Recaps

Genitsu helped Konoha defeat the Stone and Sand forces, then gathered disciples and pursued experiments while Orochimaru’s schemes deepened. After Minato became Hokage, Orochimaru attacked Kazue and escaped, leaving Genitsu to learn that she had been his first target.

• Genitsu and Konoha defeated the Stone Ninja, and he stole Chakra from Roshi’s Four-Tails before Orochimaru killed Kitsuchi and broke the enemy forces.
• Genitsu helped drive back the Sand Ninja, captured Pakura for Hiruko to absorb, and fought Shukaku with Kazue before declaring the war essentially over.
• Genitsu adopted Kabuto, then rescued Yamato from Orochimaru’s experiments and took him as another disciple while secretly teaching him Wood Release.
• Obito and Void helped establish Yagura as the controlled Fourth Mizukage, while Kisame joined Akatsuki and Minato defeated Orochimaru in the Hokage election.
• Genitsu created Minilla from Godzilla and Hashirama cells, trained Kabuto and Yamato, and kept investigating Chakra and bloodline inheritance as disappearances increased.
• Orochimaru placed the Heaven's Curse Mark on Anko and attacked Kazue to take her Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Kazue used Susanoo and Izanagi to defeat Orochimaru’s White Phosphorus Snake, but the Third Hokage let the serpent escape.
• Genitsu heard the commotion and realized Orochimaru had targeted Kazue first.

Genitsu secretly maneuvered through Orochimaru’s apparent death, Akatsuki’s rise, and the attack on Konoha, while his Godzilla form helped drive back the Nine-Tails. In the aftermath, Genitsu took control of Root and the Uchiha relocated under his protection, while Shisui’s campaign against the Hidden Mist revealed a troubling effect of his ocular techniques.

• Genitsu defeated Orochimaru with the help of Godzilla, then told Konoha that Orochimaru might still be alive and secretly gave Danzo the surviving tissue.
• Pain led Akatsuki’s assault on Amegakure, defeated Hanzo with the Six Paths, and took control of the village.
• Obito abducted Kushina during Naruto’s birth as Void attacked Konoha, but Genitsu confronted Void while Minato pursued Obito.
• Genitsu transformed into Godzilla, drove the Nine-Tails from Konoha, and fought it until Kushina sealed its yin half into herself and its yang half into Naruto, sacrificing her life.
• Pain attacked the Uchiha compound and Danzo, who later died using the Reverse Four Symbols Seal, while Void escaped Genitsu and Shisui.
• Genitsu took command of Root, helped the Uchiha relocate to his land, and directed experiments and investigations into Danzo’s research and Yamato’s Wood Release.
• Genitsu’s Red-Inscribed Minilla sealed Kazuma’s stolen Nine-Tails Chakra into Kakashi, who joined Shisui’s team against the Hidden Mist.
• Shisui and Kakashi routed the Hidden Mist forces, and Shisui discovered that his ocular techniques branded their targets’ thoughts with an image of Genitsu.

Genitsu confronted Akatsuki, Stone, and lunar Ōtsutsuki threats while pursuing experiments to enhance Iroha and studying Orochimaru’s return through Anko’s Curse Mark. The stretch ends with Sasori facing Konan and Zetsu after they invite him to join Akatsuki.

• Genitsu killed Akatsuchi, fought Pain and Void, and shattered Planetary Devastation as his Atomic Breath reached the moon.
• Void entered Konoha to approach Naruto, but Minato confronted him and sealed one of his bodies after a battle with Wood Release.
• Toneri’s father attacked Konoha and tried to abduct Hinata, but Genitsu destroyed the approaching meteor and Minato killed him while Toneri escaped.
• Genitsu and Kabuto transplanted an Ōtsutsuki heart into Iroha, whose enhanced Byakugan and physical abilities led him to investigate the Caged Bird Seal.
• Orochimaru revived through Anko’s Curse Mark, but Genitsu’s clone fought him and Orochimaru escaped with Jūgo after summoning Danzo.
• Genitsu examined Anko’s Curse Mark and sent Kakashi, Shisui, Kaimon, Ibiki, Kosuke, and Huomen to investigate missing Root spies in the Land of Rice Fields.
• Sasori massacred the Fūma Clan and prepared one hundred puppets, then faced Konan and Zetsu when they invited him to join Akatsuki.

Genitsu built the Eye Organization, seized the Star Meteorite and confronted Isshiki, then captured Shin and drew Obito’s attention. As Akatsuki and Konoha responded to the growing threats, Genitsu began creating a new sacred land to pursue his own method of using Natural Energy.

• Konan, Sasori, and Zetsu fought Kakashi’s squad, and Kazue intervened, defeated Konan, and killed Sasori before the survivors reported the Eye Organization to Minato.
• Genitsu took the Star Meteorite from Hoshigakure, killed Monk Fayi, and battled Jigen until he tore away the arm bearing Isshiki’s Karma and escaped with it.
• Genitsu recruited Smaru and his family into the Eye Organization, then captured Shin during the ensuing conflict in Hoshigakure while Orochimaru, Danzo, Sasori, Kakuzu, and Hiruko fought nearby.
• Obito confronted Genitsu at the meteorite crater, but Genitsu countered his Kamui and Susanoo, forcing Obito to escape with help from White Zetsu.
• Genitsu brought Shin and Natsuhi’s family to the Eye Organization’s base, where Kazue revealed her Mangekyō Sharingan and Genitsu began experiments to stimulate Shin’s eyes.
• Might Duy joined Akatsuki as the Deep Blue Beast and sparred with Kisame, opening the first five Gates and overwhelming him without delivering his final kick.
• Minato took Genitsu to Mount Myōboku, where Genitsu studied Sage Jutsu but refused to join its lineage and returned to develop his own method of absorbing Natural Energy.
• Genitsu obtained a branch of Planet Godzilla and began experimenting with it as the foundation of a fourth sacred land, while Minato inspected the site and Naruto continued training with Minato’s Shadow Clone.