Recaps

Genitsu examined Kazue and discovered that the power she had used to grow stronger had caused cancerous changes throughout her body. Kazue chose to keep training despite the risk of dying within a few years, while Genitsu considered whether Chakra might offer a way to save her.

• Genitsu examined Kazue in her basement and found rapidly dividing cancerous cells throughout her body.
• Genitsu warned Kazue that stopping her training might let her live ten to twenty years, but continuing could leave her with only one to three years.
• Kazue explained how she had spent a year consuming plants and soil from Genitsu's creation, awakened the Sharingan, and chose a brief chance to shine over a mediocre life.
• Kazue asked Genitsu to help her train, accepting the risk despite losing her hair and worsening health.
• Genitsu told Kazue he might find another path to save her and considered whether Chakra could use cancer cells as stored bodily energy.
• Genitsu watched Kazue leave and wondered whether she could survive and become a roc soaring above the nine heavens.

Kazue defeated a Uchiha chunin, but Setsuna recognized that she was suffering from Kekkei Genkai disease and offered the clan’s support. After leaving the compound, Genitsu went to relax in the food street, where he unexpectedly met Anko and Orochimaru.

• Kazue used her Sharingan genjutsu and Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu to defeat a Uchiha chunin during training.
• Setsuna confronted Kazue about her pale appearance and concluded that she had Kekkei Genkai disease.
• Setsuna suspected Genitsu’s new Kekkei Genkai had contributed to Kazue’s illness and told her to seek his help if she needed it.
• Genitsu left the Uchiha compound, sent two shadow clones to help at Obito’s house, and headed to the food street.
• Genitsu ran into Anko and Orochimaru, who greeted him as an excellent junior.

Genitsu met Orochimaru, whose interest in Genitsu’s cell-mutating Kekkei Genkai heightened the danger of being drawn into his experiments. Meanwhile, Danzō ordered Root to recruit Genitsu and Kazue, and Genitsu resolved to use a White Zetsu corpse to investigate Chakra and approach Godzilla’s power.

• Genitsu met Orochimaru, who praised his awakened Kekkei Genkai and said he might become his subordinate.
• Orochimaru took Anko away, while Genitsu worried that Orochimaru might target him before he became strong enough to resist.
• Danzō pressed Orochimaru to begin experiments combining Hashirama cells and Sharingan, then ordered Shikuroo to monitor Shibi’s team and brainwash Kazue and Genitsu into joining Root.
• Genitsu reached the ninety-meter limit from Godzilla in his inner space and found that even jōnin-level Chakra barely stirred the giant.
• Genitsu decided to use the White Zetsu corpse he possessed to study Chakra and pursue Godzilla’s power.

Genitsu experimented with White Zetsu cells and cancer cells to create a Nuclear Release Clone that could withstand radiation and remain stable. He produced a humanoid Cancer Clone resembling himself, but it was still uncontrollable, leaving him searching for a way to connect its immense cellular vitality to spiritual energy.

• Genitsu studied White Zetsu cells and concluded they could not keep his Nuclear Release Clones alive under prolonged radiation.
• Genitsu induced cancer cells from his own tissue and fed them Chakra, causing them to multiply rapidly into a growing mass of flesh.
• The mass resisted Genitsu’s Fire Style, developed humanoid features resembling him, and crawled toward the Chakra sustaining it.
• Genitsu cut off its Chakra supply, causing the mass to shrink, and reasoned that Chakra and his spiritual energy had guided the cancer cells toward a form like White Zetsu.
• Genitsu recognized the result as a Cancer Clone with immense cellular vitality and began seeking a way to connect that vitality to spiritual energy.

Genitsu emerged from his laboratory after advancing his shadow-clone research and learned that Minato had returned to Konoha as a hero. At a training ground, he intervened when Kakashi attacked Genma, then accepted Kakashi’s challenge with a warning that he might kill him.

• Granny Madara sensed an unfamiliar White Zetsu presence, but Genitsu’s shadow clones kept her lying down and she vowed to kill him someday.
• White Zetsu told Madara that Genitsu’s bloodline disrupted him, but Madara dismissed Genitsu as insignificant.
• Genitsu realized that shadow clones returned all their memories and concluded he had grasped half the key to creating a Cancer Clone.
• Genitsu joined Konoha’s crowds to watch Minato return and saw the wounded Umino Kawamiya among the welcoming shinobi.
• Might Guy brought Genitsu to the training ground, where Kakashi beat Genma and then targeted Genitsu after learning Minato considered him a rival.
• Genitsu stopped Kakashi from striking Genma, heard Genma explain his duty as the Shiranui clan head, and accepted Kakashi’s challenge with a deadly warning.

Genitsu and Kakashi fought a brutal duel as the Third Hokage and Minato watched. Genitsu defeated Kakashi and revealed that his weakening ability had already killed him before the final attack.

• Might Guy carried the injured Genma outside the training ground and insisted that Genitsu could defeat Kakashi.
• Genitsu let Kakashi stab his shoulder, then struck him and used his regenerative ability to heal the wound.
• Kakashi gathered lightning for an incomplete jutsu, while Minato tried to stop the fight and the Third Hokage urged him to wait.
• Genitsu blasted Kakashi with Nuclear Release: Vibration Wave, then stomped through Kakashi's Shadow Clone and pulled the real Kakashi from the ground.
• Kakashi tried to use Chidori, but his chakra cut off and his body convulsed as Genitsu told him he had already died before using Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu.

Shiranui Genitsu defeated Hatake Kakashi and confronted him over the hatred he had directed at others after his father’s death. Genitsu left the training ground, while Kakashi lay defeated with Genitsu’s words lingering in his mind.

• Minato and the Hokage watched Genitsu defeat Kakashi, and the Third Hokage chose to see what Genitsu would do next.
• Genma and the others were stunned by Genitsu’s victory, while Might Guy declared that he had always believed Genitsu was the strongest in their class.
• Genitsu held Kakashi by the throat and rebuked him for blaming others for his father’s death and treating Genma cruelly.
• Genitsu struck Kakashi, then stopped short of killing him and explained that Kakashi’s hatred had clouded his judgment.
• Genitsu left the training ground after saying he intended to eliminate hatred and war in his own way, and Kakashi stared after him.

After Genitsu defeated Kakashi, rumors spread through Konoha and fueled excitement among young ninja, while spies began targeting him. Genitsu spent time with Genma and Might Duy, then went to visit Teacher Shibi and found Aburame Shikuroo waiting outside the Aburame compound.

• The Third Hokage discussed Genitsu’s exam answers with Minato and considered who might take Genitsu as a disciple.
• Rumors that Genitsu had defeated Kakashi spread through Konoha, inspiring his classmates and drawing the attention of spies.
• Genitsu shared dinner with Genma, Might Guy, and Might Duy, and showed them that his shoulder wound had mostly healed.
• Genitsu advised Genma not to carry his clan’s burdens alone, but insisted that leading the clan was Genma’s responsibility.
• Genitsu visited the Aburame Clan compound and found Aburame Shikuroo waiting outside.

Genitsu visited the Aburame Clan compound, where Shikuroo tried to recruit him into Root and attacked him after he refused. Genitsu destroyed Shikuroo’s Nano Venom Bugs with nuclear radiation and left Shikuroo fatally injured.

• Shikuroo led Genitsu away from the Aburame residential area and urged him to join Root, but Genitsu refused.
• Genitsu warned Shikuroo that he had detected the Nano Venom Bugs placed on him.
• Shikuroo unleashed a massive swarm of Nano Venom Bugs, but Genitsu’s power killed them before they could harm him.
• Genitsu sent a cloud of nuclear radiation surging into Shikuroo, destroying his cells and causing him to collapse in agony.

Genitsu defeated Aburame Shikuroo’s nano-insect attacks with his radiation, and Shibi intervened before Genitsu could kill him. Shikuroo was taken back to Root, where Danzo ignored him and left him alone.

• Shikuroo attacked Genitsu with nano insects, but Genitsu’s radiation killed the insects and left Shikuroo gravely injured.
• Shikuroo used his incomplete Pot Poison Technique to release more nano insects, but the radiation destroyed them before they could spread.
• Shibi entered the barrier, stopped the fight, and apologized to Genitsu for the Aburame Clan’s failure as hosts.
• Genitsu told Shikuroo he would consider serving Danzo but would not join an organization he knew nothing about, then followed Shibi away.
• Root ninja carried Shikuroo to Danzo, who listened to a medical report and left without responding to him.

Genitsu helped Shibi develop Kidaichū, earning the Aburame Clan’s support and prompting its elders to consider securing his bloodline for the clan. Meanwhile, the Third Hokage confronted Danzo over Shikuro’s attack, but Danzo’s unusually restrained response left Hiruzen suspicious.

• Shibi showed Genitsu the dangerous Kidaichū specimens and asked him to help cultivate insects capable of fighting giant summons and Tailed Beasts.
• Genitsu stayed with the Aburame Clan, using radiation to select Kidaichū with promising traits and consulting with the clan’s senior members.
• After Genitsu left, Aburame elders praised Shibi’s alliance with him, rejected Shikuro’s allegiance to Root, and discussed arranging a match to preserve Genitsu’s bloodline.
• The Third Hokage confronted Danzo about Shikuro attacking Genitsu, and Danzo claimed Shikuro had acted without orders.
• Danzo said Shikuro would be punished but did not use his injury to demand that Genitsu join Root, leaving the Third Hokage wary.

Genitsu resumed his routine by arranging for shadow clones to care for Obito’s grandma, who was actually Madara, while Obito left to meet Minato Namikaze. Genitsu then went to Kazue’s home and encountered the young Uchiha Itachi.

• Might Guy visited Genitsu early in the morning, and they headed to the Uchiha compound to train with Kazue.
• Genitsu sent shadow clones to take over caring for Obito’s grandma, and Madara endured their attentive care while growing increasingly irritated.
• Obito left to meet his Jonin instructor, Minato Namikaze, as Genitsu suspected Minato’s team was about to form.
• Genitsu and Might Guy went to Kazue’s home, where Genitsu recognized the boy beside Izumi as Uchiha Itachi.

Genitsu, Might Guy, and Kazue trained together, where Kazue’s Sharingan and genjutsu still could not overcome Genitsu and Guy. After receiving a new mission, they went to the Hokage Building and found Obito, Kakashi, Rin, Minato Namikaze, and Aburame Shibi waiting.

• Genitsu and his squad left the Uchiha compound after meeting Uchiha Setsuna, whom Kazue identified as a powerful clan elder.
• At the training grounds, Kazue used her Sharingan, genjutsu, fireballs, and hidden shuriken against Genitsu, who broke the illusion and fought using a physical clone.
• Kazue sensed the radiation from Genitsu’s collapsing clone, but Might Guy opened the Gate of Life and defeated her with taijutsu.
• Genitsu retrieved his Nuclear Release Clone and helped Kazue up as an ANBU member delivered orders for the squad to report to the Hokage Building.
• Genitsu, Might Guy, and Kazue arrived at the Hokage Building and found Obito, Kakashi, Rin, Minato Namikaze, and Aburame Shibi there.

A year into the war, Genitsu’s team defeated their last Iwa ninja and reunited amid their usual bickering. Kazue’s worsening illness remained a secret, and Genitsu told Rin not to interfere as the team prepared to continue its mission.

• Genitsu detected an underground Iwa ninja, and Kakashi killed him with Lightning Blade.
• Rin offered to heal the team, but Genitsu used Super Regeneration to mend his own wounds.
• Genitsu challenged Obito to give the team password, then recited the embarrassing Black Cat Sheriff phrase.
• Rin warned Kazue that her pallor and worsening cough suggested a serious respiratory illness, but Kazue insisted she knew her condition.
• Genitsu ordered Rin to keep Kazue’s illness secret and not interfere, even if the Hokage asked.

After returning from a successful mission, Minato and Shibi brought their squads to the western front headquarters, where they encountered Hiruko and reported to Orochimaru. Orochimaru revealed his suspicion of Hiruko’s alliance with Danzo and his interest in Genitsu’s bloodline.

• Minato and Shibi returned after defeating the enemy’s main force, and their group headed back to the western front camp.
• Minato and his companions encountered Hiruko outside the command tent, where Hiruko praised Genitsu, scrutinized Kazue, and looked contemptuously at Obito before leaving.
• Minato and Shibi submitted their mission reports to Orochimaru, who praised Genitsu and told the group they could rest.
• After the group left, Orochimaru read Danzo’s secret letter and suspected Hiruko had allied with him for a dangerous purpose.
• Orochimaru reflected that he wanted Genitsu’s bloodline power but had failed to recruit him, then destroyed Danzo’s letter with a snake.

Genitsu trained with Kakashi before the Rock and Sand forces launched a sudden assault on Konoha’s western front. As the battle erupted, Genitsu unleashed his Nuclear Release across the battlefield, leaving enemy ninja weakened and alarmed by the scale of his technique.

• Genitsu returned from his struggle with Godzilla and spoke with Kakashi, who reluctantly accepted his offer of help.
• Genitsu trained while Kakashi practiced with his blade, and Genitsu considered applying for the Chunin Exams.
• The Rock and Sand forces launched a major attack, prompting Orochimaru to lead Konoha’s roughly four thousand ninja into battle while Tsunade stayed with the medical unit.
• Minato and Shibi left to intercept powerful enemy ninja, while Genitsu led his squad through the frontline.
• Genitsu spread Nuclear Release radiation across the battlefield, weakening enemy bodies as Kakashi led the squad’s assault.
• Rock and Sand ninja noticed their Chakra production and heat dissipation changing, and realized Genitsu’s technique was affecting a vast area.

Genitsu’s Nuclear Release weakened Iwa and Suna forces across the battlefield, allowing Konoha to turn the tide while protecting him from attackers. As the radiation drained Genitsu’s Chakra and Kakashi fought recklessly, Chiyo and Kitsuchi prepared to enter the battle and kill Genitsu themselves.

• Genitsu ordered Konoha’s fighters to hold off enemy jonin and focus on killing the weaker Iwa and Suna ninja, while his radiation continued to weaken them across a wide area.
• Konoha ninja formed a defensive line around Genitsu, and Umino Kawamiya protected him from a puppet attack as Genitsu joked about treating him and Iruka to a drink.
• Kakashi charged through the enemy with Lightning Blade, killing many weakened ninja but taking wounds because he could not control the technique well.
• The Iwa and Suna commanders ordered puppet forces and Rock Clones to break through the defenses around Genitsu.
• Chiyo identified Genitsu’s ability as a cell-attacking Chakra-ray poison and decided to kill its source, while Kitsuchi prepared to join the fight himself.

Genitsu’s radiation devastated the Suna and Iwa forces as Konoha’s fighters battled them across the border. The fighting continued until sunset, while Orochimaru, Minato, and Shibi engaged the enemy’s strongest fighters.

• Chiyo summoned the Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets to attack Genitsu, but Orochimaru intercepted her with Hidden Shadow Snake Hands.
• Kitsuchi called on Roshi, who used Lava Release against Konoha’s forces, and Minato stepped in to fight the Four-Tails jinchuriki.
• Aburame Shibi charged toward Kitsuchi and his guards as Kage-level fighters and elite jonin joined the battle.
• Suna shinobi used Wind Release to stir up dust and weaken Genitsu’s radiation, but Genitsu increased his output and badly injured their forces.
• Genitsu refused Tsunade’s order to retreat, and the battle continued until the sun set.

Shiranui Genitsu helped Konoha win a major battle against the combined forces of the Sand and Iwa ninja, earning a fearsome reputation for his Nuclear Release. After the exhausted survivors celebrated, Tsunade summoned Genitsu and confronted him for disobeying her orders.

• Genitsu and Kazue finished off enemies as the battlefield filled with corpses, while the Kage-level fighters ended their battle without a death.
• Orochimaru severed Chiyo’s hand, and Minato Namikaze forced Roshi and the Iwa ninja to retreat, bringing the battle to an end.
• Konoha celebrated its victory and heavy enemy losses, while Obito, Kakashi, Rin, and Might Guy bickered among themselves.
• Konoha ninja praised Genitsu’s Nuclear Release, began calling him “Disaster,” and thanked him for saving their lives.
• Genitsu reported to the central command tent, where Tsunade punched him and scolded him for disobeying her order to retreat.

Genitsu asked the western front's senior officers for access to the Scroll of Seals, but they left the decision to the Hokage and assigned him and his classmates to take the Chūnin Exams. As they prepared to return to the village, Hiruko arrived as their escort and told Genitsu to remember to repay him.

• Genitsu requested permission to study powerful ninjutsu in the Scroll of Seals, and the senior officers said the Hokage would have to approve it.
• Genitsu told Obito, Kakashi, Rin, and the others that the village had ordered them to take the Chūnin Exams.
• Genitsu recalled that the exams would be a formality and considered how becoming a chūnin could lead to his promotion to special jōnin.
• Genitsu warned Kazue that he planned to conduct a risky experiment on her that might extend her life by a few years.
• Hiruko arrived by Orochimaru's order to escort Genitsu and the others back to the village, then told Genitsu to remember to repay him.

Genitsu’s squad was ambushed by Gari’s Iwa ninja, forcing Hiruko to fight alongside them. The battle began with Hiruko targeting Gari, while Genitsu struggled to break through the enemy’s chakra defenses.

• Genitsu sensed more than a dozen approaching enemies and warned the squad, but Hiruko ordered everyone to keep moving.
• Genitsu suggested Hiruko stay behind to face the enemy, but Hiruko refused and the Iwa ninja caught up with them.
• Gari identified Genitsu, Kakashi, and Kazue as targets and ordered his squad to attack, while Earth Release walls surrounded the Konoha group.
• Gari called Hiruko a mediocre jōnin, provoking him to attack; Hiruko blasted through the walls with Water Release and charged at Gari.
• Gari struck Hiruko with Explosion Release: Landmine Fist, but Hiruko escaped with the Substitution Technique.
• Hiruko asked whether Genitsu could use Impurity Absorption to defeat Gari, and Genitsu said Gari’s chakra protection prevented him from penetrating it.

Hiruko, Genitsu, and their allies fought Gari and the Iwa shinobi, but Gari’s Explosion Release and Steel Release overwhelmed the group. Genitsu ordered the others to retreat while he stayed behind, but Obito refused to leave him.

• Hiruko struggled against Gari and considered escaping with Genitsu so he could seize Genitsu’s Kekkei Genkai with the Chimera Technique.
• Gari broke through Genitsu’s defenses and resisted his Vibration Waves with Steel Hardening, while Kakashi’s Lightning Blade failed to pierce him.
• Genitsu ordered Kakashi to lead the others in retreat and insisted that he and Hiruko would cover them.
• Guy took Kazue and Rin and fled with Kakashi, while Kazue warned Genitsu not to die.
• Obito ignored the retreat order, charged the Iwa shinobi, and declared that he would not leave Genitsu behind.

Genitsu used a sudden Super Vibration Wave to escape with Obito, leaving Hiruko behind, then prepared traps as Gari pursued them. When Obito tried to sacrifice himself, Genitsu confronted Gari and unleashed Nuclear Release: White Hot Light.

• Obito fought the Iwagakure shinobi long enough for Genitsu and Hiruko to regroup with him, but Gari badly wounded Hiruko.
• Genitsu blasted the ground with Super Vibration Wave, grabbed Obito, and escaped while claiming Hiruko had stayed behind to hold off the enemy.
• Genitsu reasoned that Hiruko was dangerous and might target him for his Chimera Technique, then led Obito away across the battlefield.
• Genitsu and Obito laid traps to delay Gari, but Gari broke through and caught up with them.
• Obito offered to risk his life so Genitsu could escape, but Genitsu stopped him and unleashed Nuclear Release: White Hot Light at Gari.

Genitsu unleashed Nuclear Release: White Hot Light, vaporizing Gari and the Stone Ninja squad at the cost of severe burns and blood loss. Obito carried Genitsu away, while White Zetsu survived and set off to report the terrifying technique to Madara.

• Genitsu unleashed White Hot Light at Gari and the Stone Ninja, melting the ground and killing the ninja caught in its path.
• Gari poured all his Chakra into Steel Release to resist, but the beam engulfed and vaporized him.
• Genitsu collapsed from his injuries and ordered Obito to carry him away to recover and await rescue.
• A hidden Stone Ninja scout arrived, saw the squad's destruction, and was swallowed by White Zetsu.
• White Zetsu watched Genitsu and Obito leave, wondered about Genitsu's bloodline, and went underground to report to Madara.

After Genitsu unleashed a devastating technique against Gari’s ambush squad, Kakashi led the survivors toward reinforcements while Kazue turned back to help him. Genitsu recovered from his injuries in a cave with Obito, but a pursuer found them and threatened to make Genitsu repay him.

• Kazue turned back to support Genitsu, while Kakashi insisted the others continue to find reinforcements and complete the mission.
• Kakashi’s group encountered Yūhi Shinku’s patrol, and Kakashi reported that Hiruko, Genitsu, and Obito had stayed behind to face Gari’s Iwagakure squad.
• Yūhi Shinku and his patrol found a vast ravine and scorched wasteland, then began searching for the missing Konoha ninja.
• In a cave, Genitsu used Super Regeneration to recover from the injuries and Chakra drain caused by his White Hot Light technique.
• A voice from the concealed cave entrance declared that Genitsu had nowhere left to run and demanded repayment.