Chapter Summaries

Genkawa Uchiha learned that Konoha was keeping quiet about his actions, exchanged the Byakugan for one hundred million ryō, and traveled north. In a hot-spring town, Yugito Nii and other Kumogakure ninja surrounded him, seeking the Kekkei Genkai in his body.

• Two Hyuga Branch Family ninja told Genkawa Uchiha that Hiruzen Sarutobi had not issued a bounty and was preparing to step down, while Konoha tried to contain the scandal.
• Hizashi Hyuga brought Genkawa one hundred million ryō and received the Byakugan stored in a glass tube.
• Genkawa left Tanzaku Town and spent more than a month traveling north before arriving at a town famous for its hot springs.
• Yugito Nii confronted Genkawa and declared that Kumogakure wanted the Kekkei Genkai in his body as Kumogakure ninja surrounded him.

Genkawa Uchiha faced an elite Kumogakure squad led by Yugito Nii, who tried to capture him after revealing they knew of his unusual abilities. He evaded their coordinated assault and seemingly killed three attackers, leaving Yugito and the others stunned.

• Genkawa Uchiha assessed the twenty-five Kumogakure ninja surrounding him and questioned whether they believed they could defeat him.
• Yugito Nii demanded that Genkawa recognize Kumogakure's strength and disclosed that they knew about his Natural Energy control and Byakugan.
• Genkawa revealed that Yugito was the Two-Tails Jinchuriki and a Perfect Jinchuriki, unsettling the Kumogakure ninja.
• Yugito ordered the squad to attack, and the ninja launched a coordinated assault with lightning-enhanced strikes and Lightning Fang.
• Genkawa evaded every attack and slipped past the three jonin who charged him.
• Genkawa asked how Kumogakure would react if its Jinchuriki were captured as the three jonin stood motionless with blood running from their necks.

Genkawa Uchiha overwhelmed the Kumogakure forces with extraordinary speed and swordsmanship, despite Yugito Nii managing to wound him. As the surviving enemies dwindled, Yugito Nii drew on Matatabi's chakra and launched a fiercer attack in her Partial Tailed Beast Transformation.

• Yugito Nii accelerated during her attack and cut Genkawa Uchiha's cheek, but his Sage Body healed the wound almost instantly.
• Genkawa Uchiha drew Fugaku Uchiha's Ninja Blade and used Lightning Style Body Flicker to kill Kumogakure ninja across the battlefield.
• Genkawa Uchiha killed three jonin who attacked him together, leaving fewer than ten of Yugito Nii's twenty-five elites standing.
• Yugito Nii recognized Genkawa Uchiha's speed as Lightning Style Body Flicker and saw that her forces had suffered devastating casualties.
• Yugito Nii drew on Matatabi's chakra, entered Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, and charged Genkawa Uchiha with a chakra-covered claw.

Genkawa Uchiha lured Yugito Nii away from town and used his Susanoo Armor to withstand her increasingly frenzied attacks. He sealed her Tailed Beast chakra and left her powerless, then asked what Kumogakure would do if its Jinchuriki were captured.

• Genkawa Uchiha dodged Yugito Nii's accelerated attack, fled beyond the town, and waited for her on an open plain.
• Genkawa Uchiha formed his Susanoo Armor while Yugito Nii and the pursuing Kumogakure ninja arrived.
• Yugito Nii attacked the Susanoo Armor repeatedly, but its damage healed as the Two-Tails' chakra made her more feral.
• Genkawa Uchiha grabbed Yugito Nii with the Susanoo Armor and used the Ninety-Nine Light Formation to seal her Tailed Beast chakra and own chakra.
• Yugito Nii collapsed powerless, and Genkawa Uchiha asked how Kumogakure would react if its Jinchuriki were captured.

Genkawa Uchiha defeated the Kumogakure ninja who tried to rescue Yugito Nii and used Shadow Possession Jutsu to stop the last three. He carried Yugito toward town, leaving the survivors to report to the Raikage.

• The surviving Kumogakure ninja attacked Genkawa Uchiha to rescue Yugito Nii, but he swiftly killed or wounded them with his blades.
• The last three Kumogakure ninja lifted Yugito Nii and tried to retreat, but Genkawa appeared in front of them.
• Genkawa used an imitation of Shadow Possession Jutsu to immobilize the three, then spared them and told them to inform the Raikage he was taking Yugito.
• Genkawa carried the chakra-sealed Yugito toward town, while she reacted with humiliation and anger.

Genkawa Uchiha brought the immobilized Yugito Nii to an inn and treated her battle wounds. He left her bandaged but still bound, teasing her and considering her as a travel companion.

• Genkawa Uchiha carried Yugito Nii through town, passing Yugakure ninja who had cleaned up the battlefield.
• Genkawa Uchiha rented a room at an inn and placed Yugito Nii on the tatami while she remained unable to move.
• Genkawa Uchiha used his medical kit to disinfect and bandage Yugito Nii's wounds as she watched in confusion and embarrassment.
• Genkawa Uchiha teased Yugito Nii about her development, making her furious, and privately thought of her as a potential travel companion.

Orochimaru began his tenure as Fifth Hokage while Genkawa Uchiha’s exploits in the Land of Hot Water reached Konoha. He rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi’s objection to experiments using the First Hokage’s cells, asserting his authority as Hokage.

• An Anbu reported that Genkawa Uchiha had clashed with Kumogakure forces in the Land of Hot Water and suppressed a Jinchuriki, prompting Orochimaru’s interest.
• Orochimaru reflected on how Jiraiya and Tsunade had refused the Hokage position, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi to appoint him as Fifth Hokage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi objected to Orochimaru’s planned Wood Release experiments using the First Hokage’s cells.
• Orochimaru told Hiruzen that the Jonin Squad had approved the experiments and that the village needed strength.
• Hiruzen warned Orochimaru that he would regret his decision, and Orochimaru reminded him, “I am the Hokage.”

Orochimaru showed Fugaku Uchiha that his experiments with Hashirama Cells were restoring Uchiha Setsuna’s failing Mangekyō Sharingan, then offered to help restore the Uchiha’s Mangekyō in exchange for their cooperation. Fugaku accepted the deal but asked to read Genkawa’s diary.

• Orochimaru summoned Fugaku Uchiha and invited him to inspect the laboratory.
• Orochimaru revealed that the elderly patient in the laboratory was Uchiha Setsuna, whose Mangekyō Sharingan vision was recovering through treatment with Hashirama Cells.
• Orochimaru explained that he had found Genkawa’s diary and proposed helping restore the Uchiha’s Mangekyō in exchange for their strength and help with his experiments.
• Fugaku Uchiha accepted Orochimaru’s offer and requested to read Genkawa’s diary.

Fugaku Uchiha read Genkawa Uchiha’s diary and confronted its scathing critiques of Konoha and the Uchiha Clan, along with its proposals for reform. Orochimaru urged Fugaku to change the clan himself, while warning that searching for Genkawa was unwise and predicting major news about him would soon arrive.

• Orochimaru gave Fugaku Uchiha Genkawa’s diary after warning him that its entries were harsh.
• Fugaku read Genkawa’s criticisms of the Uchiha Clan, Konoha’s leaders, and the village’s systems, including entries Genkawa had written as a child.
• Fugaku read Genkawa’s proposals for political, educational, and economic reforms, then asked Orochimaru what the Hokage intended by showing him the diary.
• Orochimaru told Fugaku that the Uchiha Clan had to act on Genkawa’s ideas and that he could help repair Fugaku’s Mangekyō but could not reform the clan for him.
• Fugaku vowed that the Uchiha Clan would change and said he hoped to send people to find Genkawa.
• Orochimaru advised Fugaku not to search for Genkawa and predicted that major news about him would soon arrive.

As Genkawa Uchiha traveled with his captive, Yugito Nii, he discovered Kumogakure’s hidden rescue force and launched a Susanoo Tailed Beast Bomb toward them. Yugito tried to stop him, but he suppressed her transformation as the bomb flew toward its distant target.

• Genkawa Uchiha mocked Yugito Nii for Kumogakure’s failure to rescue her, while she recalled several failed escape attempts.
• Yugito spotted a Kumogakure Anbu contact code near their roadside camp and concealed her reaction.
• Genkawa detected the hidden Kumogakure shinobi twelve kilometers away and manifested Susanoo Armor.
• Genkawa formed and hurled a Susanoo Tailed Beast Bomb toward the distant group.
• Yugito entered Partial Tailed Beast Transformation to stop him, but Genkawa struck her and forced her out of it.

Genkawa Uchiha’s Tailed Beast Bomb devastated Kumogakure’s ambush, leaving Yugito Nii grieving as the survivors gathered under Raikage A. Killer B challenged Genkawa to a rap battle, which Genkawa won, before A confronted him.

• Genkawa Uchiha’s Tailed Beast Bomb struck the hidden Kumogakure shinobi, destroying the hillside and killing many of them.
• Yugito Nii watched her comrades die and wept, powerless against Genkawa Uchiha.
• Genkawa Uchiha spotted Raikage A and the surviving shinobi emerging from the flames.
• Killer B confronted Genkawa Uchiha with a rap, but Genkawa answered with a freestyle that left Killer B admitting defeat.
• Raikage A told Genkawa Uchiha that he had underestimated him.

Genkawa Uchiha battled Raikage A and Killer B after devastating Kumogakure’s forces, proving his strength against the Raikage and overwhelming Killer B’s swordsmanship. Raikage A recovered and joined Killer B against Genkawa, leaving the fight poised to continue with both sides ready to attack.

• Genkawa Uchiha taunted Raikage A after most of the Kumogakure shinobi he had brought were killed.
• Raikage A charged Genkawa Uchiha, and their lightning-enhanced fists collided with enough force to send both flying backward.
• Genkawa Uchiha praised Raikage A’s strength and declared him the strongest.
• Killer B attacked Genkawa Uchiha with seven blades while the other Kumogakure shinobi moved to seize Yugito Nii.
• Genkawa Uchiha used his Byakugan to evade Killer B’s blades, caught one, and counterattacked with two swords until Killer B’s other blades fell away.
• Raikage A returned from the crater and called for Killer B to fight alongside him, and Genkawa Uchiha readied both blades.

Genkawa Uchiha fought Raikage A and Killer B in a fierce lightning-fast battle, resisting their Double Lariat and Liger Bomb with his skill and Susanoo Armor. After Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails Gyuki, Genkawa revealed his Perfect Susanoo and challenged the beast.

• Raikage A and Killer B teamed up to attack Genkawa Uchiha, who matched their speed and strength in a series of explosive clashes.
• Yugito Nii left the battlefield with the Kumogakure shinobi after deciding she would only hinder Raikage A and Killer B.
• Raikage A and Killer B used Double Lariat, but Genkawa Uchiha deflected their attacks and avoided being crushed.
• Killer B restrained Genkawa Uchiha with a tentacle while Raikage A struck him with Liger Bomb, but Susanoo Armor protected him.
• Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails Gyuki, and Genkawa Uchiha expanded Susanoo Armor into Perfect Susanoo to face it.

Genkawa Uchiha battled the Eight-Tails Gyuki with his golden Susanoo Armor, dodging and destroying successive Tailed Beast Bombs before charging into close combat. As the two giants traded blows, Yugito Nii led the Kumogakure group away, while Obito Uchiha watched from afar and realized Genkawa had grown stronger again.

• Raikage A ordered Killer B to kill Genkawa Uchiha, and the Eight-Tails Gyuki fired a Tailed Beast Bomb that destroyed a distant mountain after Genkawa dodged it.
• The Eight-Tails Gyuki fired two more Tailed Beast Bombs, and Genkawa used his Susanoo Armor’s wings and chakra arrows to intercept and detonate them in the sky.
• Yugito Nii saw the Kumogakure group falter under the distant battle’s shockwaves and ordered them to retreat at full speed.
• Genkawa urged the Eight-Tails Gyuki to attack again, formed a chakra blade, and charged as it fired a fourth Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Genkawa split the fourth Tailed Beast Bomb with his blade, cut two of the Eight-Tails Gyuki’s tentacles, and met its punch with his Susanoo Armor’s fist, creating a huge crater.
• Zetsu and Obito Uchiha watched from an ancient tree, and Obito thought that Genkawa had grown stronger again.

Genkawa Uchiha overwhelmed Gyuki in battle, but Killer B used a Substitution Technique to escape with Raikage A. Genkawa set off after them, declaring that Kumogakure could not escape the consequences.

• Black Zetsu taunted Obito Uchiha for losing to Genkawa, and Obito angrily vowed to deal with him.
• Genkawa Uchiha fought Gyuki with his Susanoo Armor, steadily damaging the Eight-Tails as its own wounds mounted.
• Killer B fired a massive Tailed Beast Bomb into the ground, but Genkawa’s Susanoo Armor emerged from the blast and cut down Gyuki’s decoy body.
• Genkawa Uchiha used his Byakugan to spot Raikage A and Killer B fleeing north with Gyuki’s true body.
• Genkawa Uchiha dismissed his Susanoo and began walking after them, warning that Kumogakure could not run.

Raikage A and Killer B fled toward Kumogakure while Genkawa Uchiha pursued them at a steady pace. After they reached the village, Genkawa floated above it and challenged its defenders.

• Raikage A carried the injured Killer B through the Land of Moon while Killer B sensed Genkawa Uchiha following them.
• Raikage A and Killer B took turns carrying each other as they ran for two days toward the Land of Lightning.
• Genkawa Uchiha followed them without slowing, keeping them in sight with his Byakugan.
• Raikage A carried Killer B through Kumogakure's gates and ordered the village's ninja to prepare to stop their pursuer.
• Genkawa Uchiha stopped outside Kumogakure, floated into the sky, and asked whether the village had ever felt pain.

Genkawa Uchiha confronted Kumogakure, surviving its massed attack with his golden Susanoo before forming a colossal Complete Body Susanoo and launching a Super Spiral Tailed Beast Bomb at the village. The sphere descended toward Kumogakure as its people watched in despair.

• Kumogakure's ninja gathered outside the village after hearing that Genkawa Uchiha had defeated Raikage A, Killer B, and their forces.
• An elder ordered the assembled ninja to attack Genkawa Uchiha, and they unleashed hundreds or thousands of techniques and weapons at him.
• Genkawa Uchiha's golden chakra skeleton shielded him from the assault, and its cracks rapidly healed.
• Genkawa Uchiha expanded the skeleton into a hundred-meter Complete Body Susanoo and gathered chakra and Natural Energy into a huge purple-black sphere.
• Genkawa Uchiha delivered Pain's lines and launched the Super Spiral Tailed Beast Bomb toward Kumogakure as villagers and ninja watched helplessly.

Matatabi diverted Genkawa Uchiha’s Super Spiral Tailed Beast Bomb away from Kumogakure, but its explosion shattered the village’s defenses and devastated nearly half the settlement. Matatabi’s true body and Gyuki then faced Genkawa with Raikage A, who demanded that he leave, and Genkawa refused.

• Matatabi used a chakra-and-flame clone to catch the Tailed Beast Bomb and carry it beyond Kumogakure before it exploded.
• The blast destroyed the surrounding landscape, and its shockwave broke through Kumogakure’s barrier and outer walls, damaging nearly half the village.
• Genkawa Uchiha recognized that the Matatabi caught in the blast was a clone and believed her true body remained unharmed.
• Matatabi’s true body and the wounded Eight-Tails Gyuki appeared outside the village, with Raikage A standing on Gyuki’s head.
• Raikage A told Genkawa to leave or face the consequences, and Genkawa scornfully refused.

Genkawa Uchiha fought Raikage A, Killer B, and Yugito Nii far from Kumogakure and defeated all three with barely a mark on himself. He returned with them as captives and announced that he would claim the fruits of victory.

• Raikage A challenged Genkawa Uchiha to fight him alone to protect Kumogakure, but Genkawa agreed to face Raikage A, Killer B, and Yugito Nii together.
• Genkawa flew away from the village, and Raikage A, Killer B, and Yugito Nii followed him into the distance.
• Kumogakure's ninja waited as distant lights, flames, explosions, and tremors marked the battle for more than half an hour.
• Genkawa returned with Raikage A, Killer B, and Yugito Nii suspended from chakra threads, all three badly wounded while his clothes were only slightly dirty.
• Genkawa dropped the three fighters outside Kumogakure and told the terrified villagers he would enjoy the fruits of victory.

Genkawa Uchiha defeated Raikage A and demanded Kumogakure's techniques and Yugito Nii as compensation. Yugito agreed to serve him for the village's safety, and Genkawa entered Kumogakure while the wounded Raikage and its people watched helplessly.

• Raikage A awoke badly wounded beside Killer B and Yugito Nii, and saw Genkawa Uchiha standing victorious above them.
• Genkawa asked the Kumogakure shinobi whether they resented Raikage A, who admitted defeat and asked that the village be spared.
• Genkawa demanded every ninjutsu in Kumogakure and declared that Yugito would belong to him as his servant.
• Raikage A offered his own life instead, but Yugito agreed to Genkawa's terms to protect the village.
• Genkawa told Raikage A to deliver the village's techniques, then walked into Kumogakure as the crowd parted before him.