Chapter Summaries

Madara Uchiha tried to recruit Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga by offering them power and freedom from the Caged Bird, but Karin Uzumaki disrupted his threats and challenged him. After Madara vanished and attacked her, Karin dodged and struck back, ending the chapter by mocking him for sneak-attacking her.

• Madara Uchiha offered Sasuke Uchiha power and told Neji Hyuga he could remove the Caged Bird.
• Neji Hyuga’s teammate warned him not to trust Madara, and Madara attacked the man with an air blade.
• Karin Uzumaki shattered the air blade and mocked Madara, easing the tension among the gathered squads.
• Madara Uchiha vanished and reappeared to attack Karin, but she dodged and kicked his forearm.
• Karin Uzumaki accused Madara of sneak-attacking a young person and warned him to take care of himself.

Karin Uzumaki used a powerful chakra-enhanced punch against Madara Uchiha, then revealed a Byakugan that astonished Neji Hyuga and the Hyuga Branch Family. Itachi Uchiha arrived, reunited with Sasuke, and warned him that Madara Uchiha might have other plans.

• Karin Uzumaki ordered her companions to stay back and attacked Madara Uchiha with a chakra-wreathed punch, but he passed through its force with his body intangible.
• Karin Uzumaki identified Madara Uchiha's ability as a Space-Time technique and challenged him to reveal its limits.
• Karin Uzumaki activated her Byakugan, stunning Neji Hyuga and the Hyuga Branch Family, while Madara Uchiha recognized that her teacher had given her the eyes.
• Madara Uchiha praised her teacher's strength and intellect, leaving Neji Hyuga speechless.
• Itachi Uchiha arrived at the battlefield, and Sasuke called out to his brother.
• Itachi Uchiha checked that Sasuke was unharmed, heard that Sasuke had come to find him, and warned him to be careful of Madara Uchiha.

Itachi confronted Madara about his intentions and the danger to Sasuke, while Madara questioned whether the brothers’ eyes could become the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. Karin attacked Madara with her Space-Time Taijutsu, and he accepted her challenge to fight.

• Tekka confronted Itachi for leaving the village without permission, but Itachi said his actions served the clan.
• Itachi stood between Sasuke and Madara, revealed he knew about Izuna and Madara’s motives, and refused to sacrifice Sasuke for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Madara challenged Itachi to ask Sasuke what he wanted, leaving Sasuke anxious about what his brother had concealed.
• Karin rushed at Madara and struck him with dragon-shaped chakra attacks that tore his clothes and left red marks on his skin.
• Karin explained that her Gentle Fist was Space-Time Taijutsu and challenged Madara to fight; Madara laughed and accepted.

Karin Uzumaki fought Madara Uchiha with overwhelming taijutsu, smashing his Susanoo Armor’s blade and denting its head. She stood breathless before the giant after calling its armor a tough turtle shell.

• Karin Uzumaki struck Madara Uchiha with a claw, sending him crashing through trees and breaking the ribs of his Susanoo Armor.
• Madara Uchiha formed a full Susanoo Armor and swung its Chakra Blade at Karin, who punched the blade and shattered it.
• Sasuke, Neji Hyuga, and Itachi Uchiha watched as Karin’s punch staggered the giant and sent her crashing to the ground.
• Madara Uchiha enlarged Susanoo Armor to forty meters and attacked Karin with its blade and palm.
• Karin Uzumaki dodged the attacks, punched Susanoo Armor in the head, and dented it before landing breathless.

Madara Uchiha withdrew after warning Karin Uzumaki, tempting Sasuke Uchiha with power, and telling Neji Hyuga that the Caged Bird Cursed Seal could be undone. Konan arrived, ordered Karin and the others to return with her, and led them west, promising Karin that her teacher would see her.

• Madara Uchiha dispelled Susanoo Armor and warned Karin Uzumaki before offering Sasuke Uchiha power and telling Neji Hyuga he could undo the Caged Bird Cursed Seal.
• Madara Uchiha vanished through a spatial vortex after telling Karin Uzumaki they would meet again and decide the winner.
• Konan flew in on paper wings, and Karin Uzumaki greeted her excitedly and said she had chased Madara Uchiha off.
• Konan ordered Karin Uzumaki, Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke Uchiha, and Neji Hyuga to come with her, and told the Konoha squads to keep their Kage away unless necessary.
• Konan led the group west, and she told Karin Uzumaki that her teacher would see her after they returned.

Karin Uzumaki led Sasuke, Neji Hyuga, Itachi, and Konan through a prosperous Land of Rain, explaining how Teacher had transformed its climate and infrastructure. The group reached Amegakure, where Karin prepared to take them to see Teacher.

• Sasuke asked why the Land of Rain had been sunny throughout their journey, and Karin Uzumaki explained that rainfall had been controlled and water was supplied through canals from a northern lake.
• Karin Uzumaki said Teacher believed ninja should serve as tools of production rather than slaughter, leaving Sasuke and Neji Hyuga confused.
• Itachi observed the Land of Rain's fertile fields, irrigation canals, clean roads, prosperous civilians, and lively market towns, which contradicted his textbooks.
• On the fourth day after encountering Madara Uchiha, Karin Uzumaki's group arrived at Amegakure and saw its open, bustling streets.
• Karin Uzumaki urged Sasuke and Neji Hyuga to follow her to see Teacher, and the group entered Amegakure behind Konan.

Karin Uzumaki led the group through Amegakure to meet her teacher, while Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga marveled at the village’s modern inventions. At the river, they met Genkawa Uchiha, who answered Neji’s question about his invisible chakra and called him weak.

• Karin Uzumaki hurried the group across Amegakure, where Neji Hyuga observed bicycles and other unfamiliar technology.
• Karin Uzumaki led the group beyond the village to a flower-lined riverbank and called out that her favorite student had returned.
• The group saw a man fishing by the river, and Neji Hyuga activated his Byakugan but could not see the man’s chakra.
• The man turned to face the group, and Sasuke Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha reacted to his striking appearance.
• Genkawa Uchiha told Neji Hyuga that people could live without chakra and that Neji was still far too weak.

Genkawa Uchiha reunited with his former student Itachi and welcomed Itachi, Sasuke, and Neji to his home. Neji asked Genkawa to remove his Caged Bird Cursed Seal, and Genkawa asked whether the request came from Neji himself or the Hyuga Branch Family.

• Neji felt unsettled by Genkawa, whose body showed no chakra to the Byakugan.
• Itachi greeted Genkawa as his former teacher, surprising Sasuke, Neji, and Karin.
• Genkawa led the group to his residence, where Karin reunited joyfully with her mother and Konan departed.
• After the group settled inside, Genkawa asked Sasuke and Neji why they had come with Itachi.
• Neji bowed and asked Genkawa to remove his Caged Bird Cursed Seal, and Genkawa asked whose wish it was.

Genkawa Uchiha explained that the Hyuga Branch Family had allowed Neji Hyuga to prepare to escape, leaving him to take the risk alone. He then removed Neji’s Caged Bird seal, though Neji suffered intense pain as the mark vanished.

• Neji Hyuga told Genkawa Uchiha that leaving Konoha had been his own decision, and Genkawa suggested the Branch Family had knowingly let him go.
• Neji realized the Branch Family might have watched or even secretly helped his preparations, hoping to benefit if he succeeded without risking anything themselves.
• Genkawa Uchiha explained that the older Branch Family members had been tamed by the Main Family and had left the rebellion to Neji, which left him feeling betrayed.
• Genkawa Uchiha touched Neji’s forehead and sent a thin wisp of light into the Caged Bird seal.
• Neji’s eyes changed colors, and he screamed in pain as the Caged Bird mark faded away completely.

Genkawa Uchiha removed Neji Hyuga’s Caged Bird Cursed Seal, freeing him from the Main Family’s control and restoring his Byakugan’s full vision. Neji offered to serve Genkawa, but Karin told him that he was nowhere near good enough to become the teacher’s follower.

• Genkawa Uchiha removed Neji Hyuga’s Caged Bird Cursed Seal, and Neji discovered that his Byakugan’s blind spot was gone.
• Neji Hyuga laughed and cried with relief as Sasuke Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha reacted to the seal’s removal.
• Genkawa Uchiha explained that he had studied the Byakugan and said the seal could be removed by destroying and regenerating Neji’s eyes.
• Neji Hyuga bowed before Genkawa Uchiha and pledged to obey his commands.
• Genkawa Uchiha dismissed Neji’s offer, and Karin Uzumaki told him he was too lacking to become Genkawa’s follower.

Genkawa Uchiha heard Itachi Uchiha ask him to resolve the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and the village, while Uchiha Sasuke asked to be taught how to grow stronger. Their discussion was interrupted when a woman arrived with a little girl who called Genkawa Uchiha “Papa.”

• Neji Hyuga remained shaken after Genkawa Uchiha rejected his hopes of becoming his follower.
• Itachi Uchiha asked Genkawa Uchiha to resolve the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and the village, and Genkawa advised him that the clan held foundations he did not understand.
• Uchiha Sasuke asked Genkawa Uchiha to teach him to become stronger so he could help Itachi, and the brothers faced off over Sasuke's involvement.
• A woman entered carrying a little girl, who reached for Genkawa Uchiha and called him “Papa.”
• Karin Uzumaki hurried toward the girl as Yumiko greeted her as Reiko.

Yugito Nii arrived while Itachi Uchiha and the others were visiting Genkawa Uchiha, who introduced his young daughter and left the visitors in Yumiko Uzumaki’s care. Genkawa then took the girl, Yugito, and Karin Uzumaki through a spatial rift to an underground facility, where they reunited with Nagato.

• Yugito Nii arrived with a little girl, who Genkawa Uchiha drew into his arms without any visible chakra and proudly identified as his daughter.
• Genkawa told Yumiko Uzumaki to arrange rooms for Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke Uchiha, and Neji Hyuga, then left with the girl and Yugito Nii.
• Yumiko led the three visitors to their guest rooms, where Itachi told Sasuke not to question Genkawa about the child, while Neji touched his forehead where the Caged Bird Cursed Seal had vanished.
• Genkawa, Yugito, and Karin followed a spatial rift into a vast underground facility filled with instruments.
• The little girl greeted Uncle Nagato, who turned toward them with pure white eyes beneath his loose red hair.

Genkawa Uchiha visited Nagato's laboratory, where Nagato had cultivated a Sharingan and continued researching with Byakugan he repeatedly replaced. After Reiko asked to see Tree-Tree, Genkawa agreed to take her.

• Nagato welcomed Reiko and took her from Genkawa Uchiha while Yugito Nii watched nearby.
• Genkawa examined a lab-grown Sharingan and asked how long Nagato's current Byakugan would last; Nagato said about a month and that replacements were nearly ready.
• Genkawa warned Nagato that overusing his Byakugan damaged them and urged him to cultivate eyes suited to awakening the Tenseigan.
• Reiko pointed at the Sharingan and asked to have it, but Genkawa called it trash and promised she would have something better when she grew up.
• Reiko asked to see Tree-Tree, and Genkawa agreed to take her.

Nagato, Genkawa Uchiha, and Yugito Nii brought Reiko to see the extraordinary tree Genkawa had cultivated deep beneath their underground complex. Genkawa found signs that the tree was developing spirituality, while Nagato hoped it might one day help bring peace to the Ninja World.

• Reiko excitedly agreed to see the tree as Nagato carried her deeper into the underground complex with Genkawa Uchiha and Yugito Nii following.
• Genkawa Uchiha said his tree had grown to maturity without unexpected problems, though its ultimate potential remained uncertain.
• The group reached a vast chamber and found a solitary tree whose strange presence made it seem like an intelligent life-form.
• The tree extended a branch toward Genkawa Uchiha, and Reiko ran over to hug its trunk as its leaves rustled.
• Genkawa Uchiha turned a fallen leaf into a faintly glowing black bead and said the tree might soon develop intelligence.
• Nagato hoped the tree could help the Ninja World attain peace, and Genkawa Uchiha promised to act when the time came.

Genkawa Uchiha fed the God Tree his blood and flesh, triggering a dramatic growth spurt. The tree stopped feeding and began expanding at a massive scale after Genkawa realized it had matured ahead of schedule.

• Genkawa Uchiha touched the God Tree, which stirred with chakra and responded happily to his words.
• Genkawa Uchiha used his power to accelerate the tree’s growth, and it grew taller and denser.
• The God Tree reached toward Genkawa Uchiha, and Nagato warned that it wanted his flesh and blood.
• Genkawa Uchiha cut his arm and let the tree feed on him while Yugito Nii carried Reiko away.
• The God Tree withdrew its branch, then rapidly expanded as Genkawa Uchiha realized it had matured ahead of schedule.

Genkawa Uchiha discovered that his flesh and blood had catalyzed the God Tree’s rapid growth, so he and Nagato moved it from its cramped underground space to the mountains in the Land of Rain. The tree continued growing there, absorbing sunlight and producing Natural Energy, while Genkawa watched with satisfaction.

• The God Tree expanded until it filled the underground space, and Genkawa realized his flesh and blood had catalyzed its growth.
• Genkawa carried Reiko outside with Yugito Nii while Nagato stayed behind to inspect the tree with his Byakugan.
• Genkawa chose a distant mountain range in the Land of Rain as a new place for the tree, and Nagato flew there ahead of them.
• Nagato moved the God Tree to the mountains, where it grew hundreds of meters tall and spread mist as it absorbed sunlight.
• Genkawa told Yugito Nii that the tree could feed on sunlight and cosmic rays and produce Natural Energy.

Genkawa Uchiha explained that the enormous tree growing near Amegakure was the God Tree and examined ancient scrolls about the Ninja World. He offered to teach Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga, then began extracting another person’s chakra from Sasuke.

• Itachi Uchiha asked Genkawa Uchiha about the giant tree, and Genkawa identified it as the God Tree he had developed.
• Sasuke Uchiha showed Genkawa three old scrolls describing the God Tree and other secrets, and Genkawa recognized their source as Uchiha Setsuna.
• Genkawa Uchiha offered to teach Sasuke Uchiha and allowed Neji Hyuga to join them.
• Genkawa Uchiha told Sasuke Uchiha that he would take another person’s chakra from him, alarming Itachi Uchiha.
• Genkawa Uchiha reached into Sasuke Uchiha’s chest without injuring him, found the hidden chakra, and pulled out a mist-like mass.

Genkawa Uchiha extracted Indra Chakra from Sasuke and explained its connection to Indra, Ashura, and their reincarnations. He brought the chakra to Nagato to study Karma, but Hagoromo Otsutsuki appeared and asked him to spare his child’s chakra; Genkawa revealed he had been waiting for the Sage of Six Paths.

• Genkawa Uchiha extracted Indra Chakra from Sasuke, who collapsed unconscious, and explained that Sasuke and Madara Uchiha were reincarnations of Indra Chakra.
• Itachi Uchiha refused to have the chakra returned to Sasuke, and Genkawa Uchiha told him to explain what had happened when Sasuke woke.
• Genkawa Uchiha instructed Sasuke and Neji Hyuga to find him the next day, then took the chakra to Nagato’s underground laboratory to investigate Karma.
• Nagato froze in place as Hagoromo Otsutsuki appeared and asked Genkawa Uchiha to spare his child’s chakra.
• Genkawa Uchiha broke free of the freeze and told Hagoromo Otsutsuki that he had been looking for him.

Genkawa Uchiha confronted Hagoromo Otsutsuki about his interference in the Ninja World and refused to hand over Indra's chakra. Hagoromo remained unable to answer Genkawa's accusations, and Genkawa ordered him to leave.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki called Genkawa Uchiha an anomaly and said he had watched him since he was young.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki admitted he had reclaimed a contingency from Genkawa after Genkawa fought Madara Uchiha, because Black Zetsu had deceived Madara.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki said he had come for Indra's chakra because Indra was his child.
• Genkawa Uchiha accused Hagoromo Otsutsuki of tolerating the destruction caused by his sons' chakra reincarnations and wanting peace under his control.
• Genkawa Uchiha refused to give Hagoromo Otsutsuki Indra's chakra and told him to leave.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki tried to extract Genkawa Uchiha's soul, but Genkawa resisted and captured him. Nagato activated Genkawa's soul-sealing barrier, trapping Hagoromo in the laboratory.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki grabbed Genkawa Uchiha and tried to pull his soul from his body while Nagato's chakra gale passed through him.
• Genkawa Uchiha resisted with Spirit-Body Unity, then caught Hagoromo Otsutsuki as he tried to retreat.
• Genkawa Uchiha sent Nagato outside to activate the sealing barrier, and Nagato hurried out of the laboratory.
• Genkawa Uchiha explained that his body and soul had merged and that he was immortal as long as he had energy.
• Nagato activated Genkawa Uchiha's soul-sealing barrier, which pressed Hagoromo Otsutsuki down and trapped him.