Chapter Summaries

Gengetsu encouraged Kakashi to honor his father’s choices and left him with advice about putting people before rules. After receiving Jiraiya’s completed Fire Sealing Method, Gengetsu continued experimenting with Wood Release, and the year ended with a snowy day in Konoha that sparked an idea about the cold wind.

• Gengetsu told Kakashi that Hatake Sakumo had acted with a clear conscience and urged him to become a new White Fang.
• Gengetsu left a Shadow Clone to teach Rin the Chakra Scalpel, then returned home and found Jiraiya with the completed Fire Sealing Method scroll.
• Gengetsu and Kushina teased Jiraiya about winning Tsunade over, and Jiraiya left after boasting that she would be his someday.
• Gengetsu attempted to fuse Water and Earth chakra to use Wood Release, but failed to master it before lunchtime.
• As Konoha’s year 43 ended, snow fell, and Kanzuki Chiba complained to Gengetsu about the freezing wind; Gengetsu suddenly had an idea.

Gengetsu mastered Ice Release and learned that his Exploding Tag price-cutting had prompted the Third Hokage to ban him from selling them in Konoha. He revealed a new Thunderstorm Tag to Minato and Kushina, leaving its reception unresolved.

• Gengetsu developed Ice Release while meditating in the snow, and Uchiha Shinsui spotted Ice Release chakra in the ice crystals he left behind.
• Gengetsu returned from the hot spring and learned from Minato that the Third Hokage had barred him from selling Exploding Tags in Konoha because his low prices angered other merchants.
• Gengetsu showed Kushina a new tag after Minato suggested he sell Sealing Tags instead.
• Gengetsu explained that the Thunderstorm Tag sealed Lightning Release: Earth Walk and could unleash a stronger burst of lightning when triggered by chakra.

Gengetsu demonstrated his new Thunderstorm Tag to Minato and Kushina, who recognized its value as a powerful new weapon. Kushina then urged Gengetsu to have many children to revive the Uzumaki Clan, but he redirected her toward having children with Minato, leaving the couple to say they would rely on Gengetsu instead.

• Gengetsu tested the Thunderstorm Tag at a training ground, where it unleashed a fast, powerful field of lightning.
• Minato and Kushina praised Gengetsu and recognized the tag's potential.
• Gengetsu reflected on the Uzumaki Clan's destruction and his plans to pursue immortality while developing strength to protect himself.
• Kushina urged Gengetsu to marry and have at least nine children to revive the Uzumaki Clan.
• Gengetsu reminded Kushina that he was only ten and suggested that she and Minato have children instead.
• Kushina and Minato said they would wait to have children because of the tense situation and told Gengetsu they would rely on him.

Gengetsu introduced Thunderstorm Tags and discussed their production with Minato and Kushina before turning back to research on the Unity of Heaven and Man state. He proposed using the Yin Seal for Partial Sage Transformation while warning Tsunade that Danzo's Root still watched him.

• Gengetsu explained that Thunderstorm Tags used a Pseudo Yin-Yang Seal and agreed to share their production method with ninja clans rather than keep it secret.
• Gengetsu gave Minato ten Thunderstorm Tags to take to Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Kushina accompanied Minato to the Hokage Office.
• Gengetsu and Tsunade reviewed experiments showing that prolonged use of the Unity of Heaven and Man state could damage the pineal gland, and Tsunade advised limiting its use.
• Gengetsu said he wanted to develop Partial Sage Transformation by sealing Sage Chakra in the Yin Seal and transforming the pituitary and pineal glands.
• Gengetsu told Tsunade he would not give his clones to the village because Danzo's Root Ninja still watched him, and Tsunade left to take a month off.

Gengetsu refined his plans for cloning and sealing while preparing to join the ANBU, and he finally earned Ao Cang’s agreement and released him from his seal. Ao Cang began gathering Natural Energy, leaving Gengetsu eager to develop Dragon Vein Chakra Mode.

• Gengetsu concluded that permanent Split Clones required him to become a sage and worked with his four surviving clones to improve their sealing techniques.
• Hiruzen decided to bring Gengetsu into the ANBU, and Gengetsu learned he would report there the next day instead of returning to the Medical Department.
• Gengetsu received a hundred million for the Thunderstorm Tag rights and celebrated the funds’ potential to support more clone experiments.
• After Gengetsu finished telling Ao Cang the story of humans and dragons, Ao Cang agreed to his plan and urged him to conduct experiments with a wider range of test subjects.
• Gengetsu removed Ao Cang’s sealing talisman and opened the iron door, prompting Ao Cang to begin gathering Natural Energy.
• Gengetsu woke with Dragon Vein Energy available to him and decided to develop Dragon Vein Chakra Mode.

After befriending Ao Cang, Gengetsu reported his Dragon Vein Energy to Hiruzen Sarutobi and joined the ANBU alongside Kanzuki Chiba and Uchiha Shinsui. The trio registered their codenames and collected their equipment, while Gengetsu remained determined to stay a genin.

• Gengetsu told Kushina and Minato that he and Ao Cang had become friends, and Ao Cang grudgingly backed down after learning about Kushina and the Nine-Tails.
• Gengetsu reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had reached an agreement with the Dragon Vein Consciousness, and Hiruzen praised him for gaining a powerful ally for the village.
• Hiruzen suggested Gengetsu apply for the Chunin Exams, but Gengetsu refused, insisting that being a genin was fine and that he wanted to take more missions.
• Gengetsu, Kanzuki Chiba, and Uchiha Shinsui went to the ANBU headquarters and registered the codenames Moon God, Feather God, and Water God.
• The three collected their ANBU equipment, and Gengetsu complained about receiving a Dog Mask to go with his Moon God codename.

Gengetsu and his squad traveled to the Land of Hot Water to exchange a treaty and investigate missing intelligence personnel. After sensing nine enemies around a concealed cave, Sarutobi Sue ordered a coordinated operation to investigate the cave and capture an enemy.

• Sarutobi Sue assigned Gengetsu, Kanzuki Chiba, and Uchiha Shinsui the mission in the Land of Hot Water, and the squad set out from Konoha.
• After crossing the border, Sarutobi Sue and Uduki Midori met with Hidden Hot Water ninja while Gengetsu used Soldier Pills and his Waterless World Technique to support the others.
• Sarutobi Sue halted the squad near a concealed cave, and Gengetsu sensed the cave and nine enemies positioned around it.
• Sarutobi Sue ordered Uduki Midori to trigger the cave's traps with a clone, then sent Gengetsu's Shadow Clone to investigate and instructed the squad to attack one enemy position and capture a target if possible.
• Gengetsu revealed that his sensing covered a five-kilometer radius around the cave, and Sarutobi Sue began the operation.

Gengetsu and his squad ambushed Kumogakure ninjas, captured Domui, and learned that their intelligence had already been leaked. After Kumogakure reinforcements arrived, Sarutobi Sue proposed a hostage exchange, leaving the two sides facing off.

• Sarutobi Sue halted the squad at an Exploding Tag trap field, and Gengetsu and Kanzuki Chiba sensed the enemy while the team cleared a path with clones.
• Gengetsu and Uchiha Shinsui swiftly defeated the enemy attackers, while Sarutobi Sue and Uduki Midori stopped another from escaping.
• Uchiha Shinsui used Genjutsu on Domui, and the squad learned that their captured intelligence agent was alive but the information had already been leaked.
• Gengetsu sealed Domui's Chakra, and the squad took him toward Kanzuki Chiba as Kumogakure reinforcements pursued them.
• Sarutobi Sue's squad stood their ground against the arriving Kumogakure ninjas, and she asked Kagami to agree to a hostage exchange while Gengetsu treated Domui's wounds.

Konoha and the cloud ninja arranged a hostage exchange, and Sarutobi Sue's squad prepared for the possibility of a fight. The exchange began at Cang Mountain, where Gengetsu was left facing Dobu as the hostages were taken away.

• Sarutobi Sue and the cloud ninja captain Kagami agreed to exchange hostages at Cang Mountain the next morning, then both groups withdrew.
• At their cave base, Sarutobi Sue warned the squad that Kagami was skilled in Lightning Release Chakra Mode, while Gengetsu explained the power of Tailed Beasts and claimed his Chakra rivaled the Eight-Tails when combined with Dragon Vein Chakra.
• The squad prepared for the exchange, and Gengetsu sensed the cloud ninja approaching with Aji as their hostage.
• Both sides checked the hostages for tricks and began escorting them away; Domui warned Dobu about Gengetsu's Lightning and Wind Release abilities.
• Dobu stayed behind to confront Gengetsu and vowed revenge, while Gengetsu told him not to move.

Gengetsu defeated Dobu and offered to release him for thirty million, but Kagami challenged Gengetsu to a duel instead. Gengetsu revealed powerful Dragon Vein-enhanced Water Release, and Kagami cut through the water dragons as he charged toward him.

• Gengetsu struck Dobu down with a Wind Release technique that disrupted his control of his body.
• Gengetsu offered to exchange Dobu for thirty million, but Kagami challenged him to a duel for Dobu instead.
• Gengetsu identified himself as Konoha ANBU Genin Moon God and returned Dobu to Kagami before the duel.
• Gengetsu unleashed a massive Dragon Vein-enhanced water dragon at Kagami.
• Kagami dodged the attack and cleaved through the smaller water dragons as he charged at Gengetsu.

Gengetsu tested Dragon Vein Chakra against Kagami, overwhelming him with successive attacks before using a thrown Rasenshuriken to end the fight. Kagami survived but conceded defeat, and Sarutobi Sue promised the Cloud ninja that Konoha would not escalate the conflict.

• Gengetsu attacked Kagami with Wind and Water Release techniques, injuring his shoulder and keeping him at a distance.
• Gengetsu formed and threw a Wind Release: Dragon Vein: Rasenshuriken, which broke Kagami's arms and engulfed him in an expanding blast.
• Sarutobi Sue raised an Earth Style Wall to shield the others from the blast's wind and waves.
• Kagami survived the attack with severe injuries and admitted defeat, asking the Konoha group to honor their promise.
• Sarutobi Sue assured Kagami and the Cloud ninja that Konoha had no intention of escalating the conflict.

After returning from the mission, Gengetsu learned that Kumogakure had placed a fifty-million bounty on him, then displayed the power of Dragon Vein Chakra by breaking Jiraiya’s seal. He rejected Jiraiya’s invitation to meet the Great Toad Sage and focused on developing Dragon Vein Chakra Mode in Shikkotsu Forest.

• Gengetsu’s team returned to Konoha after he shared his mission earnings with them.
• A Kumogakure medic told the Third Raikage that Kagami’s injuries had ended his ninja career, and the Raikage ordered teams to retreat if they encountered Moon God and placed a fifty-million bounty on him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi praised Gengetsu’s Wind Release talent and Dragon Vein Energy after hearing Sarutobi Sue’s report.
• Gengetsu used a water technique on Jiraiya, but Jiraiya’s Five Elements Sealing sent him flying toward the women’s hot spring until Dragon Vein Chakra broke the seal.
• Jiraiya invited Gengetsu to meet the Great Toad Sage at Mount Myōboku, but Gengetsu rejected the idea of fate guiding him and left.
• Gengetsu went to Shikkotsu Forest and began developing Dragon Vein Chakra Mode with Ao Cang.

Gengetsu and Ao Cang joined their consciousnesses so Gengetsu could control Dragon Vein Chakra throughout his body. The transformation gave Gengetsu a radiant new form and revealed that Ao Cang could also control part of his body.

• Gengetsu connected his consciousness with Ao Cang's, and they shared memories, including Gengetsu's previous life.
• Gengetsu guided Dragon Vein Chakra through his body's energy channels and transformed into a purple, dragon-horned mode.
• Gengetsu saw a bright vertical eye on his forehead and learned it embodied Ao Cang's will.
• Ao Cang revealed that their linked wills let him partially control Gengetsu's body.

Gengetsu tested Dragon Vein Chakra Mode and discovered its physical and sensory benefits, while Ao Cang admitted he could not yet supply Yang Release Chakra for Wood Release. Tsunade gave Gengetsu her necklace and urged him to fuse with Hashirama's cells, but his misunderstanding provoked her into punching him.

• Gengetsu attempted to use Wood Release with Ao Cang's help, but Ao Cang confessed he did not know Yang Release Chakra.
• Gengetsu tested Dragon Vein Chakra Mode, finding that it boosted his physical abilities and let him sense through the earth across Shikkotsu Forest.
• Tsunade arrived and was shocked when Gengetsu claimed he had mastered Wood Release without Hashirama's cells.
• Tsunade gave Gengetsu her necklace and told him to fuse with Hashirama's cells as the Senju Clan's only heir.
• Gengetsu suggested that Tsunade should fuse with Hashirama's cells too, and Tsunade angrily punched him after he misunderstood her intentions.

Gengetsu joined Sarutobi Sue’s squad on a dangerous mission to the Land of Rivers, where they uncovered signs that Sunagakure was preparing for war. The squad planned to capture a Sand Ninja Jonin to confirm their suspicions, while Gengetsu sensed the forces gathered at the enemy stronghold.

• Gengetsu learned that the cloud ninja had placed a fifty-million bounty on him, then joined Sarutobi Sue’s squad for a mission in the Land of Rivers.
• Gengetsu suspected that the Third Kazekage was already dead and that the Third Shinobi World War was about to begin.
• On the third day, Uchiha Shinsui interrogated a Sand Ninja, and Sarutobi Sue’s squad concluded that Sunagakure had seized control of the Land of Rivers and set a trap for village spies.
• Sarutobi Sue ordered the squad to capture a Jonin to confirm their analysis, and Gengetsu sensed six Jonin, twenty Chunin, thirty Genin, and nine people with no Chakra signatures at the Sand Ninja stronghold.

Gengetsu and Sarutobi Sue led a rescue mission against a Sand Ninja base, capturing Jonin and freeing Konoha prisoners. Gengetsu escaped with one captive to the border between the Land of Rivers and the Land of Wind, where he threatened the awakened Jonin at swordpoint.

• Sarutobi Sue divided the team into four groups and ordered Gengetsu to use Shadow Clones to draw out the Sand Ninja Jonin.
• Gengetsu's four Shadow Clones attacked the Sand Ninja squads with powerful Water Release techniques, prompting four Jonin to pursue them.
• Gengetsu used the Underground Travel Technique to infiltrate the base, kill the sensor ninja, and capture two Jonin by surprise.
• Gengetsu freed the prisoners and killed a defiant captive, while six others ran out to distract the Sand Ninja and help him escort two Konoha intelligence officers to safety.
• Sarutobi Sue sent Kanzuki Chiba and Uchiha Shinsui back with the prisoners and kept Gengetsu and Gyou behind to cover the retreat.
• Gengetsu's Shadow Clone carried a captured Jonin underground to the border between the Land of Rivers and the Land of Wind, then threatened him with a blade when he woke.

Gengetsu negotiated with Hanyu to trade the secret of the Third Kazekage’s whereabouts for One's Own Life Reincarnation, while his squad prepared to repel a large Sand Ninja force. As the fight began, Gengetsu used a deadly Water Release technique to dehydrate the attacking Sand Ninja.

• Gengetsu spared Hanyu and demanded that Sunagakure provide One's Own Life Reincarnation in exchange for the Third Kazekage’s whereabouts.
• Sarutobi Sue concluded that Sunagakure was using the pursuit of the squad as a pretext to launch a war and arranged for intelligence to reach Konoha through Feather God and Tsunade.
• Uchiha Shinsui returned to help the squad, and Sarutobi Sue ordered Little Katsuyu to have Feather God and the others prepare traps along the border.
• Gengetsu spread fog through the forest, then asked Uduki Midori and Uchiha Shinsui to hold off the eight approaching Sand Ninja while he prepared a technique.
• Gengetsu used Water Release—Dehydration to drain the Sand Ninja of moisture, leaving them as withered corpses.

In the Land of Rivers, Gari’s Sand Ninja identified how Gengetsu’s deadly forest technique worked and prepared a Wind Release counterattack after the rain stopped. As Gengetsu’s team faced a breakout against more than a hundred enemies, he revealed his Dragon Vein Chakra Mode, but Sarutobi Sue ordered him and Uchiha Shinsui to escape first.

• Tsunade learned that Gengetsu was surrounded by Sand Ninja and returned to Konoha to deliver intelligence, while warning Little Katsuyu to tell him not to die.
• Gari’s forces examined the dehydrated corpses, and Baki deduced that Wind Release could clear away the chakra-laden air once the rain stopped.
• Gari praised Baki and ordered the Sand Ninja to wait for the rain to end before attacking, keeping Genin away from the battle line.
• Gengetsu realized the Sand Ninja had figured out how to counter his technique, and Sarutobi Sue prepared the team to break through.
• Gengetsu entered Dragon Vein Chakra Mode, and Sarutobi Sue ordered him and Uchiha Shinsui to escape while the others covered them.

Gengetsu held off a hundred Sand Ninja so Sarutobi Sue, Uduki Midori, and Uchiha Shinsui could escape, unleashing his Dragon Vein Chakra and devastating the enemy ranks. The Sand Ninja trapped him in a three-sided Wind Release: Great Net, and Gari believed he could no longer escape.

• Gengetsu told Sarutobi Sue and the others to break through and leave while he held off the Sand Ninja, and they agreed to regroup ahead.
• Gengetsu pierced the Sand Ninja ranks with Chidori Sharp Spears, then flooded the clearing with water dragons as Sarutobi Sue, Uduki Midori, and Uchiha Shinsui fought their way out.
• Gari recognized Gengetsu's Dragon Vein Energy and ordered the Sand Ninja to ignore the escapees and surround Gengetsu, preferably taking him alive.
• Gengetsu moved across the water at incredible speed and killed many Sand Ninja, then fought Gari and two Elite Jonin until one died and the other two were wounded.
• Dozens of Sand Ninja cast Wind Release: Great Net, closing in on Gengetsu from three sides as Gari concluded that he could not escape.

Gengetsu survived Gari’s powerful Wind Release attack, then turned the battle around with lightning techniques and a devastating Dragon Vein Rasenshuriken. As Sand Ninja reinforcements arrived and Baki led young ninja toward the fighting, Gengetsu withdrew, while his Shadow Clone met Chiyo and received a scroll containing One’s Own Life Reincarnation.

• Gari’s Wind Release injured Gengetsu, but Dragon Vein Chakra rapidly healed his wounds.
• Gengetsu charged into the Sand Ninja and used a Dragon Vein Rasenshuriken to devastate their forces.
• Baki rallied frightened Sand Ninja Genin, and a group joined him in charging toward the battlefield.
• Gengetsu spotted approaching Sand Ninja reinforcements and left as his Dragon Vein Chakra Mode neared its limit.
• Gengetsu’s Shadow Clone saw that the Sand Ninja had split their forces, then met Chiyo and received a scroll containing the technique.