Chapter Summaries

Gengetsu discussed a plan to cleanse the Pure Land and reincarnate its souls, then continued guiding his disciples’ cultivation. The chapter ended when Minato reported that Akatsuki had captured Sunagakure’s One-Tail Jinchuriki, prompting Gengetsu to welcome the start of events.

• Gengetsu told Tsunade he hoped to remove demonic energy from the Pure Land, erase the souls’ memories, and return them to the living world for reincarnation.
• Gengetsu assessed Naohide, Kaori, Neji, and Kabuto’s progress and encouraged them to pursue their cultivation goals.
• Gengetsu advised Itachi to complete Sage Transformation and develop more Kekkei Genkai before attempting to awaken the Rinnegan.
• Kushina told Gengetsu that Ao Cang had followed Kugatsu on a mission.
• Minato told Gengetsu, Tsunade, and Kushina that Akatsuki had captured Sunagakure’s One-Tail Jinchuriki, and Gengetsu welcomed the news.

After Akatsuki captured Gaara and the Fourth Kazekage died, Minato organized reinforcements to aid Sunagakure, while Gengetsu followed the team in secret. Gengetsu explained that he wanted the Shinobi World to unite against Akatsuki and urged Naruto and the others to shape the future, ending by revealing he had developed a ninjutsu meant to help people.

• Minato told Kushina, Tsunade, and Gengetsu that Akatsuki had captured Gaara in Sunagakure and killed the Fourth Kazekage.
• Minato ordered Kakashi's, Asuma's, and Kurenai Yuhi's teams to reinforce Sunagakure, and Gengetsu volunteered to follow them secretly.
• Gengetsu rebuked Naruto for letting his anger threaten the mission, then confirmed that he could defeat Akatsuki but chose not to erase it himself.
• Gengetsu explained to Naruto, Shikamaru, and the others that a shared crisis could bring the Five Great Ninja Villages together against a common enemy.
• Naruto realized Gengetsu was referring to a ninjutsu meant to help people, and Gengetsu revealed that he had already developed one.

Gengetsu followed Naruto's team to Sunagakure, where Sakura treated Kankuro, then secretly traveled to the Land of Rivers to observe the sealing of the One-Tail. He watched Pain's technique and considered how the Rinnegan's abilities could be developed further.

• Minato sent several teams, including Naruto's, to help Sunagakure rescue Gaara, while Gengetsu left a clone behind to explain the Netherworld Pure Land.
• Naruto's group reached Sunagakure after a sandstorm, and Sakura cured Kankuro's poison.
• The Nine-Tails told Naruto that Gengetsu had resurrected Rin Nohara and helped save Kushina, inspiring Naruto to vow to learn a resurrection ninjutsu.
• Gengetsu left Sunagakure and located the One-Tail's sealing ground in the Land of Rivers.
• Gengetsu watched Deva Path Pain seal the One-Tail and reflected on the Rinnegan's potential and the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Gengetsu refined his focus on Yin-Yang Release while arranging safeguards as the Akatsuki extraction of the One-Tail drew the rescue teams toward the Sealing Ground. After several Akatsuki members intercepted them, Sakura broke open the cave entrance, and Deidara escaped with Gaara’s corpse as Naruto and Sasuke pursued him.

• Gengetsu resolved to center his cultivation on understanding yin and yang and created clones to prevent accidents as the rescue teams approached.
• Kappa and the other ninja hounds tracked the scent, leading Kakashi, Guy, Chiyo, and their allies toward the Sealing Ground.
• Guy’s team encountered Orochimaru and Shinno; Guy defeated Shinno while Neji, Lee, and Tenten prepared to face Orochimaru.
• Asuma’s team stayed behind to confront Hidan, and Kurenai’s team later held off Konan while Kakashi and Chiyo continued onward.
• After the One-Tail was absorbed, Sakura shattered the cave entrance, and Deidara fled with Gaara’s corpse as Naruto and Sasuke chased him.

Sakura and Chiyo fought Sasori of the Red Sands in his cave, with Sakura using mist, lightning, water, and Ice Release to destroy Hiruko and counter his attacks. Sasori revealed a puppet made from Roshi's cloned body and then unleashed his One Hundred Puppets Technique, leaving Sakura and Chiyo facing his greatest weapon.

• Chiyo and Sakura confronted Sasori of the Red Sands, and Sakura used the Hidden Mist Technique and physical perception to dodge his poisoned Senbon.
• Sakura disrupted Sasori's chains with lightning, while Chiyo immobilized his tail, allowing Sakura to smash Hiruko and expose Sasori's unchanged humanlike puppet body.
• Sasori summoned a puppet made from Roshi's cloned body, and Sakura countered it with the Unity of Heaven and Man state, Three Dragon Bind, and Ice Release.
• Sakura absorbed Sasori's poison with water, severed and froze the puppet's arm, and fought alongside Chiyo as Sasori used fire and water attacks.
• Sasori opened a scroll and unleashed his One Hundred Puppets Technique, but Sakura told Chiyo to leave the fight to her.

Neji joined Sakura, Chiyo, and Sasori of the Red Sands in the cave and revealed his ability to control a hundred puppets with his Chakra. He and Chiyo defeated Sasori’s puppet army, and Neji killed him before Gengetsu departed.

• Neji entered the cave and told Sakura to help Naruto and the others while he faced Sasori of the Red Sands.
• Neji used Chakra threads from his acupoints to control a hundred puppets, astonishing Chiyo and Sasori.
• Sakura left the cave, while Chiyo summoned five of the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets and joined Neji against Sasori.
• Neji and Chiyo destroyed Sasori’s puppet army, and Neji pierced Sasori’s vital point with the Lightning Light Sword.
• Gengetsu watched Sasori’s soul vanish, then turned and left.

Gengetsu watched Naruto's team survive Deidara's massive self-destruction, then traveled to the Netherworld to cultivate his Heavenly Demon Dharma Form and recruit the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura for his plans. The brothers learned the cultivation method as Gengetsu prepared to pursue his goal of establishing reincarnation.

• Deidara used microscopic explosive clay against Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, but they countered it with Lightning Release, Water Release, and Naruto's Nine-Tails form.
• Deidara self-destructed, and Naruto's team endured the blast behind ice armor formed by Kakashi and Sakura's Ice Release Sage Chakra.
• After Naruto collapsed from exhaustion, Gengetsu left for the Netherworld to train his Heavenly Demon Dharma Form and seek allies for establishing reincarnation.
• Gengetsu released his Heavenly Demon Dharma Form in the Pure Land, drawing the attention of the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura.
• Gengetsu explained the Dharma Form and taught its cultivation method to the two brothers.

Gengetsu cultivated a God Tree in the Netherworld Pure Land and proposed a reincarnation system using the Rinnegan and Tenseigan, while Akatsuki captured the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails. The chapter ended with Nagato extracting Eight-Tails from Killer B and declaring that war was coming.

• Gengetsu planted a God Tree manifestation in the Netherworld Pure Land, explained that he had obtained another God Tree from a parallel world, and proposed using the Tenseigan and Rinnegan to establish reincarnation.
• Gengetsu told the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura that someone better suited than himself would become the master of reincarnation.
• Gengetsu returned to Konoha three months later and learned that Akatsuki had sealed the Two-Tails, though Konoha recovered Yugito's corpse and Guy killed Shinno.
• Gengetsu and Minato realized Akatsuki was moving to capture Eight-Tails, and Gengetsu left to observe the battle while Minato prepared for the Five Kage Summit.
• Nagato defeated the Fourth Raikage and Eight-Tails with Complete Body Susanoo, then used the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to extract Eight-Tails from Killer B.
• Nagato addressed the Fourth Raikage, warning him to prepare for the coming war and to welcome and feel pain.

Gengetsu revealed the power of his Rinne Tenseigan to Nagato and summoned Yahiko’s soul from the Netherworld Pure Land. He then brought Nagato into the Pure Land and explained that its growing malice threatened to destroy the Shinobi World, asking Nagato to help command Samsara.

• Gengetsu met Nagato at the secret base and demonstrated the overwhelming power of his Rinne Tenseigan and Heavenly Eye.
• Gengetsu used his Tenseigan’s power to offer to revive Yahiko, then summoned Yahiko’s soul from the Pure Land.
• Nagato reunited with Yahiko, but Gengetsu sent Yahiko back to the Pure Land before bringing Nagato there himself.
• Gengetsu explained that accumulated evil thoughts in the Pure Land created Evil Spirits and were causing it to erode the Shinobi World.
• Gengetsu told Nagato he had found a way to address the threat but needed someone to remain in the Pure Land and command Samsara.

Gengetsu explained his plan to reform reincarnation to Nagato, then returned to the Shinobi World to stop Orochimaru and secure the Tenseigan. As the Five Kage and their guards set out for a summit in the Land of Iron, Kimimaro’s group headed toward Konoha to seek Gengetsu.

• Gengetsu showed Nagato how the Demon Aspect could consume demonic nature and described a system of reincarnation meant to purify souls and end hatred; Nagato agreed and asked him to revive Yahiko after the war.
• Gengetsu learned from Nagato that Orochimaru had targeted Obito Uchiha’s Sharingan, traced Orochimaru’s base, and found Orochimaru’s White Serpent corpse there.
• The Fourth Raikage called for a Five Kage Summit to discuss destroying Akatsuki, and the leaders of Konoha, Sunagakure, Kirigakure, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure agreed to attend.
• Minato left Konoha for the Land of Iron with Might Guy and Itachi Uchiha, while Gaara, Mei Terumi, the Fourth Raikage, and Ōnoki departed their villages with their escorts.
• Gengetsu sealed the White Serpent’s corpse and decided to seize the Tenseigan and seal Kaguya’s consciousness on the Moon.
• Kimimaro told Suigetsu, Jugo, Karin, and Guren that they would go to Konoha to find Uzumaki Gengetsu, whom he believed could help Orochimaru.

Gengetsu defeated Toneri on the Moon, compressed and claimed the giant Tenseigan, and extracted Kaguya’s sealed consciousness before returning to Konoha. There, Tsunade told him she was pregnant.

• Gengetsu overcame Toneri’s puppets, severed Toneri’s connection to the giant Tenseigan, and left him in the Netherworld Pure Land for Hamura to educate.
• Gengetsu compressed the giant Tenseigan into a normal-sized eye and took it for himself.
• Gengetsu released the Moon’s seal, pulled Kaguya’s consciousness from the collapsing Moon, sealed it, and restored the Moon.
• Gengetsu returned to Konoha and found Tsunade in bed.
• Tsunade told Gengetsu she was pregnant, and he was overcome with happiness.

Gengetsu set aside his worries about the dangers beyond the village to prepare for Tsunade’s baby, but Orochimaru’s followers arrived seeking help. Gengetsu used the White Serpent corpse to release Orochimaru from Anko’s cursed seal, leaving Suigetsu trembling at the sight.

• Gengetsu struggled with whether to leave Tsunade and their unborn child, then spent the day helping Tsunade prepare for the baby and discussed naming her Miyatsuki.
• Kakashi told Gengetsu that Orochimaru’s subordinates had come to see him, and Jiraiya arrived worried about Orochimaru.
• Kimimaro, Karin, Guren, Jugo, and Suigetsu asked Gengetsu to rescue Orochimaru, while Kimimaro said his bloodline disease no longer endangered him in combat.
• Gengetsu summoned Anko and used the White Serpent corpse to remove her Heaven Cursed Seal, causing Orochimaru to emerge from the serpent’s mouth.
• Suigetsu hid behind Jugo and trembled in fear at Orochimaru’s reappearance.

Orochimaru warned Gengetsu that Obito had obtained the Impure World Reincarnation, prompting concern over the Five Kage Summit. As the Kage confronted the threat, five reincarnated figures—including the Third Raikage and Second Tsuchikage—arrived to face them.

• Orochimaru told Gengetsu that Obito had obtained the secret of the Impure World Reincarnation and could summon Madara Uchiha.
• Gengetsu stopped Kakashi from rushing to the summit, explained that Black Zetsu was manipulating events, and revealed that he had sent a clone to the meeting.
• White Zetsu interrupted the Five Kage Summit, and the Fourth Raikage struck him down.
• Shi sensed the Third Raikage approaching, while Minato explained that Akatsuki was using the Impure World Reincarnation.
• The Third Raikage, Second Tsuchikage, Fourth Mizukage, Fourth Kazekage, and Hanzo appeared at the summit to face the Five Kage.

Gengetsu watched the Five Kage and their allies battle the Impure World Reincarnation users at the summit. Minato sealed Hanzo and Itachi sealed Deidara, while Guy unleashed Night Guy to destroy Shinno.

• Gengetsu arrived at the summit and assessed the matchups as the resurrected Five Kage appeared.
• Guy captured White Zetsu and asked Minato to seal him so he could give him to Kaori; Itachi then sealed White Zetsu with his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• The resurrected Kage began fighting their living counterparts, and Minato sealed Hanzo after Guy engaged him.
• Shinno and Deidara arrived as new Impure World Reincarnation enemies; Itachi used a Shadow Clone and Susanoo's Sword of Totsuka to seal Deidara.
• Guy fought Shinno, released his stored Sage Chakra, opened all Eight Gates, and used Night Guy to punch Shinno apart.

As the Five Great Ninja Villages prepared for war against Akatsuki, Gengetsu guided Itachi into the Yin-Yang Illusion World to awaken his Rinnegan. Itachi emerged with a blood-red Rinnegan, and Gengetsu prepared to test its abilities.

• Itachi's Shadow Clone sealed Shinno with the Sword of Totsuka, while Guy returned to the venue and helped defeat the Third Raikage.
• The Five Kage approved forming the Shinobi Allied Forces and chose Minato as commander as the war preparations began.
• Gengetsu discussed Kaguya's fate with the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura, who asked him to erase her memories and let her reincarnate after she was sealed.
• Gengetsu brought Itachi into the Forest of Death and sent his consciousness into the Yin-Yang Illusion World to undergo a trial.
• After reliving his past and returning from the illusion, Itachi awakened a blood-red Rinnegan, and Gengetsu prepared to examine its powers.

Itachi awakened the Rinnegan ability Shadowless Shunpo, and Gengetsu advised him on developing a God Tree Dharma Manifestation using Tailed Beast Chakra. As the Fourth Great War began, Gengetsu stayed home with Tsunade while Kugatsu and Kushina joined the battlefield.

• Itachi used Shadowless Shunpo to teleport himself and Gengetsu, then explained that the technique was limited by his line of sight.
• Gengetsu encouraged Itachi to cultivate Susanoo and a God Tree Dharma Manifestation, suggesting he gather Tailed Beast Chakra to study the Ten-Tails.
• Gengetsu accompanied pregnant Tsunade around the Shinobi World, and she stopped to gamble at a casino in Tanzaku Street.
• Kugatsu told Gengetsu she was joining the First Unit, and Kushina said she would go with her; Gengetsu recommended they take Ao Cang.
• Konoha's main force departed, and Gengetsu received word that the Fourth Great War had officially begun while he remained home with Tsunade.

Kushina, Kugatsu, and Ao Cang helped the Allied Shinobi Forces repel White Zetsu at the Land of Lightning coastline. Kugatsu revealed her powerful Divine Dragon Sage Mode and subdued the Kinkaku brothers, leaving Kushina astonished by her daughter’s strength.

• Kushina, Kugatsu, and Kakashi froze the sea across a fifty-li radius, trapping about a thousand White Zetsu before the battle erupted.
• Ao Cang and Kugatsu raised ice spikes to impale White Zetsu as the Allied Shinobi Forces joined the fight, while Tenten and Konoha’s shinobi cut down enemies with concealed weapons and Chakra Blades.
• Kushina retreated with Kugatsu when Impure World Reincarnation shinobi emerged, then agreed to face the Kinkaku brothers while Darui fought the other enemies.
• Kugatsu entered Divine Dragon Sage Mode with Ao Cang’s help, bound the Kinkaku brothers with Adamantine Sealing Chains, and drained their Nine-Tails Chakra.
• Kugatsu replaced the chains with Wood Release to restrain the Kinkaku brothers, then formed two Rasengan to attack Kakuzu as Kushina watched in disbelief.

The Allied Shinobi Forces gained ground as Kanzuki Chiba, Neji, and Naohide overwhelmed White Zetsu and Impure World Reincarnation fighters, while Gengetsu stayed home with Tsunade. Madara Uchiha appeared in the desert and unleashed a meteor before Obito Uchiha summoned him away, leaving five Wood Clones to face the Five Kage.

• Kitsuchi and Kurotsuchi raised White Zetsu from the ground, while Neji led his puppets into battle and Kanzuki Chiba summoned Iron-Eating Beasts to attack.
• Kanzuki Chiba used Petrification, Steel Release, and lightning to devastate White Zetsu, while Naohide sliced and sealed Impure World Reincarnation fighters with his Spirit Restriction Seal.
• Kaori, Sakura Haruno, and Kabuto summoned part of Sage Katsuyu to treat the wounded and sensed and eliminated White Zetsu infiltrators in the medical division.
• Gengetsu cooked for Tsunade and said he would wait to join the battle until Madara Uchiha became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Madara Uchiha appeared in the desert, learned from Obito Uchiha that Hashirama Senju had been revived and the Allied Shinobi Forces had four pairs of Mangekyo, then summoned a giant meteor.
• As the Five Kage moved to stop Madara Uchiha, he left five Wood Clones to fight them and vanished after telling Obito Uchiha to summon him over.

Gengetsu and his allies watched Madara Uchiha face the Uchiha clan’s Susanoo users on the main battlefield. Madara’s Wood Clones fought five Susanoo at once, and the chapter ended as Sasuke’s and Fugaku Uchiha’s Susanoo were smashed apart.

• Gengetsu discussed Madara’s Wood Clones fighting the Five Kage and watched the conflict with the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura from the Netherworld Pure Land.
• Madara Uchiha arrived beside Obito Uchiha and was stunned to see three Complete Body Susanoo on the battlefield.
• Fugaku Uchiha summoned his Susanoo, while Sasuke tried to join the fight but collapsed after using his Mangekyo; Naruto lent him Chakra to raise another Susanoo.
• Madara Uchiha split into four Wood Clones, then he and the clones summoned Susanoo to face the five Uchiha Susanoo users.
• Madara Uchiha used Wood Release: Deep Forest Bloom, but the five Susanoo scattered the poisonous pollen and cut through the vines before fighting Madara and his clones at close range.
• Kurama warned Naruto that the Uchiha fighters might lose, and Sasuke’s and Fugaku Uchiha’s Susanoo were smashed apart.

Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu’s plans unraveled as Nagato became the Ten-Tails’ Jinchuriki and turned against them with Obito Uchiha. Uzumaki Gengetsu arrived, defeated Black Zetsu, and arranged for Madara’s soul to be reincarnated as the Shinobi World’s conflict neared its end.

• Naruto caught Sasuke and Fugaku Uchiha after Madara Uchiha shattered their Susanoo, while Itachi Uchiha and the others forced Madara back.
• Obito Uchiha and Nagato summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which devoured the Kinkaku brothers, and Nagato later absorbed the Ten-Tails to become its Jinchuriki.
• Black Zetsu used Nagato to revive Madara Uchiha, but Nagato revealed he had anticipated the ambush and joined Obito Uchiha in attacking Madara.
• Uzumaki Gengetsu arrived, restrained Black Zetsu, and let Nagato pull Madara’s soul from his body for reincarnation.
• Gengetsu extracted Black Zetsu’s consciousness and gave it to Nagato to be reincarnated as a chicken for the wars it had caused.