Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Jin left Konoha for the Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron, warning Tsunade and the others to prepare for an Akatsuki attack and to summon Senju Hashirama. After arriving in Three Wolf Town, he received a report on which villages had reached the summit and learned Kirigakure's Fifth Mizukage was Mei Terumī.

• Uchiha Jin entrusted Konoha's defense to Tsunade, Shikaichi, and Fugaku, and instructed them to have Orochimaru use Impure World Reincarnation to summon Senju Hashirama.
• Uchiha Jin led Kakashi, Shisui, and two Anbu squads toward the Land of Iron, passing through war-torn regions without intervening unless they were attacked.
• Uchiha Jin and his group reached Three Wolf Town, where Mifune welcomed them and escorted them to a modest courtyard.
• Uchiha Jin criticized the samurai's neutrality and declared that the samurai class had no place in his plans for the future.
• Kakashi reported that Kumogakure and Iwagakure had arrived, Sunagakure would arrive that night, and Kirigakure would attend under Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumī.

Uchiha Jin dismissed Kakashi and Shisui’s admiration for the Land of Iron’s samurai, explaining that their neutrality and territory came from weakness and others’ charity. He urged them to develop the political judgment needed to lead as Konoha’s influence expanded, leaving both men humbled by how naive they had been.

• Uchiha Jin reassured Kakashi that the Five Kage Summit was unlikely to face trouble from the villages or the Akatsuki Organization.
• Shisui remarked on the Land of Iron’s harsh climate, and Kakashi praised the samurai for enduring it.
• Uchiha Jin explained that the samurai had nowhere else to go, had gained the unwanted land through others’ charity, and survived because the major powers saw no profit in taking it.
• Uchiha Jin warned Kakashi and Shisui to think politically and prepare to govern as Konoha’s power grew.
• Shisui reflected on how Sarutobi Hiruzen had used him and admitted his old perspective had been limited, while Kakashi silently lamented his own past naivety.

Uchiha Jin attended the Five Kage Summit and stayed silent as the Kage weighed their villages’ troubles. The Fourth Raikage finally proposed blaming Akatsuki for the Daimyo and nobles’ assassinations and forming an alliance against it.

• Uchiha Jin arrived at the summit with Shisui and Kakashi and took his seat without greeting the other Kage.
• Mifune welcomed Rasa and Mei Terumī, opened the summit, and left the Meeting Room.
• The Kage stayed silent while considering their villages’ losses and political crises.
• The Fourth Raikage, concerned about Kumogakure’s weakness, proposed officially naming Akatsuki a Rogue Ninja organization and joining forces against it.

The Five Kage agreed to prioritize stabilizing the countries after the daimyo and nobles were killed. Uchiha Jin asked them to decide whether the Shinobi Villages would rule directly or establish a new regime, leaving the other Kage debating how Ninja could govern.

• Ōnoki, Rasa, Mei Terumī, and Uchiha Jin agreed to set aside their disputes and address the chaos in the Shinobi World.
• Uchiha Jin argued that Akatsuki’s small numbers made it less urgent than restoring stability within the countries.
• Uchiha Jin asked whether the Five Great Shinobi Villages would rule directly or support a new regime, noting that the daimyo bloodlines had been wiped out.
• Uchiha Jin dismissed samurai and officials as unsuitable rulers and urged the Five Kage to reach a common position before suppressing rebellions.
• The other Kage questioned whether Ninja could govern countries and objected to allowing samurai or officials to rule over them.

Rasa argued that the Shinobi Villages should take responsibility for governing the countries whose Daimyo and nobles had been overthrown, while explaining how Sunagakure had already been pushed into ruling much of the Land of Wind. When Ōnoki tried to make Uchiha Jin state his position first, Jin deflected by suggesting Tsunade inherit the Land of Fire's Daimyo position.

• Rasa urged the Shinobi Villages to move into the Daimyo's Mansions and replace the vanished rulers.
• Rasa explained that Sunagakure had been forced to accept civilians and officials who joined it, leaving it responsible for the Land of Wind.
• Ōnoki asked Uchiha Jin for his opinion, but Jin replied that he looked while standing.
• Ōnoki pressed Jin to state his position first, and Jin countered that Konoha could propose Tsunade as Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
• Jin called his suggestion a private conversation rather than an official position and challenged Ōnoki to keep asking.

Ōnoki tried to force Uchiha Jin to declare Konoha’s position, but the other Kage aligned against the daimyo and noble system, leaving Iwagakure with no choice but to agree. Jin then declared Konoha’s agreement while presenting the decision as something the other villages had already determined.

• The Fourth Raikage said Kumogakure would state its position last and support ending the daimyo’s power.
• Mei Terumī said Kirigakure would follow Ōnoki’s decision, pressuring him to take a stance.
• Ōnoki reluctantly agreed with Rasa’s view, and Mei confirmed Kirigakure’s agreement.
• The Fourth Raikage declared Kumogakure’s agreement, leaving Konoha as the only village yet to speak.
• Uchiha Jin announced that Konoha agreed to take over from the daimyo and nobles, framing it as a decision already made by the other villages.

At the Five Kage Summit, Uchiha Jin accepted the joint declaration against Akatsuki after the other Kage agreed to it. The meeting ended with the other villages wary of Konoha’s strength and Jin’s political skill.

• Uchiha Jin framed his late acceptance of the daimyōs’ banner as a responsible choice, leaving the other four Kage resentful of Konoha’s favorable reputation.
• The Fourth Raikage proposed declaring Akatsuki an enemy of the entire Shinobi World and forming an allied army after each country resolved its internal unrest; the Kage unanimously agreed.
• Uchiha Jin agreed to the proposal after the Fourth Raikage cut off his remarks, and the Fourth Raikage ended the summit and left to handle Kumogakure’s troubles.
• Uchiha Jin mocked Ōnoki for remaining Tsuchikage across several Hokage’s terms, and Ōnoki left furious and worried about Iwagakure’s lack of a successor.
• Rasa concluded that Sunagakure should maintain or strengthen its alliance with Konoha, while Mei Terumī left without wanting to provoke any village as Kirigakure recovered.

At the Land of Iron annex, Kakashi questioned why Uchiha Jin had openly asserted Konoha’s strength at the Five Kage Summit instead of keeping a low profile. Uchiha Jin explained that he needed to break the other villages’ perception of Konoha as weak before it could safely lie low, leaving Kakashi and Shisui reflecting on the deeper strategy.

• As Shisui made tea, Kakashi asked Uchiha Jin whether provoking the other villages’ wariness would hurt his plans to annex them.
• Shisui listened as Kakashi questioned Uchiha Jin’s decision to bring Konoha into the spotlight.
• Uchiha Jin blamed Sarutobi Hiruzen’s weak leadership for Konoha’s poor reputation and its failure to secure wartime compensation.
• Uchiha Jin explained that his firm stance would dispel the other villages’ belief that Konoha was easy to bully, allowing it to lie low more safely later.
• Shisui admitted that learning about the hidden calculations behind village rivalries made him feel insignificant.

Kakashi struggled to learn political strategy as Uchiha Jin prepared him and Shisui for future leadership roles. Kakashi accepted the burden because he hoped to save Obito and secure his family's future, while Jin reassured them they had time to learn.

• Kakashi reflected on how Hatake Sakumo and Uzumaki Kushina had arranged engagements for him with Yūhi Kurenai and Uchiha Tenno's granddaughter.
• Kakashi decided he had to work hard so he could rise to a position where he might save Obito from execution.
• Kakashi and Shisui admitted they found political maneuvering difficult as they studied with Uchiha Jin.
• Uchiha Jin encouraged them to learn gradually, saying Nara Clan deputies would support them in their future assignments.

Uchiha Jin explained to Kakashi and Shisui why the Land of Iron’s neutrality could not protect it from the Five Great Shinobi Villages after the daimyo disappeared. The next morning, Uchiha Jin led Konoha toward the Land of Uzushio to find the Shinigami Mask and bring Namikaze Minato back.

• After the banquet, Kakashi asked Uchiha Jin why Mifune had acted strangely and why the other Kage had looked at him with hostility.
• Uchiha Jin told Kakashi and Shisui that the Land of Iron was doomed because it had no daimyo to protect it and Mifune refused to submit to the Shinobi Villages.
• Uchiha Jin explained how Konoha could use a false missing-nin claim to undermine the Land of Iron’s neutrality and eventually destroy it, though he said Konoha would leave the matter to the other villages.
• The next morning, Uchiha Jin and his companions set out for the Land of Uzushio to find the Shinigami Mask and return Namikaze Minato to the world.
• Kakashi reflected that he had grown accustomed to powerful people being brought back through Impure World Reincarnation in New Konoha.

Uchiha Jin’s group returned from the Land of Uzushio with the Shinigami Mask, and Orochimaru used it to release Namikaze Minato’s soul and reincarnate him with Impure World Reincarnation. Minato awakened in the new vessel, recognized the technique, and froze as he looked around.

• Uchiha Jin’s group found the Shinigami Mask in the ruins of the Land of Uzushio and returned to Konoha.
• Uchiha Jin brought the mask to Orochimaru, while Uzumaki Kushina and Uzumaki Naruto waited to see Namikaze Minato again.
• Orochimaru persuaded Yamamoto Ryuta, a Kumogakure spy, to become the sacrifice in exchange for his family’s safety and honors.
• Yamamoto Ryuta used the Shinigami Mask and Reaper Death Seal: Release, allowing the Shinigami to release a soul.
• Orochimaru performed Impure World Reincarnation on Namikaze Minato using a White Zetsu, while the Shinigami swallowed Yamamoto Ryuta’s soul.
• Namikaze Minato awakened, identified the Impure World Reincarnation and the sealing control on his new vessel, then froze when he looked around.

Namikaze Minato was revived and assessed the people gathered around him before meeting Kushina and Naruto. After Jin explained that he led the newly founded Konoha, Minato accepted the village’s upheaval but asked how Jin had risen to power without Minato ever knowing of him.

• Namikaze Minato recognized the gathered shinobi and former Hokages, then thanked Jin for freeing him from Shinigami control and asked why he had been summoned.
• Kushina reunited with Minato and introduced Naruto, and Minato apologized to his son for missing his upbringing.
• Kushina took Naruto away so the others could discuss urgent matters.
• Uchiha Jin clarified that he was the First Generation Hokage of the New Konoha and said the old village had rotted away, with its clans and leaders supporting him.
• Namikaze Minato accepted Jin’s explanation but asked why he had never heard of an Uchiha who could overthrow the Third Hokage and lead the clan.
• Uchiha Jin was genuinely surprised by Minato’s question.

Uchiha Jin explained how he concealed his abilities and planned to defect before Danzo abducted his parents, prompting Namikaze Minato to assess him as a cold and dangerous Hokage. Minato chose not to challenge Jin, prioritizing Naruto’s safety, and asked whether Jin had summoned him for a task.

• Uchiha Jin told Namikaze Minato that he had recognized tensions between Konoha and the Uchiha early and planned to hide his strength while preparing escape routes.
• Uchiha Jin explained that Danzo’s abduction of his parents awakened his Mangekyō and led him to abandon his defection plans and oppose the village.
• Uchiha Jin mentioned that he and Kakashi had been classmates at the Ninja Academy, deepening Minato’s impression of his ability to hide himself.
• Namikaze Minato concluded that Jin was detached from both clan and village, and that his power and support made opposing him impossible.
• Namikaze Minato decided to avoid provoking Jin for Naruto’s sake and asked whether the Hokage needed his assistance.

Uchiha Jin explained why he had revived Namikaze Minato and described the chaos engulfing the Shinobi World. Minato learned that the Akatsuki he remembered had become a powerful enemy, and Jin blamed Jiraiya and Danzo for the change.

• Namikaze Minato asked Uchiha Jin about his mission and prepared to accept a costly request for Naruto's sake.
• Uchiha Jin told Minato that he had revived him so he and Kushina could raise Naruto while the village dealt with Akatsuki and political upheaval.
• Uchiha Jin revealed that Akatsuki had captured four Tailed Beasts and severely injured the Fourth Raikage and Ōnoki, while a mysterious force had killed the nations' daimyos and nobles.
• Namikaze Minato recognized Akatsuki as the peace organization he had encountered and questioned how it could have become violent.
• Uchiha Jin said Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan were Jiraiya's disciples and blamed Jiraiya and Danzo for Akatsuki's transformation.

Uchiha Jin explained how Jiraiya and Danzo's actions helped drive Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan's Akatsuki toward darkness. After Jin refused the Yin Nine-Tails, Senju Tobirama warned Namikaze Minato that Jin already saw through his probing and advised him to deal sincerely with the Uchiha.

• Uchiha Jin told Namikaze Minato that Jiraiya had failed to prepare Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan for the world, while Hanzo and Danzo's attack led to Yahiko's death and Nagato's use of the Rinnegan.
• Uchiha Jin explained that Nagato and Konan now led an Akatsuki that sought to capture the Tailed Beasts and force peace through pain.
• Namikaze Minato thanked Uchiha Jin and promised to take care of Naruto, then asked about the Yin Nine-Tails inside himself.
• Uchiha Jin told Namikaze Minato to keep the Yin Nine-Tails because the coming chaos would require it, and Senju Hashirama said Jin needed no such power boost.
• Senju Tobirama advised Namikaze Minato to be sincere with the Uchiha and revealed that both he and Uchiha Jin had noticed Minato's probing.

Kakashi told Namikaze Minato how Uchiha Jin founded New Konoha and how Old Konoha fell, leaving Minato to confront the truth behind the Nine-Tails' Rampage. Kakashi then revealed that his careless words had exposed the birth information to Obito, who attacked Minato and Kushina.

• Naruto gratefully celebrated his reunion with his family over Kushina's meal at Kakashi's house.
• Kakashi recounted Uchiha Jin's rise, the founding of New Konoha, and Old Konoha's collapse to Namikaze Minato.
• Namikaze Minato questioned whether Sarutobi Hiruzen had caused the Nine-Tails' Rampage.
• Kakashi admitted that he had mentioned Kushina's impending birth near the Memorial Stone, where someone in Anbu overheard him.
• Kakashi explained that Obito learned the information and was the masked man who fought Namikaze Minato on the night of the Nine-Tails' Rampage.
• Namikaze Minato struggled to accept that Obito had been responsible for his and Kushina's deaths.

Minato accepted that Uchiha Jin had overwhelming influence in New Konoha and would not try to challenge him. He learned that Jin and the others were responsible for destroying nations and targeting Daimyō and nobles, while Hashirama revealed he had once wanted to slaughter them himself.

• Tobirama, Tsunade, Kakashi, and Hashirama warned Minato not to disrupt the village under Uchiha Jin’s rule.
• Minato said he would accept Jin’s support in the village and would not take the risk of opposing him.
• Tobirama explained that Jin treated Konoha as his own property and would fiercely defend it as an Uchiha possession.
• Minato asked whether Jin had been involved in the matter concerning the Daimyō and nobles, and Tobirama confirmed it.
• Tobirama revealed that he had destroyed the Land of Water, while Kakashi said the village’s higher-ups had witnessed it.
• Hashirama told Minato he had wanted to slaughter the Daimyō and nobles when Konoha was founded.

Senju Tobirama explained to Namikaze Minato that Konoha’s founders had planned to eliminate the daimyos and nobles, whom they believed had engineered shinobi conflict to preserve their power. He traced how Uchiha Madara’s clash with Senju Hashirama and the deaths of the founders derailed that plan, leaving Minato shocked by the truth behind the Will of Fire.

• Namikaze Minato asked the elders to explain why they supported Uchiha Jin’s plan, since it contradicted his understanding of Konoha’s ideals.
• Senju Tobirama told Minato that his peaceful approach would preserve the Five Great Shinobi Villages’ cycle of wars and that Sarutobi Hiruzen had used the Will of Fire to protect his clan’s power.
• Senju Tobirama said the daimyos and nobles had quickly established other shinobi villages to prevent Konoha from uniting the shinobi world and challenging their rule.
• Senju Tobirama revealed that he and Senju Hashirama had planned to target the daimyos and nobles after a period of peace, but Uchiha Madara’s conflict with Hashirama ruined their scheme.
• Senju Tobirama said Hashirama’s death triggered the First Shinobi World War, and Sarutobi Hiruzen later led Konoha away from the founders’ plans.
• Namikaze Minato was left utterly shocked by Senju Tobirama’s account.

Senju Tobirama convinced Namikaze Minato that the Daimyo and nobles had manipulated the Shinobi World Wars to weaken the ninja, and Minato accepted Uchiha Jin’s actions against them. At Uchiha Jin’s compound, Fugaku warned him that Minato was not truly an ally of the Uchiha and explained his past choices on the Nine-Tails Night.

• Senju Tobirama told Namikaze Minato that the Daimyo and nobles had secretly encouraged wars to reduce the ninja population and keep the shinobi villages divided.
• Namikaze Minato concluded that the Daimyo and nobles were enemies of Konoha and said Uchiha Jin was right to act against them.
• Fugaku arrived at Uchiha Jin’s tea room with Shisui and warned Jin not to trust Namikaze Minato.
• Fugaku said Minato had used the Uchiha and had wanted to keep them from power, though he was less hostile than Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Fugaku admitted he had not sent the Uchiha to help Minato on the Nine-Tails Night because he had not expected Minato to die or Sarutobi Hiruzen to return to power.

Uchiha Jin learned why Fugaku had held back from fully supporting Namikaze Minato on the Nine-Tails Night, then reassured him that the Uchiha now controlled Konoha’s direction. He warned Fugaku that greater turmoil was coming and urged the clan to make strength their priority.

• Fugaku explained that he had only offered Namikaze Minato limited support because Minato had never truly welcomed the Uchiha into his circle.
• Uchiha Jin realized Fugaku’s caution had been justified and that Minato had done little to bring Uchiha into regular squads or the Anbu.
• Uchiha Jin told Fugaku that the Uchiha now had the village’s support and that Minato could no longer threaten their position.
• Fugaku admitted he had once lacked a way to protect the clan and had prioritized saving his son Sasuke.
• Uchiha Jin warned Fugaku that the Shinobi World would grow increasingly chaotic and ordered him to urge the clan to grow stronger.