Chapter Summaries

Gengetsu explained his theories about Sharingan evolution and returned to Konoha with Hashirama and Tsunade to check on the Special Training Division. Along the way, he noticed the cloud ninja had arrived for alliance talks and found Kakashi visiting Rin’s memorial stone.

• Gengetsu theorized that Mangekyo and Rinnegan evolution required sufficient Yin Release and Yang Release power, and Old Seven and Old Eleven wondered whether they could awaken the Sharingan.
• Hashirama proposed returning to Konoha to inspect the Fourth Hokage’s Special Training Division, and Tsunade warned Old Seven and Old Eleven not to tamper with the Sharingan experiments.
• Gengetsu returned to Konoha with Hashirama and Tsunade, then headed toward the Uchiha Research Facility after Hashirama and Tsunade left.
• Gengetsu sensed that the cloud ninja had arrived for alliance negotiations and reasoned that they could not know the full circumstances of the Nine-Tails Rampage.
• Gengetsu spotted Kakashi carrying flowers to the cemetery, followed him, and found him standing before Rin’s Memorial Stone.

Gengetsu tried to help Kakashi accept that Obito had become an enemy, then learned that Cloud Ninja had attempted to abduct Itachi and were demanding a life for a life. Minato and Gengetsu faced the Cloud Ninja envoy as tensions threatened the peace talks, and Gengetsu offered to handle the killings himself.

• Gengetsu told Kakashi that Obito had chosen another path and urged him to stand with him in seeking a way to revive Rin; Kakashi resolved to meet Rin again.
• Gengetsu learned from Minato that negotiations with the Cloud Ninja were progressing and reviewed the first Special Training Division roster.
• Genma Shiranui reported that Itachi and Anko had killed a Cloud Ninja envoy member during an attempted abduction of Itachi.
• Minato and Gengetsu arrived at the Hokage Tower, where the Cloud Ninja leader demanded that Konoha hand over the killer in exchange for the dead envoy members.
• Gengetsu told Minato to leave the killing to him.

Uzumaki Gengetsu seized the cloud ninja delegation after they tried to demand the Sharingan, then took Shinsui and Itachi to Kumogakure to confront the Fourth Raikage and Killer B. The chapter ended as Gengetsu launched Wood Release against them after Killer B destroyed his Flying Thunder God kunai.

• Minato backed Gengetsu’s investigation, and Gengetsu subdued the cloud ninja leader and two of his men with his Heavenly Eye and Adamantine Soul Chains.
• Gengetsu told Shisui to summon Shinsui for a trip to Kumogakure, while Fugaku stayed in Konoha and Itachi joined his master.
• Gengetsu used Gravity Technique to travel with Shinsui and Itachi, dropping Flying Thunder God kunai along the way as Shinsui suspected Akatsuki had motivated the cloud ninja’s demand for the Sharingan.
• Gengetsu’s clone entered Kumogakure with the captive leader, while Gengetsu openly confronted the Fourth Raikage and challenged him and Killer B to fight outside the village.
• At the battlefield, Killer B sliced through Gengetsu’s thrown kunai, and Gengetsu answered the Raikage’s charge with Sage Art—Wood Release—Tree World Advent.

Uzumaki Gengetsu used Wood Release and Adamantine Sealing Chains to restrain Killer B and Gyūki while Uchiha Shinsui’s Susanoo struck the Fourth Raikage. Gengetsu warned Gyūki that the Ten-Tails’ revival plot was underway, then left to fight the Raikage.

• Gengetsu’s Wood Release trapped Killer B, but Killer B transformed into Gyūki while the Fourth Raikage raced through the forest toward Gengetsu.
• Uchiha Shinsui’s skeletal Susanoo punched the Fourth Raikage away, and Itachi watched as Gengetsu’s Wood Clone explained the fighters’ abilities.
• Gengetsu used Flying Thunder God to reach Gyūki and bound him with Adamantine Sealing Chains, then sat on his head and warned him and Killer B not to struggle.
• Gengetsu entered their Sealed Space and told Gyūki that the Ten-Tails’ husk had been brought to the Shinobi World, the Four-Tails Jinchūriki had been killed, and the Nine-Tails had been targeted.
• Gengetsu told Gyūki to discuss the threat with Killer B, then returned to say he would beat up the Fourth Raikage and created a Wood Clone.

Gengetsu and Uchiha Shinsui overwhelmed the Fourth Raikage, while Gengetsu won the Eight-Tails’ cooperation and Killer B joined his side. With the Fourth Raikage out of chakra, Gengetsu faced him in a brutal taijutsu battle and gained the upper hand.

• The Fourth Raikage dodged Uchiha Shinsui’s Mangekyo technique, then shattered his Bloody Susanoo with a punch.
• Uchiha Shinsui used Nether Flame against the Fourth Raikage, and Gengetsu’s Wood Clone struck him from the air into the ground.
• Gengetsu persuaded the Eight-Tails to share its Chakra and formed an alliance with it and Killer B.
• The Fourth Raikage charged Gengetsu again after losing his Chakra, while the cloud ninja reinforcements watched from nearby.
• Gengetsu’s main body fought the Fourth Raikage hand to hand and gained the advantage with his Sage Body and heightened senses.

Gengetsu left the Cloud Village after fighting the Fourth Raikage and returned to Konoha, where he advised Anko to pursue a Kekkei Genkai. The chapter ended with Fugaku questioning Itachi about his training with Anko before accepting that they would continue sparring.

• Gengetsu defeated the Fourth Raikage in hand-to-hand combat, then left the Cloud Village with Uchiha Shinsui and Itachi Uchiha.
• Killer B tried to flee before the Fourth Raikage arrived, but his big brother caught him, while Gengetsu watched and laughed.
• On the flight back to Konoha, Gengetsu asked Itachi what he had learned, and Itachi concluded that every technique had a weakness.
• Gengetsu reported what had happened to Hokage Minato and the others, then visited Anko in the hospital and urged her to develop Boil Release or Lava Release.
• Gengetsu teased Anko about pursuing Itachi, prompting her to leap at him, while Fugaku questioned Itachi about training with Anko and then told him to eat and rest.

Akatsuki discussed its failed attempt to capture the Eight-Tails and chose the Zero-Tail as its next target, while Orochimaru warned them not to underestimate Uzumaki Gengetsu. In Konoha, Gengetsu provoked Jiraiya at the hot springs, leaving him face-to-face with an enraged Tsunade.

• White Zetsu reported that the Fourth Raikage had only been slightly injured and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki remained unharmed, while Obito Uchiha blamed Gengetsu for disrupting the plan.
• Orochimaru explained Gengetsu's history with Danzo and warned that his eyes might let him see people's fates; Konan declared that Pain would handle Gengetsu later and named the Zero-Tail as their next target.
• Gengetsu returned home, learned from Shirobai that Tsunade had gone to the hot springs, and headed there after sending a Shadow Clone to find Tobirama Senju.
• Gengetsu disguised himself as a female ninja and shouted that Jiraiya was peeping, causing Jiraiya to flee from the rooftop.
• Tsunade kicked Jiraiya into a wall, then turned toward Gengetsu's disguise with clenched fists.

After Tsunade chased Jiraiya and Gengetsu through the Hot Springs District, Gengetsu went with Jiraiya to Mount Myōboku to avoid her. There, the Great Toad Sage prophesied that Gengetsu would encounter a person connected to the Tenseigan and later fight three outsiders with the Rinnegan and Byakugan.

• Tsunade mistook Gengetsu for one of Jiraiya’s accomplices and sent women after them, so Jiraiya and Gengetsu fled together.
• Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta, and Gengetsu asked to go with him to Mount Myōboku to take refuge from Tsunade.
• At the Senju Clan Estate, Tsunade confronted Gengetsu’s Shadow Clone while Tobirama Senju continued researching the Cursed Seal.
• Sage Fukasaku told Gengetsu and Jiraiya that the Great Toad Sage had awakened and expected Gengetsu to arrive.
• The Great Toad Sage said Gengetsu would meet someone whose blue eyes shared the origin of his own, then face three outsiders with the Rinnegan and Byakugan.
• Gengetsu identified the likely connection to the Tenseigan and the Ōtsutsuki, and said he wanted to study the God Tree.

Gengetsu questioned the Great Toad Sage about the Sage of Six Paths and learned that Sage Arts had helped him reach the Sage Realm. After returning to Konoha, Gengetsu tested Kakashi’s high-frequency oscillating lightning blade, mastered it, and fused it into Chidori Sharp Spear.

• Gengetsu asked the Great Toad Sage about gods and the Sage of Six Paths, and learned that Hagoromo had possessed Immortal Force comparable to the sage’s own.
• Gengetsu inferred that powerful Sage Arts cultivation could help talented Uchiha awaken the Rinnegan, then fled Mount Myōboku when dinner was served.
• Gengetsu met Kakashi at Ichiraku Ramen, where Kakashi revealed that he had developed the high-frequency oscillating lightning blade.
• Gengetsu and Kakashi tested the technique, and Kakashi’s lightning-coated short sword cleanly sliced through Gengetsu’s Wind Release-coated kunai.
• Gengetsu learned the technique from Kakashi and mastered it after two hours of practice.
• Gengetsu entered Dragon Vein Chakra Mode and fused the technique into Chidori Sharp Spear, impressing Kakashi.

Gengetsu tested his True High-Frequency Oscillating Lightning Blade with Kakashi, then went to Shikkotsu Forest to try a shortcut for developing Kekkei Tōta-level Wood Release. The chapter left three Shadow Clones beginning the risky experiment with Ao Cang.

• Gengetsu demonstrated the True High-Frequency Oscillating Lightning Blade by piercing a distant mountain and cutting off its peak, leaving Kakashi astonished.
• Gengetsu told Kakashi to focus on Immortal Cultivation and Kekkei Genkai development, suggesting Storm Release as his next goal.
• Gengetsu left four Shadow Clones in Konoha and went to Shikkotsu Forest to prepare for Sage Transformation of his liver.
• Gengetsu planned to fuse Kekkei Tōta-level Wood Release Sage Art Chakra with Ao Cang so he could transform his liver and develop stronger Wood Release.
• Gengetsu and Ao Cang began the cautious experiment through three Shadow Clones, which entered Dragon Vein Chakra Mode.

Gengetsu and Ao Cang tested whether they could create Wood Release Sage Art Chakra together, gradually improving their results with Wood Clones. Later, Gengetsu asked Anko, Kaori, Naohide, and Itachi to declare their first training goals.

• Gengetsu and Ao Cang’s first attempts to refine Yang Release with Shadow Clones caused all three clones to explode because Ao Cang produced too much Chakra.
• Gengetsu switched to Wood Clones, and he and Ao Cang began coordinating the three Chakra transformations needed to form Kekkei Tōta-level Wood Release.
• Their fourth attempt succeeded, and later attempts produced mixed results as some Wood Clones succeeded while others exploded.
• Gengetsu gathered Anko, Kaori, Naohide, and Itachi by the river and asked them to state their chosen goals.
• Naohide chose Magnet Release, Kaori chose Wood Release, Anko chose Boil Release, and Itachi chose Swift Release.

Gengetsu explained his cultivation philosophy to his disciples and set Anko and Itachi the goal of performing techniques without hand seals. In Sunagakure, his Shadow Clone pursued Pakura to collect cell samples, then entered her bedroom and restrained her soul consciousness, where he discovered an unexpected secret.

• Naohide chose Magnet Release, Kaori chose Wood Release, and Itachi chose a goal suited to his Sharingan.
• Gengetsu taught his disciples that cultivation meant strengthening oneself and ordered Anko and Itachi to work toward using techniques without hand seals.
• Naohide demonstrated a hand-seal-free Water Release technique, and Gengetsu assigned him and Kaori to teach Anko and Itachi about hand seals.
• Gengetsu's disguised Shadow Clone visited Pakura's shop in Sunagakure, then followed her as she trained and taught her disciples.
• Gengetsu entered Pakura's bedroom, restrained her soul consciousness with Adamantine Soul Chains, and lifted her blanket to collect cell samples.

Gengetsu secretly collected tissue samples from Pakura and Mei Terumi to support his experiments, while Sunagakure investigated Pakura’s mysterious attacker. After stabilizing his preparations in Shikkotsu Forest, Gengetsu left Kirigakure wondering who to target next.

• Gengetsu cut a small sample from Pakura’s arm, healed the wound, and left spores inside her before escaping.
• Pakura woke, suspected the stranger she had met earlier, and went to Chiyo, Rasa, and Ebizo for help; Chiyo found no detectable seal, formula, or trace of intrusion.
• Rasa suspected Obito Uchiha, while Chiyo and Ebizo debated whether to seek Konoha’s help.
• In Kirigakure, Gengetsu confirmed that his preparations had remained stable for one hundred attempts and scheduled a day of rest before beginning liver Sage Transformation.
• Gengetsu’s Shadow Clone entered Mei Terumi’s home and took a small tissue sample from her arm before leaving unnoticed.

Gengetsu spent a peaceful evening with Tsunade, Minato, Kushina, and Naruto before discussing Konoha’s plans against Akatsuki. After beginning his liver Sage Transformation at Shikkotsu Forest, his Shadow Clone learned Akatsuki might have obtained Zero-Tail, prompting Gengetsu to go investigate.

• Gengetsu shared a hot pot meal and evening walk with Tsunade, Minato, Kushina, and Namikaze Naruto, and Tsunade punched him after he called her by her name.
• Kushina told Minato that she sensed Tsunade and Gengetsu liked each other, and Minato later asked Gengetsu about it, causing him to fall off a rooftop.
• Minato told Gengetsu that Konoha’s peace talks with Kumogakure had ended and that they had secretly allied against Akatsuki, while their attempts to infiltrate Amegakure had failed.
• Gengetsu agreed to investigate the Rinnegan and help lead medical reforms, then returned to Shikkotsu Forest to begin his liver Sage Transformation with Ao Cang and Tsunade present.
• Gengetsu’s Shadow Clone received intelligence about Zero-Tail and learned from Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Sky Ninja’s Dark Chakra monster could absorb malice and control people.
• Gengetsu concluded that Akatsuki might already have seized Zero-Tail and decided to go after it while his main body remained in seclusion.

Gengetsu, Kakashi, and Uchiha Shinsui confronted Akatsuki at the ruins of the Sky Ninja Village after the Zero-Tail raised Shinno’s aerial fortress. Gengetsu’s attack split the fortress and killed two Akatsuki recruits, and the chapter ended as his team launched a coordinated assault on Obito Uchiha and Sasori.

• Gengetsu formed a squad with Kakashi and Uchiha Shinsui and led them toward the Sky Ninja Village ruins.
• The Zero-Tail powered a vast city that rose from underground and took to the air, then blasted Gengetsu’s Shadow Clone with an energy pillar.
• Gengetsu used Dragon Vein Chakra Mode and a lightning technique to slice the aerial fortress apart, vaporizing two of Akatsuki’s recruits.
• Konan, Orochimaru, and Shinno went to seal the Zero-Tail while Obito Uchiha and Sasori prepared to fight Gengetsu’s team.
• Obito Uchiha formed Susanoo as Uchiha Shinsui used Myriad Seal Tsukuyomi: Netherfire and Gengetsu hurled an Ice Ring Rasenshuriken at him.

Gengetsu and Kakashi fought their way through the aerial fortress, defeating Sasori’s puppet assault and briefly killing Orochimaru before he revived. At the fortress core, Gengetsu’s Ice Ring Rasenshuriken froze Shinno, Konan, and Zero-Tail, but Zero-Tail broke free and attacked them.

• Gengetsu seized control of Sasori’s Iron Sand, the Third Kazekage puppet, and Hiruko, while Kakashi struck Sasori and Sasori escaped by shedding Hiruko.
• Shinsui and Obito clashed with their Susanoo as Gengetsu and Kakashi entered the aerial fortress and fought through the Sky Ninja.
• Gengetsu and Kakashi confronted Orochimaru; Gengetsu paralyzed him with Chidori Current, Kakashi cut off his head, and Orochimaru reattached it and survived.
• Gengetsu and Kakashi reached the core, where Kakashi discovered Zero-Tail’s power prevented him from using ninjutsu, while Gengetsu’s Dragon Vein-powered Ice Ring Rasenshuriken remained effective.
• Gengetsu’s Ice Ring Rasenshuriken froze Shinno, Konan, and the heart containing Zero-Tail, but Zero-Tail broke out, took control of Shinno’s body, and attacked Gengetsu and Kakashi.

Gengetsu sealed the Zero-Tail and escaped the falling aerial fortress with Kakashi, while Obito Uchiha’s battle with Uchiha Shinsui turned against him. The chapter ended with Kakashi urging Obito to abandon his path and return to Konoha so they could revive Rin.

• Gengetsu subdued the Zero-Tail, sealed its heart into a black crystal, and discovered that Shinno survived his attack and escaped.
• Gengetsu and Kakashi fled the falling fortress, while Sasori retreated from the Susanoo battle to seek powerful Kekkei Genkai corpses.
• Konan offered Shinno Tailed Beast Chakra, and Sasori returned alive to the mountain where Konan, Orochimaru, and Shinno watched the fight.
• Gengetsu and Kakashi joined Uchiha Shinsui against Obito Uchiha, whose Susanoo was burned by Nether Flame and shattered by Gengetsu’s lightning blade.
• Kakashi called on Obito to stop his descent into evil, return to Konoha, and help revive Rin.

Gengetsu and his allies sealed Zero-Tail and drove Obito Uchiha away, then studied the Sky Ninja’s sealing formulas. As Zero-Tail’s weakening seal threatened to break, Gengetsu began extracting its evil thoughts so they could be destroyed with natural lightning while preserving its Chakra.

• Konan attacked Obito Uchiha with exploding paper Clones, allowing him to escape, and Gengetsu confirmed that Zero-Tail had been sealed.
• Gengetsu, Uchiha Shinsui, and Kakashi examined the Sky Ninja’s ruined fortress, and Shinsui sent Kinzhi to request scrolls and support from Konoha.
• After the support team arrived, Kanzuki Chiba warned that Zero-Tail’s Dark Chakra was eroding its seal, and Gengetsu planned to destroy its evil thoughts with natural lightning.
• Gengetsu and Kakashi prepared a huge sealing formula across the ruins, finishing it at dawn.
• Gengetsu used the Adamantine Soul Chains to pull Zero-Tail’s evil thoughts from its black crystal, then activated the sealing formula as the crystal collapsed into Chakra.

Gengetsu sealed Zero-Tail’s released Chakra into five crystals and destroyed its malicious intent with Kanzuki Chiba’s lightning technique. He left the ruins considering how to create magical artifacts, including a flying sword.

• Gengetsu compressed Zero-Tail’s Chakra into five golden crystals, and Kakashi, Uchiha Shinsui, Kanzuki Chiba, and Asuma prepared a backup barrier as the pressure mounted.
• Gengetsu absorbed the remaining Chakra, completed the sealing, and offered the crystals to his companions, who declined to keep them.
• Gengetsu explored the ruined fortress, spotted a Tachi, and began considering making a flying sword before Kanzuki Chiba interrupted his thoughts.
• Gengetsu raised Steel Thorns and had his Shadow Clone suspend Zero-Tail’s malicious-intent snake above them.
• Kanzuki Chiba used Thorn Forest of Thunder Marsh to channel lightning through the Steel Thorns, destroying the snake and eliminating Zero-Tail.

Gengetsu and Tobirama Senju studied the Sky Ninja’s talismans to develop magical artifacts, while Gengetsu celebrated Kushina’s Ice Release and pregnancy. The research culminated in the unveiling of a Lightning Release blade, which Gengetsu identified as a High-Frequency Oscillating Lightning Blade.

• Gengetsu set aside investigating Kurotsuchi’s Lava Release and focused on Iwagakure’s Explosion Release.
• In Konoha, Gengetsu and Tobirama Senju studied the Sky Ninja’s copied talismans and discussed using their techniques to create magical artifacts modeled on the Sage of Six Paths’ tools.
• At Minato’s winter hot-pot gathering, Gengetsu sent a Shadow Clone to take Naruto flying and congratulated Kushina and Minato on her Ice Release and second pregnancy.
• Gengetsu, Minato, and Kushina visited the courtyard, where Tobirama Senju and a bedheaded Gengetsu unveiled a silver cylinder that projected a brilliant white blade.
• Gengetsu recognized the weapon’s condensed Lightning Release Chakra and called it a High-Frequency Oscillating Lightning Blade.