Chapter Summaries

Fugaku gathered the Uchiha who had not joined the Radical Faction and urged them to oppose Uchiha Jin, but his remaining supporters abandoned him one by one. The chapter ended with Fugaku left with only a small group as Shisui arrived and asked where everyone had gone.

• Fugaku told the gathered Uchiha that Uchiha Jin had reclaimed the Uchiha Compound and urged them to stop him.
• Uchiha Siming and Uchiha Yashiro said Fugaku had no strength left to resist because nearly everyone had joined the Radical Faction.
• Uchiha Sifang and other Uchiha criticized Fugaku for failing to protect the clan and for hesitating in the past.
• Uchiha Tenno announced that he would join the Radical Faction and advised Fugaku to step down as Clan Head.
• Uchiha Yashiro chose to trust Uchiha Jin, then left with others who joined the Radical Faction.
• Fugaku was left with Uchiha Sifang, Uchiha Siming, and thirteen Uchiha Jonin when Shisui arrived and asked where the other Elders were.

Fugaku and Shisui found that the clan had largely rejected Fugaku and were thriving under Uchiha Jin, while Jin celebrated reclaiming the Uchiha Compound and turned his attention to Konoha’s situation. The chapter ended with Jin asking how chaotic the village had become without the Uchiha Military Police Force.

• Uchiha Siming and Uchiha Sifang left the meeting and stopped recognizing Fugaku as clan head, leaving only Shisui and three confidants with him.
• Fugaku and Shisui agreed to visit Uchiha Jin and persuade him not to worsen the clan’s conflict with the village.
• Fugaku and Shisui saw that the Radical Faction’s territory was peaceful, but the clansmen avoided Fugaku when they recognized him.
• Shisui reassured Fugaku that the peace was temporary and that reconciliation with the village remained the right path.
• Uchiha Jin told his followers that their relocation efforts had helped him reclaim the Uchiha Compound, and they praised him for succeeding where Fugaku had failed.
• Uchiha Jin asked his followers how chaotic Konoha had become without the Uchiha Military Police Force.

Uchiha Jin accepted the loyalty of former Moderate Faction members and warned that the Uchiha still faced threats from both the village leadership and their own clan. As his followers asked why Sarutobi Hiruzen had yielded instead of replacing the absent Military Police, Jin remained cautious and weighed his enemies’ strengths.

• Uchiha Takashi explained that clan relocations had left the Konoha Military Police Force short-handed, allowing crime, disputes, and abuses against commoners to spread through Konoha.
• Uchiha Takashi and the others pledged their loyalty to Uchiha Jin, who accepted and credited Danzo’s assassinations and Fugaku’s policies for driving them to him.
• Uchiha Jin warned the group that Danzo, Fugaku, Shisui, Itachi, and Obito remained serious threats, so they had to act carefully and avoid provoking their enemies too far.
• Uchiha Jin worried about his captured parents, his limited Mangekyō Sharingan stamina, and the unresponsive Seven-Story Pagoda pendant as he considered his lack of support.
• One of Jin’s followers asked why Sarutobi Hiruzen had paid a heavy price rather than using the Anbu or another group to replace the Konoha Military Police Force.

Uchiha Jin explained why he believed Konoha’s leaders had kept the Uchiha in charge of public security and were targeting the clan: he said the Military Police Force was designed to isolate them, while the village’s financial crisis made the Uchiha’s wealth a tempting prize. The Uchiha grew furious as Jin argued that Konoha would not accept their surrender because it needed a scapegoat and a source of money.

• Uchiha Setsuna asked why Konoha’s leaders would return the Uchiha Compound rather than handle public security themselves.
• Uchiha Jin said Senju Tobirama had created the Military Police Force to alienate the Uchiha from other clans and villagers, and that Sarutobi Hiruzen had stripped it of its important powers.
• Uchiha Jin claimed the village kept public security under Uchiha control because the work would preserve resentment against the clan.
• Uchiha Jin said Konoha lacked money for war supplies and unpaid pensions, and suspected the leaders hoped to seize the Uchiha’s accumulated wealth by eliminating the clan.
• The Uchiha became angry as Jin argued that Konoha would not let them surrender, and he linked the village’s renewed hostility to demands that it pay fallen ninja’s pensions.

Uchiha Jin explained why he joined the Radical Faction, revealing that Root had abducted his parents and that he had once planned to flee Konoha with them. His confession left the clan elders wondering whether he had already sensed the village's schemes during the Third Shinobi War.

• Uchiha Tano and Uchiha Yashiro arrived and announced that they would join the Radical Faction after hearing Uchiha Jin's speculation.
• Uchiha Yashiro asked whether Jin had joined the faction because he had uncovered the village's schemes, and Jin said he had initially acted only to protect himself.
• Jin revealed that he had tested the clan during Nine-Tails Night by urging Fugaku to support Namikaze Minato, but Fugaku and the clan refused.
• Jin explained that Root abducted his parents as he was finishing his training, and the shock awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Jin said he joined the Radical Faction to raise his status and keep Danzo from harming his parents, while the elders expressed regret over their past choices.
• Uchiha Tenno asked whether Jin had recognized the danger to the Uchiha as early as the Third Shinobi War.

Uchiha Jin explained to the clan why he believed Sarutobi Hiruzen and Konoha’s leaders had eliminated rivals to protect their power. He left the Uchiha with the warning that their clan was now the next target.

• Uchiha Jin admitted that he had understood the village’s intentions earlier but had stayed quiet because the Uchiha trusted strength over words.
• Uchiha Setsuna urged Jin to explain the broader conflict between Konoha and the clan, and the assembled Uchiha agreed to listen.
• Jin argued that Sarutobi Hiruzen had gained control by using the Will of Fire and by outlasting rival powers and candidates for Hokage.
• Jin cited the deaths and fates of Senju Nawaki, Dan Katō, the Uzumaki Clan, Hatake Sakumo, Orochimaru, and Namikaze Minato as evidence that threats to the Konoha leadership were removed.
• Jin concluded that the Uchiha’s strength, independence, and the village’s need for money had made the clan its next target.

Uchiha Jin persuaded the clan that reconciliation with Konoha’s leadership was impossible, while urging them to avoid an outright break with the village. The elders supported his plan to stall the Military Police Force’s cases, and Jin dismissed everyone but the elders to discuss the clan’s future plans.

• Uchiha Jin explained Sarutobi Hiruzen’s rise to power, convincing the Uchiha that the Konoha Higher-ups could not be trusted and winning support from Uchiha Yashiro and the other elders.
• Uchiha Setsuna asked why Jin would still make a deal over the Konoha Military Police Force, and Jin advised the clan to delay cases rather than handle them promptly.
• Uchiha Tenno asked why the clan did not abandon the Military Police Force, and Jin said the Uchiha were not yet strong enough to break completely with Konoha.
• Uchiha Jin identified Sarutobi and the other three clans, Anbu, and Root as the Uchiha’s main enemies, while describing the other clans and commoners as a Middle Faction.
• Uchiha Jin ended the meeting and ordered everyone except the elders to leave before the discussion turned to the Uchiha’s future plans.

Uchiha Jin laid out plans to use the Konoha Military Police Force to disrupt the village, raid Root, and pressure other Shinobi Clans into an alliance. Shisui and Fugaku arrived to meet him and found Moderate Faction elders Tenno and Yashiro at the gathering.

• Uchiha Jin explained that he would assign clan Chunin and Genin to handle village affairs through the Konoha Military Police Force, keeping the Konoha Higher-ups occupied.
• Uchiha Jin proposed using a controlled Spy to provoke a raid on Root, seize its documents, and kill its elite members so Danzo would pressure other Shinobi Clans to replenish Root.
• Uchiha Tenno, Uchiha Yashiro, and the other elders supported Uchiha Jin's plan, while Setsuna compared Jin's strategic ability to Uchiha Izuna.
• Uchiha Inabi announced that Fugaku and Shisui had arrived to see Elder Jin.
• Fugaku and Shisui entered the living room and saw Tenno and Yashiro, realizing the Moderate Faction elders had chosen sides.

Uchiha Jin rejected Fugaku’s warning against reclaiming the Uchiha Ancestral Land and threatened to destroy Konoha if anyone used force against the clan. He exposed Fugaku’s and Shisui’s Mangekyo abilities and told the Uchiha how to respond if he were killed or his will were altered.

• Uchiha Tenno told Shisui that the elders had joined Jin because Fugaku’s concessions had failed to improve the Uchiha’s situation.
• Fugaku urged Jin to abandon reclaiming the Uchiha Ancestral Land, but Jin refused and said the clan would follow him even to death.
• Jin threatened to kill Mikoto and Itachi, target the other clans, and provoke war if Fugaku or Shisui tried to destroy the Uchiha.
• Jin revealed that he knew Fugaku had a Mangekyo and that Shisui’s Mangekyo was Kotoamatsukami.
• Jin ordered the Uchiha to attack the Sarutobi and Other Three Clans and draw other Shinobi Villages into war if his thoughts were altered or the Uchiha were destroyed.

Uchiha Jin forced Fugaku to withdraw from clan affairs and challenged Shisui’s faith in Konoha, arguing that the village must yield to the Uchiha. He predicted Danzo would kill Shisui for Kotoamatsukami and declared he would use Shisui’s death as a reason to confront the village.

• Fugaku agreed not to act against the Uchiha or involve himself in their conflict with the village, and Jin promised to protect Fugaku’s family and help them escape to the Land of Snow.
• Shisui asked Jin to negotiate, and Jin demanded that the village stop targeting the Uchiha before expecting them to remain peaceful.
• Jin recounted the Uchiha’s grievances, including denied compensation, surveillance, persecution, and the village’s refusal to grant them power.
• Shisui accepted that he could not stop Jin and chose to learn his plans while trying to preserve peace between the village and the Uchiha.
• Jin predicted that Danzo would target Shisui to obtain Kotoamatsukami and said he would use Shisui’s death as grounds to challenge the village.

Uchiha Jin told Shisui that Sarutobi Hiruzen might be plotting against him, but Shisui rejected the warning and left. After hearing Jin’s suspicions repeated around Konoha, Shisui began questioning his faith in the Hokage.

• Shisui refused to believe Jin’s claim that Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted him dead, while Jin explained that either choice would serve his open conspiracy.
• Jin told the Uchiha that both the original plan and the plan involving Shisui’s death would proceed, leaving them impressed and reassured by his leadership.
• After leaving Jin’s courtyard, Shisui recalled that Sarutobi Hiruzen had avoided meeting him alone and was always accompanied by Anbu.
• Shisui disguised himself and joined a crowd discussing Jin’s accusations against the Hokage.
• As Shisui considered a string of suspicious deaths and disasters in Konoha, he began wondering whether he should trust Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Shisui reported the Uchiha clan meeting to Sarutobi Hiruzen but concealed Fugaku’s Mangekyo and the clan’s suspicions about the Hokage. Hiruzen ordered Danzo not to target Shisui soon, then worried over how to deal with Uchiha Jin and Konoha’s growing fiscal deficit.

• Shisui left the Radical Faction’s compound and went to the Hokage Office after an Anbu summoned him.
• Shisui told Sarutobi Hiruzen about Uchiha Jin’s threats to Fugaku and Shisui, but hid Fugaku’s Mangekyo and what he had heard within the clan compound.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen denied that he or Danzo would let Shisui die, then questioned how Uchiha Jin had learned of Shisui’s Mangekyo.
• After Shisui left, Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered an Anbu to warn Danzo not to move against Shisui anytime soon.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen considered using the Konoha Military Police Force to weaken the Uchiha and worried about the village’s fiscal deficit.

The Uchiha returned to their ancestral land after the village conceded to their demands, stirring resentment among villagers and concern among the clans. Nara Shikaku warned Ino-Shika-Cho about Uchiha Jin’s strength and urged them to stay out of the conflict while the struggle between the Uchiha and the village higher-ups remained unresolved.

• Uchiha families moved through the village to reclaim their ancestral land, while villagers objected and Kakashi watched to prevent a clash.
• Might Guy approached Kakashi to propose a youthful competition, but Kakashi refused to engage while on duty.
• Yamanaka Inoichi, Nara Shikaku, and Akimichi Choza discussed the Uchiha’s return at a teahouse.
• Nara Shikaku recounted how Uchiha Jin had outmaneuvered him and the other clans during their previous confrontation and warned that the village higher-ups might not prevail.
• Shikaku argued that Jin had targeted the Sarutobi Four Clans, Anbu, and Root rather than other clans, and advised Ino-Shika-Cho to wait and avoid taking sides.

Uchiha Jin led the clan back to their ancestral compound, where he organized security and accepted Madara's former residence as his home. As the clan settled in and arranged attendants and guards for him, Uchiha Tadashi reported that Anbu had delivered the Hokage's order to resume the Military Police Force's work.

• Other shinobi clans watched the conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha's leaders, expecting to avoid involvement as long as their own clans were unaffected.
• Uchiha Jin ordered the Uchiha to secure their restored compound, patrol it, and search for traps planted by Konoha's leaders.
• Uchiha Setsuna and the elders offered Jin Madara's former residence, and Jin accepted it as his home.
• Setsuna introduced his granddaughter Uchiha Tsuki as Jin's household manager and arranged attendants and two elite Jonin Squads for his protection; Jin agreed to take Tsuki under his care.
• Uchiha Tadashi told the elders that Anbu had delivered the Hokage's order for the Uchiha to resume the Konoha Military Police Force's work.

Uchiha Jin put Uchiha Yashiro in charge of establishing the Konoha Military Police Force and told him to stall if the village pressured him. As Jin focused on recovering his Dojutsu Power, Yashiro was overwhelmed by paperwork and procedural rules, eventually exploding at his subordinates.

• Uchiha Jin assigned Uchiha Yashiro to lead the Konoha Military Police Force with twenty Genin squads and instructed him to stall when difficulties arose.
• Uchiha Jin secluded himself to restore the Dojutsu Power he had spent confronting Danzo, while delegating most clan and village matters to others.
• An Uchiha Genin told Uchiha Yashiro that villagers would not testify against a thug accused of eating without paying, leaving the case stuck under Jin's new procedures.
• Uchiha Yashiro ordered the Genin to keep persuading witnesses and follow the rules, then dismissed another subordinate who had not completed the required procedures.
• After another interruption, Uchiha Yashiro shouted that his subordinates had to gather statements, evidence, and witnesses before coming to bother him again.

Uchiha Jin directed Uchiha Yashiro to send Fugaku to answer Sarutobi Hiruzen’s summons as Police Chief, despite Fugaku’s lack of authority. After Hiruzen ignored Fugaku and summoned Jin instead, Jin denied responsibility for the Military Police Force’s handling of villagers’ problems.

• A Genin told Uchiha Yashiro that Anbu had summoned the Police Chief to the Hokage Office.
• Uchiha Yashiro consulted Uchiha Jin, who told him to send Fugaku and explained that the clan should follow procedure while letting the village deal with the resulting trouble.
• Uchiha Yashiro persuaded Fugaku to go, mentioning that building a connection with Jin might help with Itachi’s problems.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen saw Fugaku arrive, ignored him, and ordered Anbu to fetch Uchiha Jin.
• When Uchiha Jin arrived, Sarutobi Hiruzen questioned him about the Military Police Force, and Jin replied that he was not the Police Chief.

Sarutobi Hiruzen confronted Uchiha Jin over the Konoha Military Police Force, while Jin used the wording of their agreement to justify reopening it on his own terms. Jin left after declaring the Uchiha would reform the force and enforce the law strictly, leaving Hiruzen without a rebuttal.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen demanded that Fugaku resolve the dispute, but Fugaku deferred to Uchiha Jin, who insisted the Police Chief must take responsibility.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen warned Uchiha Jin that breaking the village agreement would have consequences and demanded the Konoha Military Police Force be restored.
• Uchiha Jin agreed to reopen the force but argued that the agreement only required the Uchiha to return to work and resume operations.
• Uchiha Jin announced that the Uchiha would reform the force, rely on evidence, and strictly follow legal procedures to address villagers' complaints.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked what Uchiha Jin wanted, and Jin said he wanted to contribute to Konoha before taking his leave.

Uchiha Jin exposed Sarutobi Hiruzen’s hostility to Fugaku and arranged for the Uchiha to spread information through Konoha. After learning more about the deaths of people who threatened Hiruzen’s rule, Fugaku abandoned his doubts and resolved to prepare for battle.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Fugaku out of his office and summoned Danzo, Koharu, and Homura.
• Uchiha Jin explained to Fugaku that Hiruzen had eliminated people who threatened his power, including Senju Nawaki, Dan Katō, Hatake Sakumo, and others.
• Fugaku pledged to support the Uchiha if armed conflict broke out, and Uchiha Jin sent Uchiha Tadashi to tell Uchiha Yashiro to spread information around Konoha.
• Uchiha Yashiro assigned captains to carry out Uchiha Jin’s plan.
• Uchiha Tenno told Fugaku about the alleged pattern of Hiruzen removing threats, and Fugaku revealed that his left-eye dojutsu, Izanagi’s Premonition, let him glimpse a path to survival.
• Fugaku declared that he had abandoned his fantasies and would prepare for battle, prompting Uchiha Tenno to accept his change of heart.

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Danzo to kill Uchiha Jin, whom he saw as an uncontrollable threat, but Danzo demanded major resources and authority before agreeing to act. The chapter ended with Danzo refusing the mission after Hiruzen rejected his demand for authorization.

• Koharu Utatane and Mitokado Homura called for punishing the Uchiha, but both fell silent when Sarutobi Hiruzen asked them to lead the response.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen explained that Uchiha Jin had brought the Uchiha beyond his control and ordered Danzo to kill him.
• Danzo demanded an Anbu Battalion, authorization to recruit clan elites into Root, one hundred million ryo, and funds to hire mercenaries.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed to provide an Anbu Battalion but refused to grant Danzo authorization.
• Danzo rejected the offer and said he would not take the job.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo deadlocked over Danzo taking responsibility for a mission against Uchiha Jin, while Hiruzen tried to preserve his reputation. After damaging rumors spread through Konoha, Hiruzen authorized Danzo to kill Jin and asked him how to contain the public backlash.

• Danzo refused to take the mission unless Hiruzen agreed to his terms, and the two argued for hours while Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura tried to mediate.
• An Anbu reported that damaging public opinion had spread throughout Konoha and delivered a scroll to Hiruzen.
• Hiruzen and the elders read the scroll, which repeated Uchiha Jin's speculation about Senju Nawaki, Kato Dan, and Hatake Sakumo, and erupted in anger.
• Danzo said Jin had acted first after their talks with Hiruzen fell apart, and Hiruzen authorized Danzo to kill him.
• Hiruzen set aside his conflict with Danzo and asked him to use Root's experience manipulating public opinion to counter the rumors.