Chapter Summaries

Genkawa Uchiha faced Hagoromo Otsutsuki, who tried to seize him and summon the Death God to drag him away. Genkawa stopped the Death God with a single word and examined its tongue while Hagoromo stood stunned.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki turned his arm intangible to escape Genkawa Uchiha's grasp, then restored it as Genkawa identified the technique as chakra intangibility.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki reached for Genkawa Uchiha again, using chakra to try to pull him into the Yellow Springs.
• The Death God appeared behind Hagoromo and extended its tongue toward Genkawa as Hagoromo seized his shoulder.
• Genkawa Uchiha told the Death God to scram, and it froze in fear while Hagoromo stopped pulling at him.
• Genkawa Uchiha grabbed the Death God's tongue and identified it as a mixture of Natural Energy and chakra.

Genkawa Uchiha discovered he could touch and understand the Death God, then gained control over it through Rule Assimilation SSS. After defeating Hagoromo Otsutsuki’s attempt to accelerate his assimilation, Genkawa struck the Sage of Six Paths as he began to fade away.

• Genkawa Uchiha grabbed the Death God’s tongue and realized it was made from Natural Energy and chakra.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki pressed chakra into Genkawa’s chest, trying to hasten the Death God’s assimilation of him.
• Genkawa questioned why the Ninja World’s rule of death obeyed an outsider, and Hagoromo’s Yin-Yang Release mark faded away.
• Genkawa’s Mangekyō pattern appeared in his eyes and on the Death God’s forehead as Rule Assimilation SSS appeared on his screen.
• Hagoromo admitted defeat and began to disappear, but Genkawa struck his chest, briefly solidifying him and marking him with Genkawa’s Mangekyō pattern.

Genkawa Uchiha revealed that Hagoromo Otsutsuki had escaped and was likely their enemy, then showed Nagato that he could control the Death God. The chapter ended with Genkawa pulling a silver-white mass of chakra from the Death God and urgently asking Nagato for a White Zetsu clone.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki failed to erase Genkawa Uchiha's mark, then vanished from the laboratory.
• Nagato arrived and asked where the Sage of Six Paths had gone, and Genkawa said Hagoromo had escaped and was likely their enemy.
• Genkawa used chakra to let Nagato see the Death God, which Hagoromo had summoned but Genkawa had brought under his control.
• Genkawa cut open the Death God's abdomen and searched inside while Nagato watched in shock.
• Genkawa pulled a silver-white ball of chakra from the Death God and urgently asked Nagato to bring him a White Zetsu clone.

Genkawa Uchiha used the Life-Substitution Rebirth Technique to restore Namikaze Minato to life in a White Zetsu body. Minato awakened in the laboratory, recognized Genkawa and Nagato, and asked where he was.

• Nagato summoned a specially modified White Zetsu clone for Genkawa Uchiha.
• Genkawa activated the Life-Substitution Rebirth Technique, drawing a soul from the Death God and transforming the White Zetsu into Namikaze Minato.
• Genkawa told Nagato that Minato would serve as a controlled ally and that the other half of the Nine-Tails was sealed inside him.
• The Death God vanished after Minato's body was restored, and Minato woke in the laboratory.
• Minato examined his living body, accepted a robe from Nagato, and asked Genkawa where he was.

Genkawa Uchiha revived Namikaze Minato in the Land of Rain, and Minato questioned why he had been brought back and whether he could return to Konoha. After puzzling over Genkawa and Nagato having Byakugan despite their surnames, Minato tensed when Genkawa brought up the Nine-Tails sealed inside him.

• Namikaze Minato awoke in a restored body as Genkawa Uchiha explained that his revival technique had worked perfectly, and Nagato praised the technique.
• Genkawa told Minato they were in the Land of Rain and admitted he had revived him to deal with troublesome matters.
• Minato asked to return to Konoha, but Genkawa refused and identified himself as a former Konoha shinobi who now considered himself a rogue ninja.
• Minato learned that Nagato was a local and that Genkawa and Nagato had the Byakugan despite having the surnames Uchiha and Uzumaki, prompting Minato to imagine their parents' love had crossed clan boundaries.
• Genkawa told Minato they would discuss the Nine-Tails inside him, and Minato immediately tensed, ready to fight.

Genkawa Uchiha explained that he wanted to learn how the Nine-Tails gained intelligence, not take its chakra, then asked Namikaze Minato to work for him. Minato agreed immediately after Genkawa threatened to use Kushina Uzumaki against him.

• Namikaze Minato questioned Genkawa Uchiha's motives, while Nagato explained Genkawa's extraordinary abilities and artificial Tailed Beast technology.
• Genkawa clarified that he wanted to learn how the Nine-Tails became intelligent, and Minato offered to let him speak with it later.
• Genkawa asked Minato to work for him, and Minato asked whether he could refuse.
• Genkawa threatened to use Kushina Uzumaki to make Minato comply, so Minato loudly agreed to work for him.

Namikaze Minato settled into Amegakure, surveyed the village, and was warned by Genkawa Uchiha that she had noticed his escape planning. She brought him to the God Tree she had developed and explained its origins, leaving him doubtful that it could avoid harming the planet.

• Genkawa Uchiha led Namikaze Minato to his new home in Amegakure, where he spent the night thinking about his return to life.
• Namikaze Minato spent the next day surveying Amegakure and concluded that its war potential might exceed that of any of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
• Genkawa Uchiha confronted Namikaze Minato about memorizing the village's roads, sentry posts, and patrol routes, then invited him to see the giant tree.
• Genkawa Uchiha and Namikaze Minato met Nagato at the tree, where Genkawa identified it as the God Tree she had developed.
• Genkawa Uchiha told Namikaze Minato about Kaguya Otsutsuki, the original God Tree, and the Sage of Six Paths, while Minato questioned whether the tree could destroy the planet.
• Genkawa Uchiha said her God Tree was the exact opposite of Kaguya Otsutsuki's tree and glanced at her system panel.

Genkawa Uchiha explained to Namikaze Minato that his God Tree produced Natural Energy, though its output was too limited to sustain a whole planet. He revealed that he hoped to learn how wisdom arose from chakra and asked Minato to contact the Nine-Tails.

• Genkawa Uchiha reviewed his system panel and reflected on reducing the Otsutsuki bloodline’s influence as he pursued his own path.
• Genkawa Uchiha told Namikaze Minato that the God Tree absorbed cosmic energy and produced Natural Energy rather than draining the planet.
• Genkawa Uchiha explained that the tree’s low energy absorption and conversion meant it only supported an ecosystem across several dozen miles.
• Genkawa Uchiha said the missing key might be how wisdom arose from chakra, pointing to the Tailed Beasts and the Ten-Tails as clues.
• Namikaze Minato understood that Genkawa Uchiha wanted him to contact the Nine-Tails for its wisdom and agreed.

Namikaze Minato loosened the Nine-Tails’ seal, but Genkawa Uchiha revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and grabbed the beast by the throat. Genkawa kept the Nine-Tails restrained beneath the God Tree after it refused to promise it would behave.

• Namikaze Minato opened part of the seal on his abdomen, releasing the Nine-Tails’ chakra and enduring the pain it caused.
• Genkawa Uchiha revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and said he could communicate with the Nine-Tails without Minato loosening the seal.
• Genkawa grabbed the Nine-Tails’ chakra-made head by the throat and silenced its roar.
• The Nine-Tails recognized Genkawa’s words as echoing a past encounter, then demanded to know why he had repeated them.
• Genkawa asked the Nine-Tails to promise not to act recklessly before he let it go, but it stayed silent, so he continued holding it.

Genkawa Uchiha examined the Nine-Tails to learn how a mass of chakra developed intelligence and said he had figured it out. He allowed the Nine-Tails to remain outside its seal as long as it stayed quiet, but left the answer unexplained.

• Genkawa Uchiha released the subdued Nine-Tails and asked how it had developed intelligence.
• The Nine-Tails said it did not know, so Genkawa Uchiha examined its chakra body while Namikaze Minato and Nagato watched.
• After examining the Nine-Tails, Genkawa Uchiha told Namikaze Minato to close the seal.
• The Nine-Tails begged to stay outside, and Genkawa Uchiha agreed to let it get some air if it caused no trouble.
• Nagato asked whether Genkawa Uchiha had found the reason, and Genkawa Uchiha said he had.

Genkawa Uchiha explained that Yin Style and Yang Style could guide the God Tree’s advanced chakra into developing intelligence, then used both to complete the process. The God Tree awakened and began producing vast quantities of Natural Energy, leaving Genkawa Uchiha, Nagato, Namikaze Minato, and the Nine-Tails watching in amazement.

• Genkawa Uchiha explained to Nagato that Yin Style created form and Yang Style granted life, while Tailed Beast chakra supplied the rest.
• Genkawa Uchiha pressed Yin and Yang chakra against the God Tree, causing its trunk and canopy to shake as he and the others moved away.
• Nagato sensed a clear mental presence from the God Tree, and Genkawa Uchiha declared it complete.
• The God Tree released strong winds, multicolored lights, and a vast Sea of Mist filled with Natural Energy.
• Namikaze Minato, Nagato, and the Nine-Tails felt the mist restore or energize them, and Genkawa Uchiha celebrated the successful invention.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki watched Genkawa Uchiha’s growing influence from the space between the Yellow Springs and the mortal world, then awakened his younger brother, Hamura. After seeing Genkawa’s past actions, Hamura agreed they needed to stop him.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki watched the God Tree erupt with Natural Energy and worried that Genkawa Uchiha would control the Ninja World.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki noticed a mark Genkawa Uchiha had left on him and absorbed several dead shinobi’s souls to recover his strength.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki summoned Hamura Otsutsuki and told him that something capable of shaking the Ninja World had happened.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki showed Hamura Otsutsuki images of Genkawa Uchiha’s past battles and actions.
• Hamura Otsutsuki questioned Genkawa’s bloodline and agreed with Hagoromo Otsutsuki that they needed to stop him.

Naruto and Sakura learned that the village planned to add a new member to Team 7, and Naruto stormed out after insisting that only Sasuke belonged on the team. He fell asleep by a river and awoke to a vision of an old man who said the Ninja World needed him.

• Kakashi treated Naruto and Sakura to barbecue and told them the village would soon assign a new member to Team 7.
• Naruto rejected the plan, argued that only Sasuke could fill the spot, and ran out of the restaurant.
• Naruto left the village and fell asleep beside a small river.
• Naruto saw an old man in a white robe who told him the Ninja World needed him to step forward.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki appeared before Naruto Uzumaki, revealed the Nine-Tails and Naruto’s connection to a hero, and warned him that a hidden force threatened the Ninja World. Naruto accepted his role and was told to find Sasuke Uchiha; he awoke with a mark on his palm just as Kakashi Hatake and Sakura Haruno arrived.

• Hagoromo Otsutsuki introduced himself as the Sage of Six Paths and told Naruto that the Nine-Tails was sealed inside him and that he was the child of a hero.
• Hagoromo transported Naruto into the space behind the seal, where Naruto met the Nine-Tails, who identified the old man as the Sage of Six Paths and blamed Naruto’s father for sealing him.
• Hagoromo warned Naruto that a hidden force planned to overthrow the Ninja World and said Naruto was a child of destiny.
• Naruto agreed to face the enemy, and Hagoromo told him to find Sasuke Uchiha, who was also a child of destiny.
• Naruto returned to the riverbank with a white mark on his palm, then saw Kakashi Hatake and Sakura Haruno approach.
• Kakashi told Naruto that he was a mature ninja and could not keep rebelling.

Orochimaru and Hiruzen argued over how to respond to a mysterious tree in Amegakure and Genkawa's influence. Their dispute was interrupted when Naruto Uzumaki ran away, prompting Orochimaru to order a pursuit and notify Kakashi Hatake.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned Orochimaru about the enormous tree reported in Amegakure, and Orochimaru said sending more people would be pointless.
• Orochimaru told Hiruzen that the old era had passed and urged him to stop involving himself in matters concerning Genkawa, angering Hiruzen.
• Hiruzen left the office after warning Orochimaru that he would regret his decisions, but an Anbu reported that Naruto Uzumaki had run away.
• Hiruzen urgently demanded a pursuit to protect the Jinchuriki, and Orochimaru ordered three squads to search for Naruto Uzumaki and told the Anbu to notify Kakashi Hatake.

Kakashi Hatake joined Team 3 with Sakura Haruno for a mission to find the runaway Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke. The group resumed their journey after an overheard claim that Naruto and Sasuke had kissed left everyone stunned and Sakura furious.

• Kakashi Hatake and Sakura Haruno joined Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi, Might Guy, and their teams to search for Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke.
• Kakashi Hatake told Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi that Naruto Uzumaki had probably left to find Sasuke because he considered him his most important companion.
• Someone in the group claimed they had seen Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke kiss, stopping the entire team in shock.
• Sakura Haruno demanded to know who had spoken, then set aside her anger and continued running so the mission could proceed.
• The others followed Sakura Haruno, hiding their amusement as the group continued through the forest.

Asuma Sarutobi’s team crossed the Land of Grass and entered the Land of Rain while searching for Naruto Uzumaki, avoiding Kusagakure after Hinata Hyuga detected its ninja. Near Amegakure, the team saw an enormous tree towering over the mountains and froze in shock.

• Hinata Hyuga detected thirty ninja, including nine with Jonin-level chakra, in Kusagakure, so Asuma Sarutobi led the team around the village.
• Tall Man and his companions in Kusagakure chose not to pursue the Konoha team and sent intelligence away by mouse summon.
• Asuma Sarutobi warned the team to stay alert as they traveled through the Land of Rain, where the flourishing landscape deepened his suspicions.
• The team reached the mountains outside Amegakure and saw a gigantic tree rising above the mountains, leaving Asuma Sarutobi, Kakashi Hatake, and the others stunned.

Konoha’s team discovered a gigantic tree surrounded by strange mist in the Land of Rain and encountered Namikaze Minato, whom Kakashi and Asuma recognized as the Fourth Hokage. When Asuma explained that they were searching for Naruto Uzumaki, Minato said he had not seen him, leaving the group worried about where Naruto had gone.

• Kakashi Hatake and the others saw an enormous tree surrounded by shimmering mist, and Asuma Sarutobi warned that it was Amegakure’s secret.
• A blond man emerged from the forest and asked the Konoha ninja to accompany him.
• Kakashi Hatake recognized the man as his master, Namikaze Minato, and Asuma Sarutobi identified him as the Fourth Hokage.
• Asuma Sarutobi told Namikaze Minato that the team had come to find Naruto Uzumaki.
• Namikaze Minato said he had been in Amegakure but had not seen Naruto, leaving the jonin to wonder where Naruto had gone.

Namikaze Minato led the Konoha ninja into Amegakure, where they were stunned by its prosperity. He told Genkawa Uchiha that Naruto had disappeared, and Genkawa set off to consider where the boy might have gone.

• Namikaze Minato led Asuma Sarutobi, Kakashi Hatake, and the others back toward Amegakure, while admitting that he had died and could not explain his return.
• The group entered Amegakure and found its streets, homes, and residents more prosperous than Konoha’s.
• Namikaze Minato brought the group to Genkawa Uchiha, who was fishing beside a river.
• Namikaze Minato explained that Naruto had left Konoha but had not come to the Land of Rain as they had expected.
• Genkawa Uchiha put down his fishing rod and wondered where Naruto had gone.

Genkawa Uchiha reunited with the Konoha ninjas and revealed that Madara Uchiha had likely taken Naruto Uzumaki for his Tailed Beasts. He warned that the Ninja World was about to descend into chaos and announced that he would change it to fulfill his dream.

• Genkawa Uchiha greeted Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi, Might Guy, and Kakashi Hatake, recalling that they had briefly been classmates at the Ninja Academy.
• Namikaze Minato told Genkawa Uchiha that Yugito had asked them to watch over the woman beside him and explained that Naruto Uzumaki had not come to the Land of Rain.
• Genkawa Uchiha said Madara Uchiha had probably taken Naruto, alarming the Konoha group with the implication that Madara was pursuing the Tailed Beasts.
• Genkawa Uchiha warned everyone to prepare for chaos and told the Konoha ninjas to ask Orochimaru what he intended to do.
• Genkawa Uchiha said the moment he had been waiting for had arrived and declared that he would change the Ninja World to fulfill his dream.