Chapter Summaries

Genya and Fugaku anticipated Konoha's leaders demanding the Uchiha's Sage Mode method, and Fugaku refused when they summoned him to a meeting. He left the other clan heads supporting the Uchiha's right to keep their cultivation method secret.

• Fugaku told Genya that forty or fifty Uchiha had learned Sage Mode and that clan experts were helping guide beginners.
• Fugaku thanked Genya for teaching Sasuke, then warned that the Uchiha's Sage Mode training would soon draw Konoha's leaders' attention.
• Genya followed a discouraged Yukino and offered to teach her Sage Mode personally.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Fugaku to a meeting and demanded that the Uchiha share their Sage Mode cultivation method for the village's benefit.
• Fugaku refused and listed conditions involving clan assets, secret techniques, and other demands before declaring that the Uchiha would teach Sage Mode only within their clan.
• Hyuga Hiashi, Nara Shikaku, and the other clan heads backed Fugaku, opposing the demand to force the Uchiha to surrender their method.

Genya trained his Wood Release in Shikkotsu Forest, then joined a meeting where Konoha’s major clan heads asked him to teach them Sage Mode. He agreed to share a weaker version, and the clans reached a preliminary agreement while some held back from siding with the Uchiha.

• Genya trained his Wood Release and failed to maintain two Shadow Clones while dividing his attention three ways.
• Itachi told Genya that several major clan heads had jointly visited the Uchiha, and Genya learned of Fugaku’s meeting with Konoha’s higher-ups.
• Hyuga Hiashi and the other clan heads asked Genya to teach them Sage Mode and offered compensation.
• Genya agreed to teach the clans a version that increased strength by only five to ten percent, explaining that the Uchiha’s version offered greater gains.
• Nara Shikaku and the Hyuga Clan pledged support for the Uchiha, and most of the other clans accepted the offer; Genya excluded the clans that chose to wait and see.
• Genya and the clan heads reached a preliminary agreement to teach the weakened Sage Mode to their elites.

Genya used Shisui’s ramen dinner and a series of painful examples to challenge his faith in Konoha and its leadership. Shisui was left questioning the village he had devoted himself to protecting.

• Genya met Shisui and invited him to Ichiraku Ramen, where Shisui admitted he felt excluded by the Uchiha clan and helpless about Konoha’s conflicts.
• Genya told Shisui that his parents’ war-death pension had been cut after the Nine-Tails Incident, and Shisui became angry at the possibility that village officials had allowed pensions to be embezzled.
• Genya showed Shisui Naruto and challenged the claim that Konoha had cared for him, reminding Shisui that Naruto had been bullied while he served in Anbu.
• Genya took Shisui to Hatake Sakumo’s grave and recounted how village rumors and the leaders’ inaction had driven the White Fang to take his own life.
• Genya left Shisui at the cemetery, where Shisui stood lost in thought about Konoha and the Will of Fire.

Shisui agreed to use Kotoamatsukami on Genya after Hiruzen and Danzo pressured him, then challenged Genya to a fight at the waterfall. Their battle continued as Shisui attacked Genya with a barrage of shuriken.

• Danzo ordered Shisui to use Kotoamatsukami to control Genya, and Hiruzen persuaded Shisui to accept by warning that conflict could lead to war.
• Genya demonstrated his strength to more than a hundred clan geniuses and began teaching them Sage Mode.
• Yugito told Genya that Shisui had urgently summoned him to the waterfall near Naka Shrine.
• Shisui activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and challenged Genya to a fight, then clashed with him using the Body Flicker Technique.
• Shisui threw shuriken at Genya, who used his Sharingan and kunai to knock them aside.

Genya outmaneuvered Shisui during their confrontation and persuaded him not to use Kotoamatsukami on him, but Shisui sacrificed his left Mangekyō Sharingan to preserve the village leadership’s trust. Shisui then reported his supposed failure to the Third Hokage, Danzo, and Mitokado Homura, while Danzo continued to doubt him.

• Genya escaped Shisui’s shuriken trap and broke free of his Genjutsu, then asked Shisui whether he would follow the Third Hokage’s order to control him.
• Shisui refused to turn Genya into a puppet but decided to destroy his left eye so Konoha’s leaders would continue trusting him.
• Genya revealed that the Genya Shisui had faced was a Wood Clone, and Shisui’s left Mangekyō Sharingan reverted to a Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Fugaku met Genya after Shisui left and said Shisui had always been stubborn, though he regretted the loss of Shisui’s eye.
• Shisui told the Third Hokage that his Kotoamatsukami mission had failed because he used it on Genya’s Wood Clone, and Danzo questioned why Genya had let him go.

The Deva Path and Sasori fought Orochimaru, who tried to seize the Rinnegan before agreeing to join Akatsuki. In Amegakure, Akatsuki chose Orochimaru and Sasori to test Uchiha Genya, while their mutual hostility threatened to derail the mission.

• Shisui silently questioned his convictions after Danzo's words stirred his doubts.
• Sasori revealed his true body and used the Third Kazekage's puppet to fight Orochimaru, but Orochimaru attacked the Deva Path to take his eyes.
• The Deva Path blasted Orochimaru away with Shinra Tensei, then accepted him into Akatsuki despite Sasori's objections.
• Orochimaru recognized the Deva Path and Konan as Jiraiya's former students and grew greedy for the Rinnegan.
• Obito recommended Uchiha Genya for Akatsuki, and Kakuzu vouched for Genya's strength.
• The Deva Path assigned Orochimaru and Sasori to test Genya, and ordered them to obey after they argued over partnering together.

Nagato learned that Jiraiya had entered Amegakure and chose to let him go unless he uncovered the village’s secrets. Meanwhile, Orochimaru challenged Obito, then fought Jiraiya before fleeing, leaving Sasori to pass by the exhausted Sannin without attacking him.

• Nagato told Konan that Jiraiya had arrived in Amegakure and said he would spare his former teacher unless Jiraiya discovered the village’s secrets.
• Orochimaru accused Obito of impersonating Uchiha Madara, but Obito escaped his attack with a space-time technique and threatened to kill him if he kept pestering him.
• Sasori told Orochimaru not to follow him as he went to find the Uchiha brat Nagato had mentioned, but Orochimaru continued with him on the Akatsuki mission.
• Jiraiya found the ruined house where he had once trained with Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, then encountered Orochimaru and Sasori.
• Orochimaru and Jiraiya fought for over an hour before Orochimaru fled, and Sasori passed the exhausted Jiraiya without engaging him.

Genya continued teaching Sage Mode and training his Wood Release, then offered to teach Sarutobi Taro as well. As the one-year term ended, Samui arrived to take Yugito back to Kumogakure, leaving Genya to reflect on how much she had helped him.

• Jiraiya left Amegakure after Sasori chose not to fight him, and Nagato relaxed as he watched Jiraiya depart.
• Nami used Sage Mode to gain the upper hand in a spar with Sarutobi Taro and explained how she had learned it from Genya.
• Genya offered to teach Sarutobi Taro Sage Mode, and Taro accepted after Genya assured him he could trust the instruction.
• Samui and Darui visited Genya's residence, where Samui reunited with Yugito and announced that the one-year term had ended.
• Genya reflected that Yugito had helped him greatly, including in reaching Level 4 with his Sage Body.

Genya escorted Yugito, Samui, and Darui toward Kumogakure after promising the Fourth Raikage he would return her safely. After defeating Darui in a restricted spar, Genya and the others were ambushed by rogue ninja from the Blood Organization.

• Genya insisted on keeping his promise to return Yugito to Kumogakure, despite Fugaku and Mikoto's concerns, and set out with Yugito, Samui, and Darui.
• After the group entered the Land of Lightning, Darui challenged Genya to a fight using only taijutsu and swordsmanship.
• Genya overwhelmed Darui without using his Sharingan, ninjutsu, or weapon, then struck him hard enough to send him flying and coughing up blood.
• A rain of arrows erupted from a nearby hillside, and Genya, Yugito, and Samui blocked the attack while protecting Darui.
• Samui identified the attackers as rogue ninja from the Blood Organization, and Genya asked what the organization was.

Genya pursued Yugito to a destroyed village, where the Blood Organization was collecting experimental material for a plan against Kumogakure. He stopped Toki Taku’s escape, but the organization’s leader arrived and used black mist to rescue the survivors, leaving Genya and Yugito unable to pursue them.

• Yugito attacked the Blood Organization at the ruined village while Toki Sato fought to hold her off and Toki Taku fled with the remaining members.
• Genya blocked Toki Taku’s group and killed many of the rogue ninja with his sword and Wood Release.
• Toki Taku used his modified body to fight back, but Genya bound him and the surviving members with vines.
• The Blood Organization’s leader arrived, freed Toki Taku, and covered the area in black mist while rescuing Toki Sato.
• Genya and Yugito withdrew from the mist and realized the Blood Organization had escaped.

Genya returned Yugito to Kumogakure, where Raikage Ay welcomed them and assigned Darui to show Genya around. At the training grounds, Jetrai confronted Genya, who accepted his challenge and proposed a bet before they fought.

• Yugito, Samui, Darui, and Genya left the battlefield after the Blood Organization's leaders escaped, and Samui took a piece of the strange tentacle for research.
• The group reached Kumogakure, where villagers celebrated Yugito's return and Raikage Ay praised Genya for bringing her back.
• Raikage Ay sent Darui to show Genya around the village, and Darui led him to the training grounds despite warning signs of hostility.
• Jetrai confronted Genya, and Darui stepped between them before Genya stopped him and accepted Jetrai's challenge.
• Genya proposed making a bet on their fight, and Jetrai asked what he wanted to wager.

Genya wagered five million ryo against Jelate and faced him in a duel at Kumogakure’s training grounds. Jelate’s lightning attacks failed to overcome Genya’s strength, and the exhausted Jonin was left confronting an opponent who felt as powerful as a Jinchuriki.

• Genya summoned a backpack of banknotes to prove he could pay the wager, and Jelate produced his own money for the duel.
• Genya and Jelate arrived at Kumogakure’s training grounds, where Samui and Dodai watched as the gathered Cloud Ninjas cheered for Jelate.
• Jelate attacked Genya with his broadsword, but Genya evaded the first strike and met Jelate’s counterattack with Murasame.
• Jelate used Five-Fold Thunder Slash, but Genya barely felt the lightning and knocked him back, notching his broadsword.
• Jelate unleashed Tenfold Violent Slash, but Genya casually blocked the barrage until Jelate was left panting and trembling.

Genya defeated Kumogakure’s Jelate and Adaka in succession, winning Jelate’s five million ryo and angering the Cloud Ninjas. As the crowd moved to attack him, Killer B arrived and learned what had happened.

• Genya knocked Jelate out of the arena and collected his five million ryo.
• Dodai sent Adaka to challenge Genya and defend Kumogakure’s honor.
• Genya beat Adaka in a taijutsu clash, then pierced his defenses with Lightning Style: Rasengan Wild Lightning Spear.
• Kumogakure’s angry ninjas crowded around Genya, while Darui tried to hold them back.
• Killer B arrived, heard Darui explain the events, and silently cursed the ninjas for provoking Genya.

Genya defeated Killer B's challenge in Kumogakure, then won his friendship by performing a rap song. The chapter ended with Raikage Ay telling Yugito that she had worked hard as a hostage in Konoha for the past year.

• Killer B challenged Genya to withstand three strikes, and Genya blocked his first two sword attacks.
• Killer B used Ultrasonic Thunder Release Blade, but Genya countered with Fire Style: Rasengan Crimson Flame Burst and emerged unharmed.
• Killer B called off the dispute, but Genya followed him and tried to persuade him to teach him.
• Genya claimed to be Konoha's number one rap master and performed Nocturne, impressing Killer B and becoming his close companion.
• Raikage Ay told Yugito that she had worked hard while held hostage in Konoha for the past year.

Yugito reported on Konoha’s strained relationship with the Uchiha, while Raikage Ay considered recruiting Uchiha Genya and the clan. Outside Kumogakure, Orochimaru and Sasori met Toki Jubei, who revealed the Blood Organization’s plan to unleash Gyuki, as Genya stayed in the village and received a suspiciously warm visit from Samui.

• Yugito told Raikage Ay that the Uchiha and Konoha’s leaders were at odds, and Ay considered recruiting Genya and the Uchiha clan.
• Yugito warned Ay that the Blood Organization had killed Kumogakure ninja, and Ay said he had sent teams to investigate.
• Orochimaru and Sasori encountered Toki Jubei outside Kumogakure, where Jubei killed a pursuing Jonin squad and revealed his Gyuki-enhanced body.
• Jubei returned to the Blood Organization’s hidden base, where Toki Sato and Toki Akihide showed him the Berserk Grade meant to infect Killer B and destroy Kumogakure.
• Genya stayed in Kumogakure while waiting for a chance to obtain Gyuki’s chakra, and Samui arrived to try to win him over for the village.

Genya refused Samui’s offer to bring the Uchiha into Kumogakure, insisting that his clan should remain in Konoha and run for Hokage. The next morning, he bargained with Killer B for access to his chakra and went with him to Kumogakure’s monthly Bodybuilding Day.

• Genya asked Samui for expensive foods from several lands, then joked about sitting on her lap after she offered him money.
• Samui asked Genya to persuade the Uchiha to join Kumogakure, but Genya said the clan needed to win the Hokage position and had no interest in becoming Raikage.
• Samui left after Genya refused to reconsider, and Genya called after her about the food she had promised.
• Killer B visited Genya to learn the name of his rap, recorded “Nocturne,” and refused Genya’s request to devour his chakra.
• Genya threatened to expose Killer B for plagiarizing the song, and Killer B changed the subject by inviting him to Kumogakure’s monthly Bodybuilding Day.
• Killer B brought Genya to the packed Fitness Plaza and handed him enormous shorts to wear.

Genya entered Kumogakure’s Bodybuilding Day strength contest against Brady, the village’s second-strongest man, after betting twenty-five million ryo on himself. The match began with the two locked in a deadlock, and Genya’s casual chatter and iced drink nearly let him overpower Brady.

• Genya met Yugito and Samui at the bodybuilding arena and teased Samui about her visit to his room, angering both women.
• Brady challenged Genya to a strength contest, and Genya wagered twenty-five million ryo on his own victory.
• Hundreds of spectators placed bets, while Yugito worried that Genya had risked too much money.
• The contest began as Raikage Ay and Killer B watched, with Ay predicting Brady would win.
• Genya asked Yugito for an iced drink during the contest, then distracted Brady with chatter and nearly forced his arm down.

Genya defeated Brady, then fought the Kumogakure betting organizers and the Fourth Raikage over his winnings before the Raikage promised to repay him. That night, the Toki Three Brothers poisoned Killer B, causing Gyuki to show signs of going berserk.

• Genya overpowered Brady in a strength contest after Brady used the Blood Burning Technique, then demanded his betting winnings.
• Robui refused to pay Genya in full, so Genya struck him and defeated dozens of cloud ninja with Wood Release.
• The Fourth Raikage clashed with Genya, but Killer B and Yugito stopped the fight, and the Raikage promised to have Genya's money delivered.
• The Toki Three Brothers ambushed Killer B at night, and one of their poisoned tentacles pierced his leg.
• Killer B became dizzy from the poison, and Gyuki began showing signs of going berserk.

The Eight-Tails Gyuki rampaged through Kumogakure after Toki Jubei used a berserk agent, forcing the village to fight on several fronts. Genya and Yugito restrained Gyuki, and Genya began devouring its chakra.

• Gyuki appeared at a mountain lake and destroyed part of Kumogakure while under the Berserk Agent’s influence.
• Raikage Ay ordered Samui and Darui to evacuate villagers and led Dodai, Yugito, and the Sealing Squad against Gyuki.
• Toki Jubei revealed his Eight-Tails-derived body and fought Raikage Ay, while Toki Sato and Toki Taku moved to stop the other cloud ninja.
• Yugito transformed into Matatabi and fought Gyuki as Genya arrived and attacked it with Fire Style and Wind Style techniques.
• Genya used Water Style and Wood Release with Yugito’s help to restrain Gyuki, then activated Sage Mode and began devouring its chakra.

Genya bargained with Raikage Ay for Kumogakure’s Lightning Armor training method, then joined the battle against Gyuki and the artificial Eight-Tails monster Jubei. After draining Jubei’s chakra and reaching Sage Body Level 4, Genya unleashed his newly acquired Wood Release techniques and battered Jubei with a giant Wood Golem.

• Genya and the cloud ninja attacked Gyuki, and Yugito hit it with a Tailed Beast Bomb before Jubei transformed and broke Gyuki free from Genya’s Wood Release.
• Raikage Ay asked Genya to help Kumogakure, and Genya agreed in exchange for the Lightning Armor cultivation method.
• Genya summoned Katsuyu and chose to fight Jubei while Raikage Ay faced Gyuki.
• Katsuyu’s acid and Genya’s Sage Art fire, wind, and Wood Release attacks weakened Jubei as Genya drained its chakra.
• Genya’s Sage Body reached Level 4, granting him the Wood Human Technique and Wood Dragon Technique.
• Genya summoned a hundred-meter Wood Golem, smashed Jubei’s head, and hurled the monster into a lake before slamming it into a mountain.