Recaps

Shiranui Genitsu awakened Nuclear Release, formed a squad with Uchiha Kazue and Might Guy, and drew attention from Konoha’s leaders and Madara. On their first frontline mission, the squad defeated Iwa forces and uncovered mutated Kikaichū that might become a powerful weapon.

• Genitsu awakened Nuclear Release after confronting the colossal Godzilla inside him, then defeated Kazue and later beat Anko while saving her from his radiation.
• Danzo sought promising students for Root, but the Third Hokage gave him only Hyuga Iroha, while Genitsu began training Kazue and drew interest from Orochimaru and the village’s observers.
• After graduating early, Genitsu, Kazue, and Guy formed a squad led by Shibi and killed a White Zetsu that had emerged from Kazue, keeping the discovery secret.
• Madara disguised himself as Obito’s grandmother and staged her collapse, but Genitsu intervened and arranged for Guy and his clones to watch over her.
• The squad passed Shibi’s test by defeating his insect clone, then accompanied Shibi on a supply mission toward the frontline and encountered Rock ninja near Amegakure.
• Genitsu, Kazue, and Guy fought alongside Shibi and the convoy team, defeated the Iwa attackers, and met Minato at the western front.
• The squad defeated the special jonin Yantie and Changshi, while Shibi discovered that mutated Kikaichū could rapidly consume chakra and grow.
• Tsunade ordered news of the squad’s victory suppressed, Shibi sealed the berserk Kidaichū for later cultivation, and Kazue asked Genitsu to help her train in exchange for the power he had given her.

Genitsu developed his Nuclear Release power, drew the attention of Konoha’s leaders and enemies, and helped secure a costly battlefield victory. After he destroyed Gari with White Hot Light, Genitsu and Obito hid in a cave while Kazue and Kakashi’s group sought help, and an unseen pursuer found him.

• Genitsu discovered Kazue’s cancerous illness and agreed to help her train despite the danger to her life.
• Genitsu rejected Shikuroo’s attempt to recruit him into Root, defeated him with radiation, and later helped the Aburame Clan select stronger Kidaichū.
• Genitsu defeated Kakashi in a training-ground fight and reprimanded him for letting grief cloud his judgment.
• Genitsu joined Konoha’s battle against Rock and Sand forces, using Nuclear Release to weaken enemies across the battlefield as his squad attacked.
• Genitsu ignored Tsunade’s order to retreat, and Konoha won the battle as its shinobi began calling him “Disaster.”
• On the journey back to the village, Genitsu and Hiruko faced Gari’s Iwa squad, and Genitsu ordered Kakashi’s group to retreat while Obito refused to abandon him.
• Genitsu escaped with Obito, then unleashed White Hot Light to kill Gari and the Stone Ninja before collapsing from his injuries.
• Kazue turned back to support Genitsu while Kakashi sought reinforcements, and Genitsu recovered in a cave before an unseen pursuer demanded repayment.

Genitsu survived Hiruko’s attack, entered Danzo’s Root, and helped transform Kazue while pursuing his own plans. On the eastern front, he turned back the Hidden Mist assault, captured Kisame, and kept the Byakugan from the Hyuga Clan as the war continued.

• Genitsu used his Cancer Clone to overwhelm Hiruko, then secretly marked him with a Summoning Technique before letting him flee.
• Genitsu became Danzo’s disciple, chose Nine Mask Svāhā from the Scroll of Seals, and began training to lead Root.
• Genitsu experimented on Kazue with his cancer cells and radiation, awakening her dormant genes while leaving her dependent on his cells.
• Genitsu confronted Madara Uchiha inside his inner world, where Godzilla devoured Madara’s Chakra-bearing consciousness.
• Danzo promoted Genitsu to Special Jonin and sent him to lead a squad against the Hidden Mist on the eastern front.
• Genitsu weakened the Hidden Mist force with radiation, killed Ao, and helped the Konoha forces escape before using White Hot Light with two clones to repel a Tailed Beast Ball.
• Genitsu learned that Madara controlled the Third Mizukage and the Three-Tails, then refused to return Ao’s Byakugan to the Hyuga Clan without Danzo’s decision.
• Kazue fought Kisame but had to retreat when her Cancer Cells spiraled out of control, and Genitsu later captured Kisame with help from his clones, Might Guy, and his older companion.

Genitsu helped Konoha defeat the Hidden Mist and secretly shaped events around Akatsuki, while his experiments and schemes transformed him into a powerful figure feared across the Shinobi World. After saving Might Duy through Planet Godzilla’s power and wiping out most of the Mist Seven Swordsmen as Void, Genitsu was promoted and sent to reinforce Orochimaru at Kikyō Pass.

• Genitsu’s Radiation Realm weakened Hidden Mist’s forces, and his Godzilla Cloak stopped and returned the Three-Tails’ Tailed Beast Ball before he and Jiraiya defeated the beast and captured the Third Mizukage.
• After Konoha’s eastern-front victory, Genitsu returned home, studied a Byakugan, and gave Iroha a transplanted main-family eye despite the Hyuga clan’s objections.
• Genitsu met Obito in Madara’s cavern, helped turn Obito against his former life, and joined Obito’s efforts to bring Nagato and the Rinnegan into their plans.
• At Hanzo’s meeting, Genitsu pushed Yahiko toward sacrificing himself, then stole Yahiko’s corpse as Nagato summoned the Demonic Statue and established a new Akatsuki with Obito and Zetsu.
• Might Duy opened the Gate of Death to kill two of the Mist Seven Swordsmen, and Genitsu used Planet Godzilla’s tissue to preserve him while presenting a White Zetsu as his burned body.
• As Void, Genitsu hunted down and killed most of the remaining Mist Seven Swordsmen, but let Kisame escape, and reports of a Wood Release fighter spread through the Shinobi World.
• Genitsu warned Fugaku against revealing his Mangekyō powers, and Planet Godzilla shattered Fugaku’s attempt to see Genitsu’s future, and Jiraiya also learned that an unknown creature had disrupted fate.
• The Third Hokage promoted Genitsu to jonin and sent him to reinforce Orochimaru at Kikyō Pass, where Orochimaru showed interest in Genitsu’s Bloodline Limit and Anko asked him to restore her sense of taste.