Chapter Summaries

Uzumaki Gengetsu woke in Konoha Hospital after the village checked his memories and confirmed he was an Uzumaki survivor. Kushina and Minato took him in, while Danzo failed to claim him for Root and ordered him watched.

• Yamanaka Inoichi reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi that Gengetsu’s memories contained no problems, techniques, or seals, reassuring Kushina.
• Gengetsu woke in Konoha Hospital, realized he was still in the Naruto world, and worried about the village’s investigation of him.
• Kushina welcomed Gengetsu as family, and he called her Sister Kushina and addressed Minato as his older brother before they took him home.
• Danzo demanded that Hiruzen hand Gengetsu over to Root as a potential Nine-Tails vessel, but Hiruzen refused because Kushina valued him and opposed Root.
• Gengetsu told Minato and Kushina he had come to Konoha to escape war and gain strength, and Danzo ordered Root members to watch him without confronting them.

Gengetsu settled into life with Kushina and began learning the basics of becoming a ninja. After refining Chakra for the first time, he realized that overusing it could exhaust and damage his cells, prompting him to wonder if this explained the Sage of Six Paths' death.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi read a report of Gengetsu's conversation with Minato and Kushina and ordered surveillance on Gengetsu temporarily lifted.
• Gengetsu moved in with Kushina, considered the dangers posed by Danzo, and resolved to learn the ninja system rather than rely on his knowledge of the original story.
• Kushina gave Gengetsu Minato's Ninja Academy notes and taught him about Chakra, hand seals, and the requirements for refining Chakra.
• Gengetsu mastered the basic concepts and, with Kushina's guidance, refined Chakra for the first time in only a quarter of an hour.
• Gengetsu sensed fatigue in the cells he had used to refine Chakra, stopped, and understood Kushina's warning that over-extraction could cause cellular damage.

Gengetsu learned about Chakra affinities and Kushina taught him how Yin Release related to the Uzumaki Clan’s Adamantine Sealing Chains. That night, he developed theories linking Chakra Nature Transformations to Yin-Yang and the Four Symbols, but remained unsure how pure Yin and Yang Release fit.

• Kushina tested Gengetsu’s Chakra affinity and found that he had Wind and Water affinities.
• Kushina explained Yin and Yang Release and demonstrated the Uzumaki Clan’s Adamantine Sealing Chains, promising to teach Gengetsu the technique if he mastered Yin Release.
• Gengetsu studied Chakra Nature Transformation and wrote down his theories about its relationship to ninjutsu, hand signs, and the balance of physical and spiritual energy.
• Gengetsu drew a diagram connecting the Four Symbols to Wind, Fire, Lightning, Water, and Earth Release.
• Gengetsu wondered whether pure Yin and Yang Release represented absolute Yin and absolute Yang, but could not work out the answer.

Gengetsu trained under Kushina and Minato, received a Flying Thunder God Kunai, and began learning Water Release. While experimenting alone, he was confronted by Root Ninja sent by Danzo and fled, leaving his next refuge uncertain.

• Gengetsu trained intensively, mastered the Three Body Technique, and began practicing water walking and tree climbing.
• Minato gave Gengetsu a specially made Flying Thunder God Kunai, and Kushina revealed that he could enter the Ninja Academy.
• Gengetsu chose to learn Water Release, and Minato taught him Water Release: Water Disruption, which Gengetsu successfully performed on his second attempt.
• After Kushina and Minato left on a mission, Gengetsu went to a secluded river to study Water Release Chakra transformation.
• Two Root Ninja tried to take Gengetsu to Danzo, but he escaped using Water Replacement and Clone Technique and wondered whether to seek refuge at the Hokage Tower.

Gengetsu escaped Danzo's Root Ninja by seeking Tsunade's protection at a sake house. After Tsunade drove the Root Ninja away, Gengetsu practiced shaping Chakra until he realized he could use Water Release without conventional hand seals, then helped the drunken Tsunade leave as night fell.

• Gengetsu used Transformation Technique and a clone to mislead the Root Ninja, then hid in a sake house where he found Tsunade drinking.
• The Root Ninja arrived to take Gengetsu to Danzo, but Tsunade intervened after Gengetsu revealed his identity and said Kushina and Minato were away.
• Gengetsu used Water Release: Water Disruption on the Root Ninja, and Tsunade ordered them to tell Danzo to leave him alone.
• After the Root Ninja retreated, Gengetsu practiced forming hand seals and realized he had cast Water Release earlier without conventional seals.
• Tsunade passed out drunk, and Gengetsu helped her out of the sake house, leaving the bill on her tab.

Gengetsu trained his Water Release and explained his chakra theory to Tsunade, who offered to teach him Yang Release. After Minato and Kushina returned, Gengetsu began attending the Ninja Academy and wondered what path he could take in a world shaped by Ōtsutsuki blood.

• Tsunade warned Gengetsu that his chakra training could harm him, then listened to his theory and offered to teach him Yang Release.
• Gengetsu trained Water Release alongside Tsunade and continued bringing her home after she got drunk.
• Minato praised Gengetsu for protecting himself from Root and agreed to keep Danzo's actions secret from Kushina.
• Kushina and Minato returned to Konoha, and Tsunade praised Kushina for raising an outstanding ninja.
• Gengetsu joined the Ninja Academy as a transfer student, recognized several classmates, and questioned where his own path lay.

Gengetsu finally mastered Wind Release Chakra and used the method he developed to quickly learn Fire, Lightning, and Earth Release transformations. He decided to give his training method to Konoha in exchange for access to more Ninjutsu.

• Gengetsu trained late into the evening and finally mastered Wind Release after watching Guy practice upside-down walking.
• Gengetsu used his discoveries about quantifying spiritual and physical energy to quickly master Fire, Lightning, and Earth Release transformations.
• Minato found Gengetsu after Kushina worried about his late return, and Gengetsu explained his breakthrough to him.
• Gengetsu told Kushina and Minato about his training method over dinner, and Kushina celebrated his achievement.
• Gengetsu decided to hand the method over to the village, and Kushina and Minato supported his choice.

Gengetsu chose six ninjutsu as his reward for sharing his chakra-training method, then quickly mastered the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and began practicing Water Release: Water Severing Wave. As he trained by the river, an attacker ambushed him with exploding-tag kunai and a hidden figure emerging from the water.

• Gengetsu asked Minato and Kushina for advice, then told Hiruzen Sarutobi he wanted ninjutsu matching his five Chakra Nature Transformations.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi let Gengetsu choose six techniques, and Gengetsu selected the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, four elemental ninjutsu, and the Spirit Transformation Technique to study spiritual energy.
• Gengetsu returned home and mastered the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique in three minutes, creating more than sixty clones to train in parallel.
• Gengetsu practiced Water Release: Water Severing Wave by the river and pierced two trees with his first attempt.
• Two kunai carrying Exploding Tags flew at Gengetsu, and another attacker emerged from the river as he sensed the ambush.

Gengetsu defeated two ninjas who ambushed him while he trained, then reported the attack to Minato and the Hokage. After the adults investigated, Tsunade began teaching Gengetsu Medical Ninjutsu and accepted him as her disciple, though she first tested his strength by beating him nearly unconscious.

• Gengetsu broke free of the attackers’ water trap, killed one ninja with Water Release, and pursued and finished off the other as he fled.
• Gengetsu returned home and told Minato about the ambush, and Minato took him to the river to inspect the scene with Konoha ninja.
• Hayate Gekko praised Gengetsu’s Water Release, and Gengetsu later recounted the battle to Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kushina, Minato, and Tsunade.
• Tsunade offered to teach Gengetsu Medical Ninjutsu, and Gengetsu formally bowed to become her disciple.
• Tsunade beat Gengetsu during a strength assessment at the Senju Clan Grounds, healed him, and began his Medical Ninjutsu lessons.

Gengetsu mastered Yang Release, medical ninjutsu, and Monster Strength while training under Tsunade, and he resolved to pursue Yin Release and Adamantine Sealing Chains. After a nightmare about the Nine-Tails Rampage, he decided his rest would not mean lowering his guard and prepared to begin his third stage of training.

• Gengetsu divided his training among Shadow Clones and, after mastering Yang Release, deduced how Yin Release Chakra might form, though he could not yet cultivate it.
• Gengetsu noticed Minato and Kushina taking missions more often and decided to master Yin Release and learn Adamantine Sealing Chains before graduating.
• Gengetsu smashed a mountain wall with Monster Strength, which impressed Tsunade after he had mastered the technique in a month.
• Tsunade ordered Gengetsu to take a month's vacation, and he fell asleep before waking from a nightmare about the Nine-Tails Rampage.
• Gengetsu reviewed his progress in ninjutsu, medical techniques, and sealing, then resolved to begin his third stage of training with Kekkei Genkai as his goal.

Gengetsu considered developing Ice Release and reflected on future threats while his Shadow Clone attended academy training. He defeated Asuma Sarutobi in a sparring match, impressing their classmates and teacher with his powerful Water and Wind Release.

• Gengetsu chose to begin developing Ice Release by combining Water Release and Wind Release, while treating Wood Release as a more distant goal.
• During academy training, Gengetsu's Shadow Clone worried about future events and resolved to find an opportunity to get rid of Danzo.
• Gengetsu faced Asuma Sarutobi in a sparring match and used Water Release and Wind Release to defeat him.
• Tamoki declared Gengetsu the winner, and Asuma formed the Reconciliation Seal with him.
• Obito, Kurenai, and Rin asked how Gengetsu used Water Release without hand seals, and Gengetsu explained the training behind it.

After Danzo failed to recruit Gengetsu into Root, Gengetsu focused on developing Water Release techniques and began experimenting with Minato. Their attempt to combine the Rasengan with Water Release unexpectedly produced a devastating Water Tornado.

• Danzo tried to recruit Gengetsu into Root, but Gengetsu refused and challenged Danzo to teach him techniques he could not provide.
• Gengetsu resolved to grow strong enough to defeat Danzo and chose to develop his Water Release abilities.
• After Minato returned from a mission, Gengetsu learned the Rasengan and proposed combining it with Water Release to create Hard Vortex Tornado.
• Gengetsu and Minato tested the technique, and their first attempts exploded as the Rasengan became unstable during its transformation.
• Minato adjusted how they infused Water Release Chakra, and a Water Tornado over ten meters tall erupted, sweeping up the river and uprooting trees.

Gengetsu and Minato developed a large-scale Water Tornado technique, and Gengetsu later obtained Tsunade’s Yin Seal method. He considered using the seal to store Chakra as part of a broader search for immortality through Natural Energy.

• Minato told Gengetsu that Hard Vortex Tornado was an S-rank technique but too unstable for his fighting style.
• Gengetsu proposed forming the vortex outside the user, and his Shadow Clones eventually created a Water Tornado that covered an area three to four hundred meters wide without harming its caster.
• Gengetsu imagined combining multiple Water or Wind Tornadoes to trap and attack an enemy.
• After Tsunade’s month-long rest period ended, Gengetsu studied the Yin Seal method she had given him.
• Gengetsu reasoned that Chakra ultimately came from Natural Energy and that Sage Art might offer a path to immortality.

Gengetsu studied the Yin Seal and reasoned that its effects came from chakra nourishing the pituitary gland, while wondering whether other body systems might relate to powerful ocular abilities. At school, his Shadow Clone met Guy and Kakashi, and Gengetsu left considering Konoha’s lost talents and whether to study genjutsu after cultivating Yin Release Chakra.

• Gengetsu questioned whether the Yin Seal’s youth-preserving effect came from storing chakra at the Brow Chakra and decided that clones would help him investigate the body’s chakra fields.
• Gengetsu studied the Yin Seal at home and concluded that its precise chakra control and connection to the pituitary gland could help him eventually develop Creation Rebirth and the Strength of a Hundred Technique.
• Gengetsu considered the pineal gland’s possible links to the Sharingan and Rinnegan, and reflected on how human experimentation could draw researchers into dangerous pursuits.
• At school, Gengetsu’s Shadow Clone greeted Guy and Kakashi, then watched Guy chase after Kakashi when Kakashi left.
• Gengetsu thought about Hatake Sakumo, Shisui Uchiha, Itachi, and Danzo, then decided to consider studying genjutsu after cultivating Yin Release Chakra.

Gengetsu mastered Yin Release Chakra and began training with Adamantine Sealing Chains, while Minato warned that Kirigakure still wanted to abduct him. At the Senju Residence, he met Jiraiya and Orochimaru, who invited him to work together.

• Gengetsu told Kushina he had mastered Yin Release Chakra, then reflected on the limits of his seven Chakra Nature Transformations and decided to train harder.
• Minato warned Gengetsu that Kirigakure had targeted him and arranged for two ANBU to watch over him; Gengetsu planned to stay near Kushina and Tsunade while using a Shadow Clone for school and practice.
• Gengetsu went to the Senju Residence, where Tsunade praised his progress and warned him not to get cocky.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru arrived, and Orochimaru noted Gengetsu's skill in Chakra Nature Transformations and Medical Ninjutsu before asking him to work together.
• Gengetsu offered to help Orochimaru with medical matters and suggested that Orochimaru could protect him from the Mist Ninja.

Gengetsu decided to graduate early to prepare for the coming war, then secretly learned from Orochimaru before facing his practical graduation assessment. The chapter ended as Gengetsu and Chunin Nobukazu began their fight in front of Konoha’s leaders and his family.

• Gengetsu told Tsunade he wanted to graduate early so he could gain combat experience before the coming war, and she agreed while warning him to fight cautiously.
• Gengetsu told Kushina and Minato about his plan, submitted his graduation application the next day, and received approval for an assessment two days later.
• Orochimaru invited Gengetsu to his underground laboratory, where Gengetsu helped with his research and secretly learned from him, but found no experiments involving Hashirama Cells.
• Gengetsu arrived at Training Ground 7 for his assessment, watched by Kushina, Minato, Tsunade, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Tamoki explained that Gengetsu had to demonstrate his ability against Chunin Nobukazu, and the two began fighting before the start command was fully spoken.

Uzumaki Gengetsu defeated Nobukazu in a sparring match and was recognized as a qualified academy student. Tsunade prepared to leave Konoha, but first taught Gengetsu the Summoning Technique and entrusted him to Katsuyu.

• Uzumaki Gengetsu used water techniques, mist sensing, and a Shadow Clone to outmaneuver Nobukazu and bind him.
• Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Minato praised Gengetsu’s tactics, while Hiruzen Sarutobi presented him with his forehead protector.
• Tsunade told Gengetsu she had recommended him for missions as a Medical Ninja and warned him that medical ninja were enemy priorities.
• Tsunade said she was leaving Konoha the next day, then taught Gengetsu the Summoning Technique using the scroll bearing Hashirama Senju and her names.
• Uzumaki Gengetsu summoned Katsuyu, and Tsunade entrusted him to her care.

Uzumaki Gengetsu joined Sarutobi Kazuhara’s team and took part in a lethal team drill with Uchiha Shinsui and Kanzuki Chiba. Gengetsu’s techniques helped the team fight back, and his enormous Water Tornado struck Kazuhara’s target, which vanished in a puff of smoke.

• Uzumaki Gengetsu met Sarutobi Kazuhara, Uchiha Shinsui, and Kanzuki Chiba at Training Ground Eleven and introduced his skills.
• Sarutobi Kazuhara ordered the three rookies to fight him as if they intended to kill him, and Uchiha Shinsui directed the team’s opening attack.
• Gengetsu broke through an Earth Wall and attacked Kazuhara, then blocked a barrage of air bullets and rescued Kanzuki Chiba from underground.
• Gengetsu used Hidden Mist Technique and wind to spread the fog, then sent a Shadow Clone to face Kazuhara while his main body went to support Uchiha Shinsui.
• Gengetsu’s Shadow Clone launched a gigantic Water Tornado that caught Sarutobi Kazuhara, whose body disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Gengetsu’s team completed a training exercise, then left Konoha for its first mission as Tsunade departed the village. Danzo ordered Root to secretly follow them and keep the Mist Ninja from taking Gengetsu, while the team reached the Land of Fire border without yet learning their mission’s details.

• Gengetsu, Uchiha Shinsui, and Kanzuki Chiba worked together to defeat Sarutobi Kazuhara in a training exercise, and Gengetsu asked his teammates to teach him Water Release and Fire Release.
• Sarutobi Kazuhara told Shinsui and Chiba not to spread the news that Gengetsu had mastered all five Chakra Nature Transformations.
• Gengetsu said goodbye to Tsunade, then joined Sarutobi Kazuhara, Uchiha Shinsui, and Kanzuki Chiba to begin their first mission southeast of Konoha.
• Danzo ordered a Root team to follow Gengetsu’s group secretly and prevent the Mist Ninja from taking him.
• The team camped and traveled for three days, then stopped at the Land of Fire border, where Kanzuki Chiba asked Sarutobi Kazuhara what their mission was.

Uzumaki Gengetsu and Sarutobi Kazuhara searched the ruins of Whirlpool Country for the Uzumaki Clan’s sealing techniques and found a hidden research chamber. As they gathered its materials, Gengetsu sensed a Mist Ninja team approaching.

• Sarutobi Kazuhara briefed Gengetsu, Uchiha Shinsui, and Kanzuki Chiba on their mission to disrupt Mist Ninja and find what Whirlpool Country had left behind.
• Gengetsu used his Hidden Mist Technique to scout a ruined residential area, and the squad began searching its buildings.
• Kanzuki Chiba found a Four Symbols Sealing on a wall, and Gengetsu released it, triggering a trap that his teammates helped him evade.
• Gengetsu and Sarutobi Kazuhara entered an underground chamber filled with Uzumaki sealing research and began packing its scrolls and books.
• Gengetsu sensed three approaching Mist Ninja: one Jonin and two Chunin.