Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Gen showed Sasuke and Mikoto a genjutsu depicting the Uchiha Clan massacre, then advised Sasuke to master his new power before the Chunin Exams. As the exam delegations traveled to Konoha, Deidara and Sasori attacked the Sand delegation, only for the disguised Pakura to reveal herself as Kazekage and counterattack.

• Sasuke recounted his vision of Itachi killing the Uchiha Clan, and Uchiha Gen showed him and Mikoto the massacre from a third-person perspective.
• Mikoto and Sasuke judged the events plausible, and Uchiha Gen discussed Shisui's and Itachi's choices before sending Sasuke to rest.
• Sasuke went to find Itachi, while Mikoto stayed with Uchiha Gen.
• Deidara and Sasori ambushed the Sand delegation with explosives and poison, but Temari and the team leader dispersed the gas.
• Pakura summoned a torrent of magma and a wind attack that damaged Sasori and wounded Deidara, then revealed herself as Kazekage.

Pakura and her summoned beasts fought Sasori and Deidara, overwhelming their opening attacks and forcing them to change tactics. As Tianwu chased Deidara, he escaped underground, leaving Pakura warned to watch for him.

• Pakura revealed herself as Kazekage and ordered Temari and the others to retreat before the battle began.
• Sasori unleashed his puppets while Deidara formed a giant clay dragon, but Zhurong and Tianwu destroyed their attacks and Pakura burned many of Sasori's puppets with Scorch Release.
• Sasori recalled his surviving puppets and brought out the Third Kazekage human puppet as Pakura directed Tianwu to keep Deidara occupied.
• Tianwu repeatedly sliced through Deidara's clay birds, but Deidara escaped underground after landing and using smoke to conceal himself.
• Tianwu scattered the smoke and warned Pakura that Deidara had gone underground.

Pakura and her summoned Homies fought Sasori and Deidara, then faced reinforcements Konan and Mei Terumi. When the three advanced Homies fused into a powerful dragonman, the Akatsuki members retreated, as Uchiha Gen had ordered that they be kept alive for his plans.

• Pakura, Zhurong, and Tianwu pressured Sasori until Deidara emerged and attacked with explosive clay, but Tianwu sensed and blew back Deidara’s hidden bombs.
• Deidara and Sasori prepared to retreat until Black and White Zetsu announced that Konan and Mei Terumi were arriving as reinforcements.
• Pakura unleashed a sweeping wind-and-fire attack, forcing Sasori, Deidara, and Black and White Zetsu underground to escape the flames.
• Konan and Mei Terumi joined Sasori and Deidara, prompting Pakura to summon Qiangliang; the three Homies then fused into a towering dragonman.
• The dragonman erased the enemies’ combined attacks and battered the four Akatsuki members, who retreated when Pakura moved to encircle them.
• Uchiha Gen’s instructions kept the dragonman from pursuing, since the Akatsuki members still had value in his plans.

Pakura’s group escaped an Akatsuki capture attempt and continued to Konoha, while Akatsuki regrouped and planned to target the Jinchuriki again. Pakura and her companions arrived at the Uchiha Clan Estate, where Uchiha Gen and Mikoto welcomed them.

• Pakura thanked Zhurong, Qiangliang, and Tianwu for protecting her group, and warned Gaara to stay close and be careful.
• Konan’s group rested in a cave, discussed their failed mission, and Konan said the Akatsuki leader would defeat Uchiha Gen.
• At their meeting, Nagato’s group learned that only the Four-Tails and Six-Tails had been captured, and Obito said he would seek chances to capture the One-Tail and Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• A day and a half later, Pakura’s group reached Konoha, met with Hiruzen Sarutobi and other officials, then went to the Uchiha Clan Estate.
• Uchiha Gen and Mikoto welcomed Pakura, Temari, and the other three, offering them rooms and a place to stay until the Chunin Exams.

Uchiha Gen disguised himself as Sasuke to enter the Chunin Exams and wait for Obito, who he planned to capture. On the second day in the Death Forest, Obito appeared, subdued Gaara, and began moving toward the Kirigakure Genin as Uchiha Gen prepared to intercept him.

• Uchiha Gen replaced Sasuke for the second exam after telling him Obito would come to Konoha to attack Naruto.
• Uchiha Gen entered the Death Forest disguised as Sasuke, and Team 7 passed its first day without incident.
• Obito, wearing a red-cloud cloak and orange spiral mask, confronted Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro on the second morning.
• Gaara attacked Obito while Temari and Kankuro fled, but Obito evaded Gaara's sand and trapped him with branches.
• Obito used his Mangekyō Sharingan to subdue Gaara and Shukaku, then sent Gaara into the Kamui Dimension.
• Obito sensed a mark on a Kirigakure Genin and moved toward them as Uchiha Gen quietly prepared to act.

Uchiha Gen ambushed Obito in the Death Forest, took his Sharingan, and overwhelmed him in a battle of wills. He left with Obito’s body under his control, intending to use Obito to find Black Zetsu.

• Obito emerged from a space-time vortex and attacked Team 7, phasing through their kunai and Naruto’s Rasengan.
• Disguised as Sasuke, Uchiha Gen used Sage Art: Dragon's Roar to immobilize Obito and the others with genjutsu.
• Uchiha Gen tore out Obito’s eyes and stored them in bottles, then revealed his identity to Obito.
• Obito tried to seize Naruto, but a white sword strike cut apart his vines while Uchiha Gen’s primordial spirit entered his body and defeated his will.
• Uchiha Gen took control of Obito and teleported away with him, then returned with Sasuke and released everyone from the genjutsu.

Uchiha Gen brought Kushina and Mikoto to see Obito Uchiha, whom he had captured as the culprit behind the Nine-Tails’ Attack and Fugaku’s death. Obito explained how he survived Kannabi Bridge and why Rin’s death led him to attack Konoha, leaving Kushina to ask whether his actions had been against his will.

• Sasuke told Naruto and Sakura that Uchiha Gen had protected them from the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails’ Attack and warned that the three of them could not defeat him.
• Uchiha Gen summoned Kushina and took her and Mikoto to the forest where Obito was bound by a powerful sealing jutsu.
• Kushina recognized Obito as the person behind the Nine-Tails’ Attack, while Mikoto removed his mask and realized who he was.
• Obito said Madara Uchiha had saved him after Kannabi Bridge and that he attacked Konoha because Rin’s death made the world seem meaningless to him.
• Obito admitted that Madara had arranged Rin’s death to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan and had placed a Curse Mark in his heart as part of a resurrection plan.
• Kushina asked Obito whether that plan had forced him to act against his will.

Obito explained that he had chosen to follow Madara Uchiha’s plan because he blamed Minato for Rin’s death and believed a peaceful world would let Rin live safely. Uchiha Gen struck down Obito’s excuses and identified the plan as the Infinite Tsukuyomi, leaving Obito panicked about a supposed Akatsuki traitor.

• Obito told Kushina that he had acted willingly because she was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and Minato had failed to arrive when Rin died.
• Uchiha Gen slapped Obito and blamed his weakness, poor training, and recklessness for his fate instead of accepting his excuses about Minato or destiny.
• Obito said he would carry out Madara Uchiha’s plan to create a peaceful world where Rin could live happily with him.
• Mikoto asked about the plan, but Obito refused to reveal it and insisted that death would let him see Rin.
• Uchiha Gen named the plan as the Infinite Tsukuyomi, prompting Obito to suspect Tobi had betrayed Akatsuki.
• Uchiha Gen slapped Obito again and scolded him for speaking disrespectfully.

Uchiha Gen explained the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan to Kushina and Mikoto while Obito tried to recruit them to it. They rejected the plan, and Gen refused to pursue it before telling Obito he would keep him alive for questioning and other work.

• Obito realized Gen could read the Naka Shrine tablet and worried that Gen’s Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan threatened the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan.
• Gen explained that the plan would gather the tailed beasts, create the Ten-Tails, and trap the world in an illusion.
• Obito urged Gen, Kushina, and Mikoto to support the plan by promising them power, peace, and lives with their loved ones.
• Mikoto rejected the plan as self-deception, and Kushina refused to sacrifice herself or Naruto and struck Obito twice.
• Gen rejected Obito’s proposal and accused him of clinging to the plan out of despair.
• Obito asked Gen to kill him, but Gen said he had questions and tasks for him; Obito refused to cooperate and challenged Gen to control him despite Madara Uchiha’s Restriction Curse Mark.

Uchiha Gen removed Obito’s Restriction Curse Mark, interrogated him about his plans, and took control of him before sending him to lure Black and White Zetsu. As Obito attacked them on a small island, Uchiha Gen emerged from hiding behind them.

• Uchiha Gen surgically destroyed Obito’s Restriction Curse Mark and forced him to explain his plans for the Nine-Tails and the attack on Konoha.
• Kushina and Mikoto asked Uchiha Gen to keep Obito’s identity secret to spare Kakashi and protect the Uchiha Clan’s reputation.
• Uchiha Gen installed a Sharingan in Obito and controlled him with the Spirit Transformation Technique, freeing Yagura from his control in the process.
• Uchiha Gen recovered Gaara, told Temari and Kankuro that the examination could continue, then sent the controlled Obito to Kirigakure to contact Black and White Zetsu.
• Obito lured Black and White Zetsu to an island and attacked them inside a golden barrier; as he phased through their counterattack, Uchiha Gen appeared behind them.

Uchiha Gen captured Black Zetsu and took control of Tobi, then gave Tobi new powers and ordered him to organize the White Zetsu. The chapter ended with Uchiha Gen turning to deal with Obito.

• Uchiha Gen trapped Black Zetsu and Tobi in a barrier, sealed White Zetsu’s Chakra, and explained how he had hidden from Black Zetsu’s senses and appeared with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Uchiha Gen used a gourd to capture Black Zetsu, including the hidden black liquid, and promised to take him to Ōtsutsuki Kaguya someday.
• Tobi agreed to work for Uchiha Gen, who marked him with the Flying Thunder God Technique and gave him power to absorb and store souls.
• Uchiha Gen ordered Tobi to have intelligent White Zetsu gather shinobi and serious criminals’ souls, while less intelligent White Zetsu monitored shinobi villages and forces.
• Tobi left to carry out his orders, and Uchiha Gen turned his attention to the standing, bewildered Obito.

Uchiha Gen killed Obito, took his Mangekyō Sharingan, and recovered Rin Nohara’s body and Obito and Black Zetsu’s collections. Back in Konoha, he clarified his relationship with Kushina to Mikoto, while the Chunin Exams moved into the third exam’s preliminary round.

• Obito gouged out his eyes, and Uchiha Gen sealed his mind with a Curse Mark before killing him with lightning and taking his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Gen transplanted Obito’s eye, placed Obito’s body in the Kamui Dimension, and recovered Rin Nohara’s body and Obito and Black Zetsu’s collections.
• Uchiha Gen returned home and told Mikoto and Kushina that Obito was dead, then admitted his relationship with Kushina and received Mikoto’s acceptance.
• The second exam ended after several days, and the surviving ninja rested for three days before the third exam’s preliminary round began before a large crowd.

The Joint Chunin Exams showcased Konoha’s powerful young fighters, and the finals culminated in fierce battles between Naruto, Gaara, Neji, and Sasuke. Naruto and Sasuke’s final match ended in a draw, leaving both alive and the crowd roaring.

• Konoha’s Genin dominated the exams, with Neji, Sasuke, Naruto, Shikamaru, and Lee reaching the top ten alongside five contestants from other villages.
• Neji, Sasuke, and Naruto won their opening final matches, while Shikamaru lost to a Kumogakure Genin and Lee fought Gaara in an intense bout.
• Naruto defeated Gaara after using the Nine-Tails’ power and Sealing Jutsu to suppress Shukaku.
• Sasuke defeated Neji in a strategic battle between the Sharingan and Byakugan.
• Naruto and Sasuke joined forces to eliminate the Kumogakure Genin, then fought each other using their strongest powers.
• Naruto and Sasuke’s final clash ended with both boys down but alive, and Shiranui Genma declared the match a draw.

After the Chunin Exams, Uchiha Gen became intimate with Kushina and told her he would become Hokage after taking care of one matter. He then secretly went to an Akatsuki base in Amegakure, where the members were already gathered and suspicious of Obito and Zetsu.

• Sasuke, Naruto, and the other finalists recovered, celebrated the end of the exams, and were all promoted to Chunin.
• With Naruto away on missions, Uchiha Gen visited Kushina, and the two spent the afternoon together at her home.
• Kushina supported Uchiha Gen's plan to become Hokage, and he said he would take the position after handling one matter.
• Two days later, Uchiha Gen secretly left Konoha and arrived at an Akatsuki base near Amegakure.
• Nagato had gathered the Akatsuki members because Obito and Zetsu's long absence made him suspect they were plotting against him.
• Uchiha Gen appeared in the courtyard outside the main hall, drawing the Akatsuki members' attention.

Uchiha Gen confronted the Akatsuki and effortlessly killed Hidan while several members revealed their loyalty to him. He battled Nagato’s forces without being harmed and ended by trapping the Akatsuki’s summoned beasts in his Eternal Mangekyo genjutsu, leaving Nagato stunned.

• Deidara and Hidan mistook Uchiha Gen’s red-cloud cloak for an Akatsuki uniform, and their clash ended with Hidan accidentally attacking Deidara.
• Uchiha Gen restrained Hidan with water chains and destroyed him with lightning after Hidan challenged him to kill him.
• Nagato ordered the Akatsuki to attack, but Mei Terumi, Kisame, Jūzō, and Kakuzu sided with Uchiha Gen, who sent the first three away and let Kakuzu escape.
• Uchiha Gen crushed four Paths of Pain, survived Nagato’s attacks and the Akatsuki’s explosives, and challenged the others to try more techniques.
• Animal Path summoned four giant beasts and a hidden chameleon, but Uchiha Gen placed them under Eternal Mangekyo genjutsu, shocking Nagato and the Akatsuki.

Uchiha Gen overwhelmed Nagato, Konan, Deidara, and Sasori, defeating the Paths of Pain and disrupting their attacks while sparing the Akatsuki members. He left Nagato despairing after effortlessly destroying Planetary Devastation and revealing a colossal Perfect Susanoo.

• Nagato released his five Summoning Beasts, but the Akatsuki's attacks failed to harm Uchiha Gen, who used Natural Energy to sever the Paths of Pain from Nagato.
• Uchiha Gen struck at Nagato, then countered Sasori and Deidara, interrupting Deidara's self-destruction with genjutsu and turning the Third Kazekage puppet into a living ally.
• The Third Kazekage puppet fought Sasori and Deidara while Nagato and Konan recovered the five Pain corpses, and Uchiha Gen challenged Nagato to use another technique.
• Nagato used Planetary Devastation, but Uchiha Gen pierced its black sphere with the black mirror and ended its attraction.
• Uchiha Gen expanded his Perfect Susanoo to a towering form, leaving Nagato in despair as Mei Terumi watched in shock.

Uchiha Gen displayed Susanoo’s immense power, then told Pain that the Rinnegan did not belong to Nagato. He pulled Konan and Nagato into a genjutsu to show them the truth, leaving them inside a cavern where a decrepit old man instructed two figures.

• Uchiha Gen’s Susanoo awed Konan, Sasori, Deidara, and the others before he dismissed it and returned to the courtyard.
• Pain conceded that the Sharingan might surpass the Rinnegan, but Uchiha Gen argued that a wielder’s strength determined how much power an eye could unleash.
• Uchiha Gen told Pain that the Rinnegan did not belong to him, prompting Konan to defend Pain and Nagato to insist he had possessed the eyes for as long as he could remember.
• Uchiha Gen produced a corpse in a red-cloud robe, which Konan recognized as the man beneath the mask, and offered to show her and Nagato the story behind it.
• Uchiha Gen dragged Konan and Nagato into a genjutsu, where they saw an old man beside the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path giving instructions to a half-black-and-white figure and a young boy.

Uchiha Gen showed Nagato and Konan memories revealing Madara's role in implanting the Rinnegan and manipulating events around Yahiko's death. Nagato agreed to let Gen reclaim the eyes later in exchange for eye surgery and treatment for his legs, but asked whether Gen feared he would break the agreement and flee.

• Madara ordered Obito and Zetsu to guide Nagato toward reviving him and later set a plan against Obito in motion.
• Black and White Zetsu implanted Madara's Rinnegan in young Nagato, and memories revealed that Obito and the Zetsu had also manipulated the events leading to Yahiko's death.
• Nagato and Konan grieved over Yahiko's death as Uchiha Gen explained that the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan could no longer be carried out.
• Nagato asked about the Ten-Tails and Gen's purpose, then agreed to hand over the Rinnegan when Gen needed them in return for eye surgery and treatment for his legs.
• Nagato asked whether Gen was worried he would break their agreement and run away.

Uchiha Gen negotiated for Akatsuki to serve as his covert force in his plan to unite the world, and Konan agreed to marry him while remaining with Nagato and the organization for now. He secured the others’ cooperation with promises of training, resurrection, and a pay raise, leaving Akatsuki eager to work for his new nation.

• Uchiha Gen proposed uniting the world under one nation and having Akatsuki eliminate threats as his hidden force, then offered to marry Konan to reassure Nagato and the organization.
• Nagato offered to let Uchiha Gen place a formula on him, but Konan agreed to marry Gen and accepted his promise that she could stay with Akatsuki and visit Nagato.
• Mei Terumi welcomed Konan as a sister, while Sasori and Deidara accepted Gen’s terms after he demonstrated a Sage Chakra-enhanced explosion and promised Deidara further instruction.
• Uchiha Gen promised to revive Sasori’s parents and Yahiko, prompting Sasori, Nagato, and Konan to agree to work for him.
• Kakuzu asked what he would receive, and Uchiha Gen offered him a raise, which Kakuzu happily accepted.

Uchiha Gen took control of the Four-Tails and Six-Tails Jinchuriki for Akatsuki, then brought Mei Terumi and Konan to Konoha. After months of growing closer to Konan, he kissed her during a beach outing and carried her into their tent.

• Uchiha Gen used a cloud spell to travel with the Akatsuki members to Amegakure and explained that spells drew on Natural Energy.
• Uchiha Gen used his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan to control Rōshi and Utakata, making them Akatsuki enforcers.
• Uchiha Gen, Mei Terumi, and Konan shared a meal before Uchiha Gen took the two women to Konoha.
• Uchiha Gen repeatedly took Konan sightseeing, and their relationship grew closer over the following months.
• Uchiha Gen and Konan grilled fish and drank wine on a beach, where he kissed her and carried her into the tent.