Recaps

Uchiha Gen eliminated Danzo, forced Hiruzen and the elders to accept him as the sole Fifth Hokage candidate, and began preparing for the next stage of his rule. After advancing his powers, he told Kushina that Akatsuki’s leader had the Rinnegan, prompting her to question the Nine-Tails.

• Uchiha Gen lured Rasa to Kobe Oasis, captured him with Fuguki, Jūzō Biwa, and Kisame Hoshigaki, then absorbed the souls and lifespans of Rasa and three Jonin before escaping.
• Uchiha Gen arranged Danzo’s ambush at Gourd Valley, where Fuguki, Jūzō, and Kisame defeated Danzo’s guards and left Danzo severely injured.
• Uchiha Gen captured Danzo, revealed his knowledge of Danzo’s plans against the Uchiha, and extracted Danzo’s soul and lifespan while keeping his death secret.
• Uchiha Gen grew closer to Kushina through Mikoto’s help, and Kushina said she would be with him once his strength utterly surpassed hers.
• Uchiha Gen developed anti-aging serums, evolved his Sharingan, and defeated Hiruzen Sarutobi in a mountain wilderness before demanding to be named the sole Fifth Hokage candidate.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi announced Uchiha Gen as his chosen successor, and Konoha’s clans and shinobi accepted the decision as Gen began preparing for his eventual rule.
• Uchiha Gen helped Yakushi Nonō return to the orphanage, arranged for Sasuke, Naruto, and Karin to attend the Ninja Academy together, then left the Military Police Force to cultivate the Primal Origin Scripture.
• Uchiha Gen reached Perfect Susanoo and told Kushina that Akatsuki’s leader possessed the Rinnegan, so Kushina agreed to question the Nine-Tails about it.

Uchiha Gen recruited Mei Terumi, drew Tsunade and Jiraiya into a confrontation over his plans for peace, and persuaded Tsunade to help revive Nawaki and Dan Katō. The arc ended with Tsunade waiting at Gen’s door before Orochimaru’s planned resurrection ritual.

• Uchiha Gen defeated Kushina in a contest, then grew closer to her over the following months while strengthening his position as Konoha’s next Hokage.
• Uchiha Gen helped Fuguki set a trap for Mei Terumi, then secretly arranged her escape and recruited her to serve him alongside Kisame and Jūzō.
• Uchiha Gen met Tsunade, asked her to be his girlfriend, and fought her and Jiraiya before explaining his plan to unite the nations and ninja villages through overwhelming force.
• Uchiha Gen and Tsunade debated their conflicting visions of peace, while Jiraiya vowed to stop Gen if he endangered Konoha.
• Kushina told Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya that she would judge Uchiha Gen’s decisions for herself, then shared her decision with Gen when he visited her.
• Uchiha Gen told Tsunade that Orochimaru could restore the dead with their consciousness intact, and she agreed to let him study the Power of All Things in exchange for helping revive Nawaki and Dan Katō.
• Tsunade led Uchiha Gen to Nawaki’s and Dan Katō’s graves, and they brought their remains to Orochimaru, who agreed to perform Impure World Reincarnation the next morning.
• Uchiha Gen captured two wandering ninja as sacrifices and returned to Konoha with Tsunade, who stayed awake and went to his door before six o’clock.

Uchiha Gen explored the Pure Land, strengthened his power, and protected Konoha from Akatsuki while uncovering and dismantling Obito’s plans. After the Chunin Exams, Gen confronted Nagato and the Akatsuki, ending the arc with their summoned beasts trapped in his genjutsu.

• Uchiha Gen entered the Pure Land, met Ōtsutsuki Hamura, and learned about its souls before returning to the living world and resolving Tsunade’s doubts about their agreement.
• Five years later, Uchiha Gen reached the final realm of Refining Spirit to Return to Emptiness as Akatsuki began targeting the tailed beasts and Konoha prepared for the Joint Chunin Exams.
• Uchiha Gen helped Pakura repel Akatsuki attackers, then disguised himself as Sasuke and stopped Obito from capturing Gaara and Naruto during the exams.
• Uchiha Gen exposed Obito’s role in the Nine-Tails’ Attack and the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan, freed Yagura from his control, and used him to capture Black Zetsu and recruit Tobi.
• Uchiha Gen killed Obito, took his Mangekyō Sharingan, and returned to Konoha as Naruto, Sasuke, and the other finalists completed the Chunin Exams.
• Uchiha Gen left Konoha for an Akatsuki base, killed Hidan, gained the support of Mei Terumi, Kisame, and Jūzō, and defeated Nagato’s attacks.
• Uchiha Gen placed Animal Path’s summoned beasts under Eternal Mangekyo genjutsu, shocking Nagato and the Akatsuki.

Uchiha Gen brought Akatsuki under his control, became Fifth Hokage, and used overwhelming force and political deals to make the great ninja villages submit to Konoha. He announced a new order in Konoha and sent its shinobi to conquer the remaining villages and noble forces.

• Uchiha Gen revealed to Nagato and Konan how Madara and Zetsu had manipulated Nagato’s past, then secured their allegiance by promising to restore Yahiko and Sasori’s parents.
• Uchiha Gen became Fifth Hokage, reorganized Konoha’s government, and forced the Hyuga Clan to negotiate over abolishing the Caged Bird Seal.
• Uchiha Gen made Sunagakure submit and brought Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha back with Impure World Reincarnation to support his campaign.
• Uchiha Gen and his allies conquered Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure, while the Sage of Six Paths chose not to interfere.
• Uchiha Gen addressed Konoha, argued that shinobi should replace nobles as rulers, and presented the great villages’ surrender as the start of unification under Konoha.
• Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto, Jiraiya, and the civilians supported Gen’s call, and the assembled shinobi vowed to conquer the remaining villages and noble forces.