Chapter Summaries

Gengetsu’s Shadow Clone memorized the One’s Own Life Reincarnation technique and revealed that Sasori had killed the Third Kazekage, then escaped Chiyo’s attempt to capture him. As Konoha prepared for a wider war, Gengetsu learned that Sand Ninja forces were massing near the Land of Hot Water border, where his small team faced a grave disadvantage.

• Gengetsu’s Shadow Clone memorized the One’s Own Life Reincarnation technique and told Chiyo that Sasori had killed the Third Kazekage and might be turning his corpse into a puppet.
• Chiyo prepared to use the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets against Gengetsu, but his Shadow Clone dispersed before she could act; she warned Hanyu that the discarded scroll was poisoned.
• Tsunade urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to act, and Danzo, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu agreed to halt missions, recall Konoha’s ninjas, and prepare for war.
• Little Katsuyu reported that Gengetsu had broken through the Sand Ninja encirclement, helped his teammates escape, and withdrawn to the Land of Fire border after reinforcements arrived.
• Gengetsu learned that the Sand Ninja were deploying along the Land of Hot Water border and worried that their larger force and Chiyo would overwhelm his dozen or so allies.

Gengetsu joined Sarutobi Sue’s small force in an assault on the Sand Ninja Base, aiming to disrupt the enemy before reinforcements arrived. His clash with the Sand Ninja’s wind techniques scattered their formation, but a second attack struck before he could use his Rasenshuriken again.

• Gengetsu received Tsunade’s request to fall back but stayed until Sarutobi Sue gathered the nineteen available fighters.
• Sarutobi Sue proposed harassing the Sand Ninja Base, and Gengetsu urged the group to breach it and capture its young ninja.
• The assault force entered the Land of Rivers with Gengetsu at the front, and Gari ordered the Sand Ninja to use their Wind Killing Formation.
• Gengetsu combined Water Release and Lightning Release to destroy the Sand Ninja’s explosive traps, then met their Wind Killing Formation with a Dragon Vein Rasenshuriken.
• The techniques collided in a powerful blast that scattered the Sand Ninja formation, but Gari sent two Wind Release—Hanging Nets at Gengetsu before he could attack again.

Uzumaki Gengetsu captured Gari’s Sunagakure unit and received authority from Hiruzen Sarutobi to negotiate with the Sand Ninja. The chapter ended with Tsunade warning Gengetsu to wait for reinforcements instead of charging into battle alone again.

• Gengetsu surrounded Gari’s Sunagakure unit, wounded a ninja who charged him, and demanded their surrender.
• Gari surrendered to protect the younger ninja, and Gengetsu promised their safety before Konoha sealed their Chakra.
• Little Katsuyu reported Gengetsu’s capture of the unit to Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other leaders in the Hokage Tower.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi appointed Gengetsu Konoha’s envoy to negotiate with the Sand Ninja, while Danzo objected to ending the war.
• Tsunade told Gengetsu that negotiations were only a temporary measure and warned him to wait for reinforcements.

Gengetsu stayed behind to delay Sunagakure’s reinforcements while Sarutobi Sue withdrew the Konoha squad, then tried to negotiate with Chiyo. He revealed that he had captured the advance unit and offered an alliance and help finding the Third Kazekage, leaving Chiyo considering his proposal.

• Gengetsu rejected a surprise attack on the arriving reinforcements and ordered Sarutobi Sue to lead the squad away while he stayed behind.
• Gengetsu reassured Kanzuki Chiba and the others, and Uchiha Shinsui left with the group showing a slight change in his chakra.
• Gari warned Gengetsu that he could not face Sunagakure’s army alone, but Gengetsu created a Shadow Clone to delay them and promised to protect Gari.
• Gengetsu realized that the White Zetsu he had noticed was only a clone, then decided to prepare further and continue mastering Chakra Nature Transformation.
• Chiyo halted the Sand Ninja reinforcements when a sensor detected Gengetsu approaching, and Gengetsu introduced himself as a Konoha genin sent to negotiate.
• Gengetsu told Chiyo that he had captured the advance unit and offered Sunagakure an alliance and Konoha’s help finding the Third Kazekage, leaving Chiyo tempted by the offer.

Gengetsu fought Chiyo and the Sand Ninja after Chiyo rejected an alliance and demanded the prisoners’ return. He unleashed the Hard Vortex Water Dragon and gathered chakra in his right hand as the battle continued.

• A masked man reminded Chiyo that Konoha had failed to help Uzushio Village when Kirigakure attacked, prompting her to refuse Gengetsu’s proposed alliance and offer to let him leave if he returned the prisoners.
• Gengetsu chose to fight, and Chiyo ordered everyone below Jonin rank to retreat as he summoned six enormous water dragons.
• Chiyo warned the Sand Ninja about Gengetsu’s Water Release and coordinated an attack with puppets and Jonin, but Gengetsu destroyed several puppets and evaded their weapons and ninjutsu.
• Chiyo summoned ten puppets and helped keep Gengetsu contained, while he suspected the Sand Ninja wanted to capture him and study his Dragon Vein Energy.
• Gengetsu unleashed the Hard Vortex Water Dragon, forcing Chiyo and the Sand Ninja to retreat, then gathered chakra in his right hand at the technique’s center.

Uzumaki Gengetsu kept Chiyo occupied with a Shadow Clone while his main body awakened a stronger Dragon Vein form and bargained with Sunagakure for the captives’ release. After collecting the Sand Ninja’s money, he fled into the Land of Fire, where White Zetsu watched him return to retrieve Exploding Tags.

• Chiyo stayed behind to fight Gengetsu’s Shadow Clone while the other Sand Ninja withdrew to rescue Gari and the captives.
• At the Sand Ninja Base, Gengetsu transformed using Dragon Vein Chakra, and Gari realized the form was more powerful than his previous one.
• Gengetsu offered to release the captives in exchange for money, and So agreed to pay before ordering the troops to pursue him.
• Gengetsu used the Reverse Summoning Technique to disappear, then sent Little Katsuyu back to Shikkotsu Forest.
• White Zetsu saw Gengetsu return to the Land of Fire and inferred that he had gone to get Exploding Tags, while the Sand Ninja resumed their cautious pursuit.

Gengetsu used Thunderstorm Tags to ambush the Sand Ninja pursuing him in the Land of Fire, then cut through their forces. He caught the masked leader So alive and accused Danzo of sending him.

• A Sand Ninja informed Chiyo that Gengetsu had fought her with a Shadow Clone while his main body escaped into the Land of Fire.
• Gengetsu recalled his Shadow Clones as the Sand Ninja search team entered his trap zone, where a scout discovered a Thunderstorm Tag.
• Gengetsu triggered the Thunderstorm Tags, disabling much of the Sand Ninja force, then charged the survivors.
• Gengetsu destroyed the Sand Ninja puppets, killed So and other fighters, and drove the remaining troops to retreat.
• White Zetsu found So still alive, and Gengetsu knocked him back down before questioning whether Danzo had sent him.

Gengetsu captured White Zetsu, sealed the surviving Sand Ninja, and drew Chiyo into pursuing him alone. As reinforcements moved to support him, Gengetsu faced Chiyo and the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets, preparing to fight.

• Gengetsu used Sage Chakra to force White Zetsu out of So, then sealed White Zetsu inside a scroll for research.
• Gengetsu sealed the remaining Sand Ninja, leaving them unable to use chakra, and Chiyo ordered them escorted back to Kikyo Castle.
• Chiyo learned that So had died and the pursuit force had been nearly wiped out, so she left to hunt Gengetsu alone.
• Little Katsuyu reported that Chiyo was pursuing Gengetsu, and Sarutobi Sue sent the Jonin and Uchiha Shinsui to support him while Kanzuki Chiba stayed behind.
• Gengetsu confronted Chiyo and her Chikamatsu Ten Puppets, explained that he meant to defeat her to end the war, and vanished to begin the fight.

Gengetsu battled Chiyo and the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets, using Ao Cang and Ice Release to disable and destroy several puppets. As the second round continued, Gengetsu charged directly at Chiyo, who countered with Sasori’s “Father” and “Mother” puppets and a lion-headed mask.

• Chiyo blocked Gengetsu’s paired Rasenshuriken and sent puppets to attack him, but he destroyed one puppet and damaged others while avoiding her sealing technique.
• Gengetsu and Ao Cang used Dragon Vein Chakra arms to break Chiyo’s formation and repel her puppets.
• Chiyo launched eight puppets at Gengetsu, but he froze their mechanisms with Ice Release and destroyed several with Chidori Sharp Spear and Rasengan.
• Gengetsu leaped over a charging puppet and rushed at Chiyo, who sent “Father” and “Mother” after him and fired a lion-headed mask from another puppet.

Gengetsu fought Chiyo to a standstill, but Sand Ninja reinforcements forced him to abandon the chance to capture her. Afterward, Chiyo ordered the Sand Ninja to retreat into the Land of Rivers, fearing Gengetsu could breach their base again.

• Gengetsu used Ao Cang's chakra arms and Rasengan to break Chiyo's puppets, but Chiyo kept attacking to hold him in place.
• Sarutobi Sue, Uchiha Shinsui, and the other Konoha ninja arrived as Sand Ninja reinforcements joined Chiyo, ending Gengetsu's chance to defeat her.
• Gengetsu let Chiyo withdraw, then sealed the surviving puppets and joked about selling them back to her for a fortune.
• Chiyo returned to the Sand Ninja forward base and ordered the forces to retreat into the Land of Rivers until reinforcements arrived.

After helping repel the Sand Ninja, Gengetsu returned to Shikkotsu Forest and brought Tsunade a captured White Zetsu. He exposed White Zetsu’s identity and began interrogating him, claiming knowledge of the Rinnegan and White Zetsu’s origins.

• Gengetsu left Sarutobi Sue in charge of the riverside position and used Little Katsuyu’s Reverse Summoning Technique to return to Shikkotsu Forest.
• Tsunade scolded Gengetsu for his recklessness, and he reassured her by revealing his progress with Wood Release and Ice Release.
• Gengetsu released White Zetsu inside a barrier formed by his Adamantine Sealing Chains, surprising Tsunade with his abilities.
• Gengetsu rejected White Zetsu’s attempt to implicate Orochimaru and Danzo, identifying him as White Zetsu instead.
• Gengetsu explained that White Zetsu’s unusual Wood Release pointed to the Rinnegan, then claimed he knew more and demanded the truth.

Gengetsu interrogated White Zetsu and learned that Madara Uchiha had targeted Uchiha Shinsui while planning an experiment to revive himself. Gengetsu and Tsunade agreed that Konoha could not confront Madara yet, leaving them to stay on guard as his plans changed.

• White Zetsu revealed that his mission was to kill Gengetsu during the war with the Sand Ninja and that Uchiha Shinsui was the true target.
• Gengetsu deduced that Madara Uchiha planned to revive himself after death, and White Zetsu confirmed that Madara intended to rule the Shinobi World.
• Tsunade proposed taking White Zetsu to Konoha for interrogation, but Gengetsu warned that the village lacked the strength to fight Madara.
• Gengetsu knocked White Zetsu unconscious, sealed him away, and told Tsunade that Uchiha Shinsui did not know he was being watched.
• Gengetsu concluded that Madara had likely noticed the clone's capture and that they should stay on guard rather than risk attacking Nagato for the Rinnegan.

Gengetsu explained Madara Uchiha’s threat to Tsunade and later realized Madara also wanted to eliminate him as a potential Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. As the Third Shinobi World War spread and reinforcements gathered at the Land of Rivers border, Tsunade took command of Konoha’s forces against the Sand Ninja, who greatly outnumbered them.

• Gengetsu told Tsunade about Kaguya Otsutsuki, Madara Uchiha’s survival and the creation of the White Zetsu, and they discussed how to limit Konoha’s losses in the coming war.
• After leaving Shikkotsu Forest, Gengetsu reasoned that Madara wanted to kill him partly because he could become the next Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, then went to see Uchiha Shinsui.
• The next morning, Uchiha Shinsui revealed that his Sharingan had become Three-Tomoe, and Gengetsu sensed that Konoha’s reinforcements were nearly there.
• Sarutobi Kazuhara arrived with twelve elite Root Ninja and a force of three hundred, while Konoha began fortifying the Land of Fire border and sending scouts into the Land of Rivers.
• Gengetsu learned that the Iwa Ninja had invaded the Land of Grass and the Cloud Ninja had entered the Land of Hot Water as the wider war escalated.
• Tsunade arrived with the final Konoha reinforcements and became supreme commander against the Sand Ninja, whose forces at the border had grown to more than three thousand against Konoha’s little over a thousand.

Gengetsu learned that Kirigakure had made its move and joined Tsunade’s commanders to prepare for a growing war on multiple fronts. He persuaded Tsunade to approve a dangerous plan to defeat the Sand Ninja quickly by targeting their One-Tail.

• Ao Cang urged Gengetsu to strike the Sand Ninja leadership directly, but Gengetsu chose to wait for the enemy to weaken further.
• Shizune told Gengetsu that Kirigakure had made its move, and he went with her to meet Tsunade.
• Tsunade briefed the commanders that the Sand Ninja could field up to six thousand troops against Konoha’s expected three thousand.
• Gengetsu proposed using the One-Tail to break the Sand Ninja’s morale and end the war quickly.
• Nara Enshui supported Gengetsu’s proposal, and Tsunade approved it and assigned Enshui to prepare the battle plan.

Uzumaki Gengetsu overheard Sunagakure’s plans to unleash the One-Tail, then negotiated a temporary ceasefire and an alliance meeting with Chiyo. As both sides prepared for negotiations, Madara Uchiha ordered White Zetsu to prevent the alliance, and Gengetsu set out for the border with Konoha’s representatives.

• Chiyo warned Sunagakure’s commanders that Uzumaki Gengetsu had Tailed Beast-level power, while Ryu revealed that the Fourth Kazekage had agreed to use the One-Tail against him.
• Gengetsu emerged from hiding in the command tent and proposed an alliance; he and Chiyo agreed to a ceasefire and a meeting in three days.
• After Gengetsu left, he reflected that the Sand Ninja were putting on an act, while White Zetsu reported Sunagakure’s One-Tail plan to Madara Uchiha.
• Madara ordered White Zetsu to stop Konoha and the Sand Ninja from forming an alliance.
• During the three-day truce, both sides maintained their defenses and prepared to leave; Gengetsu, Tsunade, Uchiha Shinsui, and Sarutobi Sue departed for the border meeting.

Gengetsu fought Shukaku after the One-Tail was unleashed at the border, revealing power comparable to a Tailed Beast. As Shukaku attacked again, Gengetsu expanded his Dragon Vein Chakra cloak into a massive Purple Dragon, with Ao Cang ready to take over.

• Ryu rejected Tsunade's scroll and retreated with the Sand Ninja as Shukaku emerged.
• Gengetsu entered Dragon Vein Chakra Mode and battled Shukaku with water and wind techniques while Tsunade and the others withdrew.
• Shukaku's attacks created a devastating storm, and Rasa protected the Sand Ninja with a sand shield.
• Gengetsu severed part of Shukaku's forelimb with a Chidori Sharp Spear, but Shukaku retaliated with three Drill Air Bullets.
• Ao Cang offered to handle Shukaku, and Gengetsu formed a colossal Purple Dragon from his chakra cloak.

Gengetsu and Ao Cang used Dragon Vein Chakra to fight Shukaku in the Tyrannosaurus Rex-shaped Divine Dragon Form. After Ao Cang struck Shukaku with a Divine Dragon Spiraling Sphere, they pinned him down while Gengetsu prepared to seal him back inside his Jinchuriki.

• Gengetsu and Ao Cang unveiled their Tyrannosaurus Rex-shaped Divine Dragon Form and blasted the Sand Ninja with water.
• Rasa and Ryu witnessed the form’s power, while Sarutobi Sue, Uchiha Shinsui, and Tsunade watched from the Land of Fire.
• Ao Cang rammed Shukaku and attacked him with vacuum bullets, but Shukaku’s sand shield withstood the blasts.
• Gengetsu and Ao Cang dispersed Shukaku’s encroaching sand, while Shukaku began forming a Tailed Beast Ball.
• Uchiha Shinsui disrupted Shukaku with genjutsu, and Ao Cang fired a Divine Dragon Spiraling Sphere that struck Shukaku.
• Ao Cang pinned the battered Shukaku to the ground as Gengetsu formed hand seals to seal him.

Gengetsu sealed Shukaku and returned him to Bunpuku, but Rasa arrived and took the Jinchuriki back. The Fourth Kazekage then confronted Gengetsu and Tsunade, and the two sides began fighting.

• Gengetsu entered Sage Mode and overcame Shukaku's resistance, sealing the One-Tail back inside Bunpuku.
• After withdrawing from Sage Mode, Gengetsu spoke with the awakened Bunpuku and reflected on Dragon Vein Chakra Mode's potential.
• Rasa and the Sand Ninja arrived, and Rasa retrieved Bunpuku with sand while Gengetsu let him do so.
• Gengetsu and Tsunade challenged Rasa, but the Fourth Kazekage insisted on putting Sunagakure's interests first.
• Rasa launched sand and Gold Dust at Gengetsu and Tsunade, who struck the incoming sand apart as battle began.

Gengetsu and Tsunade defeated the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, while Uchiha Shinsui killed Ryu. Rasa ordered the Sand Ninja to retreat, and Konoha’s troops advanced on the Sand Ninja Base.

• Gengetsu flooded the battlefield and joined Tsunade in pressing Rasa with attacks that kept the Kazekage on the defensive.
• Gengetsu used Shadow Clones and a hidden body underwater to outmaneuver Rasa, who was dragged beneath the water and kicked away by Tsunade.
• Rasa survived with a broken rib, realized the battle was lost, and ordered the Sand Ninja to retreat with Bunpuku.
• Uchiha Shinsui killed Ryu as the Sand Ninja withdrew, and Tsunade ordered him to fire a signal flare.
• Nara Enshui saw the flare and sent more than a thousand Konoha ninja toward the Sand Ninja Base.

Gengetsu and the Konoha forces used the Sand Ninja’s fear of his power to break the defenders’ will at Kikyo Castle. The Sand Ninja surrendered and sent envoys to negotiate with Tsunade’s force.

• After Rasa’s defeat, Gengetsu led the Konoha ninja toward Kikyo Castle while Tsunade warned him that the Sand Ninja there might regain their fighting spirit.
• Rasa and Ebizo learned that Gengetsu had defeated Shukaku and Rasa, while Sand Ninja at Kikyo Castle argued over whether to attack Konoha.
• Gengetsu transformed into a Tyrannosaurus Rex and had Ao Cang fire Divine Dragon Spiraling Spheres at nearby hills, demonstrating his destructive power to the Sand Ninja.
• The Sand Ninja lost their resolve, dropped their weapons, and surrendered; Gari watched with relief as the fighting ended.
• Three Sand Ninja emerged from Kikyo Castle as envoys, and Tsunade ordered Nara Enshui to receive them with Sarutobi Sue and Sarutobi Kazuhara as protection.