Recaps

Genma intervened to save Nonō and Kabuto, then weakened Danzo’s hold on Konoha through a campaign of rumors. He returned to training Yana and pursuing swordsmanship, awakened Sage Mode, and helped Gozan Sanban achieve it as well.

• Genma rescued Nonō after Kabuto wounded her, brought them to Tsunade for treatment, and reassured Kabuto while Nonō recovered.
• Genma convinced Nonō not to return to the orphanage, used her information to expose Danzo’s abuses, and spread rumors that stirred distrust across the villages and Konoha.
• After Danzo released the orphanage children and recalled Root, Genma trained Yana, discovered her four Chakra natures, and taught her about the Spiral Cone.
• Genma endured harsh sword training in the Land of Iron until a dream transformed Divine Concealment and awakened his Sage Mode.
• With the elders’ guidance, Genma learned to enter and leave Sage Mode, fused Nature Energy with Chakra, and strengthened his abilities through months of training.
• Genma supervised the elders’ attempts to learn senjutsu and repeatedly dispersed Nature Energy when it began to petrify them.
• Gozan Sanban drew Nature Energy through Pseudo Kamikakushi, overcame his petrification, and awakened Sage Mode.
• Genma and Gozan Sanban prepared to spar in Sage Mode while the elders searched their family records for clues about their different markings.

Shiranui Genma mastered senjutsu, killed Mōzō, and won the Grey Heron as a summoning beast while searching for the bird’s lost companions. He proposed to Kurenai and faced Kurenai Yuhi’s tests, then discussed their future household and wedding plans.

• Gozan Sanban and Shiranui Genma fought a grueling swordsmanship duel, and Genma later revealed to Minato that he had learned senjutsu.
• Genma and Kurenai went to the Land of Birds, captured Mōzō’s Rogue Ninja followers, and Genma killed Mōzō at the Daimyo’s residence.
• Genma defeated the Grey Heron, secured its summoning contract, and promised to help it find its companions.
• Fūmaru led Genma and Kurenai to a cave sealed by a barrier, where Genma suspected they would find a Summoning Scroll connected to the Grey Heron clan.
• Genma decided to propose to Kurenai, visited Fugaku with Yana, and asked Fugaku for advice before returning to prepare.
• Genma proposed to Kurenai at her home, where Kurenai Yuhi challenged him and Genma demonstrated his strength without seriously hurting him.
• Genma promised to respect Kurenai Yuhi and discussed their income, wedding, children, and household responsibilities, while keeping his Baoduoduo wealth secret.

Genma passed the bloodline test, won a ten-on-one duel, and rescued Zilan before helping Kurenaiyou recover. After marrying Kurenai, he subdued the Snow Eagles and began arranging senjutsu training for them and the Land of Iron elders.

• Genma revealed his Sage Mode to Oku Chengyan and demonstrated his five Chakra attributes, then secured a bloodline certificate for an ability suspected to belong to the Sage of Six Paths.
• Genma fought all ten bloodline duelists at once and defeated them, then pursued kidnappers who had taken Zilan and broke through the barriers hiding the Clan of the Boundary estate.
• Genma rescued Zilan and Kurenaiyou, uncovered the clan’s sealing and barrier techniques, and arranged for Kurenaiyou to recover under Nonō’s care.
• Genma fought Minato to a draw, won Kurenai Yuhi’s approval to marry Kurenai, and gave Minato the Grey Heron Clan’s scrolls in exchange for help with their techniques.
• Genma traveled to Sword Mountain with six elders and subdued the adult Snow Eagle Cang, while winning over its young one, Xiao, with food.
• Genma offered to teach Cang senjutsu in exchange for becoming his summoning beast, and explained his Shadow Clone training method to Cang and the elders.
• Genma questioned Cang about the Grey Heron and Giant Bird clans, then brought Kana to the Land of Iron to help the elders train with Shadow Clones.
• Genma and Kurenai married and watched fireworks together from a rooftop, where Genma formed sage markings and prepared to show her something more high-profile.

Genma helped Kushina begin training in Wind Style and Sage Arts, then supported Kurenai through pregnancy and purification while pursuing new sage techniques. He later recruited researchers from Summoning Beast Island and contracted with its Ultimate Summoning Beast.

• Genma and Kurenai returned from their wedding trip and agreed to take missions with Kushina, who hoped to change the villagers’ opinions of her.
• Genma encouraged Kushina to learn Wind Style Chakra Nature Transformation and Sage Arts, and the three took a month-long mission together.
• Kushina trained with Shadow Clones and improved her Wind Style, while Genma and Kurenai completed their mission and learned that Kurenai was pregnant.
• Genma accompanied Kurenai to the Temple of Fire for purification, where he met Nicholas and learned his unusual cooking method.
• Genma gave Rock Lee a book about Bruce Lee, persuaded Str to prepare Lee for real combat, and offered to help Str learn sage arts.
• After defeating Yana in a spar, Genma advised her not to rush her progress and traveled to Summoning Beast Island.
• Genma met Honoka and her family, warned them about the danger of the Ultimate Summoning Beast, and recruited the island’s researchers for his organization.
• When the Ultimate Summoning Beast emerged, Genma and Kana restrained it, and Genma signed a contract with the creature.