Recaps

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, Obito Uchiha, and Zetsu reacted to Uchiha Gengetsu killing the Land of Fire's daimyō and occupying the Daimyō's Residence. Hiruzen and Danzo saw a chance to regain power, while Obito decided to deal with Gengetsu to protect the Eye of the Moon Plan.

• Asuma Sarutobi reported Gengetsu's actions to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who sent him for treatment while Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura urged a response.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura to gather their clans and contact other ninja clans, planning to move against Gengetsu when he returned and seize control of Konoha.
• After Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura left, Hiruzen Sarutobi privately resolved to eliminate Gengetsu and take control of the Daimyō's Residence and the Land of Fire.
• A Root member told Danzo that Gengetsu had killed the daimyō, and Danzo celebrated, expecting Hiruzen to reclaim power and believing he could become Hokage.
• Zetsu told Obito Uchiha that Gengetsu had become Fifth Hokage, killed the daimyō, occupied the Daimyō's Residence, and appeared to have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Obito Uchiha vowed to deal with Gengetsu so that no one could stop the Eye of the Moon Plan.

After taking control of the Daimyō's Residence, Gengetsu gained Wood Release and returned toward Konoha, where Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to seize him. The chapter ended as Hiruzen ordered the gathered Konoha ninjas to capture Gengetsu at the village gate.

• Uchiha Inabi reported that the Daimyō's Residence was under Konoha's control and held two hundred billion ryō, and Gengetsu ordered most of the wealth sent back to Konoha.
• The system rewarded Gengetsu with Wood Release, whose life force eased the strain on his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Gengetsu left for Konoha with a small Uchiha escort, while other ninja clans remained at the Daimyō's Residence to maintain the Land of Fire's economy.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi gathered Konoha's clan heads at the village gate and planned to use Gengetsu's killing of the daimyō as grounds to take power from him.
• Shikaku Nara reassured Inoichi Yamanaka and Chōza Akimichi that Gengetsu's strength would overcome Hiruzen Sarutobi's plans.
• When Gengetsu reached the Konoha Gate, Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Konoha ninjas to seize him.

Gengetsu defended his claim to the Hokage title by reminding Konoha’s clans that the Uchiha and Senju had founded the village, while Hiruzen Sarutobi insisted on using force to seize him. The two sides prepared to clash as Gengetsu activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and unleashed his chakra.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered elite Sarutobi Clan ninja to surround Gengetsu, but Gengetsu invoked his authority as Hokage and made them hesitate.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura accused Gengetsu of killing the daimyo and declared that he had been expelled from Konoha.
• Gengetsu argued that the Uchiha and Senju had founded Konoha, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other elders unable to answer.
• Uchiha Fugaku arrived with Uchiha ninja and declared that Hiruzen Sarutobi had no right to expel an Uchiha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered his forces to seize Gengetsu, and Uchiha Fugaku’s ninja drew their weapons in response.
• Gengetsu activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and released a terrifying surge of chakra.

Gengetsu summoned Susanoo’s third stage before Konoha’s gates, revealing the Uchiha Clan’s overwhelming power to the assembled ninja. He then cleaved a distant mountain with one slash, leaving the other clans stunned and fearful.

• Gengetsu’s crimson chakra formed Susanoo’s armored upper body, and its immense aura forced the Konoha ninja to recoil.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other clan leaders realized that their forces could not easily overcome Gengetsu’s power, while the Uchiha Clan celebrated their strength.
• Gengetsu raised Susanoo’s sword and declared that he would show everyone the Uchiha Clan’s power.
• Susanoo’s slash carved a vast chasm through the earth and forest before cleaving a distant mountain in half.

Gengetsu used his overwhelming power to silence Konoha’s opposition, then doubled ninja mission pay to win the village’s support. As the crowd welcomed him as Fifth Hokage, he received the Sage Mode reward and mastered its knowledge.

• Gengetsu split a mountain with Susanoo and cowed the Konoha ninja who had challenged him.
• Gengetsu stripped Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura of their positions and revoked the ninja qualifications of Sarutobi Clan members who had blocked his way.
• Gengetsu left for Konoha’s gates as the village’s leaders and ninja made way for him.
• Gengetsu announced that Konoha’s mission pay would be doubled, prompting the ninja to cheerfully welcome him as Fifth Hokage.
• Gengetsu received the Sage Mode reward from the system and mastered its knowledge.

After learning that Uchiha Gengetsu had taken control of Konoha, Shimura Danzō escaped prison and ordered Root to leave the village. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the advisers planned to bring Jiraiya and Tsunade back to challenge Gengetsu and restore their influence.

• A Root member told Shimura Danzō that Uchiha Gengetsu had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, defeated Hiruzen Sarutobi, and taken control of Konoha.
• Shimura Danzō ordered Root to free him, and Root members killed the prison guards before he escaped.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura pressed Hiruzen Sarutobi to find a way to reclaim power from Uchiha Gengetsu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi proposed summoning Jiraiya and Tsunade, believing they could confront Gengetsu and help displace him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the advisers planned to nominate Jiraiya or Tsunade as Sixth Hokage so they could regain influence over Konoha.

News of Uchiha Gengetsu killing the Land of Fire's daimyo and wielding the Mangekyō Sharingan shocked the other villages. The Kage weighed whether to exploit Konoha's turmoil, while Obito Uchiha recognized Gengetsu as a threat to the Eye of the Moon Plan.

• Fourth Raikage A confirmed the news, considered attacking Konoha, and sent a Kumogakure delegation to investigate Gengetsu's strength.
• Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki dismissed Kitsuchi's call to seize the opportunity, deciding to let other villages test Konoha first before Iwagakure acted.
• Fourth Kazekage Rasa wanted to attack, but Chiyo and Ebizo convinced him that Sunagakure should demand supplies instead.
• Obito Uchiha read the report beside the controlled Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura and declared that no one would stop the Eye of the Moon Plan.

After Danzo escaped prison, Gengetsu ordered a high-level wanted notice and abolished Konoha’s rules denying death benefits to lower-ranking ninja. The benefits boosted Gengetsu’s and the Uchiha’s standing in the village, and he gained Sensitive Reflexes before sensing someone behind him.

• Shikaku Nara reported that Danzo had killed the prison guards and escaped, and Gengetsu ordered him branded a rogue ninja for releasing the Nine-Tails and killing the Fourth Hokage.
• Gengetsu abolished the old death-benefit rules and ordered Uchiha Inabi to pay the fallen guards’ families at the highest rate.
• Uchiha Inabi delivered benefits to Kawata Akaishi’s wife and declared that Konoha would protect the families of all fallen ninja, whether Genin or Jonin.
• Word of the payments spread through Konoha, raising Gengetsu’s prestige and prompting villagers to praise the Uchiha over the Sarutobi Clan.
• Gengetsu received the Sensitive Reflexes ability from the system, then sensed someone behind him and thrust a kunai in their direction.

Obito Uchiha ambushed Gengetsu in Konoha, but Gengetsu identified him and countered his attacks. As Gengetsu activated his Mangekyō Sharingan to challenge Kamui, Zetsu watched the battle from a nearby tree.

• Obito Uchiha tried to stab Gengetsu from behind, but Gengetsu reacted and forced him to retreat with Kamui.
• Obito claimed to be Madara Uchiha, but Gengetsu mocked him and deduced that he was Obito Uchiha.
• Gengetsu revealed that he knew Obito had survived the Kannabi Bridge battle and provoked him by mentioning Kakashi.
• Obito and Gengetsu exchanged Great Fireball Techniques, and Gengetsu's hand-seal-free fireball overwhelmed Obito's.
• Gengetsu followed with a kick, but Obito escaped its impact using Kamui and retreated.
• Gengetsu activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, while Zetsu emerged from a nearby tree to observe and discuss his abilities.

Uchiha Gengetsu defeated Obito Uchiha by foreseeing his attacks and using Wood Release, forcing Obito to flee. Konoha mistook the battle for Danzo’s doing, while Black Zetsu began considering whether Gengetsu could help complete his plan.

• Obito Uchiha attacked Gengetsu with Kamui and Fire Release, but Gengetsu foresaw his moves and repeatedly countered him.
• Obito used Wood Release against Gengetsu, who matched it and then impaled Obito with wooden spikes.
• Obito escaped through Kamui, and Zetsu withdrew after realizing Gengetsu’s strength exceeded their expectations.
• Konoha ninja blamed the Wood Release battle on the fugitive Danzo, and Gengetsu accepted their explanation.
• Danzo learned of the false accusation and angrily protested that he had not attacked Gengetsu.
• In a hidden cave, Obito ordered Zetsu to monitor Gengetsu, while Black Zetsu wondered if Gengetsu could help complete his plan.

Black Zetsu considered drawing Uchiha Gengetsu into his plan to revive Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, while Jiraiya returned to Konoha seeking answers about Minato Namikaze’s death. He rejected the elders’ attempt to make him Hokage, but Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to persuade him later.

• Black Zetsu decided that Gengetsu might be useful in gathering the tailed beasts, though he considered him difficult to manipulate.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura lamented losing influence after Gengetsu became Hokage.
• Jiraiya arrived at the Sarutobi Clan’s compound and demanded to know whether Shimura Danzō had caused Minato’s death.
• Hiruzen said he did not know, while Koharu and Homura urged Jiraiya to become Hokage and condemned Gengetsu.
• Jiraiya rejected their offer and left to investigate Minato’s death; Hiruzen said he would try to persuade him later.

After mourning Minato at the Memorial Stone, Jiraiya returned to Konoha and was arrested by Fifth Hokage Uchiha Gengetsu for peeping into the women's baths. Gengetsu's impartial handling of the Sannin boosted his reputation in the village and increased his taijutsu level.

• Jiraiya visited Minato Namikaze's name on the Memorial Stone and blamed himself for returning too late.
• Jiraiya tried to gather material by peeping into the women's baths, but the bathers spotted him and the Konoha Military Police Force chased him.
• Uchiha Gengetsu confronted Jiraiya, invoked his authority as Fifth Hokage, and ordered him to surrender.
• Jiraiya surrendered, and Gengetsu sentenced him to seven days in the Police Force's prison for voyeurism.
• Uchiha Inabi escorted Jiraiya to prison as news of the arrest spread through Konoha and raised Gengetsu's standing.
• Gengetsu received a reward that increased his Taijutsu Level by 50%.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura found their plan to make Jiraiya Hokage ruined after Gengetsu imprisoned him, while Jiraiya insisted he supported Gengetsu and wanted to write. As delegations from Kumogakure and Sunagakure approached, Hiruzen planned to use their visit to regain influence, but Gengetsu told Shikaku Nara that Konoha would go to war if the delegates provoked them.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura confronted Jiraiya in prison and blamed him for ruining their plan to make him Hokage.
• Jiraiya rejected their scheme, praised Gengetsu's impartiality, and returned to writing his Prison Bondage Series.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura that delegations from Kumogakure and Sunagakure were coming, and they planned to use the negotiations to regain influence.
• Shikaku Nara warned Gengetsu that the delegations might make unreasonable demands or provoke Konoha.
• Gengetsu said Konoha should kill the delegates if they stepped out of line and declared that Konoha feared no war.
• Shikaku Nara understood how Gengetsu wanted the delegations received.

The Cloud delegation arrived in Konoha and met Shikaku Nara’s firm refusal to indulge their arrogance. Under Gengetsu’s orders, Uchiha Inabi’s Police Force watched them, discovered their plan to abduct a Hyuga child, and attacked as they fled with the child.

• The Cloud delegation was astonished by Konoha’s rapid recovery, then argued with Shikaku Nara when he welcomed them instead of the Fifth Hokage.
• Shikaku Nara told the delegation they could leave if they disliked Konoha’s reception, but the Cloud captain accepted the prepared accommodations.
• Gengetsu ordered Uchiha Inabi to keep the delegation under close surveillance and take them down if they broke Konoha’s rules.
• The Cloud captain revealed that the delegation planned to seize a Byakugan from a Hyuga Clan Main Family member, and the group set out that night for the Hyuga compound.
• Uchiha Inabi’s Sharingan-wielding ninja followed the Cloud ninja and saw them emerge with an unconscious Hyuga child.
• Uchiha Inabi ordered his ninja to attack and take down the Cloud delegation.

Kumogakure ninja abducted a Hyuga Main Family child, but Uchiha Inabi and the Hyuga captured them. Gengetsu ordered the delegation executed, and Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura arrived to challenge his decision.

• Kumogakure ninja stole an unconscious Hyuga Main Family child and tried to flee the compound.
• Uchiha Inabi and the Konoha Military Police Force intercepted the kidnappers, and Hyuga Hiashi arrived with Hyuga ninja to help capture them.
• At the Hokage Building, Uchiha Inabi reported the abduction to Gengetsu, who ordered the Kumogakure delegation killed.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura interrupted the execution and claimed they had a right to participate.
• Gengetsu dismissed their objections and asked what they had to say.

Gengetsu rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi’s plan to release the Kumogakure delegation and surrender Hizashi, killing one captive and ordering the rest executed. The Uchiha carried out his command as Hiruzen warned that Gengetsu had brought war upon Konoha.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi urged Konoha to release the Kumogakure delegation and hand Hizashi over to avert war, while Hyuga Hiashi refused.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura backed Hiruzen, and the captive Kumogakure ninja began demanding their release.
• Gengetsu took a Ninja Blade and beheaded a Kumogakure ninja who had been shouting.
• Gengetsu accused Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura of defending Konoha’s enemies, then ordered Uchiha Inabi to kill the remaining captives and display their bodies at Konoha’s gate.
• Uchiha Inabi and the Uchiha ninja executed the Kumogakure delegation despite Hiruzen’s protests, and Hiruzen warned Gengetsu that war would bring disaster upon Konoha.

Shikaku Nara used the corpses of the Cloud delegation to intimidate Sunagakure’s delegation, which had come to exploit Konoha’s weakened state. The Sand captain abandoned his immediate extortion plan and decided to wait for Konoha and Kumogakure to fight before making demands.

• Konoha ninjas praised Uchiha Gengetsu as the Cloud delegation’s corpses hung above the village gate.
• The Sand delegation arrived intending to extort supplies, but Shikaku Nara told them the Fifth Hokage had killed the Cloud envoys for trying to steal Konoha’s kekkei genkai.
• The Sand captain became wary of provoking Konoha and told Shikaku they had come to discuss trade instead.
• After Shikaku left, the Sand captain warned his subordinates that Konoha might kill them if they tried to extort supplies.
• The Sand captain predicted Kumogakure would retaliate against Konoha and planned for Sunagakure to make demands after both villages had suffered losses.

After Gengetsu slaughtered Kumogakure’s delegation, Fourth Raikage A mobilized an invasion of Konoha, while Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to exploit the coming war to reclaim power. The chapter left Kumogakure’s forces preparing to march and Konoha’s former leaders scheming to take control if Gengetsu was defeated.

• Fourth Raikage A ordered Kumogakure’s elite forces to attack Konoha and vowed to kill Uchiha Gengetsu.
• The other ninja villages sent scouts to watch the growing conflict for opportunities.
• Danzo learned of the invasion and ordered Root to offer A a secret route into the Land of Fire, hoping the war would weaken Gengetsu and let him seize the Hokage’s seat.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura blamed Gengetsu for provoking the war and agreed to wait for his defeat before taking control of Konoha.

Root gave Fourth Raikage A Konoha’s border-defense map, allowing Kumogakure’s army to advance deep into the Land of Fire. As Kumogakure approached Konoha, Gengetsu called a war council and ordered a counterattack, but Sarutobi, Utatane, and Mito clan leaders refused to send troops and were expelled.

• Root members gave Fourth Raikage A a detailed map of Konoha’s border defenses, and he ordered Kumogakure’s army to charge into the Land of Fire.
• Shikaku Nara told Gengetsu that Kumogakure had crossed three defensive lines with over five thousand troops, including Yugito and Killer B.
• Gengetsu asked whether Konoha could occupy the Land of Lightning, and Shikaku explained that Konoha could instead defeat Kumogakure’s main force and seize key cities.
• Gengetsu summoned Konoha’s clan heads and ordered them to mobilize elite ninja for a counterattack; Fugaku, Hiashi, and the Ino-Shika-Cho clans pledged support.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura refused to send their clans’ ninja, so Gengetsu told them to leave the war council.

Gengetsu ordered Konoha’s clans to prepare to occupy the Land of Lightning and insisted he would face the Cloud army alone. As the Fourth Raikage’s forces attacked a fortress near Konoha, Gengetsu appeared in his Hokage robe and halted their advance with Susanoo.

• Gengetsu announced that Konoha would invade the exposed Land of Lightning while he dealt with the Cloud ninja himself, despite Hyuga Hiashi and other clan heads urging caution.
• Uchiha Fugaku and the Ino-Shika-Cho clan heads tried to dissuade Gengetsu, but he ordered them to prepare to occupy conquered territory.
• Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and Hiruzen Sarutobi mocked Gengetsu’s plans and expected his death to let them regain control of Konoha.
• The Fourth Raikage learned that the fortress near Konoha held no Hokage and ordered his army to destroy it and kill its defenders.
• Gengetsu stopped the Cloud army’s charge with three Susanoo Yasaka Magatama, then appeared before the stunned forces in his Hokage robe.

Gengetsu arrived alone at the besieged fortress and fought through Kumogakure's five-thousand-ninja army, slaughtering its elite troops without being injured. As the Konoha defenders watched in awe and the Fourth Raikage realized ordinary ninja could not stop him, A charged at Gengetsu with Lightning Release: Lariat.

• Gengetsu appeared alone at the fortress, lifting the spirits of the Konoha defenders before they realized no reinforcements had come with him.
• The Fourth Raikage confirmed through a sensory ninja that Gengetsu was alone and ordered the Kumogakure army to capture him.
• The Konoha defenders rushed out to support Gengetsu, but he told them to stay back and prepare to clean up.
• Gengetsu activated his Sharingan and charged into the Kumogakure army, dodging attacks and killing more than a hundred ninja without being injured.
• The Fourth Raikage saw that his troops could not stop Gengetsu and attacked him with Lightning Release: Lariat.

Gengetsu battled the Cloud ninja army, using powerful Fire and Wind Release to slaughter many of its soldiers. After Susanoo blocked the Fourth Raikage’s attack and Gengetsu knocked him into a crater, Killer B and Yugito Nii arrived to join the fight.

• The Fourth Raikage struck Gengetsu with a Lariat, but Gengetsu recovered and launched a massive Fire Release attack at the Cloud ninja army.
• Cloud ninja countered with Water Release, but Gengetsu sent fire dragons through the steam and charged into their ranks, cutting down many soldiers.
• When Cloud ninja prepared a combined Lightning Release attack, Gengetsu used Wind Release to cut them down before they could finish their hand seals.
• The Fourth Raikage attacked Gengetsu from behind, but Susanoo blocked the blow, and Gengetsu kicked the Raikage into a deep crater.
• Killer B and Yugito Nii rushed in to help the Raikage, forcing Gengetsu to turn his attention from pursuing him.

Gengetsu used his dōjutsu to fend off the Fourth Raikage, Killer B, and Yugito Nii, even after they brought out the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails and shattered his Susanoo. Though they left him gravely wounded, Gengetsu restored himself with Heavenly Standing Sovereign and challenged them to continue fighting.

• Gengetsu used Heavenly Standing Long to foresee and evade attacks from Killer B and Yugito Nii, then held off all three Cloud fighters as the Fourth Raikage joined them.
• Killer B and Yugito Nii released the Eight-Tails, Gyuki, and the Two-Tails, Matatabi, while the Fourth Raikage continued attacking alongside them.
• Gengetsu summoned Susanoo and fought the two tailed beasts, but their combined assault with the Raikage cracked and shattered it.
• The Fourth Raikage struck Gengetsu in the chest, and the tailed beasts followed up, leaving him gravely wounded in a crater.
• Gengetsu activated Heavenly Standing Sovereign, reversed his injuries, and told the stunned Raikage and tailed beasts that round two was beginning.

Gengetsu revealed that he could use Wood Release and overwhelmed the Fourth Raikage, Killer B, and Yugito Nii with a forest that absorbed tailed-beast chakra. He trapped and subdued the Two-Tails with a Wood Dragon, then used his Mangekyō Sharingan to place her under genjutsu, leaving her under his control.

• After Gengetsu recovered from his injuries, the Fourth Raikage, Killer B, and Yugito Nii attacked him again.
• Gengetsu unleashed Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence, stunning the attackers and the Konoha ninja watching from the fortress.
• Gengetsu used Wood Release: Wood Forest Entanglement to bind the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails and drain their chakra, while the Raikage fought through the growing trees.
• Killer B and Yugito Nii fired Tailed Beast Bombs, but Gengetsu's Wood Release: Hōbi Technique shields deflected them into distant mountains.
• Gengetsu trapped the Two-Tails with a Wood Dragon and blocked the Eight-Tails from reaching her with regenerating wooden walls.
• Gengetsu used his Mangekyō Sharingan to cast genjutsu on Yugito's Two-Tails, whose eyes took on his Sharingan pattern.

Gengetsu controlled Yugito and Matatabi with his Mangekyō Sharingan, then used Matatabi and the Wood Dragon to overwhelm Killer B and the Eight-Tails. After severing the Fourth Raikage’s arm, Gengetsu drove Kumogakure’s army into retreat and pursued them as Konoha celebrated.

• Gengetsu controlled Yugito and Matatabi, ordered the Two-Tails to attack Killer B, and wounded the Eight-Tails.
• Killer B restrained Matatabi with his tentacles and sealing ink while the Fourth Raikage attacked Gengetsu, who dodged and severed the Raikage’s right arm.
• Gengetsu clad Matatabi in Susanoo armor, allowing her to break free, bite off one of the Eight-Tails’ tails, and attack alongside the Wood Dragon.
• Gyuki urged Killer B to retreat, and Killer B fled toward the Kumogakure army as the Wood Dragon drained the Eight-Tails’ chakra.
• The wounded Fourth Raikage ordered Kumogakure’s forces to retreat, while Gengetsu pursued them on the armored Two-Tails and Konoha’s ninja cheered their victory.