Chapter Summaries

Genya drained Han’s Five-Tails chakra and decided to let the Four Kage return to their villages while keeping the Jinchuriki in Konoha. He left the village’s future under his control, then went to check on the Four Kage with Nami.

• Genya used Wood Release to drain Kokuō’s chakra from Han, gaining more than ten million energy points and bringing his Sage Body to 640 million out of one billion.
• Genya returned home with Han, spent time with Yugito, and noticed that Mikoto was pregnant; Sasuke eagerly told him he was going to be a big brother.
• Genya told Tsunade and Shikaku that the Four Kage would return to their villages while Killer B and Han stayed in Konoha, and assured them he would destroy any village that betrayed Konoha.
• Tsunade warned Genya about the returning Kage and the Wood Release Seeds, then challenged him to visit her every day for the rest of the month.
• Genya went to the Four Kage’s residence with Nami, who praised Tsunade’s dedication after seeing her leave Genya’s office looking exhausted.

Genya allowed the Four Kage to return to their villages under threat, while keeping Killer B and Han in Konoha and assigning Killer B to train Naruto. As Genya considered using Turtle Island to draw out Akatsuki, Obito gathered the organization and asked how they could take the remaining Tailed Beasts from Konoha.

• Genya told the Four Kage they could return home if they made no moves against Konoha, and Mei Terumi chose to stay in Konoha.
• Genya ordered Killer B and Han to remain in Konoha, asked the villages to gather intelligence on Akatsuki, and had Killer B teach Naruto to use the Nine-Tails' power.
• Killer B suggested Turtle Island as a place where Naruto could confront his inner darkness and gain a Tailed Beast's power, and Genya considered using it to lure Akatsuki out.
• Mei Terumi tried to get closer to Genya, but he told her to clean his office starting the next day.
• Obito told Akatsuki that four Tailed Beasts remained to be captured and asked the gathered members how they could take them from Konoha.

The Akatsuki considered attacking Konoha but chose to wait for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to leave the village, while Mount Myōboku pressured Jiraiya to take Naruto there without Genya’s approval. Jiraiya invited Naruto to learn Sage Mode and left him preparing to travel to Mount Myōboku.

• Kakuzu suggested a surprise attack on Konoha, but Kisame and Sasori argued for caution and surveillance, and Obito reassured the Akatsuki that the Eye of the Moon Plan would succeed.
• Gamakichi asked Jiraiya to bring Naruto to Mount Myōboku for Sage Mode training, and Fukasaku and Shima urged him to act without first consulting Genya.
• Jiraiya returned to Konoha conflicted, then found Naruto training with Killer B and watched them finish their session.
• Killer B praised Jiraiya’s Icha Icha Paradise and recited its famous lines before joining Jiraiya and Naruto for Ichiraku Ramen.
• Jiraiya told Naruto about Sage Mode and invited him to Mount Myōboku, and Naruto eagerly agreed to pack his clothes.

Jiraiya secretly took Naruto to Mount Myōboku to learn Sage Mode, prompting Genya, Tsunade, and Mei Terumi to travel there and demand his return. The chapter ended with Sage Shima claiming Naruto as Mount Myōboku’s successor and warning them to leave.

• Jiraiya knocked out Naruto’s Anbu guard and used the Reverse Summoning Technique to take Naruto to Mount Myōboku, where Naruto met Sage Shima and settled in.
• Mei Terumi cleaned Genya’s office and misunderstood his offer of milk before drinking two bottles brought by Nami.
• An Anbu ninja reported that Naruto was missing, and Genya sent for Tsunade to help locate Mount Myōboku.
• Genya, Tsunade, and Mei Terumi went to Shikkotsu Forest, and Katsuyu Sage sent them to Mount Myōboku.
• Genya demanded that Mount Myōboku return Naruto, and Jiraiya explained that he had brought Naruto there to learn Sage Mode.
• Sage Shima declared Naruto a successor of Mount Myōboku and warned Genya, Tsunade, and Mei Terumi to leave.

Genya fought Jiraiya and the Mount Myōboku toads after they refused to release the Jinchuriki. He overwhelmed their attacks with Sage Mode, Lightning Armor, and Susanoo, but the battle continued as Gamabunta and Gamaken joined the assault.

• Genya unleashed a Sage Art fire attack that killed over a hundred Ninja Toads, then shielded Tsunade and Mei Terumi from the toads' combined ninjutsu.
• Genya entered Lightning Armor mode, shattered Jiraiya's defenses, and nearly struck him with a lightning spear.
• Sage Shima obscured the battlefield with a sandstorm while Jiraiya summoned Gamahiro to crush Genya.
• Genya lifted Gamahiro and hurled him into a stone pillar, then manifested a towering Susanoo and forced Jiraiya and the sages to dodge its spear strike.
• Jiraiya created a swamp beneath Genya as Gamabunta and Gamaken charged, but Genya sensed them and leapt out of the swamp.

Genya fought Jiraiya and the Toad Sages on Mount Myōboku, killing over a thousand Ninja Toads and countering their attacks. The chapter ended with Sage Fukasaku severing Genya’s head while Jiraiya hesitated and Tsunade and Mei Terumi were held back.

• Genya pinned Gamabunta and Gamaken in the swamp with Susanoo, then burned more than a thousand Ninja Toads with Sage Art: Majestic Destroyer Flame.
• Genya summoned a forest to attack Jiraiya and the Toad Sages, then absorbed and returned their Sage Art: Goemon, leaving them badly burned and low on chakra.
• Sage Shima and Sage Fukasaku used Toad Song and Genjutsu: Unbreakable to trap Genya, then urged Jiraiya to kill him.
• Jiraiya hesitated while Tsunade and Mei Terumi charged to protect Genya, but Gamabunta and Gamaken blocked them.
• Sage Fukasaku extended his tongue and severed Genya’s head.

Genya defeated Mount Myōboku’s sages and confronted Gamakichi, who released the Nine-Tails from Naruto and turned it against him. Genya met the beast’s first attack head-on, but Gamakichi joined the fight with a massive wind technique.

• Genya revealed that he had used a Wood Clone to escape the sages’ genjutsu, then killed Fukasaku and Shima.
• Genya defeated Jiraiya and warned him that he would be imprisoned when they returned to Konoha.
• At Mount Myōboku’s palace, Gamakichi refused to hand over Naruto and revealed that he intended to use the Nine-Tails against Genya.
• Gamakichi broke Naruto’s seal and controlled the Nine-Tails as Tsunade tried to keep Naruto alive.
• Genya struck the Nine-Tails’ claw with his fist, and Gamakichi attacked him with a giant wind tornado.

Genya fought Gamakichi and the Nine-Tails at Mount Myōboku, matching the ancient sage while protecting Tsunade and Naruto. When Gamakichi sent a Tailed Beast Bomb at them, Genya appeared to defend them with Fivefold Rashomon and Susanoo.

• Gamakichi combined Fire Style with a tornado, but Genya's Susanoo absorbed and reflected the attack before the Nine-Tails roared it away.
• Genya summoned a Wood Golem to fight the Nine-Tails while he attacked Gamakichi, and the two exchanged powerful blows.
• Genya used Flying Thunder God and a fiery Rasengan against Gamakichi, but Gamakichi defended with Wind Style and remained standing.
• Gamakichi had the Nine-Tails destroy the Wood Golem and charge a Tailed Beast Bomb while Genya struck them with Water Source Bombs.
• Gamakichi shielded himself and the Nine-Tails with Heaven and Earth Barrier, then directed the Tailed Beast Bomb at Tsunade and Naruto.
• Genya teleported in front of Tsunade and Naruto, summoned Fivefold Rashomon, and formed Susanoo to meet the incoming Tailed Beast Bomb.

Genya endured the Nine-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb and tricked Gamakichi into underestimating his strength before counterattacking with Sage Art and Wood Release. He restrained the Nine-Tails and began draining its chakra while Gamakichi was left weakened.

• The Tailed Beast Bomb destroyed Rashomon and left Genya injured, but he remained ready to fight.
• Tsunade pretended to urge Genya to submit, and Gamakichi believed Genya was too weak to resist.
• Genya used multiple Wood Dragons to block the Nine-Tails’ barrage, then unleashed Deep Forest Bloom to poison and ensnare Gamakichi and the Nine-Tails.
• Gamakichi used Sage Art: Purification to destroy the Wood Release, but Genya ignited the scattered wood powder and struck both foes with a Five Elements Rasengan.
• Genya bound the Nine-Tails with Wood Dragons, drained its chakra for millions of energy points, and attacked it with more trees.

Genya battled Gamakichi on Mount Myōboku, where the ancient toad drew on a thousand years of stored chakra and nearly overwhelmed him. Genya returned to the battlefield after using the Reverse Summoning Technique, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Gamakichi activated a formation beneath Mount Myōboku and used its accumulated chakra to overpower Genya in a clash of strength.
• Genya used Susanoo and the Heavenly Marsh Spear to trade attacks with Gamakichi, then unleashed a barrage of Sage Arts.
• Genya summoned the Susanoo-clad True Several Thousand Hands, but Gamakichi blocked its attacks with an immense defensive barrier.
• Gamakichi's body reached its limit from channeling the formation's chakra, though he believed Genya was nearly out of chakra too.
• Genya used the Reverse Summoning Technique to leave Mount Myōboku, then returned a moment later using the method taught by the Katsuyu Sage.

Genya survived Gamakichi’s devastating Sage Art and defeated the Great Toad Sage, then drained Mount Myōboku’s thousand-year chakra reserves. He left Gamakichi dead and walked toward the trapped Nine-Tails.

• Gamakichi launched Sage Art: Rotating Wish Explosion, shattering Genya’s Immortal Shield and Susanoo and leaving a massive crater.
• Gamakichi believed Genya was dead, but Genya appeared behind him and pierced his chest with Wood Style: Cutting Technique after using Shinyetsu to evade the blast.
• Genya absorbed nearly two hundred million Sage Body energy value from Mount Myōboku’s stored chakra, exhausting the reserves.
• Genya mocked Gamakichi, then killed him by stomping on his head.
• Genya walked over to the trapped Nine-Tails.

Genya resealed the Nine-Tails inside Naruto after rescuing him from Mount Myōboku, then returned to Konoha with Tsunade and Mei Terumi. After escorting the two women home, Genya drank with Tsunade, who asked how he intended to deal with Jiraiya.

• Genya subdued the Nine-Tails and used the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style to seal it back inside Naruto.
• Naruto woke up, and Tsunade explained that Mount Myōboku had deceived him.
• Mei Terumi embraced Genya, and Tsunade insisted on accompanying them when he escorted Mei back to her residence.
• Genya escorted Tsunade home as well, and she invited him inside for drinks.
• Tsunade asked Genya how he planned to handle Jiraiya after Jiraiya took Naruto to Mount Myōboku without permission.

Genya sentenced Jiraiya to a year in prison and obtained powerful ninjutsu from the four great villages, including Iwagakure’s Dust Release training method. After struggling to master it, he brought Ōnoki to Konoha for instruction, then prepared to demonstrate his progress before Konoha’s leaders.

• Genya spared Jiraiya’s life but sentenced him to a year in prison, and Jiraiya accepted the punishment without defending himself.
• Genya ordered the four great hidden villages to send their strongest ninjutsu to Konoha, and they delivered S-rank techniques and the Dust Release manual within five days.
• Genya struggled to fuse chakra for Dust Release, so he summoned Ōnoki to Konoha to teach him.
• Ōnoki explained Dust Release cultivation to Genya, whose understanding improved, though Ōnoki warned that mastering it could take at least half a year.
• Three days later, Ōnoki and Konoha’s leaders gathered at the training grounds to watch Genya demonstrate his Dust Release progress.

Genya continued mastering Dust Release and learned Kumogakure’s Lightning Style: Lightning Dragon Descent, demonstrating its devastating power. After training, he visited Fugaku’s home with Yugito, where Mikoto teased Yugito about having a child with him.

• Genya demonstrated his initial mastery of Dust Release, and Ōnoki praised his rapid progress.
• Genya improved Dust Release’s power and range, prompting Ōnoki to compare his potential to Uchiha Madara’s.
• Genya studied three S-rank techniques from other villages and quickly mastered the method behind Lightning Style: Lightning Dragon Descent.
• Genya created thunderclouds with Fire Style and summoned a lightning dragon that blasted a vast crater into the ground.
• Genya took Yugito to Fugaku’s home for a meal, where Mikoto teased Yugito about when she and Genya would have a child.

Sasuke awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan after experiencing a Kotoamatsukami illusion about Itachi, while Kabuto revived Orochimaru, who began plotting with the Akatsuki against Konoha. Tsunade visited the imprisoned Jiraiya and then went to check on Genya at the training grounds.

• Sasuke revealed that he had awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, so Genya arranged another eye-opening ceremony at Naka Shrine with Shisui.
• Genya and Shisui helped more than twenty Uchiha attempt to awaken the Mangekyō, and Sasuke succeeded after reliving the truth of Itachi's love for him in Kotoamatsukami.
• Kabuto used the Cursed Seal of Heaven on Kimimaro to revive Orochimaru, who thanked them and ordered Kabuto to seek cooperation with the Akatsuki to destroy Konoha.
• Tsunade brought food to Jiraiya in prison, reassured him that Naruto was fine, and refused his request for adult books.
• Tsunade went to Konoha's training grounds to check on Genya, whose training had left large pits for Earth Style ninjas to repair.

Genya brought Naruto into the Nine-Tails’ sealed space to persuade the fox to help Naruto master its power, but forced the issue when the Nine-Tails refused. After beating it and reopening the seal, Genya left the Nine-Tails cowed and unable to object.

• Genya finished training in Dust Release, then took Tsunade to visit Naruto, Killer B, and Han.
• Genya told Naruto he wanted to speak with the Nine-Tails and help him master its power, then brought Naruto into the sealed space using his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
• The Nine-Tails refused Genya’s request, so Genya opened the seal using Minato’s sealing method and approached it.
• Genya beat the Nine-Tails until it begged him to stop, then rejected its request that he hit more gently next time.

Genya helped Naruto pass the Nine-Tails’ test and begin using its power, then returned to Konoha to watch Naruto and Sasuke train. The chapter ended with Sasuke knocking Naruto across the water and declaring that he would surpass him and protect Konoha.

• The Nine-Tails tested Naruto by surrounding him with its chakra, but Naruto endured the pain and absorbed its power.
• Genya caught the exhausted Naruto, confirmed that he had passed, and returned with him from Minato's sealed space.
• Tsunade learned what had happened and praised Genya, who later trained in Shikkotsu Forest to advance his Sage Body.
• Genya returned to Konoha, left Yugito at home, and found Naruto and Sasuke sparring by the riverside.
• Sasuke used the Sharingan's Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique on Naruto, but the Nine-Tails helped Naruto break free of his fear.
• Sasuke struck Naruto across the water and declared that he would surpass him, while Sakura cheered him on.

Naruto entered Nine-Tails Mode and fought Sasuke until Genya ended their practical combat, then Genya absorbed some of Naruto’s chakra. After Kakashi reported that Sasori and Deidara were near Konoha, Genya ordered a Mangekyo Uchiha team to eliminate them, while Kabuto appeared before the Akatsuki pair seeking cooperation.

• Naruto used Nine-Tails Mode to attack Sasuke, who countered with shuriken, wires, and Fire Style: Dragon Flame Jutsu before preparing to continue the fight.
• Genya stopped the match, praised Naruto’s control of the Nine-Tails’ power, and absorbed chakra from Naruto, gaining seven or eight million Sage Body energy points.
• Kakashi reported that Sasori and Deidara were monitoring Konoha, and Genya ordered their elimination by a team that included Uchiha clan members who had awakened the Mangekyo.
• In a forest near Konoha, Deidara and Sasori discussed waiting for a Jinchuriki to leave the village, then attacked a figure hiding behind a rock.
• Kabuto Yakushi revealed himself and proposed cooperating with the Akatsuki, but Sasori rejected him as a faithless spy who had betrayed him.

Orochimaru offered Akatsuki an alliance, using Impure World Reincarnation to demonstrate his strength, but Konoha forces ambushed the gathering. Kakashi and nearly ten Mangekyō Sharingan users confronted Orochimaru, Sasori, Deidara, and Kabuto as the battle began.

• Kabuto Yakushi offered Akatsuki Orochimaru's alliance, but Sasori prepared to attack him until Orochimaru appeared.
• Orochimaru summoned powerful dead shinobi with Impure World Reincarnation and persuaded Sasori to meet Uchiha Madara.
• Kakashi and another Konoha ninja ambushed the group with a combined Water and Lightning Style attack, but Orochimaru blocked it.
• Kakashi recognized Orochimaru, who claimed to be immortal and taunted the Konoha forces.
• Itachi, Yashiro, Yukino, Jin Mo, Inabi, and Tekka revealed their Mangekyō Sharingan, shocking Orochimaru's group.
• Kakashi ordered the attack and charged at Orochimaru with Chidori as Itachi moved to assist him.

Orochimaru demonstrated his value to Obito by revealing a young Uchiha Madara revived with Impure World Reincarnation, then agreed to cooperate with Akatsuki against Uchiha Genya and Konoha. On the moon, Toneri was dismissed by Tabito after proposing to destroy the ninja world, while Tabito announced that the great Otsutsuki Clan was about to arrive; the chapter ended with Kakashi reporting to the Hokage.

• Yashiro, Yukino, Kakashi, and Itachi fought Orochimaru's group, which escaped after Deidara's bombs inflicted heavy injuries, especially on Kabuto Yakushi.
• Orochimaru and his companions reached Akatsuki's base, where Obito asked Orochimaru to prove his sincerity.
• Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to reveal a young Uchiha Madara and warned Obito he could expose his impersonation.
• Obito agreed to cooperate with Orochimaru, who demanded that they kill Uchiha Genya and destroy Konoha.
• Toneri proposed destroying the ninja world, but Tabito rebuked and dismissed him before announcing the Otsutsuki Clan's impending arrival.
• Kakashi reported on his work inside the Hokage Office.