Chapter Summaries

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.

Hiruzen Sarutobi led the battered Sarutobi Clan survivors through the forest after their failed defection from Konoha. Danzo arrived gravely burned, and the leaders set off deeper into the forest before Konoha’s forces could catch them.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped to recover and learned that only a few dozen Sarutobi Clan ninja remained able to fight and most of their supplies were lost.
• Asuma Sarutobi asked what they would do as rogue ninja, and Hiruzen encouraged him and the surviving clansmen by promising they could rebuild elsewhere.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Danzo and Root were missing and feared that Gengetsu had killed them.
• Danzo emerged from the forest severely burned and blamed Uchiha Gengetsu for his injuries.
• Danzo cursed Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others as useless after hearing they had lost their supplies and that Homura and Koharu had been captured.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped the argument, warned that Konoha ninja would pursue them, and led the group deeper into the forest with Danzo.

Uchiha Gengetsu ordered the captured Sarutobi, Utatane, and Mitokado clan ninja stripped of their abilities and sent to border mines, then publicly exposed Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura as conspirators through genjutsu. The villagers turned against the disgraced advisors as their controlled confessions implicated them in past tragedies, including Hatake Sakumo’s death.

• Shikaku Nara reported that order had returned to Konoha and that 142 rebels from the Three Clans had been arrested.
• Gengetsu ordered the captured clan ninja to have their chakra pathways sealed and to be sent to work in the border mines, while reserving his own plans for Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.
• Gengetsu publicly accused Koharu, Homura, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Shimura Danzō of plotting the Nine-Tails’ rampage and used genjutsu to make the two advisors confess.
• Under Gengetsu’s genjutsu, Homura and Koharu claimed they had also arranged the earlier Nine-Tails attack that killed Minato Namikaze and Kushina.
• Kakashi Hatake questioned the advisors about his father, and Koharu confessed that they had spread rumors to force Hatake Sakumo to take his own life.
• Villagers and ninja confronted Koharu and Homura over other alleged crimes, pelting them with mud, rotten eggs, leaves, and stones.

Uchiha Gengetsu used his control of Konoha to replace the village’s defenses, place Naruto with Uchiha Fugaku, and launch the Konoha Five-Year Plan. After the clan heads approved sweeping reforms, Gengetsu ordered Hiruzen Sarutobi’s likeness removed from Hokage Rock and his history rewritten in village records and textbooks.

• Uchiha Gengetsu ordered Konoha’s sensory barriers, patrol routes, and guard posts replaced after the rebellion exposed weaknesses in the village’s defenses.
• Uchiha Gengetsu entrusted Naruto, the Fourth Hokage’s orphaned son and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, to Uchiha Fugaku for adoption.
• Uchiha Gengetsu presented a five-year plan that expanded the Konoha Military Police Force, rebuilt the Anbu, reformed the Ninja Academy, and increased mission compensation and rewards.
• Shikaku Nara distributed the plan’s documents, and the clan heads approved the reforms after reviewing their details and benefits.
• Shikaku Nara proposed removing Hiruzen Sarutobi’s likeness from Hokage Rock, and Uchiha Gengetsu ordered Earth Release ninja to destroy it publicly and officials to revise records about Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Konoha's civilian ninja eagerly embraced Gengetsu's mission-point system, while he struggled to launch lifestyle ninjutsu research and decided Orochimaru could help. Jiraiya, devastated by the truth about Hiruzen Sarutobi, drank alone until an unexpected visitor arrived.

• Civilian ninja celebrated the chance to exchange mission points for ninjutsu, then rushed to accept missions and quickly cleared the available D- and C-rank work.
• Gengetsu visited Konoha's Ninjutsu Research and Development Department and learned the researchers had made little progress on his proposed lifestyle ninjutsu.
• Gengetsu concluded that he needed a gifted researcher and thought of Orochimaru.
• Jiraiya drank alone and questioned the Will of Fire after learning of Hiruzen Sarutobi's crimes and seeing Konoha thrive under Gengetsu.
• An unidentified figure entered the izakaya and told Jiraiya they had never expected to see him like that.

Gengetsu questioned a drunken Jiraiya about Orochimaru and obtained a lead through the toad Toad Road. He then recruited Yugito Nii to accompany him outside Konoha to find Orochimaru, reassuring her they were not going after Kumogakure.

• Gengetsu confronted Jiraiya at an izakaya and asked where Orochimaru was.
• Jiraiya summoned Toad Road, who knew Orochimaru's location, and Gengetsu took the toad with him.
• Gengetsu considered how to prevent Orochimaru from escaping and spotted Yugito Nii shopping in Konoha.
• Gengetsu asked Yugito Nii to join him on a mission outside Konoha, making her wary.
• Gengetsu told Yugito Nii they were going to find Orochimaru, not attack Kumogakure, and she relaxed.