Chapter Summaries

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.

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.