Recaps

Konoha’s army waited anxiously at the Land of Lightning border for news of Uchiha Gengetsu’s battle, then learned he had routed the Kumogakure forces and began its invasion. Shikaku Nara privately revealed to Uchiha Fugaku that Gengetsu had used Wood Release, a secret that could provoke fear and hostility within Konoha.

• Chōza Akimichi, Inoichi Yamanaka, Shikaku Nara, and Uchiha Fugaku worried that Gengetsu might not survive facing over five thousand Kumogakure ninja alone.
• A messenger bird arrived with news that Gengetsu had defeated the Kumogakure army, taken control of the Two-Tails, and was pursuing the retreating ninja.
• Shikaku Nara ordered the jubilant Konoha forces to follow their plan and occupy the Land of Lightning’s territory and towns.
• Shikaku Nara stopped Uchiha Fugaku and privately showed him the report that Gengetsu had used Wood Release.
• Uchiha Fugaku acknowledged Shikaku Nara’s warning that the secret would not remain hidden and that the Uchiha Clan should prepare.

While Hiruzen Sarutobi and his allies plotted to seize Konoha, they learned that Uchiha Gengetsu had defeated Kumogakure’s army and used Wood Release. They turned to the revelation to undermine him, while Danzo sought to obtain the power himself; Tsunade reacted furiously to the news and set off for Konoha.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura prepared to take control of Konoha after Gengetsu’s expected death, but a report revealed that he had defeated five thousand Kumogakure ninja and used Wood Release.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and his allies decided to denounce Gengetsu for stealing the Senju Clan’s Wood Release and sent Tsunade a letter to enlist her against him.
• Danzo learned of Gengetsu’s victory and Wood Release, then ordered someone to contact Orochimaru so he could regain a Wood Release and Sharingan arm.
• In Tanzaku Town, Tsunade read the letter from Shizune and smashed the casino in anger over Gengetsu’s supposed theft of Wood Release.
• Tsunade ordered Shizune to return to Konoha with her immediately.

After learning that Uchiha Gengetsu had defeated Kumogakure’s army, Ōnoki redirected Iwagakure’s forces to attack the Land of Lightning, while Sunagakure recalled its delegation from Konoha. Gengetsu continued hunting the retreating Kumogakure forces as the Fourth Raikage learned his homeland was under attack and ordered an immediate retreat.

• Ōnoki read that Uchiha Gengetsu had routed five thousand Kumogakure ninja and ordered Iwagakure to attack the Land of Lightning instead of Konoha.
• Rasa, Granny Chiyo, and Ebizo confirmed the report and ordered Sunagakure’s delegation to return before it provoked Konoha.
• Gengetsu pursued the fleeing Kumogakure forces atop Matatabi, while the Fourth Raikage retreated with only about one thousand troops remaining.
• A Kumogakure messenger told the Fourth Raikage that Konoha and Iwagakure had both attacked the Land of Lightning.
• The Fourth Raikage coughed up blood and ordered his forces to retreat to Kumogakure immediately.

After Konoha’s forces conquered towns and strongholds in the Land of Lightning, Uchiha Gengetsu’s reputation soared, earning him the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan from the system. He went to check on the captured Yugito Nii, who was still fighting the seals holding her.

• Konoha’s army pushed deep into the Land of Lightning, capturing towns and military strongholds after Gengetsu defeated Kumogakure’s main force.
• Konoha Ninja praised Gengetsu as he walked through the camp, and the system rewarded his rising reputation with the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Gengetsu awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, eliminating its harmful side effects and greatly increasing his power.
• Gengetsu headed to the sealed room where the Sealing Squad kept Yugito Nii, and its leader reported that she continued attacking the barrier.

Gengetsu tested his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan by controlling Yugito Nii and forced the captured Perfect Jinchuriki to choose between serving him and being made to attack Kumogakure. Yugito reluctantly agreed to stay by his side, but demanded that he not control her into attacking her village.

• Gengetsu entered the sealing chamber, caught Yugito Nii's attack, and used his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to overpower her and Matatabi.
• Gengetsu forced Yugito to obey humiliating commands and confirmed that she could not resist his control.
• Gengetsu offered to spare Yugito and have her stay by his side, but she refused to betray Kumogakure.
• After Gengetsu threatened to make her attack her village, Yugito tried to kill herself, but he stopped her.
• Yugito agreed to stay with Gengetsu and demanded that he not control her into attacking Kumogakure; Gengetsu said it would depend on her behavior.

Uchiha Gengetsu kept Yugito Nii, the Two-Tails jinchūriki, beside him under the control of his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. After her escape attempt failed and he forced her to meow all night, Yugito gave up trying to flee and stayed at his side.

• Shikaku Nara warned Gengetsu that keeping Yugito Nii unrestrained in Konoha's camp was dangerous, but Gengetsu said his dōjutsu restraint would stop her from acting against him.
• Several days later, Yugito waited until Gengetsu appeared asleep and sneaked out of his room toward the forest.
• When Yugito stepped into the forest, Gengetsu's dōjutsu took control of her body and forced her to return to his room.
• Gengetsu revealed that he had known about her escape plan and made her hold a cat pose and meow through the night.
• Afterward, Yugito stopped trying to escape and stayed quietly beside Gengetsu, though she continued to glare at him furiously.

Dodai arrived at Konoha’s camp to negotiate a ceasefire but demanded that Konoha withdraw, return its spoils, and release Yugito Nii. Gengetsu rejected his demands, and Dodai revealed that Kumogakure had secretly placed Chakra Cannons around the camp.

• As Iwagakure attacked the Land of Lightning while Konoha occupied its territory, Kumogakure sent Dodai to negotiate with Gengetsu.
• Dodai demanded that Konoha withdraw from the Land of Lightning, return its supplies and money, and release Yugito Nii.
• Gengetsu mocked Dodai’s demands and warned that Kumogakure would be destroyed if it refused to agree to a ceasefire.
• Dodai threatened to use Kumogakure’s secret weapon to take Konoha down with it.
• Dodai revealed that Kumogakure had positioned Chakra Cannons around Konoha’s camp and threatened to fire them if Konoha rejected its demands.

Gengetsu destroyed Kumogakure’s Chakra Cannon with his Susanoo and demanded that Kumogakure surrender the territory Konoha had occupied and pay ten billion in war reparations. Dodai fled in terror, leaving Kumogakure to face Gengetsu’s ultimatum.

• Dodai threatened the Konoha camp with Kumogakure’s Chakra Cannon, but Gengetsu dismissed it as a worthless toy and dared him to fire.
• Dodai sent the attack signal, and Kumogakure ninja charged the cannon as Shikaku ordered Konoha’s defenses to prepare.
• Gengetsu summoned a third-stage Susanoo, which sliced the incoming chakra shell in half before it could reach the camp.
• Gengetsu expanded Susanoo to over a hundred meters and armored it into its complete form.
• Gengetsu’s Susanoo cut through the mountain, destroying the Chakra Cannon and the Kumogakure ninja operating it.
• Gengetsu demanded that Kumogakure cede Konoha-occupied territory and pay ten billion in reparations, and Dodai fled without resisting.

Kumogakure accepted Konoha’s demands after Fourth Raikage A realized he could not risk fighting Uchiha Gengetsu, while Gengetsu prepared to return home and confront Hiruzen Sarutobi’s schemes. Konoha celebrated Gengetsu’s victory, but Hiruzen remained confident that accusing him of stealing the First Hokage’s Wood Release would drive him from office.

• Fourth Raikage A accepted Konoha’s demands, then ordered Kumogakure’s forces to attack Iwagakure instead.
• Shikaku Nara told Gengetsu that Kumogakure had ceded half the Land of Lightning, paid ten billion ryō, and surrendered Yugito Nii; Gengetsu ordered his army to return to Konoha while leaving a garrison behind.
• Shikaku Nara showed Gengetsu intelligence that Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura planned to challenge him over his Wood Release.
• Konoha’s villagers celebrated Gengetsu’s victory, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and his allies worried that his rising prestige threatened their influence.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reassured Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura that accusing Gengetsu of stealing the First Hokage’s Wood Release would remove him as Hokage.

Uchiha Gengetsu returned to Konoha as a celebrated hero, but Hiruzen Sarutobi and his allies confronted him over his Wood Release and accused him of endangering the village. When they surrounded him and threatened to bring him down, Gengetsu unleashed a terrifying surge of chakra.

• Gengetsu led Konoha’s victorious army back to a jubilant welcome after defeating Kumogakure and forcing the Land of Lightning to pay reparations.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura confronted Gengetsu, accusing him of invading other countries and stealing the First Hokage’s Wood Release.
• Tsunade angrily accused Gengetsu of stealing her grandfather’s kekkei genkai, while Koharu and Homura demanded an explanation.
• Gengetsu dismissed the elders and refused to explain his abilities, calling them useless scourges who should get out of his way.
• Hiruzen signaled the Sarutobi, Utatane, and Shimura ninja to surround Gengetsu’s group and claimed they were protecting Konoha.
• Gengetsu mocked Hiruzen’s group and unleashed an overwhelming surge of chakra.

Gengetsu confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi and his allies as they tried to use accusations about his Wood Release to strip him of the Hokage position. Uchiha Fugaku presented a forged genealogy claiming Gengetsu had Senju blood, turning public opinion in his favor while leaving Gengetsu stunned by the supposed revelation.

• Gengetsu unleashed his chakra and drove back the Sarutobi, Utatane, and Mito Clan ninja who approached him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi challenged Gengetsu, and Gengetsu said killing him and the other elders was an option.
• Uchiha Fugaku intervened and claimed Gengetsu had awakened Wood Release because he had Senju Clan blood.
• Fugaku showed the crowd a genealogy tracing Gengetsu's ancestry to Senju Hiyuki, and the villagers and ninja accepted the explanation.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura called the genealogy fake, while Gengetsu wondered how he could have Senju blood he had never known about.
• Fugaku's account revealed that the Uchiha Clan had forged the genealogy to protect Gengetsu from being forced out as Hokage.

Uchiha Fugaku claimed that Uchiha Gengetsu had Senju blood, but Tsunade could not verify the forged genealogy and instead examined Gengetsu’s body to determine the origin of his Wood Release. The chapter ended with Fugaku anxiously watching, afraid that Tsunade would expose his fabrication.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected Fugaku’s claim that Gengetsu had Senju blood, while Fugaku cited the Uchiha genealogy and Gengetsu’s Wood Release as proof.
• Tsunade said she could not confirm the genealogy’s accuracy and tried to examine Gengetsu, but he knocked her hand away and suppressed her with his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Gengetsu used his Sharingan’s pressure to knock Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura to the ground, then threatened to declare the assembled elders rogue ninja.
• Jiraiya criticized Gengetsu for disrespecting Hiruzen Sarutobi, but Gengetsu condemned Hiruzen’s leadership and berated Tsunade for leaving Konoha.
• Gengetsu offered Tsunade his hand, and she began examining his chakra and cells while Fugaku worried that his forged genealogy would be exposed.

Tsunade confirmed that Gengetsu had awakened Wood Release naturally, ruining Hiruzen Sarutobi’s attempt to discredit him. Gengetsu had Hiruzen and his allies arrested for treason, revoked Hiruzen’s position as Third Hokage, and drew Zetsu’s suspicion that he was Indra’s chakra reincarnate.

• Tsunade examined Gengetsu and confirmed that his body had no Hashirama Senju cells or chakra, proving he had awakened Wood Release himself.
• Konoha’s people cheered for Gengetsu, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and his allies lost their excuse to challenge him.
• Gengetsu’s Uchiha ninja surrounded Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and their clan members as he accused them of betraying Konoha.
• Gengetsu showed them a defense map recovered from the Kumogakure camp and ordered the three clans’ ninja arrested for questioning.
• Gengetsu revoked Hiruzen Sarutobi’s position as Third Hokage, and the Uchiha ninja seized him and detained the others.
• Zetsu watched Gengetsu from outside Konoha and wondered whether he was Indra’s chakra reincarnate because he had awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

Gengetsu revealed that Danzō had orchestrated the campaign that disgraced Hatake Sakumo, with Hiruzen’s approval, and promised to clear Sakumo’s name. He then raised the issue of Kakashi’s Sharingan, leaving Kakashi preparing to surrender the eye Obito had given him.

• Gengetsu summoned Kakashi to his office and showed him a secret document about Hatake Sakumo’s death.
• Kakashi learned that Shimura Danzō had spread rumors against Sakumo and that Hiruzen Sarutobi had tacitly approved.
• Gengetsu promised to publish the truth and restore Sakumo’s reputation, and Kakashi thanked him emotionally.
• Gengetsu told Kakashi that Uchiha Sharingan must not remain in outsiders’ hands.
• Kakashi reluctantly accepted that Gengetsu might reclaim Obito’s eye and raised his hand to his forehead protector.

Gengetsu persuaded Kakashi to marry an Uchiha woman so his Sharingan would remain within the clan, while promising to clear Hatake Sakumo’s name. The next day, Konoha learned Sakumo had been framed by Shimura Danzō with Hiruzen Sarutobi’s tacit approval, and the Sarutobi Clan faced scrutiny and public resentment.

• Kakashi offered to give up his Sharingan, but Gengetsu interrupted and suggested he marry an Uchiha woman to resolve the clan’s objections.
• Gengetsu promised to clear Hatake Sakumo’s name and place it on the Memorial Stone, and Kakashi thanked him before leaving.
• Kakashi told Might Guy and nearby ninja that Gengetsu had told him to marry an Uchiha woman, and they praised the plan as a solution to the Sharingan dispute.
• The next day, Konoha heard that Shimura Danzō had framed Hatake Sakumo with Hiruzen Sarutobi’s tacit approval, and Gengetsu had cleared Sakumo’s name.
• Konoha villagers and ninja voiced their anger at Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Sarutobi Clan as the clan’s ninja underwent scrutiny and lost their privileges.

Asuma Sarutobi learned that the village despised his clan and was arrested after assaulting a villager, while the Sarutobi Clan confronted the Police Force. Gengetsu arrived to face the clan’s demands for an explanation, leaving the standoff unresolved.

• Asuma Sarutobi returned to Konoha’s streets and heard villagers condemn him and the Sarutobi Clan as traitors.
• Asuma punched a villager who accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of treason, and Uchiha Clan ninja arrested him for disrupting public order.
• Sarutobi Clan ninja surrounded the Uchiha officers and demanded that they release Asuma, while the Police Force ordered them to stand down.
• Uchiha Inabi reported the confrontation to Gengetsu, who led a force of elite Uchiha ninja to the scene.
• A Sarutobi Clan leader demanded that Gengetsu explain why the Uchiha had imprisoned Hiruzen Sarutobi and arrested Asuma.

Uchiha Gengetsu ordered the arrest of Asuma Sarutobi, then had the Uchiha capture and beat hundreds of Sarutobi Clan ninja who tried to stop them. In the prison, Hiruzen Sarutobi and his fellow former leaders were joined by Shimura Danzō.

• Asuma Sarutobi was arrested by the Konoha Military Police Force for assaulting villagers and disturbing the peace.
• Sarutobi Clan ninja confronted Gengetsu and tried to prevent Asuma from being taken to prison.
• Gengetsu ordered the arrest of the Sarutobi Clan ninja, and the Uchiha captured and beat hundreds of them.
• Uchiha Inabi warned Gengetsu that the prison lacked space, so Gengetsu ordered the captives to build a prison for themselves.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura asked Hiruzen Sarutobi how they could escape their imprisonment, but he had no answer.
• Shimura Danzō appeared in the prison corridor and remarked on Hiruzen Sarutobi's downfall.

Shimura Danzō secretly entered Konoha’s prison and urged Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura to flee the village and build forces against the Uchiha. After the Uchiha arrested the Sarutobi Clan, Hiruzen and the others agreed to leave with Danzō, who said he had prepared a way out.

• Shimura Danzō revealed himself in the prison and offered to rescue Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura if they would leave Konoha with him.
• Hiruzen, Koharu, and Homura refused to betray Konoha, but Danzō argued that the Uchiha had taken control and that they needed to regroup outside the village.
• Uchiha Clan ninja brought Asuma Sarutobi and many other Sarutobi Clan ninja into the prison, accusing the clan of damaging Konoha and violating the Will of Fire.
• Danzō used the arrests to warn Hiruzen that the Uchiha intended to destroy the Sarutobi Clan, and Hiruzen agreed to leave Konoha with him.
• Koharu and Homura also agreed to leave, and Danzō reassured them that he had already prepared their escape.

Shimura Danzō attacked Konoha Hospital and released the Nine-Tails from Naruto Uzumaki, triggering another rampage in Konoha. Uchiha Gengetsu mobilized the village to respond while Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other imprisoned elders prepared to escape amid the chaos.

• Shimura Danzō broke into Konoha Hospital, killed two nurses, and used his Wood Release Sharingan arm to release Naruto Uzumaki’s seal.
• The Nine-Tails erupted from Naruto and began rampaging through Konoha as Uchiha Gengetsu learned of Danzō’s attack.
• Gengetsu ordered Shikaku Nara and Uchiha Inabi to mobilize the police force and Anbu, seal Konoha’s exits, and prepare for combat before heading to face the Nine-Tails.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi realized Danzō had released the Nine-Tails, while Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura urged him to escape during the confusion.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to lead the imprisoned Sarutobi Clan ninja out of prison.

The Nine-Tails rampaged through Konoha, and Uchiha Gengetsu intervened to protect the village and overpower it. He suppressed the beast with Wood Release and returned it to the seal on Naruto’s navel, while Shimura Danzō watched from hiding.

• Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Konoha’s ninja saw the Nine-Tails rampaging and attacked, but their ninjutsu failed to harm it.
• Uchiha Gengetsu appeared, blocked the Nine-Tails’ claw with Susanoo, and ordered the other ninja to withdraw and secure the perimeter.
• Shimura Danzō secretly used the Sharingan on his body to command the Nine-Tails to attack Gengetsu.
• Gengetsu expanded Susanoo, punched the Nine-Tails to the ground, and used Wood Release: Hotei Technique to restrain it and crush its forming Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Gengetsu drained the Nine-Tails’ chakra with Wood Release until its body vanished and returned to Naruto’s seal.

After Gengetsu swiftly subdued the Nine-Tails, Danzo tried to flee, while Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura led their clans in an escape from Konoha. Jiraiya discovered Hiruzen attacking the Police Force, and Hiruzen ordered his clan to keep fighting as the others retreated.

• Gengetsu subdued and sealed the Nine-Tails, earning cheers from Konoha's ninja.
• Danzo watched from hiding, but Gengetsu spotted him and pursued him as he fled.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura gathered their clans' supplies and led them toward the village gates.
• The Police Force confronted the fleeing clans, and their ninja attacked, sparking battles across Konoha.
• Jiraiya found Hiruzen leading the Sarutobi Clan against the Police Force and demanded an explanation.
• Hiruzen ignored Jiraiya and ordered his clansmen to hold off the Uchiha ninja while the main force retreated.

Uchiha Gengetsu repeatedly killed Shimura Danzō, using his ability to predict where Danzō would revive through Izanagi. With most of Danzō’s Sharingan exhausted, Danzō fled deeper into the forest, and Gengetsu pursued him.

• Shimura Danzō stopped fleeing and attacked Uchiha Gengetsu with Wind Release, but Gengetsu dodged and beheaded him.
• Danzō revived with Izanagi, and Gengetsu recognized the technique and attacked him again.
• Gengetsu used Heavenly Standing Long to predict Danzō’s revival locations and killed him over a dozen times.
• Danzō tried to use Wood Release, but Gengetsu cut him down before he could finish forming hand seals.
• With two Sharingan closed and only about a minute of Izanagi remaining, Danzō fled into the forest as Gengetsu chased after him.

Gengetsu killed Danzo after Danzo’s Root reinforcements failed to stop him, then learned that the Sarutobi, Utatane, and Mito Clans were defecting from Konoha. He intercepted their escape at the village gate, where Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura insisted their clans had the right to leave.

• Danzo fled Gengetsu, but Root members intervened to cover his retreat and Gengetsu killed them all.
• Gengetsu struck Danzo with Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame, then left him in the blazing crater, believing him dead.
• A hidden operative reported that the Sarutobi, Utatane, and Mito Clans had attacked Konoha’s defenses, stolen supplies, and were escaping under their leaders.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura led their clans toward Konoha’s main gate, overwhelming the sparse defenders.
• Gengetsu arrived in Susanoo and blocked the gate, hurling the leading defectors aside.
• Hiruzen, Koharu, and Homura invoked the First Hokage’s rule that clans could leave Konoha freely and declared their clans were departing.

Uchiha Gengetsu rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura’s attempt to leave Konoha unless their clans surrendered everything and crippled their chakra. Hiruzen’s coordinated sealing and elemental attacks trapped Susanoo in hardened mud, but Gengetsu remained defiant and began unleashing more power.

• Gengetsu offered to let the three clans leave Konoha only if they surrendered their wealth and ninjutsu and crippled their chakra pathways.
• Hiruzen, Koharu, and Homura refused Gengetsu’s terms, and Gengetsu decided they had no choice in the matter.
• Hiruzen ordered Sarutobi ninja to trap Susanoo in a Three-Way Seal and combine Earth, Water, and Fire Release attacks.
• The Sarutobi Clan’s attacks encased Susanoo in hardened rock, and Hiruzen, Koharu, and Homura celebrated its apparent defeat.
• Gengetsu mocked the Sarutobi Clan’s tactics as Susanoo’s aura surged again.

Gengetsu shattered the Sarutobi Clan’s Three-Way Seal, forcing Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and their clans to flee Konoha. He pursued the fleeing leaders, leaving Mitokado Homura captured and badly wounding Hiruzen Sarutobi and Utatane Koharu.

• Gengetsu broke the Three-Way Seal with Susanoo, knocking out the Sarutobi Clan ninja maintaining it.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Sarutobi, Utatane, and Mito Clan ninja to scatter and flee, while Gengetsu sent Konoha ninja and the Military Police Force after them.
• Gengetsu cut down the Mito Clan ninja guarding Mitokado Homura, severed Homura’s arm, and had Uchiha Clan ninja take him into custody.
• Gengetsu pursued Utatane Koharu, and Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Wind Release attack destroyed Hiruzen’s Earth-Style Wall while wounding both of them.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi threw the injured Utatane Koharu toward Gengetsu to buy time to escape, and Gengetsu severed her right arm as she begged for mercy.