Chapter Summaries

Genma stopped Kurenai from smashing the barrier, fearing it might destroy the object inside, and questioned Fūmaru about his age and the energy within the cave. He suspected the object was a Summoning Scroll connected to Fūmaru’s grandfather, leaving Fūmaru staring at him in confusion.

• Genma explained that brute force could damage the important object behind the advanced barrier, so Kurenai sheathed her blade.
• Fūmaru said he was thirty-five years old and that his companions had disappeared when he was seven.
• Fūmaru told Genma that the energy fluctuations in the cave began when his grandfather died.
• Genma connected the cave’s energy to his summoning contract and guessed that the object might be a Summoning Scroll recording the Grey Heron clan.
• Fūmaru looked confused as Genma and Kurenai watched him.

Genma and Kurenai talked with Fūmaru about his life by the sea, and Genma persuaded him to take them there to catch fish. As they flew, Genma defended his plan to cook Fūmaru’s fish as a way to help him, leaving Kurenai unconvinced but explaining that he wanted to find the best way for them to get along.

• Fūmaru told Genma and Kurenai that he used to live by the lake but now lived by the sea and ate saltwater fish.
• Genma realized that the fish Fūmaru had once brought to the lake had likely died because they were saltwater fish.
• Genma asked Fūmaru to take them to his seaside home and catch fish, promising to explain how cooking could make them taste better.
• Kurenai accused Genma of treating Fūmaru as a tool for catching fish, and Genma argued that cooking the fish could benefit them both.
• Fūmaru carried Genma and Kurenai into the air, and Genma explained that helping with Fūmaru’s food was his way of getting along with him.

Genma and Kurenai returned from eating fish with Fūmaru to the Couple's Suite, where Kurenai accused Genma of using the situation to push her father into accepting their marriage. The chapter explained how Genma had used romance novels and Talk-No-Jutsu to help Kurenai and, indirectly, Kakashi and Hatake Sakumo.

• Kurenai accepted Genma's explanation and ate grilled fish with him while Fūmaru caught more fish and watched the Shadow Clones.
• Genma and Kurenai returned to the Couple's Suite, and Kurenai accused him of bringing her there with marriage in mind.
• Genma joked that they could marry the next day, and Kurenai called him shameless for failing to act romantically.
• Genma recalled how romance novels shaped Kurenai's worries and gave him chances to comfort her.
• Genma explained that he had encouraged the novelist to give the leads an arduous path to a happy ending, hoping the stories would heal readers through Talk-No-Jutsu.
• Kakashi had started leaving home to fish and enjoy the scenery, while Hatake Sakumo had begun dating Genma's Aunt.

Genma tried to comfort Kurenai after she confronted him for using underhanded means to get her father to approve their marriage, but he misunderstood her conflict as premarital anxiety. Kurenai began questioning her own reluctance, then blushed at Genma’s praise and said she should go home.

• Kurenai angrily tried to leave alone, but Genma followed and held her hand despite her protests.
• Kurenai accused Genma of forcing her father to approve their marriage and asked whether he intended to pressure him again.
• Kurenai privately struggled to tell whether she disliked Genma or disliked how he had pushed past her boundaries.
• Genma mistook Kurenai’s uncertainty for fear of marriage and asked her what she was afraid of.
• Kurenai considered marriage, intimacy, and childbirth, then blushed when Genma called her beautiful and said she should go home.

Genma struggled to plan the marriage proposal he had promised Kurenai, then took Yana to visit Fugaku’s farm. There, Fugaku explained how farming had changed his view of the Uchiha Clan, while Sasuke and Itachi worked in the fields.

• Genma decided to propose to Kurenai openly, but spent the night unable to think of how to do it.
• Yana asked Genma to take her to see Sasuke and give him a gift, so Genma used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring them to Fugaku’s residence.
• Genma admired Fugaku’s crops, and Fugaku said farming had given him pride in creating abundance through his own work.
• Fugaku said he had realized the Uchiha Clan’s arrogance and lack of understanding for others had kept them from earning the village’s respect.
• Fugaku pointed out that Sasuke was helping with farm work, while Genma spotted Itachi weeding the crops and wondered how the family had become farmers.

Fugaku explained that Sasuke had taken up farming to catch up with Itachi, while Genma confided that he was struggling to plan a proposal. Genma left to seek advice from his mother, and Sasuke continued working in the fields with Fugaku and Yana.

• Fugaku told Genma that Itachi had grown more cheerful through farming and that Sasuke had started farming to match his brother.
• Genma reflected on his feelings for Kurenai and admitted to Fugaku that he did not know how to propose while Kurenai Yuhi stood between them.
• Fugaku offered to advise Genma, but Genma decided to return home and prepare to discuss the matter with his mother before Fugaku could give him any advice.
• Fugaku went to Sasuke and praised his progress, but Sasuke told him to focus on Itachi and insisted he could manage the work alone.
• Yana questioned why Sasuke was doing difficult farm work, and Sasuke said he had chosen to do it because his father and brother could do it too.

Yana struggled with her confusing feelings toward Sasuke while Genma prepared to ask Kurenai to marry him. With Riya's help, Genma proposed at Kurenai's home, where Kurenai accepted the flowers and brought them inside to wait for her father.

• Yana felt out of place among Sasuke, Itachi, and Fugaku, then blushed and fled when Sasuke smiled warmly at her.
• Yana sat apart, puzzled by her feelings and wishing Genma had not left without saying goodbye.
• Riya helped Genma choose formal clothes and flowers, but told him he would have to ask Kurenai's father himself.
• Genma and Riya arrived at Kurenai's house, where Genma knelt and asked Kurenai to marry him.
• Riya placed the flowers in Kurenai's arms, and Kurenai led them into the living room while she went upstairs.

Genma arrived at Kurenai Yuhi’s home with his mother to propose to Kurenai, but Kurenai Yuhi decided to test his strength first. Their wooden swords clashed, and Genma shattered Kurenai Yuhi’s sword with one strike, leaving him stunned.

• Kurenai Yuhi rushed downstairs to confront Genma, then retreated when he realized Genma’s mother was there.
• Kurenai Yuhi told Kurenai he would pressure Genma to test whether he could shoulder responsibility, and she reluctantly agreed.
• Kurenai led Riya outside, leaving Genma alone in the living room with Kurenai Yuhi.
• Kurenai Yuhi handed Genma a wooden sword and challenged him to prove his strength in the living room.
• Genma blocked Kurenai Yuhi’s attack and shattered his wooden sword with a single strike using Blade Momentum.

Shiranui Genma sparred with Kurenai Yuhi and unexpectedly entered Sage Mode, making him nearly impossible to hit. After Genma turned Kurenai Yuhi's kunai back toward his throat, Kurenai Yuhi insisted the duel did not count.

• Kurenai Yuhi challenged Genma to fight again with his full strength and attacked him with Taijutsu.
• Kurenai Yuhi trapped Genma in Genjutsu and lunged with a kunai, but Genma's Sage Mode instincts blocked the attack.
• Kurenai Yuhi continued attacking, but Genma remained unharmed and claimed his family's secret technique prevented movement while defending him.
• Kurenai Yuhi demanded a real duel, and Genma tried to warn him that either of them might get hurt.
• Genma redirected Kurenai Yuhi's kunai until Kurenai Yuhi held it against his own throat, then Kurenai Yuhi protested that it did not count.

Shiranui Genma answered Kurenai Yuhi’s questions about marriage, finances, children, and household responsibilities as Kurenai tested whether he would treat Kurenai well. Kurenai Yuhi agreed to manage the couple’s income but remained concerned about Genma’s spending and plans for their home.

• Shiranui Genma promised never to fight back or talk back to Kurenai, but Kurenai Yuhi dismissed the oath as empty words and asked how he would handle his income.
• Shiranui Genma offered to give his income to Kurenai Yuhi to distribute, and Kurenai Yuhi accepted the arrangement.
• Shiranui Genma described plans for a distinctive wedding and said they could have one child or adopt, depending on Kurenai’s wishes.
• Shiranui Genma offered to handle housework and cooking, but Kurenai Yuhi insisted that Kurenai share household responsibilities.
• Shiranui Genma proposed buying an apartment or building a home, and Kurenai Yuhi criticized his spending and said his money needed proper management.
• Shiranui Genma kept his Baoduoduo wealth secret because he feared Danzo might use Kurenai to threaten him.

Kurenai Yuhi stalled Genma’s marriage proposal despite conceding that his answers had been satisfactory. Genma then visited Oku Chengyan, who appeared exhausted, and claimed he had a Sage Bloodline before demonstrating Sage Mode.

• Kurenai Yuhi told Genma he had passed for now but would have to wait for another test and for the wedding preparations.
• Genma returned home, teleported to the Capital of the Land of Fire, and went to the Chakra Weapons Division to find Oku Chengyan.
• Genma questioned Oku Chengyan about his haggard appearance and his efforts to pursue Yakushi Nonō.
• Oku Chengyan complained that he had tried hard but still could not speak with Yakushi Nonō much.
• Genma threatened to enter an airport Bloodline duel, then told Oku Chengyan to register him as having a Sage Bloodline.
• Genma made Divine Concealment vanish and revealed Sage Mode markings, leaving Oku Chengyan stunned.

Shiranui Genma asked Oku Chengyan to assess his unusual Kekkei Genkai and demonstrated how it affected his Chakra affinities. After Oku Chengyan realized Genma was far beyond him, Genma urged him to spar, promising to hold back.

• Oku Chengyan questioned whether Genma’s recent moves and altered appearance could withstand a Kekkei Genkai test.
• Genma showed Chakra test paper reacting to all five attributes, astonishing Oku Chengyan.
• Genma returned to his usual appearance and demonstrated that only three attributes reacted when he was not using his Kekkei Genkai.
• Genma transformed again and explained that Divine Concealment made the change faster, though he could also enter Sage Mode on his own.
• Oku Chengyan refused to spar because he thought he was no match, but Genma insisted he would refrain from using his hands and feet.

Shiranui Genma demonstrated his invisible defensive barrier to Oku Chengyan and arranged to enter the Kekkei Genkai duel. After passing the examination, he was given the promotional label of a bloodline suspected to belong to the Sage of Six Paths, and the examiner asked when he would appear.

• Shiranui Genma let Oku Chengyan attack him with kunai from every direction, from the roof, and underground, while an invisible barrier repelled every strike.
• Shiranui Genma pulled Oku Chengyan out of the ground, ended Sage Mode, and asked whether his ability could rival a mysterious Kekkei Genkai.
• Oku Chengyan said the examiners would likely accept Genma and advised him to get his bloodline examined.
• Shiranui Genma told Oku Chengyan to arrange his appearance in that night's duel and create a major spectacle with betting pools.
• The Kekkei Genkai examiner passed Shiranui Genma and, at his suggestion, named his ability a bloodline suspected to belong to the Sage of Six Paths.
• The examiner learned that Shiranui Genma was from Baoduoduo and asked when he would make his appearance.

Shiranui Genma returned to Baoduoduo’s base on Nameless Island to fight ten Kekkei Genkai ninja, but first explained to Muto Rakan why the association offered its ninja generous, lenient treatment. He left Rakan and his secretary understanding that Baoduoduo’s spending was meant to earn loyalty and keep its recruits from leaving.

• Genma delivered the Kekkei Genkai certificate to Oku Chengyan, returned to Konohagakure, and later used Flying Thunder God to reach Nameless Island.
• Genma met Muto Rakan and asked for information about his ten opponents before the duel.
• After reviewing the opponents’ profiles, Genma said they seemed too weak and asked to fight them all at once.
• Rakan warned that Genma’s death could endanger Baoduoduo’s staff, and Genma reminded him that their contract let ninja choose whether to protect the association or themselves during an irresistible disaster.
• Genma explained that Baoduoduo offered generous treatment to gain sincere loyalty and make its ninja reluctant to leave, leaving Rakan and his secretary stunned.

Three years after Baoduoduo began recruiting ninjas from Nameless Island, Genma decided it was time to act and asked Muto Rakan to arrange a duel against ten bloodline ninjas. On the way to the arena, Genma protected Zilan from Takeda and continued inside with her.

• Genma told Muto Rakan that the three-year plan was ready to conclude and asked him to arrange a direct fight against ten people.
• Muto Rakan reluctantly agreed, and his secretary Zilan escorted Genma to the Bloodline Duel Arena.
• Zilan asked whether Genma was confident against ten bloodline ninjas, and he claimed to know many techniques used by the White Fang and the Golden Flash and to possess a Kekkei Genkai.
• Takeda confronted Zilan after she bumped into him and demanded that she sexually satisfy him as compensation.
• Genma struck Takeda with a patterned blade, then followed a grateful Zilan into the arena.

Shiranui Genma entered the Kekkei Genkai Duel Arena for a one-against-ten match, backed by Baoduoduo and advertised as possessing a power linked to the Sage of Six Paths. He defeated the first attacker without a scratch, and the remaining nine launched a coordinated assault as the chapter ended.

• The host announced that Genma would face ten opponents alone under free-for-all rules, with the other ten initially joining forces against him.
• Genma entered the arena, transformed by his Kekkei Genkai, and ignored the opponents' taunts.
• Arashi attacked Genma with Storm Release lightning, but his strike failed to reach Genma and he was knocked out.
• The remaining nine Kekkei Genkai users agreed to attack together and bombarded Genma with ranged and close-combat attacks.

Shiranui Genma won the bloodline ninja free-for-all without a scratch, but Zilan was kidnapped while he celebrated. He tracked her abductors to a hidden barrier and broke through it, revealing the area beyond.

• Shiranui Genma defeated all nine bloodline ninjas with precisely measured strikes and was declared the winner.
• Zilan was abducted by two men while the crowd celebrated Genma's victory.
• Genma realized Zilan was missing, activated Divine Concealment, and raced after the kidnappers as Muto Rakan gathered people to follow.
• Genma spotted two figures entering a dark alley, where they vanished behind an extraordinary barrier.
• Genma drove a massive Fire Style Chakra drill into the barrier until it cracked and the alley's hidden surroundings appeared.

Shiranui Genma broke through the barriers around the estate and reached Zilan just as Takeda was about to assault her. After freeing Zilan, Genma faced the approaching guards, while the scene left her confused about what had happened.

• Shiranui Genma bound the guards outside the estate, carried one away, and used Sage Mode to track Zilan through a second barrier.
• Shiranui Genma broke a large hole in the inner barrier and sensed Zilan in a room with Takeda and a red-haired woman.
• Takeda tied Zilan up and prepared to assault her while the red-haired woman held a bottle beneath Zilan's nose.
• Shiranui Genma smashed through the room's wall and hurled the guard into Takeda, knocking them both into the next room.
• Shiranui Genma cut Zilan's bonds and explained that he had interrupted Takeda, as urgent footsteps approached from outside.

Shiranui Genma rescued Zilan and a terrified red-haired woman from the Clan of the Boundary, then defeated the clan’s defenders. After learning the clan was an ancient power on Nameless Island, he became interested in what it might offer.

• Genma found Zilan and a bound red-haired woman, while Zilan recognized Takeda as the reason they had come there.
• Genma fought off the estate’s attackers with Divine Concealment, then used a blazing giant diamond to break an old man’s barrier and defeat him and two others.
• Genma brought Zilan and the red-haired woman to the injured survivors and questioned one of the kidnappers.
• The man revealed that the estate belonged to the Clan of the Boundary, one of Nameless Island’s founders.
• Zilan explained that the clan had declined and been pushed out of the island’s power structure, prompting Genma to examine the old man with renewed interest.

Shiranui Genma and Zilan questioned an injured old man and learned that the rescued red-haired woman was an Uzumaki survivor named Kurenaiyou, whom Takeda had abused. Genma considered saving the old man if he answered another question, while Zilan objected that he had enabled Kurenaiyou’s suffering.

• Genma asked the old man about the red-haired woman, and he said she was an Uzumaki survivor whom Takeda had used for pleasure.
• The old man confirmed that Takeda had died and explained that he had protected him because the Clan of the Boundary had once shown him kindness.
• Genma examined Kurenaiyou’s arm and saw it was covered in bite marks, while Zilan condemned Takeda’s abuse.
• The old man told Genma that the woman was named Kurenaiyou and lamented that Takeda had used her to restore his vitality.
• Genma offered to save the old man if he answered a question honestly, but Zilan argued that he was an accomplice for failing to protect Kurenaiyou.