Chapter Summaries

Genitsu earned full marks on the theory exam and passed the practical combat test to become a chuunin, while Asuma resented Genitsu’s views and results. Genitsu then set out with Kazue to address her unusual three-tomoe Sharingan, with Kazue prepared to accept any outcome.

• Genitsu answered the theory exam with an essay that impressed the examiners, while his presence thwarted other students’ attempts to cheat from him.
• Asuma imitated Genitsu’s writing style for the final question, but the results placed Genitsu first and Asuma second to last; Obito received a provisional pass.
• Asuma confronted the Third Hokage over Genitsu’s paper, rejected his father’s explanation of the Will of Fire, and stormed out.
• Genitsu passed the practical combat test as every opponent forfeited, earning his chuunin status.
• Genitsu left with Kazue to find a way to resolve her problem, and Kazue said she was ready to proceed without regrets.

Genitsu examined Kazue in the hidden laboratory and began studying her cancerous cells and Ōtsutsuki bloodline, while she activated Izanagi to give the experiment more chances. Elsewhere, Hiruko struggled with the cancer cells Genitsu had implanted in him, then was suddenly summoned away.

• Genitsu brought experimental equipment stolen from Root and prepared to experiment on Kazue, who activated Izanagi and explained that it would rewrite reality after about five minutes.
• Genitsu examined Kazue and found widespread cell death and uncontrolled cancerous growth caused by prolonged exposure to nuclear radiation.
• Genitsu decided to transform Kazue's body into an extension of himself and began collecting samples and extracting her Chakra.
• Hiruko recalled fleeing after his failed attack on Genitsu and Obito and using the Chimera Technique to suppress the cancer cells in his body.
• Hiruko cursed Genitsu and the cancer cells for yielding no bloodline or Chakra, then a Summoning Technique swept him away.

Genitsu experimented on Hiruko and used his cancer cells and Chakra to force Kazue’s dormant bloodline genes to awaken. Kazue survived the second experiment with a powerful, cold Chakra resisting the cancer cells, but her future under Genitsu’s control remained perilous.

• Genitsu summoned Hiruko, examined how his cancer cells were consuming his body, and extracted a large amount of his Chakra.
• Genitsu explained that White Zetsu cells would destroy Kazue’s remaining healthy cells, then implanted his own cancer cells in her and told her to use Chakra to awaken her dormant genes.
• Kazue’s body was overwhelmed by the cancer cells, and Izanagi restored her after five minutes, leaving one Sharingan grayish white.
• Genitsu began a second experiment with more radiation, pushing Kazue’s DNA toward collapse as she fought the cancer cells.
• Kazue’s cold, sinister Chakra erupted and resisted the cancer cells, preserving her remaining eye and apparently awakening her dormant genes.

Kazue survived Genitsu’s experiment in a powerful body made mostly from his cancer cells, and Genitsu later visited Granny Madara as she neared death. Granny Madara revealed her suspicion that Genitsu had discovered her plan and attacked him with Sharingan genjutsu.

• Kazue examined her transformed body, learned that it depended on Genitsu’s cancer cells, and thanked him for saving her.
• Elder Uchiha Setsuna thanked Genitsu for the successful experiment, while Genitsu challenged him over what he would have done if Kazue had died.
• Genitsu received his shadow clone’s memory that Granny Madara was dying and wanted to see him, then went to Obito’s home.
• Granny Madara thanked Genitsu for helping Obito awaken his Two-Tomoe Sharingan and warned that she would investigate how much he knew.
• Granny Madara unleashed her Sharingan genjutsu on Genitsu, filling his vision with a spinning Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

Madara tried to control Genitsu with a genjutsu, but his consciousness encountered the immense Godzilla inside Genitsu and was swallowed. After Madara recognized Genitsu as a potential tool and demanded Obito, Genitsu sent Shadow Clones to find him and considered pursuing a new path to peace.

• Madara cast a genjutsu on Genitsu, but found himself inside a vast inner world facing the colossal Godzilla.
• Godzilla swallowed Madara's Chakra-bearing consciousness, worsening the collapse of his already fragile body.
• Genitsu revealed that Godzilla was his companion beast, while Madara compared it to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and called Genitsu similar to a jinchūriki.
• Genitsu deduced that Madara was the legendary Madara Uchiha and offered to help with Obito, but Madara ordered him to bring Obito instead.
• Genitsu left to search for Obito with Shadow Clones and resolved to pursue a path beyond the failed ways of ninja and the Ōtsutsuki Clan.

After Obito buried the disguised White Zetsu he believed was his grandmother, Genitsu comforted him and spoke with Kazue about her experiment and the coming war. Danzo promoted Genitsu to Special Jonin and ordered him to lead a squad against the Hidden Mist on the eastern front.

• Obito mourned his supposed grandmother, and Genitsu reassured him that she would rest in the Pure Land.
• Genitsu walked through Konoha with Might Guy and Kazue, discussing the worsening war and Kazue's growing but dangerous Chakra reserves.
• Genitsu visited Danzo at Root, where Danzo warned him not to grow close to the Uchiha clan.
• Danzo told Genitsu that the Third Raikage had been killed after Iwagakure ambushed the Hidden Cloud, leaving the Hidden Mist as Konoha's remaining enemy on the eastern front.
• Danzo promoted Genitsu to Special Jonin and assigned him to lead a squad against the Hidden Mist, with Hyuga Iroha as vice-captain.

Genitsu led a fifteen-person squad to hunt Hidden Mist infiltrators before joining Konoha’s eastern front, where the Uchiha and Hyuga clans were under heavy attack. As Fugaku prepared to fight without support from Hizashi, the story left the battle about to begin.

• Genitsu gathered Root ninja Iroha, Kazue, Guy, Duy, and other shinobi into a squad bound for the eastern front.
• Genitsu’s squad found and destroyed two Hidden Mist squads infiltrating the Land of Fire.
• Kazue used his Sharingan to control a captured Hidden Mist ninja, who revealed that the infiltrators were investigating Konoha’s defenses and causing destruction.
• Genitsu ordered the squad to hurry to the front after learning that Hidden Mist forces had reached deep into the Land of Fire.
• A communications ninja told Fugaku that Hidden Mist had attacked again and Hizashi could not provide support, so Fugaku prepared more than two hundred Uchiha to meet them in battle.

Fugaku’s Uchiha force and the nearby Hyuga were overwhelmed as Ao’s Hidden Mist troops launched a major assault, killing Naoya and driving Fugaku toward using a dangerous technique. Just as Fugaku was about to reveal it, Genitsu and his squad arrived to reinforce him.

• Fugaku ordered Shisui and Naoya to help defend the Uchiha against the approaching Hidden Mist force.
• Hidden Mist ninja flooded the battlefield with Chakra mist, outnumbered the defenders, and began killing Uchiha clansmen with Silent Killing Technique.
• Fugaku sent for aid from Jiraiya and ordered his force to retreat inland as Naoya reported that more than three hundred enemies had landed.
• Ao killed Naoya, took his Byakugan, and revealed himself as the leader of the attacking Hidden Mist force.
• Fugaku’s Sharingan power intensified as he prepared to use a dangerous technique, but Genitsu and his squad arrived and announced themselves.

Genitsu used his Nuclear Release to poison the Hidden Mist ninja through their own chakra-infused mist, turning the battle into a deadly retreat. After Ao pursued him and attacked, Genitsu seized him and began a horrifying technique that merged his clones into Ao.

• Genitsu arrived with his team and spread radiation through the mist, weakening the Hidden Mist ninja as Fugaku led the Konoha forces in retreat.
• Ao recognized Genitsu as a major threat and rallied hundreds of Hidden Mist ninja to pursue and kill him.
• Genitsu increased the radiation as the pursuers suffered severe physical breakdowns, allowing many Uchiha to escape.
• Ao and the other Hidden Mist ninja attacked Genitsu with Water Release techniques, but he grabbed Ao and ignored the wound to his hand.
• Genitsu created two Nuclear Release Clones, had them seize Ao, and began the Nuclear Release: Source Erasure Technique, merging their hands into Ao's body.

Genitsu killed Ao and took his Byakugan, turning the battle against the Hidden Mist forces into a rout. After the fog cleared, Hyuga Iroha warned that enormous Chakra was gathering over the sea, and Genitsu recognized an incoming Tailed Beast Ball.

• Shisui saw Genitsu’s clones merge into Ao and watched Genitsu use his Source Erasure Technique to immobilize him.
• Genitsu killed Ao, cut off his ears, and removed the Byakugan before Ao could seal it.
• Genitsu ordered the Konoha forces to pursue the Hidden Mist ninjas, whose Chakra cloaks and dwindling Chakra left many dying as they fled.
• The fog dispersed, and Fugaku and the returning Konoha ninjas thanked and revered Genitsu for turning the battle around.
• Hyuga Iroha spotted an enormous Chakra gathering over the sea, and Genitsu identified it as a Tailed Beast Ball.

The Third Mizukage unleashed a Tailed Beast Ball at Landing Point C, forcing Fugaku and Genitsu to stay behind as the others fled. Fugaku survived blocking the first blast with his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Genitsu stepped in to confront a second one with Nuclear Release.

• The Third Mizukage killed the messenger and fired a Tailed Beast Ball at Landing Point C, prompting Fugaku to order a retreat.
• Genitsu gave Kazue the bloodstained Byakugan and stayed behind with Fugaku, while Duy reluctantly followed the others inland.
• Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and used Susanoo to meet the first Tailed Beast Ball head-on, but the blast sent him flying and left him badly injured.
• As the Third Mizukage formed a second Tailed Beast Ball, Fugaku tried to stand again, but Genitsu and two Nuclear Release Clones moved in front of him.
• The three Genitsus unleashed White Hot Light toward the incoming Tailed Beast Ball.

Genitsu and his clones repelled the Third Mizukage’s Tailed Beast Ball, forcing Fugaku and Genitsu to retreat from the Hidden Mist forces. Fugaku believed Genitsu was badly injured, but Genitsu revealed he was nearly recovered.

• Genitsu and his two Nuclear Release Clones combined their White Hot Lights and pushed the Tailed Beast Ball back toward the Hidden Mist forces.
• Suikazan Fuguki charged to intercept the returning Tailed Beast Ball, while he appointed Kisame captain of the frontline assassination unit and ordered him to target Genitsu.
• Genitsu recalled his exhausted clones, and Fugaku carried him away while keeping his Mangekyō Sharingan active.
• Genitsu warned Fugaku that powerful Hidden Mist enemies were watching them, and Fugaku agreed to retreat and report their movements to Jiraiya.
• Fugaku promised to help heal Genitsu, who claimed the Forbidden Technique had severely depleted his Chakra, then admitted he was only five percent short of full recovery.

After Hidden Mist launched a decisive assault, Genitsu earned renown for helping the Uchiha repel the attack and learned that Madara was manipulating the Mizukage and the Three-Tails. He asked White Zetsu to arrange a meeting with Madara and his successor, then heard that the Hyuga Clan had come to demand the Byakugan again.

• Hidden Mist attacked the eastern front, and Genitsu and the Uchiha returned to camp after helping drive back the enemy.
• Genitsu told Jiraiya that he and Fugaku had blocked a Tailed Beast Ball with his lifespan-consuming Forbidden Technique.
• Genitsu asked Fugaku to teach him the Hidden Mist Technique, then discovered White Zetsu hiding beneath his tent.
• Genitsu concluded that Madara controlled the Third Mizukage and the Three-Tails, and asked White Zetsu to arrange a meeting with Madara and his successor.
• Genitsu reflected that Obito might soon be sent to the western battlefield for the Battle of Kannabi Bridge.
• A Root ninja reported that members of the Hyuga Clan had arrived demanding the Byakugan again.

Genitsu refused to return the recovered Byakugan to the Hyuga Clan, invoking Danzo and Root’s rules as Jiraiya stopped the dispute from escalating. As the final battle began, Kisame chose Genitsu as his next target.

• Kazue and the Root members confronted Hizashi and the Hyuga Clan, who demanded the Byakugan back.
• Genitsu told Hizashi that Danzo would decide the eye’s fate and warned that an attack on Root would amount to a declaration of war.
• Jiraiya arrived and ordered both sides to return to their tents, and Hizashi led the Hyuga away without reclaiming the Byakugan.
• Genitsu sealed the Byakugan in a scroll and ordered his squad to prepare for the coming battle.
• Kisame killed Konoha ninja and decided to hunt Genitsu after identifying him and Uchiha Fugaku as targets.

Kisame Hoshigaki repeatedly tried to kill Genitsu but was thwarted by Kazue’s immense Chakra, Genitsu’s clones, and the Might family. Genitsu finally captured Kisame after the injured ninja’s escape attempts failed.

• Kisame tracked down Genitsu, but Kazue intercepted his attack and fought him in a prolonged exchange of powerful ninjutsu.
• Kazue’s Cancer Cells began spiraling out of control, forcing her to retreat, while Genitsu killed Kisame’s subordinates and Kisame fled.
• Kisame returned with a new team and attacked Genitsu, but Genitsu’s clones defeated his men and badly wounded him.
• Might Guy and his older companion kicked Kisame, leaving him injured and unable to escape.
• A Genitsu clone seized Kisame’s hands and merged into his body, allowing Genitsu to arrive and capture him.

Genitsu captured Kisame, stabilized Kazue’s dangerous cell growth, and tried to recruit Kisame for his plans to reshape the world. As the opposing forces assembled, the Eastern Front Decisive Battle began, and Genitsu sensed the Three-Tails’ Chakra.

• Genitsu captured Kisame, healed his injuries, and forced him to disguise himself as a Root member.
• Genitsu suppressed Kazue’s proliferating cells, and Kazue said she hoped awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan could cure her blindness.
• Genitsu tried to recruit Kisame, who rejected his offer, so Genitsu buried him alive for later use.
• More than ten thousand ninja gathered as the Eastern Front Decisive Battle began, and Fugaku and Genitsu hoped it would bring peace closer.
• Genitsu sensed the Three-Tails’ Chakra and reacted with surprise.

Genitsu deployed his Radiation Realm across the battlefield during the eastern-front battle between Konoha and Hidden Mist. Hidden Mist ninja mistook the deadly fog for their own terrain advantage, but soon began suffering unexplained injuries.

• Genitsu suspected Godzilla's interest in Chakra might draw him into the struggle over the Tailed Beasts.
• The Third Mizukage ordered Genji and Yagura to lead Hidden Mist's forces against Konoha while the Seven Ninja Swordsmen handled assassinations.
• Hidden Mist launched an attack under cover of dense fog, and Konoha's Wind Release users tried to clear it as the battle erupted.
• Jiraiya told Genitsu to poison as many enemies as possible, and Genitsu created his Radiation Realm by mixing radiation clouds into the mist.
• Hidden Mist ninja entered the thickest fog to hunt Konoha's troops, then began coughing blood and realizing their bodies were under attack.

Genitsu’s radioactive mist weakened the Hidden Mist forces and gave Konoha the advantage, forcing the Third Mizukage and Yagura to enter the fight. Jiraiya summoned Fukasaku and Shima to face the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, while Genitsu recognized that the sages could gather natural energy.

• Hidden Mist ninja fell ill and weakened in Genitsu’s mist, while Konoha’s forces gained ground against them.
• Jiraiya praised Genitsu’s technique, and Genitsu warned that the Hidden Mist leaders would soon take countermeasures.
• The Third Mizukage partially transformed and charged into battle, but Torifu Akimichi knocked him back as Yagura engaged Torifu.
• Jiraiya confronted the Third Mizukage and summoned Fukasaku and Shima, who recalled their mission to investigate a strange creature that might disrupt fate.
• Genitsu watched the sages and identified their ability to gather natural energy for Sage Jutsu Chakra.

Genitsu’s Radiation Realm devastated the Hidden Mist forces as Konoha’s fighters held the Mist Seven Swordsmen back and Might Duy opened the Seventh Gate. The Third Mizukage gathered chakra for a Tailed Beast Ball aimed at Genitsu, leaving Jiraiya to realize the real target too late.

• Genitsu ordered Might Duy to use no more than seven gates, and Duy opened the Seventh Gate and knocked Munashi Jinpachi away with a kick.
• Fugaku and Hizashi recognized Duy’s power as Konoha’s forces rallied around Genitsu while the Radiation Realm killed and weakened Hidden Mist ninja.
• Jiraiya urged the Third Mizukage to end the battle, but the Mizukage gathered chakra instead of completing his Tailed Beast transformation.
• Jiraiya began preparing Sage Mode, then realized the Third Mizukage had been baiting him to launch a Tailed Beast Ball at Genitsu.

Genitsu faced a Tailed Beast Ball fired by the Three-Tails Jinchuriki and formed a deeper connection with Planet Godzilla. As the attack reached him, he manifested Godzilla Cloak and stopped the Tailed Beast Ball with a giant claw.

• The Three-Tails Jinchuriki redirected its gathered Chakra and fired a Tailed Beast Ball at Genitsu.
• Jiraiya, Fugaku, and Kazue reacted to the attack, while Fugaku told Shisui to watch how they had blocked Tailed Beast Balls before.
• Genitsu connected with Planet Godzilla and asked to borrow its body in exchange for finding a way to obtain Tailed Beast Chakra.
• Dark matter and unknown Chakra covered Genitsu as Godzilla Cloak emerged.
• Genitsu caught the Tailed Beast Ball in his giant claw, stopping it before it could destroy the surrounding area.