Recaps

After Orochimaru failed to take Kazue’s eyes and defected, Genitsu sealed Anko’s curse mark and secretly followed Danzo’s order to help Orochimaru escape. He found Orochimaru in a hideout among the Iburi Clan, where the snake-like fugitive revealed his need for a new body.

• Genitsu learned that Kazue had defeated Orochimaru, then found Anko unconscious with Orochimaru’s Heaven’s Curse Mark and sealed it.
• The Third Hokage declared Orochimaru an S-rank rogue ninja, while Jiraiya left to try to bring his former comrade back.
• Danzo praised Kazue’s victory and secretly ordered Genitsu to help Orochimaru escape, giving him their communication codes.
• Genitsu tracked Orochimaru to a hideout and used his technique to force the Iburi Clan members out of their mist forms.
• Orochimaru emerged from the cave in a badly damaged body and told Genitsu that he valued the Iburi Clan’s power.

Genitsu confronted Orochimaru in the hideout, killed the Iburi Clan with his Radiation Realm, and fought through Orochimaru’s countermeasures. After summoning Hiruko by mistake, Genitsu summoned the Azure-Type Summoning Beast, leaving Orochimaru astonished by its power and his apparent research.

• Genitsu gave Orochimaru Danzo’s escape-route scroll, then revealed he intended to kill him instead of helping him escape.
• Genitsu used the Radiation Realm to kill the Iburi Clan as they attacked, while Orochimaru escaped the mist and struck Genitsu with a Five Elements Seal that barely disrupted his Chakra cloak.
• Orochimaru revealed a protective fluid that weakened radiation, but Genitsu’s White Hot Light forced him to defend himself with Triple Rashomon and flee the collapsing cave.
• ANBU and Jiraiya noticed the battle and rushed toward it as Genitsu summoned Hiruko by mistake, then dismissed him.
• Genitsu opened a coffin containing the Azure-Type Summoning Beast, which held Manda’s jaws open and pierced its mouth with Wood Release.
• Orochimaru recognized the creature as a living Companion Beast fused with Hashirama Cells and coveted Genitsu’s research and body.

Genitsu defeated Manda and faced Orochimaru’s attempt to take over his body with the Living Corpse Reincarnation Technique. Planet Godzilla shattered Orochimaru’s spiritual world and swallowed him, leaving Genitsu alive.

• Genitsu and Ao’s summoned beast restrained Manda, and Genitsu used Particle Cutting to sever the giant snake and force it to flee to Ryūchi Cave.
• Orochimaru delayed Ao’s summoned beast with Snake Arms Explosion, then used his final Snake Substitution to evade Genitsu and reveal his White Phosphorus Snake true body.
• Orochimaru swallowed Genitsu and tried to devour his soul inside the spiritual world created by the Living Corpse Reincarnation Technique.
• Genitsu revealed he had expected Orochimaru’s body-stealing attempt and summoned Godzilla, whose presence broke apart the fragile spiritual world.
• As Genitsu prepared to destroy Orochimaru’s soul, Godzilla sucked Orochimaru in and ate him, then went back to sleep.

Genitsu returned to Konoha after defeating Orochimaru and reported that Orochimaru’s White Phosphorus Snake body had been destroyed, while secretly knowing Orochimaru could still revive through his Curse Mark contingencies. After receiving Rashomon from Minato as a reward, Genitsu calmed Kazue when she nearly attacked the Hokage Building, then brought living Orochimaru cells to Danzo at Root’s base.

• Genitsu told Jiraiya and the arriving ANBU that Orochimaru had used a body-stealing technique, sealed the White Phosphorus Snake’s remains, and said Orochimaru might still be alive.
• News of Orochimaru’s apparent death spread through Konoha and the Shinobi World, leaving the Third Hokage and others shocked.
• Minato accepted the sealed remains and rewarded Genitsu with permission to learn one Forbidden Technique; Genitsu chose Rashomon and memorized it.
• Tsunade punched through the Hokage Building as she passed Genitsu, but she withdrew after he acknowledged her complicated feelings about Orochimaru.
• Kazue nearly activated Susanoo outside the Hokage Building, but Genitsu calmed her; Minato later discussed her loyalty to Genitsu with Tsunade.
• Genitsu told Danzo he had brought back living Orochimaru cells after handing the White Phosphorus Snake’s remains to Minato.

Genitsu dealt with the aftermath of Orochimaru’s death as Jiraiya and Tsunade left Konoha, while Danzo planned to recruit Hiruko for forbidden experiments. After fighting alongside Kazue and Guy on a border mission, Genitsu received a summons from the Akatsuki leader, who appeared ready to gather the organization’s core members.

• Genitsu gave Danzo Orochimaru’s remaining tissue, then returned home and learned Kazue had beaten Kabuto and Yamato after they repeated Anko’s insults.
• Kazue gave Genitsu Orochimaru’s Kusanagi Sword, and he told her to keep it for her Susanoo while warning her to limit her use of its third stage.
• Jiraiya left Konoha to travel and gather writing material, and Tsunade later departed with Shizune, leaving the village without two of its Sannin.
• Danzo sent Root shinobi to find Hiruko in the Land of Earth and lure him with Orochimaru’s tissue, while Genitsu expected them to be outmatched.
• Genitsu, Kazue, and Guy defeated enemy shinobi together on a border mission, and Guy introduced them to his summoned turtle.
• Genitsu received a Void Ring message summoning the Akatsuki’s core members and suspected Nagato had prepared the Six Paths of Pain.

Akatsuki gathered to begin its invasion of Amegakure, though Deva Path Pain first made its members paint their nails to give the organization a distinctive appearance. As the assault began from several directions, Hanzo prepared to fight, unaware that the red-haired wielder of the Rinnegan was not among the attackers.

• Deva Path Pain assembled Akatsuki and ordered its core members to wear nail polish before launching the attack on Amegakure.
• Void, Obito, Kisame, Zetsu, Konan, and Deva Path Pain painted their nails, then Deva Path Pain assigned their routes and ordered them to kill Hanzo and the village's resisters.
• Akatsuki attacked Amegakure from multiple directions while the rain ninja, accustomed to Hanzo's strict rule, scrambled to defend the village.
• Hanzo heard reports of masked attackers and, reassured that none had red hair, organized the village's defenses and set out to kill an enemy.
• Hanzo chose to head for the north side of Amegakure, where Void was attacking.

Akatsuki launched a full assault on Amegakure, and Void used Wood Release to devastate the northern sector while the other members overwhelmed the village. As Rain shinobi rallied around Hanzo, he entered Void’s forest and confronted him, where Void prepared to attack.

• Void attacked Amegakure’s northern gate, pierced the guards with a thorny vine, and killed the shinobi who rushed to defend it.
• Void’s Deep Forest Emergence overwhelmed Amegakure’s northern forces, destroying the gate and wall as the black forest spread through the area.
• Akatsuki’s other members attacked across Amegakure, while Deva Path Pain ordered Human Path to search for Hanzo and told Konan to keep gathering intelligence.
• Hanzo surveyed the invading forces, tried to avoid Void, and was spotted by a fleeing Rain ninja whose shout drew the surviving shinobi toward him.
• Hanzo entered the black forest and demanded to know why Void was attacking his village; Void identified Hanzo and began expanding the forest again.

Void used Wood Release to overwhelm Hanzo, survived Ibuse’s poison, and wounded the demigod before Akatsuki surrounded him. Deva Path Pain confronted Hanzo and began their fight, declaring himself the one who carried rice (a god).

• Void unleashed Deep Forest Emergence, forcing Hanzo to retreat through Amegakure and summon Ibuse.
• Hanzo ordered Ibuse to use Poison Mist Spray, killing several Amegakure ninja and apparently dissolving Void, but Void regenerated from a tree unharmed.
• Void wounded Hanzo with thorny vines, and Hanzo tried to flee as the Akatsuki members closed in around him.
• Deva Path Pain arrived with the other five Pains and confronted Hanzo, while Akatsuki members watched from nearby.
• Deva Path Pain declared that he would bring peace to Amegakure and introduced himself as the one who carried rice (a god).

Pain defeated Hanzo with the Six Paths’ abilities, but Hanzo released his deadly poison sac as he died. Pain responded by using Planetary Devastation to contain the spreading poison, leaving Akatsuki and Amegakure amid a massive upheaval.

• Pain challenged Hanzo, and the Six Paths attacked him with summoned beasts, weapons, and distinct Rinnegan abilities.
• Hanzo destroyed the Human Path and poisoned the Preta Path, but Deva Path Pain overwhelmed him with Shinra Tensei.
• Pain’s Naraka Path restored the Human Path, and Hanzo’s poison failed to stop Deva Path Pain from defeating him.
• As Hanzo died, he tore out his poison sac and released its lethal contents, threatening Akatsuki and Amegakure.
• Konan warned Deva Path Pain against using a powerful technique, but he formed a Chakra sphere and cast Planetary Devastation.

Pain used Planetary Devastation to destroy Amegakure and establish the Akatsuki’s rule, while Konoha investigated the sealed-off Land of Rain. Genitsu began considering how to help Kakashi gain power, and the chapter ended with him anticipating the growing threats surrounding the Shinobi World.

• Deva Path Pain used Planetary Devastation to form a small moon from Amegakure’s land, then ordered the Akatsuki to take control of the village and lock down the Land of Rain.
• Pain planned to recruit rogue ninja including Sasori of the Red Sand, Kakuzu, and Hiruko, while Obito said he would conceal the name Madara Uchiha.
• Minato received reports that investigators sent into the Land of Rain had vanished, then selected Rin Nohara and Asuma Sarutobi for the Twelve Guardian Ninja and assigned Kakashi to protect Kushina.
• A noble boy tried to recruit Kakashi by throwing money around Konoha, but Kakashi ignored him and went to Genitsu for help becoming stronger.
• Genitsu discussed Bloodline Limits and Tailed Beast Chakra as possible paths to power, then told Kakashi to carry out his mission protecting Kushina.
• Kakashi saw Yamato use Wood Release, promised to keep it secret, and left; Genitsu later reflected on drawing Kakashi to his side and on the Ōtsutsuki threats facing the Shinobi World.

Genitsu obtained Sasuke’s genetic material, promised to accept him as a disciple when he turned three, and used his cells to create a second Minilla. He returned to guiding Kabuto and Yamato, while his plans for the remaining summoning beasts continued.

• Genitsu visited Fugaku’s home, praised infant Sasuke, and agreed to take him as a disciple when he turned three.
• Genitsu collected Sasuke’s hair, skin flakes, and blood, then encountered Kazuma and a troublesome child being confronted by the Konoha Police Force.
• Genitsu failed 36 attempts to combine Sasuke’s cells with G-Cells before succeeding on the 47th and creating a Sharingan Minilla.
• Genitsu marked the new Minilla’s mask with White, summoned the Azure-type Minilla, and placed the second creature in a White coffin.
• Genitsu returned to Konoha and guided Kabuto as he studied a fleshy bud from Hiruko’s Chimera Technique.

Rin joined the Twelve Guardian Ninja and left Konoha, prompting Obito to abandon his remaining attachment to the village and plan an attack around Kushina’s childbirth. Obito, Void, and Pain prepared to target Konoha and capture Minato, while Kakashi remained unaware that Obito had extracted Kushina’s due date from him.

• Rin said goodbye to Obito at the Memorial Stone before leaving for the Land of Fire’s capital with Asuma and Chiriku.
• Obito told Genitsu he would target the Nine-Tails, and Genitsu explained the risks of acting against Kushina and Nagato’s trust.
• Obito used his Mangekyō Sharingan to control Kakashi and learn that Kushina’s due date was October tenth.
• Obito proposed attacking during Kushina’s childbirth and capturing Minato alive so he could control him and weaken Konoha.
• Pain approved the operation, assigned Obito and Void to go to Konoha, and decided to follow as backup.

As Kushina gave birth, Obito infiltrated the delivery room, killed Biwako and the medical ninja, and abducted Kushina after Minato saved newborn Naruto. Elsewhere, Void tried to reach Naruto but was confronted by Aburame Shibi, then revealed Wood Release as their fight began.

• Genitsu met Kawamiya and Iruka for a barbecue, then invited Kawamiya to join him on a patrol mission.
• Minato and the Third Hokage guarded Kushina during childbirth as the Nine-Tails struggled against its seal.
• Obito entered the delivery room, killed Biwako and the medical ninja, and seized Naruto to force Minato to hand over Kushina.
• Minato saved Naruto from an explosive tag, but Obito abducted Kushina; Minato pursued him while the Third Hokage ordered Konoha locked down.
• Void infiltrated the village to obtain Naruto's genes and Chakra, but Aburame Shibi's insects detected and intercepted him.
• Void unleashed thorny vines and used Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence against Aburame Shibi.

Void unleashed Wood Release against Konoha, and Genitsu arrived to confront him while the village’s defenders watched. As Genitsu and Void staged a hidden battle, the Nine-Tails appeared in Konoha, drawing Pain and his group’s attention.

• Void used Wood Release to overwhelm Aburame Shibi and the Konoha ninja, then survived Shibi’s insect-based explosion by emerging from a tree.
• Void expanded the forest with Deep Forest Emergence, prompting the Third Hokage to summon Enma and prepare to enter the battle.
• Genitsu arrived and attacked Void with White Hot Light, then engaged him in a fierce fight as the other ninja evacuated.
• Inside the forest, Genitsu and his clone Void secretly faked their battle while planning to take the Nine-Tails’ Chakra and Asura’s genes and Chakra after Obito acted.
• The Nine-Tails appeared in Konoha, and Deva Path Pain watched from a nearby forest with five others.

The Nine-Tails attacked Konoha under the control of a masked man, while Danzo confined the Uchiha clan and accused Kazue of controlling it. As the village faced destruction, Genitsu confronted the Nine-Tails and began his complete Godzilla Transformation.

• The Third Hokage and Konoha ninja tried to restrain the rampaging Nine-Tails, whose Sharingan eyes led them to suspect Kazue.
• Danzo ordered the Uchiha clan to stay inside their compound, and Kazue denied controlling the Nine-Tails while agreeing not to act without Genitsu's order.
• Minato redirected the Nine-Tails' first Tailed Beast Ball and identified the masked attacker as Madara Uchiha, but Obito appeared and failed to capture him.
• The Third Hokage joined the battle against the Nine-Tails as Genitsu arrived in Partial Godzilla Transformation and told the others to stand down.
• When the Nine-Tails prepared another Tailed Beast Ball, Genitsu decided his current form was insufficient and activated Complete Godzilla Transformation.

Shiranui Genitsu transformed into a gigantic Godzilla and drove the Nine-Tails out of Konoha, while the village’s defenders regrouped and Danzo’s standoff with the Uchiha was interrupted by the arrival of Pain’s six paths. Deva Path Pain attacked Danzo, beginning a battle between the Sharingan and the Rinnegan.

• Shiranui Genitsu transformed into a seventy-meter-tall Godzilla, stopped the Nine-Tails’ Tailed Beast Ball, hurled it into the sky, and forced the beast out of Konoha.
• The Third Hokage ordered the ninjas to treat the wounded and form a new defensive line, while Yūhi Shinku told the younger ninjas to evacuate villagers instead of joining the battle.
• Genma proposed finding Kazue, but Anko and Might Guy argued that Genitsu had likely assigned her a role; the young ninjas then followed Yūhi Shinku’s orders.
• Genitsu’s clone told Danzo, Fugaku, and Kazue that the Nine-Tails had been pushed out of the village, the Fourth Hokage’s status was unknown, and Void was missing; he told Kazue to remain with the Uchiha.
• Six figures with Rinnegan appeared in the Uchiha compound, and Deva Path Pain accused Shimura Danzō of helping cause Yahiko’s death before attacking him with Shinra Tensei.

The Six Paths of Pain attacked the Uchiha compound, targeting Danzo and overwhelming the defenders with the Rinnegan’s abilities. Kazue and Fugaku revealed their Susanoo, but Deva Path Pain pursued Danzo into the forest, where Danzo exposed his ten Sharingan and prepared to fight for Pain’s eyes.

• Deva Path Pain attacked Danzo and the Uchiha compound, while Kazue and Fugaku joined the battle to defend the clan.
• The Six Paths of Pain overwhelmed the Uchiha and Root; Kazue used Izanagi and Izanagi-Mikoto to erase the Animal Path, but the Naraka Path brought it back through the King of Hell.
• Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned Susanoo, helping Kazue suppress several Paths as the Uchiha clansmen rallied.
• Deva Path Pain broke through the defenders and chased Danzo toward the forest, while Danzo fled under their protection.
• Danzo removed the bandages from his right arm, revealed ten Sharingan, and prepared to defeat Pain and take his eyes.

Genitsu fought the rampaging Nine-Tails outside Konoha while Minato battled Obito in the forest, leaving the village’s defenders facing crises on several fronts. As the Nine-Tails charged again, Genitsu began gathering power to unleash Atomic Breath.

• Minato confronted Obito, identified him as likely Madara, and began a dangerous space-time ninjutsu battle that kept him from returning to the village.
• Genitsu drove the Nine-Tails out of Konoha and fought it in Godzilla form, using his tail’s Particle Cutting beam and forcing an incomplete Tailed Beast Ball into its mouth.
• The Third Hokage learned that six Rinnegan users were attacking the Uchiha clan and Root, while Fugaku and Kazue fought five enemies with Susanoo and Danzo pursued their leader.
• Genitsu struggled to overcome the complete Nine-Tails with his 70-meter form and decided to risk using a new technique to seize its Chakra.
• As the Nine-Tails charged, Genitsu gathered immense power through his dorsal fins and announced that he would use Atomic Breath.

Genitsu fought the Nine-Tails and tore away three of its tails, while Void infiltrated Kushina’s delivery room and altered Naruto with Sasuke’s Indra Chakra and cells. The chapter ended with Kushina leaving the room to stop Minato from sealing the Nine-Tails, as Obito returned to his hideout badly wounded.

• Genitsu blasted the Nine-Tails with Atomic Breath, severed three tails, and absorbed their Chakra, but the two continued fighting without either gaining a decisive victory.
• Void passed through the barrier into Kushina’s delivery room and destroyed the seals protecting her and Naruto.
• Void told Kushina that Naruto was Asura’s reincarnation, then used Sasuke’s cells and Chakra to alter the infant before returning him to Kushina.
• Kushina guessed that Void was Hashirama Senju, and Void accepted the claim before promising to observe Naruto’s future.
• Minato returned wounded and prepared to seal the Nine-Tails, but Kushina staggered out of the delivery room and called for him to wait.
• Obito returned to his secret base badly wounded and admitted that Minato had nearly killed him.

As the Nine-Tails rampaged through Konoha, Kushina used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to split it, sealing its yin half with herself and its yang half inside Naruto. Minato mourned Kushina and wondered who she had trusted, while Danzo remained isolated and battered by Deva Path Pain.

• Kushina stopped Minato from using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal himself and insisted on sealing the Nine-Tails, with half of it intended for Naruto.
• Minato brought Kushina and Naruto to the battle, and Genitsu pinned the Nine-Tails down so Kushina could perform the seal.
• Kushina summoned the Reaper, whose arm suppressed the Nine-Tails and broke Obito's genjutsu, restoring the beast's consciousness.
• The Reaper's blade split the Nine-Tails; its yin half was sealed into Kushina and its yang half into Naruto, and the Reaper consumed Kushina's soul.
• Kushina died after asking Minato to protect Naruto and hinting that she trusted someone; Minato wondered whether she meant Void.
• Genitsu returned to human form as Minato held Naruto, while Danzo was left fighting Deva Path Pain without support.

Danzo fought Deva Path Pain, survived his apparent death, and then died after his desperate attacks failed to stop Void. Genitsu and Shisui arrived too late, while Iroha narrowly survived.

• Deva Path Pain overwhelmed Danzo, who guessed that Pain was Dan Katō before Pain struck him down.
• Void appeared after Pain withdrew, and Danzo revived by using a hidden Sharingan to alter his fatal wound.
• Danzo replaced his blinded eye with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan and attacked Void with Wood Release: Root Burial, but Void survived.
• Danzo activated the Reverse Four Symbols Seal and died, mistakenly believing Void intended to kill him.
• Shisui and Genitsu confronted Void, who escaped underground while denying responsibility for Danzo's death.
• Genitsu gathered Danzo's corpse, and Iroha survived after a clone implanted in him restored his flesh.

After the Nine-Tails’ attack, Genitsu was praised as a hero and took control of Root, while Konoha’s leaders uncovered the extent of Danzo’s secret experiments. Genitsu then suggested that Fugaku move the Uchiha clan grounds, leaving their next steps unsettled.

• Konoha’s survivors rebuilt after the attack and praised Genitsu, the Uchiha Clan, and Danzo for their roles in defending the village.
• Genitsu admitted he knew a little about Danzo’s experiments, then secured authority over Root under Minato’s command.
• Konoha’s leaders reviewed Danzo’s files, learned of his dealings with Orochimaru, Hiruko, and Hanzo, and discovered that Shiranui Yamato had survived an experiment using First Hokage genes.
• Minato ordered the village to monitor Yamato and investigate whether he could use Wood Release.
• Fugaku visited Genitsu to discuss the aftermath, and Genitsu proposed moving the Uchiha clan grounds to avoid suspicion over the Nine-Tails’ Sharingan eyes.

Genitsu consolidated his control over Root, supported the Uchiha clan’s relocation, and began new experiments while investigating Danzo’s legacy. In the Pure Land, the Sage of Six Paths noticed that Indra and Asura’s reincarnated Chakra was becoming muddled and wondered what Godzilla was.

• Genitsu secretly mixed Naruto’s and Sasuke’s cells and Chakra, then discussed the Sharingan-wielding enemy and the Uchiha clan’s relocation with Fugaku.
• Fugaku rejected Setsuna’s hopes of joining the suspected Madara and chose to keep the clan aligned with Konoha and Genitsu.
• The Uchiha clan relocated to land owned by Genitsu, and Genitsu took command of Root and ordered it to protect Kabuto and Yamato.
• Genitsu approved cloning experiments on Shikuroo and ordered a clone named Aburame Torune to be trained alongside Fū Yamanaka.
• Genitsu examined Danzo’s Hashirama Cell-and-Sharingan arm, then studied Root’s secret scrolls and focused on Impure World Reincarnation.
• The Sage of Six Paths observed that Indra and Asura’s reincarnated Chakra was becoming muddled and wondered what Godzilla was.

Yamato revealed Wood Release at the Ninja Academy, drawing attention from Minato and the village, while Kabuto also impressed everyone with his skill. After Genitsu advised Minato on Yamato’s potential and Konoha’s response to a border incursion, Shisui departed to lead a mission against the Hidden Mist, and Genitsu moved to deal with Kazuma.

• The Sage of Six Paths wondered about Godzilla’s strength and origins after seeing it clash with the Nine-Tails.
• Yamato demonstrated Wood Release at the Ninja Academy, defeating several students and alarming teachers and the Senju descendants.
• Minato watched Kabuto and Yamato fight, then summoned Genitsu to ask about Yamato’s Wood Release and the village’s coming border conflict.
• Genitsu advised Minato to send Shisui against the Hidden Mist, and Shisui departed as mission captain with a mixed team of ninja.
• Shisui reflected on his growing ocular power as he led his team into the forest.
• Genitsu left the Hokage Building and told Kazuma that he would not hand over the Nine-Tails’ power easily.

Kazuma stole Nine-Tails Chakra and tried to escape Konoha, but Kakashi and Genitsu’s sealing summon defeated him and transferred the Chakra to Kakashi. On the Hidden Mist front, Shisui awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and helped drive the enemy back; afterward, he began testing his unusual ocular techniques, which repeatedly made him collapse.

• Kazuma absorbed the Nine-Tails Chakra he had collected, but Kakashi intercepted him and demanded that he surrender it.
• Kazuma used the Tailed Beast Cloak to wound Kakashi, until Genitsu’s Red-Inscribed Minilla joined the fight and sealed Kazuma’s power.
• Kakashi killed Kazuma, and Red-Inscribed Minilla sealed the recovered Nine-Tails Chakra inside Kakashi before sending him to support Shisui.
• Kakashi arrived at the Hidden Mist front in a Tailed Beast Cloak, killed Kaguya Sanseichū, and helped Shisui rout Mei Terumi and Hozuki Mangetsu’s forces after Shisui awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shisui reported to Minato, then went home and discovered that his ocular techniques involved altering thoughts and branding them with an image of Genitsu.
• Shisui repeatedly activated his right-eye Kotoamatsukami while looking in a mirror, collapsing each time before sitting up confused.