naruto and Sasuke placed first and second in practical combat class again, while Hinata took third and Sakura realized she could not match her.
• Sasuke boasted that he was learning an S-rank Forbidden Technique, and Naruto countered that he was developing two Forbidden Techniques of his own.
• Sasuke returned to the Uchiha training grounds determined to surpass Naruto, prompting Itachi and Shisui to notice his unusually large Chakra reserves.
• Sasuke concentrated his Lightning Release techniques into a three-meter Godzilla shape, then collapsed from exhaustion.
• Genitsu arrived, replenished Sasuke’s Chakra, praised his success, and promised to take him to the agreed-upon place after he rested.

Genitsu took Sasuke to the Godzilla Sanctuary to seek a contract with Sub-Body Godzilla, while Orochimaru completed Mechagodzilla in a hidden laboratory. Mechagodzilla awakened, attacked Orochimaru, and fired Atomic Breath through the mountain.

• Genitsu took Sasuke to the Godzilla Sanctuary and told him to find a Godzilla worthy of a contract on his own.
• Sasuke set out to seek Sub-Body Godzilla, which Genitsu said might be strong enough to defeat the Nine-Tails.
• Genitsu sensed Orochimaru's experiments and secretly helped Godzilla Cells overpower and assimilate fragments of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Orochimaru completed Mechagodzilla, activated it, and identified himself as its father.
• Mechagodzilla attacked Orochimaru, resisted his control seals, and blasted Atomic Breath through the mountain.

Orochimaru fled Kumogakure with Mechagodzilla after battling the Fourth Raikage, who survived its red Atomic Breath but failed to capture either of them. Mechagodzilla flew toward the Godzilla Sanctuary, where Orochimaru hoped to meet the Sage Godzilla and gain power to challenge Shiranui Genitsu.

• Mabui and the people of the Land of Lightning saw a red Atomic Breath, and the Fourth Raikage rushed toward its source despite Mabui's warnings.
• Orochimaru emerged from the mountains with Mechagodzilla, but the Fourth Raikage arrived and tried to seize the artificial Godzilla for Kumogakure.
• Orochimaru narrowly escaped the Raikage's first attack with a Substitution Technique, then directed Mechagodzilla to fight him.
• The Raikage confronted Mechagodzilla's red Atomic Breath head-on and survived, though the blast badly burned him and destroyed the surrounding mountains.
• Orochimaru flew away with Mechagodzilla, leaving the furious Raikage to order Kumogakure's forces to search the ruins and the sea.
• Mechagodzilla headed toward the Godzilla Sanctuary, and Orochimaru hoped the Sage Godzilla would teach him stronger Sage Jutsu.

Sasuke tried to earn the Godzillas’ attention while Orochimaru arrived at the sanctuary aboard Mechagodzilla and attempted to force his way toward its core. When Orochimaru attacked Sasuke for information, Sasuke summoned a giant Godzilla and turned the confrontation in his favor.

• Sasuke used Thunder Godzilla to attract a young Godzilla’s attention, then went searching for stronger Sub-Body Godzillas.
• Genitsu observed Sasuke and noted that Orochimaru was approaching with Mechagodzilla to seek the Sage Godzilla and learn its Sage Jutsu.
• Orochimaru demanded an introduction to the Sage Godzilla, but the Godzillas ignored him and surrounded Mechagodzilla.
• Orochimaru drove Mechagodzilla toward the island’s core, provoking the Godzillas to attack it as Sasuke arrived and confronted him.
• Orochimaru recognized Sasuke as Genitsu’s disciple and attacked him, hoping to extract information about the sanctuary.
• Sasuke dodged Mechagodzilla and summoned a giant Godzilla, shocking Orochimaru.

Sasuke summoned the island’s strongest Sub-Body Godzilla and joined it in battle against Orochimaru and Mechagodzilla. Orochimaru was crushed by Giant Turtle Godzilla and his soul was seized by Genitsu, while Sasuke mistakenly believed he had escaped and resolved to grow stronger.

• Sasuke summoned Sub-Body Godzilla, which charged Mechagodzilla despite his orders and overwhelmed it in their physical clash.
• Sasuke awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan while watching the Godzillas’ Atomic Breath clash, and Sub-Body Godzilla gradually overpowered Mechagodzilla.
• Orochimaru summoned giant snakes to distract Sub-Body Godzilla, then attacked Sasuke, but the Godzilla struck him and tore Mechagodzilla’s jaws apart.
• Orochimaru tried to escape underground, but Giant Turtle Godzilla crushed him, and Genitsu seized his soul before it could reach the Pure Land.
• Sasuke thought Orochimaru had escaped, celebrated his growth, and told Genitsu he would keep training to defeat Naruto and prove he was the strongest.

Sasuke returned to Konoha after earning the Godzilla Sanctuary’s recognition and defeating Orochimaru, then decided to strengthen his genjutsu before his graduation exam showdown with Naruto. Itachi told him that Shisui had gone to teach Yakumo Kurama, whose rare Bloodline Limit could turn illusion into reality.

• Genitsu warned Sasuke that his Chakra reserves were too low to summon the Sub-Body Godzilla across great distances, and Sasuke accepted that he still had a long way to go.
• Genitsu kept a fragment of Orochimaru’s soul and planned to let Orochimaru’s subordinates revive another version of him through the Heaven’s Curse Marks.
• Sasuke returned to Konoha, resolved to improve his genjutsu, and told his family that he had gained the Godzilla summoning contract and driven Orochimaru away.
• Itachi agreed to train Sasuke in genjutsu and explained that Shisui had been sent to the Kurama Clan to teach Yakumo Kurama.
• Itachi revealed that Yakumo’s Bloodline Limit could control the five senses and turn illusion into reality, a power opposite to Izanagi.

Shisui visited the Kurama Clan to investigate Yakumo’s dangerous genjutsu, but her other self attacked and turned illusions into reality. Kazue defeated the entity called Idō and offered to take Yakumo as her disciple, leaving Yakumo’s condition unresolved.

• Shisui examined Yakumo and learned that her body was weak, her genjutsu was worsening, and Kurenai had been ordered to eliminate the monster in her heart.
• Yakumo’s other self set the house ablaze with an apparent genjutsu, and Shisui protected her family with Susanoo before facing her alongside Kurenai.
• Yakumo’s illusions repeatedly fooled Kurenai and threatened Shisui, while ANBU watched as Shisui searched for a chance to use Kotoamatsukami.
• Kazue arrived and warned Shisui that Kotoamatsukami might erase the wrong memories, then confronted Yakumo’s other self.
• Kazue used Izanagi to overpower the entity, which named itself Idō and retreated into Yakumo’s heart to avoid being erased.
• Kazue offered to teach Yakumo how to control Idō and asked whether she wanted to become her disciple.

Kazue took Yakumo Kurama as her disciple after suppressing Idō, then brought her to Root for Genitsu to assess her Bloodline Limit. As Genitsu warned Kazue about an approaching Ōtsutsuki-level enemy, he pulled her soul from her body and placed it inside Yakumo.

• Yakumo accepted Kazue as her teacher after Kazue stopped Idō, while Kurenai regretted failing to help her student.
• Yamato reported the incident to Minato, and news spread through Konoha that Kazue had taken Yakumo as her disciple.
• Kazue brought Yakumo to Root, where she and Kabuto discussed Genitsu's mysterious seclusion before meeting him.
• Genitsu explained that Yakumo's Bloodline Limit had created Idō and warned Kazue that an enemy on the Sage of Six Paths' level would arrive soon.
• Genitsu used his Rinnegan to remove Kazue's soul from her body and place it inside Yakumo.

Kazue used Yakumo's body to test her Reality–Illusion Swap ability while Genitsu assigned Kabuto to improve Yakumo's physique. On the eve of Konoha's Year 60 graduation exam, Tsunade and Jiraiya returned to find the village caught up in the contest, and the chapter ended as Yamato began the exam.

• Kazue entered Yakumo's body, tested her Bloodline Limit, and warned Idō not to interfere.
• Genitsu ordered Kabuto to find a way to strengthen Yakumo's poor physique, and Kabuto proposed supplementing her Yin Release with Yang Release.
• Tsunade and Shizune returned to Konoha and encountered villagers arguing and betting over the graduation exam; Tsunade and Jiraiya placed bets on Naruto and Sasuke.
• The next day, Tsunade and Jiraiya joined Minato, Genitsu, and the clan leaders at the crowded Ninja Academy for the exam.
• Genitsu called on Yamato to referee, and Yamato announced that examinees would enter according to their drawing results.

Yakumo Kurama faced Naruto Uzumaki in the graduation exam’s first match and revealed a startling ability to make her genjutsu affect the world around her. As Naruto emerged from her flames, a giant black tree appeared on the field, leaving the match unresolved.

• Neji, Rock Lee, and Tenten helped organize the graduates while Naruto and Sasuke exchanged taunts and Yakumo joined them.
• Yakumo scored zero on shuriken throwing, and the examiners later paired her against Naruto in the first combat match.
• Naruto broke free of Yakumo’s Terrifying Illusion Realm with help from the Nine-Tails and seized her, but she vanished using Illusionary Reality.
• Yakumo surrounded Naruto with apparently real flames, which the Uchiha observers identified as genjutsu that could turn illusion into reality.
• As the flames engulfed Naruto, a black tree erupted through them and grew into a towering giant tree on the field.

Naruto revealed his unusual Wood Release and defeated Yakumo, shocking Konoha and drawing attention to his mysterious teacher. As the tournament continued, Hinata faced Sasuke and launched a new Gentle Fist technique at him.

• Naruto used black Wood Release to overwhelm Yakumo's attacks, and she surrendered as Yamato declared Naruto the winner.
• Minato revealed that Naruto had trained under the person the others suspected, while Konoha's spectators debated the significance of Naruto's Wood Release.
• Naruto challenged Sasuke to meet him in the finals, and Sasuke told him to consider using the Nine-Tails' power.
• The elimination matches continued, and Yamato called Sasuke and Hinata to fight as the crowd regained interest.
• Neji praised Hinata's hidden potential, while Naruto said she had trained secretly after watching him.
• Hinata activated her Byakugan, claimed Naruto was hers, and struck at Sasuke with the Eight Trigrams Pseudo-Divine Vacuum Strike.

Hinata challenged Sasuke with a powerful imitation of the Divine Vacuum Strike, but Sasuke defeated her with his Thunder Godzilla Technique, and Yamato saved her with Wood Release. Naruto and Sasuke were called for the final match, but they requested a change of venue so they could fight without holding back.

• Hinata used the Pseudo-Divine Vacuum Strike and Gentle Fist against Sasuke, but he outlasted her in their taijutsu exchange.
• Sasuke shattered Hinata's final attack with his Thunder Godzilla Technique, and Yamato protected her with Wood Dragon Jutsu before declaring Sasuke the winner.
• Naruto and Sasuke traded challenges as the graduates watched the next matches and reacted to the gulf between the strongest students and the rest.
• Yakumo approached Naruto, stirring a cold emotion within him, while the Nine-Tails noticed the darkness in Naruto's heart and chose not to act against Yakumo yet.
• Yamato announced the final match between Naruto and Sasuke, and both requested that it be moved to Konoha Forest so they could fight at full strength.

Naruto and Sasuke began their final exam match in Konoha Forest after officials warned that their full strength could devastate the village. Sasuke summoned a Godzilla as his champion, and Naruto drew on the Nine-Tails’ chakra, reaching seven tails as the fight began.

• Genitsu agreed to move Naruto and Sasuke’s match to Konoha Forest, and Yamato barred the other candidates and villagers from approaching.
• Minato and the village’s powerful shinobi gathered to supervise while Naruto and Sasuke headed to the forest.
• The Nine-Tails agreed to help Naruto and reflected on Naruto’s incomplete nature and Yakumo’s emerging dark personality.
• Sasuke opened the match by summoning a Godzilla as large as the Nine-Tails, leaving the spectators stunned.
• Naruto drew on the Nine-Tails’ chakra and grew a Tailed Beast Cloak that reached seven tails.

Naruto and Sasuke’s battle escalated into a clash between the Nine-Tails and Sub-Body Godzilla, forcing Genitsu to contain their attacks with a powerful barrier. Both beasts survived the devastating explosion, and Sasuke was unharmed as the fight resumed with Godzilla charging the weakened Nine-Tails.

• The Nine-Tails controlled Naruto’s transformed body and fought Sub-Body Godzilla, which used its weight to overpower and injure it.
• As the Nine-Tails and Godzilla gathered a Tailed Beast Ball and Atomic Breath, Genitsu used four clones to create the Four Red Yang Formation around them.
• The attacks collided and unleashed a massive explosion inside the barrier, while Fugaku used his Mangekyō Sharingan to confirm that Sasuke was safe.
• Sub-Body Godzilla spat Sasuke onto its claw unharmed, while the Nine-Tails suffered severe injuries and admitted Naruto’s body could not withstand more Chakra.
• Naruto brooded over being weaker than Sasuke as Sub-Body Godzilla charged again and Sasuke formed hand seals, drawing on lightning Chakra.

Sasuke defeated Naruto in their graduation battle, and the village celebrated the strength of its new generation as the graduates awaited their team assignments. Naruto left to train while Kazue confronted Yakumo, and Hinata resisted Hiashi’s demand that she give her new technique to Hanabi.

• Sasuke used Thunder Godzilla and Sub-Body Godzilla to defeat the exhausted Nine-Tails and Naruto, and Tsunade treated Naruto’s severe injuries.
• Naruto refused to form the Seal of Reconciliation with Sasuke, insisting he had lost only because he was unprepared, while Sasuke celebrated becoming number one.
• News of the battle spread through the village, and the Academy announced that the Hokage and Genitsu would reveal team assignments the next day.
• Kazue attacked Yakumo when she appeared near Naruto, then warned him to pay attention to his condition before dragging Yakumo away.
• Naruto ignored Hinata’s attempts to comfort him and trained, while the Nine-Tails urged him to become stronger.
• Hiashi asked Hinata to contribute her technique for Hanabi, but Hinata refused, saying Hanabi could not learn it yet and that she would prioritize training.

Hiashi spared Hinata from the Caged Bird Seal after she refused to surrender her taijutsu, while Minato and Genitsu assigned Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to Team 7. Naruto rejected Minato’s offer to teach him the Rasengan and continued training, and Itachi later visited Genitsu to ask about Naruto’s Wood Release and Sasuke’s conflicts with Elder Setsuna.

• Hiashi warned Hanabi to keep the branch family under strict control and to surpass Hinata.
• Genitsu drove Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura out of Minato’s office, then helped assign Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to the same team.
• Minato found Naruto training, offered to teach him the Rasengan, and learned that Naruto credited his teacher with awakening his Wood Release.
• Minato told Naruto he had been assigned to Team 7 with Sasuke and Hinata, and Naruto saw the team as a chance to defeat Sasuke.
• Uchiha Itachi visited Genitsu and asked about Naruto’s Wood Release and Sasuke’s conflicts with Elder Setsuna.

Genitsu explained to Itachi that Sasuke carried Indra Chakra, while Naruto was connected to Asura, and reassured him that Sasuke remained himself. Team 7 began taking missions under Kakashi, and Minato assigned them a B-rank mission to inspect a seal in the Country of Roran that he had created seventeen years earlier but could not remember clearly.

• Genitsu told Itachi that Sasuke was this era’s Indra because he had inherited Indra Chakra, and explained that the Sage of Six Paths would have to release Indra’s soul from the Pure Land for Indra himself to return.
• Itachi worried about how Indra Chakra might affect Sasuke, but Genitsu said it could not be removed and promised to keep an eye on Sasuke’s growth.
• Sasuke told Itachi he had been assigned to Team 7 with Naruto and Hinata, and agreed not to provoke Elder Setsuna after Itachi asked him to avoid a clash.
• Kakashi was named Team 7’s jonin instructor and began taking Naruto, Second Pillar, and Hinata on missions, starting with D-rank chores before they quickly completed enough to take higher-ranked work.
• Minato selected a B-rank mission for Team 7 to inspect the sealing formula he had left in the Country of Roran seventeen years earlier, though he could not remember what he had sealed or why.

Kakashi led Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to the ruins of Rōran to check Minato’s seal on the Dragon Vein, while Genitsu considered its time-travel power and Orochimaru revived to begin building a stronger Mechagodzilla. In the ruins, the team encountered Setsuna fighting Chiyo, and Sasuke immediately recognized him with hostility.

• Minato warned Kakashi that Rōran was unusual and chose not to uncover the memories he had sealed about his past mission there.
• Genitsu learned the team was heading to Rōran and considered the Dragon Vein as a possible backup for a future plan.
• Genitsu sensed Orochimaru’s soul stirring as Orochimaru revived through Guren’s Curse Mark and resolved to create a Second-Generation Mechagodzilla.
• Kakashi’s team reached the ruined Country of Roran and headed toward Rōran City to inspect Minato’s seal on the Dragon Vein.
• Hinata spotted a battle, and Naruto charged ahead despite Sasuke urging caution; they found Setsuna fighting Chiyo among the ruins.
• Setsuna burned Chiyo’s puppets with Amaterasu, then noticed the arriving Konoha team and reacted to Sasuke, who immediately showed hostility toward him.

Naruto and Sasuke fought Chiyo and Setsuna in the ruins of Roran while Kakashi checked the seal over the Dragon Vein. Their battle damaged the seal, causing the dormant Dragon Vein to awaken and bring an unexpected arrival several months early.

• Sasuke challenged Setsuna, while Naruto confronted Chiyo and revealed his Wood Release, overwhelming her puppets.
• Sasuke fought Setsuna with a barrage of Lightning Release techniques, and Setsuna retaliated with Amaterasu.
• Kakashi left Hinata to watch the fights and went to inspect the seal left by Minato Namikaze.
• An Atomic Breath attack struck near the seal, breaking part of it and stirring the Dragon Vein.
• Genitsu sensed the disturbance in Konoha and realized that someone had arrived at this point in time several months early.

Urashiki froze Toneri, joined Momoshiki and Kinshiki, and helped them target the remaining Tailed Beasts, while pursuing the Plow and learning that the past had undergone a major temporal disturbance. He planned to travel back in time and kill whoever had caused it.

• Urashiki defeated Toneri, drained his Chakra, and sealed him in ice for ten thousand years before taking the moon’s puppets.
• Urashiki met Momoshiki and Kinshiki, who shared what they had learned about the Tailed Beasts, Jinchuriki, and Sasuke’s Rinnegan.
• Momoshiki and Kinshiki attacked Killer B in Kumogakure; Momoshiki absorbed Eight-Tails’ Chakra and then headed for Konoha to capture Nine-Tails.
• Urashiki found the Plow in ancient ruins and learned from it that a major disturbance had altered the past timeline.
• Urashiki considered using the Plow to return to the past, gather the Tailed Beasts, and kill the person responsible for the disturbance.

Momoshiki and Kinshiki attacked Konoha during the Chūnin Exams, and Naruto was captured after protecting the village from their attack. Sasuke and Boruto pursued Urashiki to the Kaguya Castle ruins, where Urashiki activated the time-traveling turtle Plow and escaped through a time gate with both of them following.

• Momoshiki and Kinshiki attacked Konoha, and Naruto and Sasuke combined their powers to stop a gigantic Tailed Beast Ball from destroying the village.
• Naruto exhausted himself protecting Konoha and was captured, while Boruto learned from Sasuke why his father had been taken.
• Shikamaru sent the four Kage to support Naruto and tasked Sasuke with confronting the third Ōtsutsuki at the ruins; Boruto insisted on going too.
• Sasuke and Boruto found Urashiki at Kaguya Castle, where he revealed that he had frozen Toneri's time and held a turtle connected to the time artifact Plow.
• Urashiki activated Plow and entered a time gate, and Sasuke followed him despite telling Boruto to stay behind; Boruto charged in after them.