Chapter Summaries

Genma expanded Baoduoduo’s control over Summoning Beast Island while helping Ito Genshō cultivate sage arts. Concerned that Ancient Sage Art had changed his body and possibly his genes, he studied his cells and urged the development of a gene analyzer.

• Genma contracted the Ultimate Summoning Beast, which feared Grey Heron but gradually followed it around as Grey Heron fed it fish.
• Baoduoduo delivered resources to Summoning Beast Island, where its engineers improved facilities and researchers worked with Honoka to create summoning beast contract scrolls for Genma’s ninjas.
• With Genma’s help, Ito Genshō successfully cultivated sage arts and developed blue sage markings.
• Genma examined his cells using hair he had saved from before cultivation, and his researchers found that the cells adapted to dangers while using roughly the same nutrients as ordinary cells.
• Genma worried about how Nature Energy had altered his body and called for the development of a gene analyzer to investigate further.

After Snow Eagle Cang mastered sage arts, Genma challenged it to a fight and discovered its speed and defenses had greatly improved. Genma summoned Shadowless Susanoo, and Snow Eagle Cang crashed into its invisible form and was hurled backward.

• Snow Eagle Cang completed its sage arts cultivation, and Genma invited it to test its strength against him.
• Genma entered Sage Mode and flew into the sky as Snow Eagle Cang charged at him; Genma struck its back with a crimson energy cone, but it suffered only minor damage.
• Snow Eagle Cang countered Genma's attempt to punch it by beating its wings and sweeping him away with powerful air currents.
• Genma formed Shadowless Susanoo around himself, and Snow Eagle Cang crashed into its invisible barrier and was thrown backward.

Genma defeated Snow Eagle Cang in a brief fight, and Kana treated the injured eagle. Genma then asked Snow Eagle Cang to become his summoning beast and introduced it to the Grey Heron; he left the conversation by suggesting Snow Eagle Cang could lead its clan.

• Genma knocked Snow Eagle Cang unconscious and caught it with Divine Concealment.
• Kana healed Snow Eagle Cang while Little Snow Eagle waited nearby.
• Snow Eagle Cang accepted its defeat after recognizing the extent of Genma's strength.
• Genma asked Snow Eagle Cang to become his summoning beast and summoned the Grey Heron to meet the Snow Eagles.
• The Grey Heron spoke amicably with Snow Eagle Cang and Little Snow Eagle, and they agreed to take it to their clan.
• Genma asked whether Snow Eagle Cang could become clan leader, and Snow Eagle Cang suspected he wanted to use it to control the clan.

Genma settled his ties with the Land of Iron and returned to Konohagakure to wait for his child’s birth. There, Yana sought Kurenai’s advice on breaking Genjutsu, but the discussion of Uchiha techniques left her troubled.

• Genma and Snow Eagle Cang became allies, with Snow Eagle Cang serving as Genma’s summoning beast and the Snow Eagle Clan’s strongest member.
• The six elders of the Land of Iron thanked Genma for helping them learn senjutsu and subduing the Snow Eagle Clan, then offered him five scrolls of their sword arts.
• Genma agreed to credit the Land of Iron’s elders whenever he used their sword arts and to help restore the Land of Iron’s prestige.
• Genma returned to Konohagakure, planned names for his child with Kurenai, and prepared to stay by her as the birth approached.
• Yana visited Genma seeking advice on breaking Genjutsu, and Kurenai explained how to dispel it and warned her about Uchiha techniques.
• Yana took notes during Kurenai’s explanation but became more troubled after hearing about Uchiha Genjutsu.

Yana visited Genma and Kurenai to learn how to counter the Uchiha Clan's Genjutsu, and Genma suspected her rivalry with Itachi had prompted the request. After Kurenai taught her basic methods, she asked Genma whether he had a better solution, and he pretended not to know.

• Genma suspected Yana had come for Genjutsu lessons because of her one-sided rivalry with Itachi and worried about the political ties he had helped create between her and the Uchiha Clan.
• Yana listed a long menu of snacks, but Genma limited her choices before making tempura and boiled dumplings for her and Kurenai.
• Kurenai comforted Yana, who ate all the snacks with her and left Genma without a bite.
• Kurenai taught Yana ordinary ways to dispel Genjutsu and advised her to avoid clashing with the Uchiha Clan.
• Kurenai asked Genma if he knew how to counter Uchiha Genjutsu, and he hid his knowledge by playing dumb.

Genma explained two ways Yana could counter the Uchiha Clan's visual Genjutsu: learn to read an opponent's movements by watching their feet or use the Third Hokage's Bringer-of-Darkness Technique alongside sensory skills. Yana was left to consider which difficult approach to pursue as Genma went to prepare dinner.

• Kurenai questioned why Yana could resist her father's Genjutsu but remained vulnerable to the Uchiha Clan's Genjutsu.
• Genma told Yana that she could try judging an enemy's movements by watching their feet, a method he said Might Guy used to resist Genjutsu.
• Kurenai described Might Guy's achievements, and Yana recognized him as the man in green clothes.
• Genma advised Yana to ask the Third Hokage for the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique and warned that she would also need sensory skills or the ability to fight by sound.
• Genma left to prepare dinner and told Yana to consider how she would train to counter the Uchiha Clan.

Yana learned Guy’s technique for fighting by watching an opponent’s feet, hoping it would help her deal with Itachi. After training, she went to the Konohagakure Academy and picked up Sasuke, telling him she would help with his training.

• Yana approached Guy at a training ground and asked him to teach her how to fight by watching an opponent’s feet.
• Guy eagerly trained Yana in the technique until sunset.
• Yana arrived at the Konohagakure Academy as Naruto left with his mother.
• Yana hugged Sasuke and told him she would pick him up after school and help him train.

After Sasuke bragged about beating Naruto, Kushina encouraged Naruto to turn his frustration into action and train to surpass him. Yana then made Sasuke reconsider how his assumptions about Naruto and his status as the Fourth Hokage’s son had shaped his disdain.

• Sasuke bragged that no one at the academy could beat him, prompting Naruto to accuse him of shamelessly boasting.
• Sasuke said Naruto had lost after he pinned him down, and Naruto prepared to fight him again.
• Kushina stopped Naruto and encouraged him to answer Sasuke’s taunts by growing stronger, then took him home.
• Yana asked Sasuke whether he disliked Naruto because Naruto was the Fourth Hokage’s son, and Sasuke admitted that was one reason.
• Sasuke reflected on how his irritation with Naruto had developed into doubt and disdain, and questioned whether he had taken Naruto’s struggles for granted.

Sasuke questioned why he felt disappointed when Naruto stopped provoking him, while Naruto enjoyed time with Kushina and looked forward to her teaching him ninjutsu. Two years later, Naruto graduated and joined Sasuke and Sakura on a team, where he used a provocative Transformation Technique while they waited for their jonin instructor.

• Sasuke reflected on his hostility toward Naruto and wondered whether he had started enjoying their arguments.
• Naruto told Kushina about his supposed victory over Sasuke, and Kushina encouraged him to train and promised to teach him ninjutsu.
• Naruto graduated from the Ninja Academy with outstanding grades and was assigned to a team with Sasuke and Sakura.
• After their jonin instructor failed to arrive, Naruto transformed into a provocatively dressed woman to test the instructor and teased Sasuke for blushing.
• Sakura noticed Sasuke's flushed cheeks and wondered whether he liked women like Naruto's transformed appearance.

Naruto tested Kakashi by disguising himself as a beautiful woman and slashing his clothes, then Team 7 introduced themselves on the rooftop. Kakashi warned them that their survival exercise the next morning was a serious test with a high failure rate.

• Naruto transformed, ambushed Kakashi as he entered the classroom, and slashed his clothes twice before changing back.
• Kakashi led Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to the rooftop and asked them to introduce themselves.
• Naruto said he liked ramen and dreamed of becoming Hokage, Sakura spoke of her affection for Sasuke and dislike of Naruto, and Sasuke said he wanted to become as strong as his brother.
• Kakashi announced a survival exercise for the next morning, warned that only nine of twenty-seven graduates usually passed, and told the team to bring ninja tools and gather at five.

Genma took Kurenai and their three-year-old daughter Mai to visit the Konohagakure Academy, where they found children watching Konohamaru fight a Hyuga boy. Konohamaru explained his determination to keep striving and handed the boy a book about becoming stronger.

• Mai asked Genma to take her to the academy, and Kurenai joined them for the outing.
• Genma, Kurenai, and Mai arrived at the academy and followed the noise of a crowd of children.
• Genma lifted Mai onto his shoulders so she could see Konohamaru fighting a Hyuga boy.
• Konohamaru told the Hyuga boy that every attack brought him closer to victory as he grew stronger.
• Konohamaru credited the Azure Beast of Konoha and gave the Hyuga boy a golden book about becoming stronger.

Konohamaru’s earnest training and praise for The Legend of Bruce Lee impressed a Hyuga Clan child and drew attention from Genma, Kurenai, and Ebisu. His example inspired Konohagakure’s young generation to work harder, and he gained the title “Konoha’s Sapling” while continuing to train.

• The Hyuga Clan child accepted The Legend of Bruce Lee and felt inspired by Konohamaru’s seriousness and skill in their spar.
• Genma and Kurenai saw Konohamaru training, and Ebisu explained that Rock Lee had influenced him while claiming his own lessons had helped too.
• Genma and Kurenai left with Kagura after speaking with Ebisu, and Kagura’s goodbye cheered him up.
• Konohamaru’s words and example sparked a wave of diligence among Konohagakure’s young generation, and The Legend of Bruce Lee became popular with young readers.
• Konohamaru earned the title “Konoha’s Sapling” and responded to the praise by working even harder.

Minato sent Genma to secretly protect Naruto and Kakashi’s team during their mission in the Land of Waves, allowing their training to continue without risking their lives. After days of watching them train, Genma met Kakashi, who asked him to avoid interfering unless there was no other choice.

• Minato explained that Naruto’s mission was meant to expose him to danger and test him, then sent Genma to protect the team from the shadows.
• Genma watched Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura practice walking on water and noticed Sakura’s excellent chakra control and the boys’ steady progress.
• Kakashi let the three train on their own and grew restless after running out of newspapers to read in the Land of Waves.
• Genma revealed himself to Kakashi the night before Gato planned to go build the bridge and gave him a stack of newspapers.
• Kakashi asked Genma not to interfere unless absolutely necessary, explaining that his lack of confidence in the children was why he wanted Genma to stay out of the way.

Genma stayed behind to protect Gato's family while letting Kakashi's team face danger on the bridge, and he used the attack on Gato's home to test one of Naruto's abilities. After Inari failed to act, Genma appeared before the Samurai who had taken Gato's daughter, leaving them terrified and facing him.

• Genma agreed not to intervene unless necessary and hid near Gato's home while Naruto and the others went to the bridge.
• Two Samurai broke into Gato's home, destroyed the room, and took Gato's daughter hostage while Inari cried.
• Genma waited to see whether Inari would rush out to save his mother, but Inari stayed behind.
• Genma appeared before the Samurai and warned them to release Gato's daughter, frightening both men.

Genma rescued Gato's daughter from two samurai, then hurried to the bridge after sensing the battle there. He arrived to find the confrontation still underway, with the fighters mostly stable but two chakra signatures becoming strained.

• Genma defeated the two samurai who were holding Gato's daughter and freed her, though Inari fled back into the house in fright.
• Genma gave Gato's daughter money and asked her to keep his rescue quiet, then tied up the samurai and left a Shadow Clone behind.
• Genma entered Sage Mode while rushing to the bridge and sensed six chakra signatures there, along with Sakura's scream.
• Genma sensed two chakra streams becoming unstable as the battle continued, but the fighters remained on the verge of collapse rather than being defeated.

Genma intervened after Naruto shattered Haku’s Demonic Mirror Ice Crystals and knocked Haku unconscious, then checked on Sasuke while Kakashi fought Zabuza in the mist. The mist cleared and Zabuza disappeared, leaving Kakashi unable to find him as Genma treated Sasuke.

• Genma heard Naruto’s Nine-Tails Chakra erupt and hurried toward the fight, where Naruto had shattered Haku’s ice mirrors.
• Naruto recognized Haku as Sister Haku and refused to kill him, so Genma knocked Haku unconscious and told Naruto he had come to save them.
• Genma gave Naruto an OK gesture when asked about Sasuke, then vanished toward the mist where Kakashi and Zabuza were fighting.
• Kakashi’s fight with Zabuza continued until the mist dispersed and Zabuza had disappeared.
• Sasuke saw Genma treating him after Genma appeared beside him.

Kakashi found Naruto and Sasuke safe after the battle, while Naruto said Genma had chased the fleeing enemies. Genma had secretly taken Zabuza and Haku to the Capital of the Land of Fire and tried to make them serve him.

• Kakashi searched the bridge area for Zabuza and questioned Naruto about Genma, but chose not to investigate further.
• Sakura rushed to Sasuke, and Naruto told her that Sasuke would wake soon.
• Genma kept the unconscious Zabuza and Haku bound in a sealed room in the Capital of the Land of Fire.
• Haku woke and resisted Genma's offer to keep Zabuza if Haku agreed to serve him.
• Zabuza woke, struggled against his restraints, and refused Genma's demand that he submit.

Shiranui Genma defeated Zabuza and Haku, then persuaded them to become his subordinates after demonstrating his overwhelming strength. He welcomed them at a wealthy base in the Capital of the Land of Fire and had maidservants bring them bathrobes.

• Genma freed Zabuza and offered him a chance to fight back, and Zabuza agreed on the condition that Haku would be safe.
• Zabuza attacked Genma with Kubikiribōchō, but Genma stopped the blade and held him at swordpoint.
• Haku fired ice spikes at Genma, who blocked them effortlessly while keeping Zabuza pinned.
• Zabuza accepted that he and Haku would follow Genma after learning Genma was known as White Fang Flash.
• Genma welcomed Zabuza and Haku at Baoduoduo's lavish base and had maidservants bring them bathrobes.

Genma gave Zabuza and Haku comfortable lodgings, then summoned them for a mission. The pair discovered that Genma had an underground base filled with armed ninjas and advanced equipment, and they prepared to depart with him.

• Genma arranged treatment, bathing, and clean clothes for Zabuza and Haku, who stayed at his residence under ninja guard.
• Zabuza and Haku spent their idle days playing Landlord with the ninjas, and Zabuza lost a round despite drawing a strong hand.
• Genma appeared before them using the Flying Thunder God Technique and said he had a job for them.
• Genma led Zabuza and Haku to an underground base, where rows of ninjas greeted him as their Big Boss.
• Genma ordered equipment prepared for Zabuza and Haku and told the ninjas to brief them before they departed in ten minutes.

Genma led Zabuza, Haku, and a force of jonin-level ninjas to the Land of Snow to negotiate with the Snow Hidden Village and help Kazahana Koyuki reclaim the country. After leaving Koyuki behind, the group advanced toward the Daimyo’s residence and prepared to ambush a patrol.

• Genma brought twenty ninjas, including Zabuza, to meet Kazahana Koyuki and Asama Santayu, then said their mission was to negotiate with the Snow Hidden Village or subdue it by force.
• Genma ordered Haku to stay behind with Koyuki, but Koyuki demanded to come and kill Kazahana Dōtō herself.
• Genma and Sandayu persuaded Koyuki to remain behind, and Genma gave Haku instructions before leading the team out.
• The group crossed the snow in combat uniforms, and Genma gave his cloak to the shivering Sandayu.
• Using patrol intelligence collected by Baoduoduo’s shops, Genma’s scouts identified the enemy’s routes, and a squad captain moved to ambush the nearest patrol.