Chapter Summaries

Shiranui Genma questioned the dying elder of the Clan of the Boundary, who entrusted him with the clan’s techniques and asked him to care for a girl who could no longer speak. After the elder died, Genma discovered the clan’s writings could help revive lost methods of using Nature Energy and realized ordinary people could use Shadow Clones to improve their cultivation.

• The elder admitted that the Clan of the Boundary’s inheritance consisted of Sealing Techniques and barrier techniques, and said its divine artifact could not be moved.
• Shiranui Genma asked the elder what he could not let go of, and the elder asked him to care for the girl before dying.
• Shiranui Genma killed the other two men without leaving visible wounds, then told Zilan they could leave.
• Shiranui Genma examined the clan’s ancient books and scrolls and found valuable techniques, including methods that used Nature Energy without Chakra.
• Shiranui Genma realized his research let ordinary people use a Shadow Clone to double their cultivation efficiency.

Shiranui Genma considered how Shadow Clone training could be supported by Karin and her mother, then left Zilan and Muto Rakan to reunite with the Baoduoduo ninjas. Genma’s teasing made Rakan believe Zilan had been violated, until he realized she was fine and Zilan grabbed his ear.

• Shiranui Genma reasoned that Karin and her mother’s healing could let selected ninjas use Shadow Clones to train for senjutsu with fewer side effects.
• Shiranui Genma, Zilan, and the others emerged and were surrounded by Baoduoduo ninjas, while Muto Rakan apologized for arriving late.
• Shiranui Genma privately told Muto Rakan that Zilan had been injured and humiliated, leading Rakan to believe she was mentally unstable.
• Muto Rakan tearfully apologized to Zilan and promised to help her live on, while Zilan insisted she was fine and suggested searching the area for treasures.
• Shiranui Genma vanished, and Muto Rakan realized Zilan was acting normally before asking if she had been violated.
• Zilan grabbed Muto Rakan’s ear and demanded to know what he meant, and Rakan blamed Shiranui Genma.

Muto Rakan realized Genma had exposed his long-hidden feelings for Zilan, and Zilan discovered she felt affection for him too. Meanwhile, Genma and Nonō discussed Kurenaiyou’s severe psychological condition, and months of rest and reading began to draw her interest back to the world.

• Muto Rakan recognized that Genma had set him up, and he felt relief after finally voicing his suppressed feelings for Zilan.
• Zilan understood why Rakan had acted strangely, felt a quiet happiness, and called him a fool before turning away.
• A subordinate told Rakan that Zilan had smiled while calling him a fool, leaving him blushing at the thought that he had a chance.
• Genma asked Nonō whether Kurenaiyou could recover, and Nonō admitted that her condition was beyond her experience.
• Genma arranged for Kurenaiyou to rest and read newspapers and romances, and after several months she began showing interest in newspapers.

After months of preparing for the wedding and trying to earn Kurenai Yuhi’s approval, Genma faced a strength test against Namikaze Minato. Their prolonged battle ended in a draw, leaving Genma unsure whether Kurenai would accept him.

• Kurenai Yuhi brought Minato to the training ground to test Genma, explaining that defeating Minato was not the only way to win his approval.
• Genma activated Divine Concealment and fought Minato with Flying Thunder God Kunai as his new Water Style affinity and changing appearance remained on his mind.
• Minato tricked Genma with a feint and struck him with a Rasengan, but Divine Concealment’s defense limited the impact.
• Genma chose not to use Susanoo and instead kept battling Minato, relying on his skill and endurance.
• Genma and Minato fought to a draw, and Genma worried about what the result meant for Kurenai’s approval.

Genma won Kurenai Yuhi’s approval to marry Kurenai and enlisted Minato’s help to break into a hidden cave in the Land of Birds. There they found the Grey Heron Clan’s techniques and a summoning scroll, leaving Genma to consider how to restore the nearly extinct clan.

• Genma and Minato fought to a draw, and Kurenai Yuhi approved Genma’s marriage to Kurenai.
• Genma invited Minato’s family to the wedding and gave Minato sealing and barrier technique materials in exchange for his promise to share his research.
• In Grey Heron Marsh, Minato broke the barrier guarding a cave after Genma asked for his help.
• Genma and Minato dismantled barriers inside the cave and found scrolls containing Wind Style, Water Style, and Nature Energy techniques.
• Minato identified a blank summoning scroll as belonging to the nearly extinct Grey Heron Clan, and Genma considered seeking out Snow Eagles as companions for the last Grey Heron.
• Genma gave Minato the Grey Heron Clan’s sealing technique scrolls, and Minato agreed to share any techniques he developed from them.

Minato gave Genma the Space Transfer technique, and Genma returned to the Land of Iron to subdue the Snow Eagles and claim an inherited item. At the Sword Mountain Range, Fūmaru struggled to fly in the cold but insisted it might adapt.

• Minato handed Genma a scroll containing Space Transfer and told him to study it and ask questions.
• Genma returned to the Land of Iron, where six elders accompanied him to the Sword Mountain Range to witness him subduing a Snow Eagle.
• Ito Genshō explained that Genma could receive an inherited item if he subdued the strongest Snow Eagle.
• Genma summoned Fūmaru at the mountain’s foot, but the cold and snow kept it from taking flight.
• Fūmaru curled up against the cold, asked Genma for more food, and said it felt it might adapt.

Genma and the six elders climbed Sword Mountain through a severe snowstorm to draw the Snow Eagle to them. The Snow Eagle appeared with a smaller eagle, and Genma prepared to face it as the elders watched.

• Fūmaru admitted it was enduring the cold because it wanted to meet birds its own size, then accidentally knocked Genma into a snowbank with a wing pat.
• Genma sent Fūmaru back before it caught a chill, and he led the six elders toward Sword Mountain through the worsening snowfall.
• Genma used Wind Style to shield the group from the storm, and they reached the mountain after half a day of climbing.
• The group made snow barriers for shelter, but a violent gale soon darkened the sky.
• Genma spotted two white eagles circling overhead and recognized the larger one as the Snow Eagle; the six elders emerged to watch.

Genma fought the Snow Eagle in the sky, evading its attacks with the Flying Thunder God Technique and Divine Concealment. The chapter ended with Genma blocking the Snow Eagle’s claw and hinting that the power he used should be familiar to it.

• Genma entered Sage Mode, used Divine Concealment to fly up to the Snow Eagle, and heard its little one ask for meat.
• Genma called the little Snow Eagle “little Whitey,” provoking the large Snow Eagle to attack with twin tornadoes.
• Genma escaped the tornadoes using a Flying Thunder God Kunai, then dodged the Snow Eagle’s successive giant claws while closing the distance.
• The Snow Eagle charged at Genma, but Genma met it head-on and blocked its claw with an enormous fist.
• The shocked Snow Eagle asked what kind of ninjutsu Genma had used, and Genma said it was not ninjutsu and should be familiar.

Genma defeated and captured a giant Snow Eagle and its young, then waited for the adult to wake so he could ask about the clan’s strength. While he and the old men rested over a hot pot, the little Snow Eagle began to cry.

• The Snow Eagle attacked Genma, but Genma restrained it, knocked it unconscious, and brought it down.
• Genma captured the little Snow Eagle when it rushed to help its father, then bound both birds.
• Genma and Gozan Sanban decided to wait for the adult Snow Eagle to wake and explain how the clan ranked strength.
• Genma and the old men prepared and shared a hot pot beside the fire while the little Snow Eagle remained tied up.
• The little Snow Eagle suddenly burst into tears as the group ate.

Genma cooked a pot of mixed braised meat while the little Snow Eagle watched hungrily, then teased it by eating in front of it. The Snow Eagle finally ate the pieces Genma fed it, and Genma offered it more.

• Ito Genshō suggested Genma begin taming the large bird by winning over the little Snow Eagle.
• Genma prepared a pot of braised pork, chicken, and fish beside the tied-up little Snow Eagle.
• The little Snow Eagle watched the cooking eagerly as the smell of the meat filled the air.
• Genma tasted the finished dish and asked the Snow Eagle if it wanted some.
• The Snow Eagle refused at first, but then ate the pieces Genma fed it.
• Genma placed the remaining meat in a bowl before the Snow Eagle and asked if it still wanted more.

Genma persuaded the little Snow Eagle, Xiao, to answer questions by offering it meat, learning about its family and other Snow Eagles while convincing it to become a summoning beast. After Xiao asked him to wake its father, Genma agreed, while still wondering about the Snow Eagle Clan and the Giant Bird Clan.

• Genma made Xiao watch him eat until he agreed to trade meat for answers to questions.
• Xiao told Genma that it had a mother and that other birds like its family might exist, and Genma rewarded each answer with meat.
• Genma coaxed Xiao into giving up its hatred of him and made it eager to become a summoning beast.
• Genma untied Xiao, and after eating its fill, Xiao remembered its father, Cang, and asked Genma to wake him.
• Genma promised to help Cang and wondered whether the Snow Eagles were a powerful sacred-land race and what Cang meant by the Giant Bird Clan.

Genma revived Snow Eagle Cang and offered to help it learn senjutsu in exchange for becoming his summoning beast. Snow Eagle Cang considered the offer but remained wary that it might gain power and refuse to serve him.

• Genma used medical Chakra to wake Snow Eagle Cang, then released the ropes after Snow Eagle Xiao asked him to.
• Snow Eagle Cang tried to protect Xiao from Genma, but Xiao went to its side and asked whether it wanted meat.
• Genma entered Sage Mode and proposed that Snow Eagle Cang become his summoning beast, offering to help it learn senjutsu.
• Snow Eagle Cang demanded proof and asked how Genma could ensure it would survive senjutsu training.
• Genma questioned why he should help without a guarantee, and Snow Eagle Cang promised to become his summoning beast if the training succeeded.
• Snow Eagle Cang denied that it might break its promise, then called its earlier hostility toward Genma a misunderstanding.

Genma offered to prove his senjutsu method by helping the six elders try it without risking their lives. He revealed that the method involved the Shadow Clone Jutsu and began explaining how he had discovered its secret.

• Genma told Snow Eagle Cang to watch him help others cultivate senjutsu, then led him to the six elders.
• Genma asked the elders to test his senjutsu method, promising it had a high success rate and would not endanger their lives.
• The elders questioned Genma’s claim, then marveled at his achievements and Snow Eagle Cang grew more impressed.
• Genma created a Shadow Clone and said its secret had helped him cultivate senjutsu at a young age.
• Genma began recounting how he discovered that a dispelled Shadow Clone’s memories returned to him.

Shiranui Genma explained his Shadow Clone method for cultivating senjutsu and negotiated with Snow Eagle Cang over letting it observe the process. Snow Eagle Cang revealed the origins and rivalry of the Grey Heron and Snow Eagle clans, then struggled to answer Genma’s follow-up question.

• Shiranui Genma told the elders that his senjutsu method required help from a rare person and arranged for them to take turns cultivating in the Land of Iron.
• Shiranui Genma confronted Snow Eagle Cang and demanded information in exchange for sharing his method and allowing it to watch.
• Snow Eagle Cang agreed to answer after Genma pressured it, and Genma asked about Grey Heron and the Giant Bird Clan.
• Snow Eagle Cang explained that the Grey Heron and Snow Eagle clans had split from one race and lived in different habitats, though they sometimes competed.
• Shiranui Genma asked whether the two clans could mate, and Snow Eagle Cang said they could not before admitting it only knew this from its elders.

Genma balanced Snow Eagle Cang’s interest in sage arts against the risk of letting it target Kana, while preparations for his wedding to Kurenai came to fruition. After their grand wedding and fireworks display, Genma began preparing an even more spectacular surprise for Kurenai.

• Genma abandoned his search for the Snow Eagle clan and planned to make Snow Eagle Cang submit by first encouraging it to learn sage arts and then defeating it.
• Snow Eagle Cang took Snow Eagle Xiao to catch Snow Leopards, but Xiao asked it to conjure and roast meat instead.
• Genma brought Kana to the Land of Iron to help the old men train with Shadow Clones, and Snow Eagle Cang watched her methods with growing interest.
• Genma and Kurenai married in a ceremony attended by their guests, and the newlyweds later watched a lavish fireworks display from the rooftop.
• Genma carried Kurenai and formed sage markings on his face as he prepared to show her something even more high-profile.

Genma and Kurenai celebrated their wedding with fireworks and spent their first night together as newlyweds. The next day, they traveled to the Land of Iron, where Genma carried Kurenai through the cold and took her to a cozy shop to try its snowy desserts.

• Genma flew with Kurenai to watch the fireworks, then brought her home after they ended.
• Genma and Kurenai consummated their relationship on their wedding night.
• Genma took Kurenai to the Land of Iron during their three-day wedding leave, and they set out to explore.
• Genma noticed Kurenai was struggling to walk and carried her through the snowy streets despite her embarrassment.
• Genma brought Kurenai to Xiangxiangxue, where they ordered two snow-based dishes.

After their honeymoon, Genma and Kurenai returned to the Mission Assignment Office and met Kushina, who asked them to join her on missions. They agreed, and Kushina tearfully thanked them before suggesting they claim a mission.

• Genma and Kurenai enjoyed ice cream and spent the rest of their vacation exploring the Land of Iron.
• After returning to Konohagakure, Genma and Kurenai went to the Mission Assignment Office to take a mission together.
• Kurenai and Genma found Kushina outside the office, looking anxious and hoping to change her current situation.
• Kushina asked Genma and Kurenai to do missions with her, and they both agreed.
• Kushina began to sob with gratitude, then wiped her tears and urged them to claim a mission.

Genma tried to help Kushina respond to the villagers’ hostility and understand why she could not freely take missions. Kushina began to see that proving her strength might help her earn trust, though the chapter left her next step unresolved.

• Kushina accepted the villagers’ insults, while Kurenai wanted to fight them and Genma argued that violence would worsen their hatred.
• Genma realized Kushina had hoped to contribute to Konohagakure through missions and change the villagers’ opinions, but other people would not team up with her.
• Genma suggested that finding the person who released the Nine-Tails could earn Kushina recognition, but Kushina worried that the culprit might not appear soon.
• Genma urged Kushina to stay home temporarily and care for her child, prompting Kurenai to defend her right to go out.
• Genma suggested that Konohagakure restricted Kushina’s missions because she was not strong enough to protect herself, and Kushina appeared to understand his point.

Genma encouraged Kushina to strengthen her Rasengan with Nature Transformation and introduced her to Sage Techniques as a possible next step. Kushina agreed to train and joined Genma and Kurenai for a mission, but the mission clerk’s concealed hostility left the trio uneasy.

• Kushina admitted that she felt her abilities had reached their limit, so Genma demonstrated a Fire Release Rasengan and suggested she add Nature Transformation to her Rasengan.
• Kushina reconsidered her doubts about Nature Transformation after Genma explained how it could help her deal greater damage with an ally’s support.
• Genma described Sage Techniques to Kushina and Kurenai, explaining their dangers and offering to help Kushina train in them after she learned Nature Transformation.
• Kushina agreed to ask Minato about Sage Techniques and proposed that the three of them take a mission together, which Kurenai accepted.
• When Genma, Kurenai, and Kushina reached the front of the mission queue, the clerk looked at them with concealed hostility, making Genma and Kurenai uneasy.

Genma, Kurenai, and Kushina chose a month-long B-rank mission in Tanzaku Quarter despite Kushina’s worries about leaving Naruto. Genma accepted it confidently, leaving the reason for his assurance unexplained.

• The Mission Assignment Office staff offered the trio only one B-rank mission, and Kurenai protested his dismissive attitude.
• Kushina read that the mission would last a month, and she hesitated because she would be away from Naruto.
• Genma reassured Kushina that the mission would not cause a problem, and she trusted him enough to hand him the form.
• Genma and Kurenai learned the mission involved helping a wealthy man in Tanzaku Quarter deal with a wandering samurai whose arrival was uncertain.
• Genma accepted the mission, signed the form as team leader, and left the office with Kurenai and Kushina.