Chapter Summaries

Genma and Kurenai left home to lead reinforcements toward Amegakure, where a surprise attack struck their troops and White Fang’s vanguard. After they repelled the attackers and camped at the Land of Rain’s border, Genma and Hatake Sakumo discussed precautions against further assaults.

• Genma reassured Kagura about the danger of the coming war, and he and Kurenai shared a final family dinner before leaving home.
• White Fang assembled the vanguard, and Genma later led the reinforcements after them toward Amegakure.
• As both forces rested near Amegakure, attackers bombarded them with Exploding Tags and sent pale hands bursting through the ground.
• Genma ordered the Hyuga Clan ninja to scan underground with their Byakugan, allowing the troops to spot and fend off the ambush with few casualties.
• Genma and White Fang’s forces regrouped and established a camp at the Land of Rain’s border.
• Genma and Hatake Sakumo agreed to use the Hyuga, Inuzuka, and Aburame Clans to guard against further attacks, though the constant vigilance threatened to prevent the troops from resting.

Genma warned Hatake Sakumo that Orochimaru might attack with immortal undead and urged him to prepare the Sealing Squad. Orochimaru’s Reanimation Jutsu army attacked Konohagakure’s Camp, where the prepared squads began sealing the fallen, while Hashirama and Tobirama were forced to charge toward the camp.

• Genma told Hatake Sakumo that Orochimaru might control immortal undead and recommended assigning sealing teams to every combat unit.
• Hatake Sakumo agreed to prepare for the night battle and ordered an immediate retreat if sealing proved ineffective.
• Orochimaru raised coffins across the wilderness and sent their reanimated occupants rushing toward Konohagakure’s Camp.
• Konohagakure’s squads met the attack, followed orders to seal the reanimated fighters, and began coordinating after sealing their first opponent.
• Orochimaru added four more pieces to his chessboard, summoning Mu and Hozuki Gengetsu alongside Hashirama and Tobirama.
• Hashirama and Tobirama recognized the Reanimation Jutsu and began moving toward Konohagakure’s Camp against their will.

Konohagakure’s shinobi sealed Hashirama, Tobirama, Mu, and Hozuki Gengetsu during Orochimaru’s nighttime attack, forcing him to withdraw his remaining controlled reanimated pawns. At the camp, the First and Second Hokage learned it was Year 65 of Konohagakure and questioned Hatake Sakumo about the village and its leaders.

• Konohagakure’s sealing squads trapped and sealed Hashirama, Tobirama, Mu, and Hozuki Gengetsu before they could go far.
• The four sealed Kage bickered as the shinobi carried them away, and Tobirama told Mu and Hozuki Gengetsu that the seals had kept them from attacking their own villages.
• Orochimaru sensed that his four pawns were beyond his control, withdrew the remaining ones, and Konohagakure repelled the nighttime attack at relatively small cost.
• At the main camp, Tobirama recognized the aged Hatake Sakumo, who told him and Hashirama that it was Year 65 of Konohagakure.
• Hashirama asked about the village’s leaders, and Hatake Sakumo explained that the Fourth Hokage was in office, the Third Hokage had died, and Tsunade might be traveling through the Land of Fire.

Shiranui Genma brought Tsunade to meet her resurrected grandfathers, Hashirama and Tobirama, after explaining that he wanted her help asking about their techniques. Their reunion ended with Tobirama suddenly turning an imposing gaze on Hatake Sakumo and Genma.

• Tobirama asked Hatake Sakumo how the Konoha forces had anticipated Orochimaru's night raid, and Sakumo credited Shiranui Genma with recognizing Impure World Reincarnation's vulnerability to sealing.
• Genma found Tsunade in her laboratory and told her that Hashirama and Tobirama had been captured, then asked her to question them about Impure World Reincarnation and related techniques.
• Genma used Flying Thunder God to take Tsunade back to camp, where Hashirama and Tobirama wondered how she had arrived so quickly.
• Tsunade reunited with her grandfathers and asked how they had ended up captured, while Hashirama greeted her warmly.
• Tobirama asked Hatake Sakumo who in Konohagakure knew Flying Thunder God, then abruptly fixed an imposing gaze on him and Genma.

Genma left Hashirama and Tobirama to talk privately with Tsunade, then trained as Konoha advanced into the Land of Rain. When Deidara attacked the army from the sky, Genma cut down his bird and captured him.

• Hashirama and Tobirama mistakenly thought Genma was Tsunade’s boyfriend, but Tsunade corrected them and Genma left the tent.
• Genma sent Shadow Clones to assist the wounded and began training in the Eight Inner Gates.
• After the major nations suffered mysterious attacks, Konoha led the allied forces into the Land of Rain, where white creatures attacked the army.
• Deidara bombarded Konoha’s forces from a giant bird, inflicting casualties despite their Earth Release defenses.
• Genma sliced Deidara’s bird in half, restrained Deidara as he fell, and stopped him from making another bird.

Genma captured Deidara and Konan, allowing White Fang's forces to enter the Land of Rain, but Amegakure's resistance and the appearance of Orochimaru's reanimated fighters turned the battle into a fierce struggle. The Third Raikage's arrival drove Kirigakure and Sunagakure back and enraged A.

• Genma used his Shadowless Susanoo to expose and withstand Konan's Exploding Tags, then concealed himself and captured her and Deidara.
• Genma returned to his unit with Konan and Deidara, repeatedly striking them with Water and Lightning Release before the Sealing Squad sealed them.
• White Fang's forces advanced into the Land of Rain, where Amegakure's ninjas fought back with mechanized umbrellas, needles, and assassination techniques.
• Iwagakure and Konoha joined forces against Amegakure, while White Zetsu disrupted their formations and Kirigakure and Sunagakure remained occupied elsewhere.
• Coffins carrying reanimated fighters attacked Kirigakure and Sunagakure, and the Third Raikage drove them back with his lightning and immense strength.
• A learned that Orochimaru had controlled the Third Raikage and smashed a wall in anger.

As the war against Amegakure worsened, the Five Kage agreed to deploy the Nine-Tails, and Minato revealed that Kushina and Naruto were both perfect Jinchuriki. Kushina and Naruto then fought an enemy whose identity shifted from the Third Raikage to the Third Kazekage, trapping him with golden chains.

• Orochimaru used newly dead ninjas in attacks on the major villages, prompting them to order near-death shinobi to destroy their bodies.
• Minato proposed deploying the Nine-Tails, and the Five Kage debated the risks before he said he trusted Kushina and Naruto.
• Minato confirmed to A that the Nine-Tails was split between two Jinchuriki and that both could control it perfectly.
• Kushina and Naruto arrived at the Konohagakure camp and battled the Third Raikage, while Naruto's Rasenshuriken failed to penetrate his back.
• Kushina restrained the enemy with golden chains, declaring that they had caught him, though the narration identified him as the Third Kazekage.

Kushina failed to stop Naruto from being taken into Obito’s dimension, where he and Genma fought Pain and the controlled Tailed Beasts. As their battle became a stalemate, Madara Uchiha appeared before the Five Great Ninja Villages and confronted the Five Kage.

• Kushina sealed the Third Raikage but failed to catch Naruto before the void closed around him.
• Genma entered Obito’s dimension and found Pain controlling eight Tailed Beasts, including a drained Eight-Tails.
• Genma and Naruto fought Pain and the Tailed Beasts, but Obito repeatedly transported them back into the battle.
• Genma and Naruto defeated the Tailed Beasts again, but the fight remained a war of attrition as Nagato and Obito summoned replacements.
• Madara Uchiha attacked the gathered ninja villages, and the Five Kage confronted him.
• Ōnoki challenged Madara Uchiha, who mocked him for being short and flying.

The Five Kage coordinated their attacks against Madara Uchiha and used Ōnoki’s technique to break through his Susanoo. They knocked Madara Uchiha away, and Sealing Madara rushed in with a scroll to seal him.

• Ōnoki attacked Madara Uchiha with Dust Release, but Madara regenerated his Susanoo and mocked him.
• Minato rallied the Five Kage, who attacked Madara together but failed to overcome his Susanoo.
• Ōnoki explained a tactic to A and boosted the force of his punch with the Ultra-Added-Weight Rock Technique.
• Mei Terumi, Gaara, and Minato destroyed Madara’s five Susanoo Shadow Clones and created an opening for A.
• A’s boosted punch broke Madara Uchiha’s Susanoo and sent him flying.
• Sealing Madara rushed toward Madara Uchiha with a large sealing scroll.

Madara Uchiha regenerated and resumed fighting Minato and the other Kage while Kushina defended Konoha's camp from a giant creature and a Tailed Beast Ball. Jiraiya and Tsunade confronted the Mysterious Masked Man over the stolen eyes of Jiraiya's former students, and the battle turned as a mysterious black-haired man appeared beside Gamabunta with a giant green figure.

• Madara Uchiha regenerated, formed Susanoo again, and faced Minato, A, Gaara, Mei Terumi, and Ōnoki.
• Kushina and the Nara clan members stopped a giant creature from trampling Konoha's camp, but a Tailed Beast Ball then struck Kushina's armor.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya fought the Mysterious Masked Man alongside the toads and slug as he admitted stealing the eyes of Jiraiya's former students and killing them.
• The eight Tailed Beasts recovered, forcing Jiraiya to ask Gamakichi, Gamahiro, and Gamabunta to hold them off while he prepared a technique.
• A short, messy black-haired man appeared in front of Gamabunta as a giant green figure rose from the ground.

The masked man’s forces overwhelmed the allied fighters as Itachi and Sasuke joined the battle, and both brothers awakened Mangekyo after seeing their comrades fall. The masked man summoned a revived giant beast that absorbed the Tailed Beasts and began transforming into a tree.

• Naruto, Sasuke, Itachi, and Genma arrived as Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Shisui confronted the masked man and the Tailed Beasts.
• Itachi and Sasuke fought the Summoning Beasts, but Shisui was badly wounded, prompting Itachi to awaken his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Itachi attacked the masked man with Susanoo, but the masked man’s body passed through the strike and he engulfed Itachi in flames.
• Sasuke awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan when he thought Itachi had been killed, and Itachi reappeared unharmed as the brothers regrouped.
• The masked man summoned a giant beast that bound and absorbed the Tailed Beasts, then began transforming into a tree despite Naruto’s warning.

Obito became the Ten-Tails’ jinchūriki, but Madara forced him to perform Rinne Rebirth and returned to life. As Naruto, Kushina, Sasuke, and Itachi attacked Madara, Genma joined the assault with a powerful saber technique.

• Obito absorbed the giant tree’s fruit, revealed his face, and became white-skinned as Tsunade, Haku, and Karin treated Jiraiya and Shisui.
• Obito was compelled to use Rinne Rebirth, reviving Madara, who stabbed himself and celebrated his return to life.
• Genma brought Kakashi to the battlefield, where Kakashi recognized the unconscious Obito, and Minato arrived seeking Tsunade’s help.
• Madara removed the Rinnegan from Obito and implanted it in himself before absorbing more of Obito’s power.
• Naruto, Kushina, Sasuke, and Itachi attacked Madara with giant fox forms and Susanoo, but could not defeat him.
• Genma unleashed the Divine Cloud Thousand Illusions Saber Style and sent a converging strike toward Madara.

Genma and the Allied Shinobi Forces battled Madara Uchiha as Gaara rallied the wavering army to fight together. With Minato, A, and Ōnoki creating an opening, Genma unleashed his second-form Divine Cloud Thousand Illusions Saber Style, leaving Madara pinned beneath a devastating strike.

• Madara Uchiha shattered his Susanoo, but his Limbo shadows blocked the giants’ attacks, and Genma warned the others about the invisible defenders.
• Minato arrived with reinforcements and the unconscious four Kage, while Ōnoki and Gaara stopped and moved Madara’s two meteors.
• Madara attacked the gathered ninjas with Yin Release Lightning Dispatch, and Gaara rallied them to unite and wait for an opening.
• Naruto, Sasuke, Genma, and the others fought Madara in a stalemate as his armor and defenses kept recovering.
• Minato joined the fight, and A struck Madara while Ōnoki rode on his back, making Madara’s Susanoo and Truth-Seeking Orbs vanish.
• Genma opened the Sixth Gate with Nine-Tails Chakra, unleashed his second-form Divine Cloud Thousand Illusions Saber Style, and struck Madara into the ground.

Genma and the others fought Kaguya after Madara Uchiha disappeared, and Naruto and Sasuke ultimately sealed her, ending the Shinobi World War. Afterward, Genma helped develop Space Gate and stepped through it to explore another world.

• Genma sent Itachi to use Amaterasu on Madara Uchiha, but a terrifying aura rose from the crater and revealed Kaguya as their next opponent.
• Genma warned Naruto, Sasuke, Itachi, and Kushina about Kaguya's abilities before retreating to help evacuate and protect people.
• Kaguya cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, while Kushina had her Tailed Beast extracted and Naruto lost more than half of his.
• Itachi gave his eyes to Sasuke, and Naruto and Sasuke awakened new powers before sealing Kaguya with help from Might Guy.
• After the war, Genma researched Resurrection Jutsu with Tsunade and developed Space Gate with Obito, Minato, and the Second Hokage.
• Genma stepped through Space Gate to explore a world with another kind of power.

Genma entered the Skywater Sect after learning that his Mixed Five Elements Spiritual Root made cultivation unusually slow, and he was assigned to its Heavy Labor Miscellaneous Courtyard. After settling into an empty house, he reconsidered his cultivation method and went to investigate the nearby market.

• Genma received a test result showing a Mixed Five Elements Spiritual Root, an age over thirty, and early-stage Qi Condensation, so the sect assigned him to the Heavy Labor Miscellaneous Courtyard.
• Other applicants mocked Genma’s poor aptitude, but he ignored them and followed a guide into the mountains.
• Genma saw that the Heavy Labor Miscellaneous Courtyard was nearly empty and chose a sturdy house to clean.
• Genma decided the Spiritual Wood Art was probably unsuitable for his Spiritual Roots and began reconsidering how to cultivate.
• Hearing vendors calling out between the courtyards, Genma grabbed his luggage and went to inspect the bustling stalls.

Genma discovered a vendor offering the Five Elements Chaos Art and tried to buy it despite having only ten Low-grade Spirit Stones. When the vendor attempted to exploit him and nearby cultivators attacked, Genma used his techniques to counter them.

• Genma explored the market and learned that the Five Elements Chaos Art was considered powerful but too costly in resources for most cultivators to practice.
• Genma asked the sharp-faced vendor to sell him the art separately and offered ten Low-grade Spirit Stones.
• The vendor admitted he could not confirm whether the art was complete, then tried to take advantage of Genma by pointing out his low cultivation.
• Genma appeared behind the vendor with a weapon at his back and demanded the art in exchange for the vendor's life.
• Two cultivators attacked Genma, but he evaded their strikes with a substitution technique and dragged one attacker into the earth with the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique.
• Genma knocked down the cultivator who had thrown a knife.

Genma subdued three mid-stage Qi Condensation cultivators who tried to extort him, then drew the attention of a Skywater Sect woman. After she spared him a penalty, he took the Five Elements Chaos Art and asked to see records about cultivating with a Mixed Five Elements Spiritual Root.

• Genma used Kushina's Sealing Technique to stop the sharp-faced man and subdue the three cultivators who had attacked him.
• A woman in sky-blue Daoist robes arrived and fined everyone ten Low-grade Spirit Stones for disturbing the trading area.
• The woman returned Genma's Spirit Stones, gave him a Communication Talisman, and offered to help him if trouble arose.
• Genma took the Five Elements Chaos Art from the sharp-faced man's stall and released the seals on all three cultivators.
• Genma explained that he had a Mixed Five Elements Spiritual Root, and the woman warned him that past cultivators with that root had failed to reach Foundation Establishment.
• Genma asked whether the Skywater Sect had records of those cultivators' experiences and whether he could study them.

Huo Genma returned to the Heavy Labor Miscellaneous Courtyard and studied the Five Elements Chaos Art while waiting for Shui Linglan to find an original copy. He learned that his Mixed Five Elements Spiritual Root made cultivation slow and resource-intensive, but the art and his Shadow Clones could help him advance if he balanced the five elements.

• Shui Linglan introduced herself to Huo Genma and offered to check whether Skywater Sect had an original copy of his cultivation art.
• Shui Linglan explained to Xiao Lin and Xiao Feng that she was curious about Genma’s strength and his ability to seal Spiritual Energy, then sent them to handle patrol while she went to the Scripture Pavilion to seek the Five Elements Chaos Art.
• Genma returned to the Heavy Labor Miscellaneous Courtyard and read his handwritten copy, remaining wary of Shui Linglan’s offer.
• Genma learned that the Five Elements Chaos Art could double cultivation speed for Mixed Five Elements Spiritual Roots but required balanced absorption of all five elements.
• Genma concluded that the art and Shadow Clones might offset his poor aptitude, though he still needed to solve the problem of balancing the five elements.

Genma obtained the Five Elements Chaos Art and the Skywater Sect’s experiment records from Shui Linglan, though he remained suspicious of her motives. After verifying the Jade Slip was safe, he began practicing the technique with three Shadow Clones.

• Genma weighed the risks of practicing the Five Elements Chaos Art and considered seeking cultivation resources from a stronger sect.
• Shui Linglan contacted Genma and told him she had found the Five Elements Chaos Art and the sect’s experiment records.
• Genma met Shui Linglan beside a secluded stream, accepted her Jade Slip, and left despite her invitation to stay.
• Genma checked the Jade Slip through a Shadow Clone and found detailed cultivation methods and experience with no apparent problems.
• Genma returned to his room, created three Shadow Clones, and began circulating the Five Elements Chaos Art.

Genma cultivated with the Five Elements Chaos Art and his Shadow Clones before attending a Skywater Sect lesson. There, Leng Muxi demonstrated a powerful variation of the Water Ball Technique, and Genma recognized how its spinning water gave it an advantage over techniques of the same level.

• Genma used five Shadow Clones to cultivate overnight, finding that the Five Elements Chaos Art greatly accelerated his progress.
• After hearing the Skywater Sect’s bells, Genma joined the other itinerant cultivators in the square.
• Leng Muxi announced that he would teach the Water Ball Technique, drawing skepticism from the crowd.
• Leng Muxi’s Special Water Ball Technique defeated an early first-tier Fire Ball Technique, surprising the gathered cultivators.
• Genma realized that the water ball’s high-speed rotation gave it greater kinetic energy and explained its strength.
• Leng Muxi urged the cultivators to keep the technique secret, and they promised not to reveal it.