Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Gen lured Rasa to Kobe Oasis and helped Fuguki, Jūzō Biwa, and Kisame Hoshigaki capture him and his Kage Guard. After absorbing their souls and lifespans, Gen left Rasa’s children alive and escaped with the others.

• Uchiha Gen used the Land of Wind's feudal lord to summon Rasa to Kobe Oasis with the promise of increased military funding.
• Uchiha Gen brought Fuguki, Jūzō Biwa, and Kisame Hoshigaki to the oasis, where they defeated the Sand garrison and prepared an ambush.
• Fuguki and the others used the lakes, Hidden Mist Technique, and a barrier to overwhelm and capture Rasa and his Kage Guard.
• Uchiha Gen revealed himself and told Rasa that his death would end the matter, while his children would be spared because of Pakura's kindness.
• Uchiha Gen absorbed the souls and lifespans of Rasa and the three Jonin, then escaped with Fuguki, Jūzō, and Kisame after Kisame disposed of the bodies.

Uchiha Gen gave Fuguki and his companions Tobirama Senju’s Water Release scrolls, then returned to Konoha as Sunagakure investigated Rasa’s disappearance and considered its next Kazekage. He reunited with Orochimaru and invited him to research ways to use Natural Energy, leaving them planning a new laboratory project.

• Uchiha Gen gave Fuguki, Kisame, and Jūzō scrolls containing Tobirama Senju’s Water Release techniques and insights, and told them to study them before killing Danzo.
• Sunagakure investigated Rasa’s disappearance, found faint traces of Kirigakure, and put the search on hold while its leaders considered bringing back the Third Kazekage and prepared for a future selection.
• Uchiha Gen received word that Orochimaru had returned to Konoha after completing his Sage Mode training, then arranged to have dinner with him and Anko.
• Uchiha Gen asked Yakushi Kabuto to research ways to preserve women’s youth and beauty, and Kabuto agreed to undertake the project.
• Uchiha Gen discussed his conflict with Konoha’s elders and his ambitions with Orochimaru, who warned him to avoid provoking civil unrest.
• Uchiha Gen proposed that they research how humans might use Natural Energy without relying on Chakra, and Orochimaru enthusiastically agreed to begin preparations.

Uchiha Gen took Uzuki Yugao on a romantic overnight outing to a secluded sea of flowers, where they enjoyed the scenery, food, and wine before spending the night together. The next morning, they continued their intimacy on a blanket among the flowers.

• Uchiha Gen took Uzuki Yugao by cloud to a vast sea of flowers beyond Konoha.
• Uchiha Gen set up camp while Yugao explored the flowers, and the two spent the day fishing, hunting, and playing together.
• Uchiha Gen and Yugao grilled food, drank wine, and enjoyed a moonlit walk before entering the tent together for the night.
• At dawn, Uchiha Gen dried a blanket and carried Yugao out of the tent, and the two fell onto it among the flowers.

Uchiha Gen lured Danzo out of Konoha with a forged offer of support for his bid to become Fifth Hokage, then trapped him and his guards in Gourd Valley. The chapter ended as Danzo identified the three Mist ninja who had emerged to confront him.

• At Mikoto Uchiha's birthday gathering, Anna Uzumaki tried to persuade Kushina Uzumaki to find a new partner, but Kushina said she would remain alone.
• After receiving word that Suikazan Fuguki, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Juzo Biwa were ready, Uchiha Gen decided to target Danzo and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to hypnotize the feudal lord of the Land of Fire.
• The feudal lord's confidant delivered Danzo a letter offering support for his bid to become Fifth Hokage, and Danzo agreed to meet the feudal lord secretly.
• Danzo left Konoha with three Root ninja while two Soul Reapers tracked his group for Uchiha Gen.
• Uchiha Gen raised a barrier around Gourd Valley, where Danzo's group encountered Suikazan Fuguki, Juzo Biwa, and Kisame Hoshigaki.

Danzo’s confidence collapsed when Kisame, Fuguki, and Juzo flooded Gourd Valley and used coordinated attacks to trap his group. Juzo killed Root ninja Ding, while Danzo ordered his two remaining guards to create an opening at any cost.

• Danzo suspected Fuguki and Juzo were Mist infiltrators sent to assassinate him and demanded to know how they had learned his route.
• Fuguki and Juzo attacked Danzo’s guard while Kisame prepared a Water Release technique.
• Kisame flooded Gourd Valley with Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave, forcing Danzo and his guards to evade.
• Ding attacked the Water Clones with his shadow technique, but Juzo and the remaining clones overwhelmed him and killed him.
• Fuguki and Kisame continued attacking Danzo and his two remaining guards from underwater and at range.
• Danzo ordered the guards to create an opening even if they died, and they swallowed secret medicines.

Fuguki, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Juzo Biwa overwhelmed Danzo and his Root guards in Gourd Valley, countering Danzo’s techniques with intelligence supplied by Uchiha Gen. After Danzo survived their assault through Izanagi, he demanded to know who had betrayed Konoha, and Kisame offered him a chance to meet the person behind the attack.

• Danzo and the Root ninjas used an enhanced giant to attack Fuguki, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Juzo Biwa, but their coordinated Water Release techniques exhausted the giant and left him unconscious.
• Danzo summoned the Dream Eater to escape, but Fuguki and the others used fire scrolls to injure it and force it to disappear.
• Juzo Biwa killed the Yamanaka Clan Root ninja, while Fuguki and the others cornered Danzo and avoided his Sharingan and Self-Exerting Curse Binding Seal.
• Danzo used the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing, but the three escaped its range; when he returned through Izanagi, they recognized the technique and Danzo suspected a high-ranking Konoha traitor.
• Fuguki, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Juzo Biwa attacked Danzo with ninjutsu, leaving him severely injured, and Kisame offered to let him meet the person behind them.

Uchiha Gen captured Danzo, removed his self-destruction seal, and taunted him before killing him by extracting his soul and lifespan. Danzo died believing Hiruzen and the others would avenge him, while Gen warned they could be next.

• Uchiha Gen used the Flying Thunder God Technique disguised as Hiruzen Sarutobi to catch Danzo off guard and place him under genjutsu.
• Uchiha Gen removed Danzo's Reverse Four Symbols Sealing and restrained him while Juzo Biwa, Suikazan Fuguki, and Kisame Hoshigaki rejected Danzo's accusations of betrayal.
• Uchiha Gen tormented Danzo with a fire genjutsu and revealed that he knew Danzo had targeted Shisui and Itachi and sought to take the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan.
• Uchiha Gen gouged out Danzo's right eye, then hypnotized him and used the Soul-Soul Fruit ability to extract his soul and lifespan.
• Danzo's corpse fell forward as Uchiha Gen declared that Hiruzen and the others could die too if they opposed him.

Uchiha Gen visited Anko with sweets and tea, shared dinner and drinks with her, and persuaded her to prepare to move in with him alongside Kurenai and Yugao. The chapter ended after he carried Anko to the bathroom and the two went to her bedroom together.

• Uchiha Gen disposed of Danzo's body and the other corpses, then returned to Konoha while keeping Danzo's death undiscovered.
• Uchiha Gen visited Anko after work with sweets and tea, knowing they matched her favorite hobbies.
• Uchiha Gen and Anko shared a home-cooked dinner, and he told her to stay away from her sensei's dangerous experiments.
• Uchiha Gen asked Anko to tell Kurenai and Yugao to prepare to move into his residence, and she agreed.
• Anko asked Uchiha Gen to carry her to the bathroom, and they later went to her bedroom together.

Uchiha Gen welcomed Kurenai, Yugao, and Anko into his household while Hiruzen Sarutobi searched unsuccessfully for the missing Danzo. At a village meeting, Gen proposed turning Root into an Anbu training department, and Hiruzen agreed if Danzo was dead or remained missing.

• Anko, Kurenai, and Yugao agreed to move in with Uchiha Gen, and Mikoto arranged their quarters in the rear courtyard.
• The three women moved in three days later, and Uchiha Gen hosted a housewarming dinner while Mikoto, Itachi, and Sasuke adjusted to their arrival.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi searched for Danzo after he failed to return, but Root and Anbu found no trace of him or his guards.
• The Land of Fire's feudal lord told Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had invited Danzo to advise his secret ninja corps, while Uchiha Gen's scheme remained concealed.
• At a Konoha meeting, Uchiha Gen raised Danzo's disappearance and proposed abolishing Root's special structure and making it an Anbu training department.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed that Root would become an Anbu training department if Danzo had died or remained missing indefinitely.

After Danzo remained missing, Konoha moved on and Kushina celebrated her twenty-eighth birthday with friends and family. That night, Mikoto tried to persuade Kushina to pursue a relationship with Uchiha Gen, and Kushina erupted after hearing that Mikoto had once transformed into her during an intimate encounter with him.

• Konoha's families quietly welcomed Danzo's disappearance while Hiruzen Sarutobi continued hoping for clues, but half a month passed without finding him.
• Kushina hosted a birthday gathering attended by Uchiha Gen, Shisui Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and others.
• After the guests left, Mikoto and Sasuke stayed overnight, and Mikoto shared a bed with Kushina while Naruto and Sasuke slept together.
• Mikoto told Kushina that she could seek happiness with Uchiha Gen, arguing that widowhood did not mean she had to live only for Naruto.
• Mikoto described how she had once used the Transformation Technique to become Kushina during an intimate encounter with Uchiha Gen, prompting Kushina to sit up in outrage.

Kushina confronted Mikoto about transforming into her for Uchiha Gen, then joined Mikoto in a private, playful encounter that ended with Mikoto transforming into Gen. Kushina did not beat Gen up the next day, while the Nine-Tails knew part of what had happened.

• Mikoto admitted to Kushina that she had transformed into her for Uchiha Gen and found it exciting.
• Kushina entered the Sealing Space and beat the Nine-Tails with Adamantine Sealing Chains after he taunted her and admitted to spying on her and Minato.
• Mikoto told Kushina that Gen had feelings for her and Mikoto, and shared his poem about wishing he had been born earlier.
• Kushina and Mikoto tussled on the bed, then Kushina set up a soundproof barrier and added Sealing Jutsu to block some of the Nine-Tails' senses.
• Mikoto transformed into Uchiha Gen, and the two continued their private encounter; the next day, Kushina did not go beat Gen up.

Mikoto told Uchiha Gen how she had helped Kushina relax and encouraged her to consider him, then advised him on gradually winning Kushina over. Over the following days, Gen visited Kushina with Mikoto’s help, and he learned that Kushina had begun to accept Mikoto’s Transformation Technique without protest.

• Mikoto described the previous night to Uchiha Gen, who praised her for helping him get closer to Kushina.
• Mikoto advised Gen to show Kushina goodwill, prioritize Naruto, and avoid being alone with Kushina for now.
• Gen visited Kushina’s home with Mikoto and Sasuke, then left while Mikoto and Sasuke stayed behind.
• Mikoto arranged more visits and chance encounters between Gen and Kushina, and Gen learned that Kushina no longer explicitly rejected Mikoto’s Transformation Technique.

Uchiha Gen joined Kushina and their families on an autumn outing, where he secretly arranged for a hunting mishap that brought him and Kushina together. The pair planned to spar after lunch farther from Konoha, while Kushina wondered whether Gen had been interested in her for a long time.

• On September 10, Uchiha Gen, Kushina, their families, and the children left Konoha for an autumn outing and set up camp beside a river.
• Uchiha Gen used Soul Sense and a possessed turtledove to steer Kushina into a chase, then arranged for them to collide in midair and land together.
• Uchiha Gen prepared to attack the turtledoves with miniature Rasenshuriken, but Kushina asked him to spare them, so he only scared them away.
• While hunting together, Uchiha Gen boasted about his elemental skills, and Kushina suggested they spar after lunch.
• Uchiha Gen proposed finding a spot farther from Konoha for their spar, and Kushina wondered whether he had been interested in her since the time of Minato's apprenticeship.

Uchiha Gen hosted a riverside meal for Kushina and their companions, then took her aside for a fierce spar that showcased their abilities. Under the influence of his Mangekyō technique, Kushina agreed that they could be together once Gen was strong enough to overpower her, framing it as being for Naruto’s sake.

• Uchiha Gen cooked ramen and a large meal for Kushina, Naruto, and the others, and everyone praised the food.
• Uchiha Gen summoned Zhurong, Qiangliang, and Big Snake, then flew with Kushina to a remote forest so they could spar away from the group.
• Kushina and Uchiha Gen clashed at high speed, and Gen revealed that he had used the Flying Thunder God Technique after marking her during their fight.
• Kushina unleashed powerful Water and Wind Release techniques, but Uchiha Gen used Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation to control the water and keep it from striking him.
• Uchiha Gen used Ama-no-Uzume's Decree on Kushina, who explained that she would be with him once his strength could utterly surpass hers, for Naruto's sake.

Uchiha Gen understood that Kushina wanted him to meet her conditions before she would consider pursuing happiness with him, and he believed he could do so after awakening the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Their spar escalated until Gen feigned exhaustion, and Kushina made him promise to keep her earlier confession secret.

• Uchiha Gen decided to wait until he awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan before trying to defeat Kushina overwhelmingly.
• Kushina, embarrassed by what she had said, attacked Gen with her Nine-Tails Chakra cloak, and he dodged until she forbade him from using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Kushina used Adamantine Sealing Chains to form a barrier and entered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, while Gen countered with his second-stage Susanoo.
• Kushina blew off Susanoo's arm with an enlarged Rasengan and began forming a Tailed Beast Ball.
• Uchiha Gen pretended his eyes were strained from overusing his Pupil Power, and Kushina stopped fighting and warned him not to tell anyone what she had said.

Uchiha Gen rewarded Yakushi Kabuto for developing medicine that delayed facial aging and arranged a profitable partnership with the Uchiha Clan and Orochimaru. After receiving seven doses, Gen visited Pakura, now Sunagakure's Fifth Kazekage, and hoped his surprise would lead to an intimate encounter in her office.

• Over a peaceful year and a half, Uchiha Gen nearly gathered enough Soul Energy to evolve his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and developed the Refining Essence into Qi portion of the Primal Origin Scripture.
• Yakushi Kabuto reported that he had developed three grades of medicine that delayed facial aging, while his attempt to create a supreme appearance-preserving medicine had failed for now.
• Uchiha Gen gave Kabuto a thirty-percent share of the medicine profits, promised funding for the orphanage and Yakushi Nonō's return, and asked him to make seven high-grade doses.
• Kabuto reached a production and sales agreement with Setsuna Uchiha, then worked through the night and delivered seven doses to Gen the next morning.
• Uchiha Gen asked Mikoto to gather the three families at his home that evening, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to visit Pakura in Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Gen found Pakura serving as the Fifth Kazekage after she had reached Kage-level strength, and hoped his surprise would persuade her to be intimate with him in the Kazekage's office.

Uchiha Gen visited Pakura in Sunagakure, gave her an anti-aging serum, and spent the afternoon with her before returning to Konoha. He later distributed more serums to six women at home, and six days later Bai Wuchang returned with stored souls so Gen could prepare to reach the Sharingan’s highest realm.

• Uchiha Gen visited Pakura in her office and advised her to stop investigating Akatsuki while promising to handle the matter himself.
• Uchiha Gen gave Pakura an anti-aging serum, and she agreed to his request after he persuaded her to send away the guards and secure the office.
• Uchiha Gen shared an early dinner with Pakura, then left Sunagakure and returned to Konoha for dinner with the three families.
• Uchiha Gen gave high-grade anti-aging serums to Mikoto, Kurenai, Anko, Yugao, Kushina, and Anna, explaining that Orochimaru-sensei’s laboratory had developed them.
• Six days later, Bai Wuchang returned with stored souls, and Uchiha Gen began preparing to break through to the Sharingan’s highest realm.

Uchiha Gen awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, gaining stronger eye techniques and a growing supply of Chakra. After mastering its power, he invited Hiruzen Sarutobi and his advisors to lunch, where he suddenly made his move as they were about to sit down.

• Uchiha Gen evolved his Mangekyō Sharingan through a special method, restoring dormant genes and improving his optic nerves.
• His unchanged eye pattern concealed greatly increased power, including the ability to use Izanagi three times a day for three minutes each.
• Over the next five days, Uchiha Gen grew accustomed to his new eyes while his Chakra reserves and quality continued to increase.
• Uchiha Gen invited Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu to lunch, prompting them to suspect a trap and arrange covert Anbu protection.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and his advisors arrived at the Uchiha Clan Estate, found no sign of an ambush, and followed Uchiha Gen to his dining room.
• As Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others were about to sit down, Uchiha Gen suddenly made his move.

Uchiha Gen abducted Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu to a remote mountain and demanded their support as the sole candidate for Fifth Hokage. Hiruzen challenged him to prove his strength, and their fight began with both summoning weapons and allies.

• Uchiha Gen used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu from Konoha to a mountain wilderness.
• Uchiha Gen demanded that Hiruzen announce him as the sole Fifth Hokage candidate while allowing Hiruzen to remain in office until Gen chose to take over.
• Hiruzen and the two elders argued that Gen lacked the support and power to claim the position, citing Konoha's leaders, clans, and ninja.
• Uchiha Gen challenged Hiruzen to test his strength, and Hiruzen accepted before sending Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu away from the battlefield.
• Uchiha Gen and Hiruzen Sarutobi activated their Sharingan and performed the Summoning Technique; Gen drew Wusheng, while Hiruzen summoned a white-haired old ape.

Uchiha Gen and Hiruzen Sarutobi fought a test battle, with Gen repeatedly overcoming the Hokage’s attacks and techniques. After Hiruzen’s Five-Style Great Barrage Technique filled the area with smoke, Gen revealed a mountain-sized Susanoo, leaving Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu stunned.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Uchiha Gen clashed with their weapons and Chakra, and Gen gained the advantage with his black Chakra arm and Wusheng.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi used the Adamantine Staff and a gale technique, but Uchiha Gen countered with Susanoo and struck him with a close-range attack.
• Uchiha Gen overpowered Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Fire Release and combined elemental techniques with his Great Fire Annihilation and Twin Rasenshuriken.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and his Shadow Clones attempted to trap Uchiha Gen with sealing barriers, but Gen broke the Three-Way Seal and dismissed his own barrier.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and four Shadow Clones attacked Uchiha Gen with the Five-Style Great Barrage Technique.
• Uchiha Gen emerged from the smoke inside a mountain-sized black Susanoo, shocking Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu.