Arc 2The Coming Uchiha Massacre

Jin disrupted Danzo’s plans, rescued Shisui, and drew the village and Uchiha Clan toward a confrontation while gaining new powers. As the massacre moved ahead of schedule, Jin headed for the Uchiha district despite attempts to stop him.

  • Jin stole Shisui’s eye from Danzo, later rescued Shisui from his attempted suicide, and returned the eye while ordering him to recover.
  • Jin obtained Kakashi’s Kamui Eye and tested its power, then fought Sasuke after discovering Sasuke had wrecked his room.
  • Jin defeated Kinoe and copied his Wood Locking Wall, then fought Kakashi and Yamato and forced them to keep quiet about his crimson chakra.
  • Jin confronted Shisui about the Uchiha dead and prepared him to fight, while Danzo accused Kakashi and Yamato of hiding the Nine-Tails’ power.
  • After the village and Uchiha leaders moved toward conflict, Itachi told Hiruzen the coup would begin in three days and asked him to spare Sasuke and Jin.
  • Jin visited the Hyuga compound, fought Neji and the other young Hyuga men, and copied Neji’s Byakugan.
  • Jin realized the Uchiha massacre was happening ahead of schedule and continued toward the Uchiha district, striking Maruboshi Kosuke when he tried to stop him.
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Ch. 26Power of the Nine-Tails! Sasuke's Reputation Was Done For

Jin gained the Power of the Nine-Tails and briefly entered Naruto’s sealing space, where he startled the Nine-Tails by calling it Kurama. At the Ninja Academy, Jin spread absurd rumors about Sasuke, leaving Sasuke bewildered as classmates began treating him like an idiot who ate sheep droppings.

  • After talking with Naruto, Jin copied Power of the Nine-Tails · Remnant and fused it into Power of the Nine-Tails · Two.
  • Jin entered Naruto’s sealing space and called the Nine-Tails Kurama, provoking it to angrily throw him out.
  • Itachi helped Jin enter the Ninja Academy, while Shisui realized Jin had beaten him despite not graduating.
  • At the academy, Itachi entertained a girl with stories about Sasuke while Jin copied a nimble trait from a passerby.
  • Jin told girls fabricated stories that Sasuke was an idiot who ate sheep droppings and had been dropped as a baby.
  • Sasuke was confused when girls offered him chocolate beans and assured him they would not judge him for being an idiot.

Ch. 27Flying Thunder God Upgrade, Stepping Into the Destination!

After collecting traits from his classmates, Jin upgraded his Flying Thunder God Technique and used it to evade Kakashi. Kakashi followed Jin out of the village and discovered he was heading toward a graveyard, where he recognized his teacher’s grave.

  • Sasuke returned to the Uchiha Clan furious at Jin for ruining his reputation, while Mikoto and Fugaku discussed having another child.
  • Jin gained nearly fifty traits by chatting with his classmates and fused them to raise Flying Thunder God to level seven, increasing its maximum range to 1,000 meters.
  • Kakashi saw Jin vanish and used his Sharingan and Pakkun to track the trail out of the village.
  • Jin revealed he had used clones, a Transformation Technique, and Flying Thunder God to lure Kakashi away, then headed in the opposite direction.
  • Kakashi became curious and followed Jin to a graveyard, where he recognized his teacher’s grave.

Ch. 28Touching Minato's Corpse, Plucking Shisui's Eye

Jin visited Minato and Kushina’s graves to use his corpse-touching ability, but found their bodies missing and suspected Orochimaru had taken them. He followed Root to a cliffside ambush targeting Shisui, only to discover Danzo was a clone and the attack had already moved elsewhere.

  • Jin visited Minato’s grave, attempted to touch his corpse, and found that both Minato and Kushina’s bodies were missing.
  • Kakashi watched Jin at the cemetery and noticed fresh flowers at Rin’s grave, leaving him troubled by the mystery.
  • Jin sensed Root operatives passing the cemetery and followed them through the village to the woods atop a cliff.
  • Jin realized Danzo’s Root forces appeared to be preparing an ambush for Shisui and prepared to intervene.
  • Danzo vanished as a clone, and the Root operatives rushed away; Jin concluded they had already taken Shisui’s eye elsewhere.

Ch. 29The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, but the Monkey Is Behind

Jin followed Root to the forest, where Danzo ambushed Shisui and stole one of his eyes. Jin knocked Danzo unconscious, took the eye, and left Kakashi to guard the scene until Hiruzen arrived, whereupon Danzo accused him of attacking from behind.

  • Shisui eagerly met Danzo, who claimed he had a way to resolve the Uchiha conflict, then stole one of Shisui’s eyes.
  • Shisui used Body Flicker to flee, but Danzo insisted his men would stop him.
  • Jin sneaked up on Danzo, struck him with a powered brick, took Shisui’s eye, and beat Danzo while leaving him alive.
  • Kakashi arrived after Jin left, sent a signal to Hiruzen, and guarded the unconscious Danzo.
  • Hiruzen arrived with Enma, and Danzo woke up and accused Hiruzen of attacking him from behind.

Ch. 30The Choice Shisui Made, and His Foolish Nisan

Jin copied Danzo’s Wood Release Cells trait after defeating him, while Shisui fled Root and chose to fake his death by jumping from a cliff. Itachi awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan over Shisui’s apparent death, but Jin revealed he had rescued Shisui and scolded Itachi for accepting his friend’s wish to die.

  • Jin copied Danzo’s Wood Release Cells · Remnant trait and considered upgrading it despite its life-force cost.
  • Shisui escaped Root with his Susanoo, then collapsed on the way to his usual refuge.
  • Itachi found Shisui, who said Danzo had taken his other eye and asked Itachi to hide his death and care for the village, clan, and children.
  • Shisui jumped from the cliff, and Itachi awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan and killed a pursuing Root member with Amaterasu.
  • Jin arrived carrying the rescued Shisui and jabbed Itachi in the forehead for taking Shisui’s request seriously.

Ch. 31Uchiha Coup? Itachi's Choice

Fugaku quelled the Uchiha clan’s growing calls for a coup after Shisui returned with his eyes gouged out, while Itachi concealed that Shisui had done it himself. As the clan settled down, Itachi spotted a masked figure he suspected was from Root and pursued him.

  • Uchiha clansmen complained to Fugaku about their mistreatment and urged him to lead a coup with Shisui and Itachi’s help.
  • Shisui returned to the Uchiha compound with his eyes gouged out, and the clan blamed the Leaf.
  • A Hawk Faction Elder produced a robe marked “Fifth Hokage” and called for the Uchiha to seize power.
  • Fugaku asked Itachi what had happened, and Itachi claimed Shisui had gouged out his own eyes.
  • Fugaku promised to speak with the Hokage and sent the clansmen home, while Itachi privately regarded the elders’ defiance of the Hokage as intolerable.
  • Itachi noticed a masked man outside the compound whom he suspected was from Root, then chased after him.

Ch. 32Danzo's Inner Flame, Kakashi's Change

Danzo left the Hokage's Office believing Hiruzen had urged him to keep serving the village as its Nameless Shadow. At the cliff, Jin pushed Kakashi to confront Danzo and the Hokage's inaction, while Kakashi vowed to protect the Uchiha despite Jin knowing their clan's fate.

  • Hiruzen confronted Danzo about his repeated accusations and told him the village needed a Nameless Shadow as well as a Hokage.
  • Danzo took the Hokage's Cloak and left, convinced that further service might eventually earn him the Hokage's position.
  • Hiruzen waited for Itachi and told him that his younger brother had taken Shisui's eye.
  • Jin watched Danzo return without attacking Hiruzen, then met Kakashi beneath the moon.
  • Kakashi concluded that Danzo might have targeted Shisui's eye and wondered how Minato would have handled the conflict between the village and the Uchiha.
  • Jin's words stirred Kakashi's anger at Danzo and the Hokage, and Kakashi vowed to protect the Uchiha while Jin recalled that the clan would be wiped out.

Ch. 33Kamui in Hand, Fill It with Water First!

Uchiha Jin copied Kakashi’s Kamui Eye and tested its power by draining the Naka River. Elsewhere, the masked man approached Itachi again and demonstrated Kamui.

  • Jin failed to copy a trait from Kakashi, then obtained Kakashi’s Kamui Eye after beating him.
  • Jin estimated his Chakra reserves at about 1.8 million and left Kakashi to test his new ability.
  • At the Naka River, Jin opened a Kamui vortex and used it to remove the entire river in thirty seconds.
  • The masked man confronted Itachi in the Uchiha’s Back Mountain and activated Kamui after Itachi attacked him with shuriken.

Ch. 34A Fine Display of Kamui—It's All Water

Jin’s excessive use of Kamui caused severe eye pain and sent a flood through the dimension, which Obito passed off to Itachi as his own Water Release. Jin returned to the Uchiha District, where he discovered Sasuke had filled his room with destructive dogs and took revenge on him.

  • A torrent of water burst from the Kamui Dimension, and Obito angrily blamed Kakashi for dumping it there.
  • Itachi mistook the flood for Obito’s Water Release, and Obito introduced himself as Uchiha Madara.
  • Jin tested Kamui at the Naka River, reached about one hundred meters, and suffered bleeding eye pain from overusing his Mangekyō Sharingan.
  • Jin found the Dry Ditch flooded, rescued a Shiba Inu, and cursed whoever had used Water Release nearby.
  • Jin returned home to find dogs had wrecked his room and dirtied it, recognized Sasuke’s prank, and punished the sleeping Sasuke until he screamed.

Ch. 35The Middle Finger Raikiri Thousand Years of Death? Are You a Devil?!

Jin defeated Sasuke in a physical duel and accidentally acquired the Great Fireball Technique trait. After Sasuke asked him to teach Lightning Release, Jin demonstrated Chidori and wondered whether Kakashi had invented it to pair with Thousand Years of Death.

  • Mikoto worried about the boys fighting, but Fugaku refused to intervene and said Sasuke deserved the beating.
  • Jin released Sasuke from the courtyard wall and challenged him to a fight without jutsu.
  • Sasuke charged Jin, who flipped him over his shoulder with a Uchiha Body Slam and knocked him senseless.
  • Jin copied Sasuke's Great Fireball Technique trait and worried that the slam had left Sasuke emotionally unstable.
  • Sasuke asked Jin to teach him Lightning Release, and Jin demonstrated Chidori while telling him to sense lightning in nature.
  • Jin noticed his Thousand Years of Death trait and imagined Kakashi combining it with Chidori.

Ch. 36A Lightning King Snuffed Out

Jin encouraged Sasuke to seek the power of lightning, while Fugaku interrupted their morning with a blow that failed to dampen Sasuke’s ambition. As Jin gained a powerful new trait from two Anbu observers, Sasuke appeared to draw lightning from the sky.

  • Jin asked Sasuke whether he wanted to become the Lightning King, but Fugaku threw a bamboo pole that struck Sasuke on the butt and shouted at him.
  • Sasuke decided to sense lightning in nature and climbed a tree, where he startled two Anbu watching him.
  • Jin greeted the Anbu and spent ten minutes talking with them, copying two green Light as a Swallow traits.
  • Jin merged the traits into Swift Shadow and gained the purple Phantom Trace trait, which boosted his flexibility and speed and let him create an explosive afterimage.
  • A thunderous crash sounded as Sasuke spread his arms beneath the sky, and a bolt of lightning began forming above him.

Ch. 37Jin and the Wood Release Ninja

Jin left the Ninja Academy to investigate Danzo’s surveillance, hoping to find First Generation Cells that could stabilize his dangerous, incomplete Wood Release. A Root Ninja with Wood Release captured him, and Jin immediately asked to talk so he could copy the technique.

  • Fugaku caught Sasuke after lightning struck him and threatened to make him king when he woke up.
  • Sasuke rushed to the Ninja Academy, where he learned Itachi had told girls that he wet the bed, then Naruto slapped him before he could blame Jin.
  • Jin left a clone at school and slipped outside, worrying that his immature Wood Release was damaging his body and considering taking Danzo’s First Generation Cells.
  • Jin sensed a Root Ninja watching him, identified the watcher as Danzo’s subordinate, and approached him.
  • The Root Ninja, marked Kinoe, used Wood Release: Silent Killing Bind to capture Jin, who asked him to chat for ten minutes.

Ch. 38House Builder? Earth and Wood Brother Yamato

Uchiha Jin confronted Root operative Kinoe, later known as Yamato, and drew him outside the village to discuss and copy his Wood Release. After Kinoe trapped Jin in a wooden compound, Jin kept talking until prompts revealed his copyable traits.

  • Jin crushed Kinoe's Wood Release, appeared behind him with a blade at his neck, and led him outside the village.
  • At the Naka River, Kinoe attacked Jin with Wood Release techniques while Jin dodged and tried to talk.
  • Kinoe trapped Jin in a wooden prison and built a sealed compound around it to suppress his Chakra.
  • Jin joked that Kinoe should work in real estate and praised his house-building techniques.
  • After they talked, Jin saw prompts listing Kinoe's copyable traits, including Wood Release Kekkei Genkai and First Generation Cells.

Ch. 39Humiliating Yamato with One Hand, Fusing Wood Release Traits

Jin defeated Root operative Kinoe after breaking free of his Wood Release restraints and overwhelming him with the Nine-Tails’ power. He successfully copied Kinoe’s Wood Locking Wall and began fusing it with his Wood Release Cells trait.

  • Jin inspected Kinoe’s wooden cabin and suggested several improvements before his attempt to copy a trait from Kinoe failed.
  • Kinoe sealed Jin inside a wooden egg and prepared to take him to Danzo, but Jin broke out and unleashed a giant crimson Chakra hand.
  • Kinoe used Wood Release defenses to withstand Jin’s attacks, but Jin struck him into a crater and defeated him.
  • Jin successfully copied the Wood Locking Wall trait from Kinoe and ordered it fused with his Wood Release Cells trait.

Ch. 40Uchiha Jin Crushes Kakashi Underfoot, Steps on Yamato, and Laughs at the Sky

Uchiha Jin tested the improved Wood Release cells and waited for his Seven-Year Itch trait to evolve while keeping Yamato unconscious. When Kakashi intervened to protect Yamato, Jin crushed Kakashi’s Chidori and seized him by the throat with a giant crimson hand.

  • Jin discovered that his Wood Release cells now divided at half their previous rate and saw his Seven-Year Itch trait begin evolving into Six-Year Cycle.
  • Jin kept knocking Yamato unconscious as he waited for the trait to evolve, then considered whether changing the Uchiha massacre’s fate was necessary.
  • Kakashi emerged from the forest and asked Jin to stop hurting Yamato, whom he considered a good person.
  • Jin drove Yamato into the pit with another strike, badly injuring him.
  • Kakashi attacked Jin with Chidori and his Sharingan, but Jin crushed the lightning and grabbed Kakashi by the throat with a giant crimson hand.

Ch. 41NPCs for Fixed Trait Extraction Reveal the Nine-Tails

Jin subdued Kakashi and Yamato, revealed his immense power, and asked Kakashi to help extract Yamato’s ninjutsu traits. The chapter ended as Danzo appeared and Kakashi suspected Jin was using the Nine-Tails’ power.

  • Jin used a genjutsu to make Kakashi relive painful memories, then overwhelmed him with Lightning Release.
  • Yamato woke and begged Jin not to hurt Kakashi, while Kakashi promised not to interfere in the Uchiha-village conflict.
  • Jin said he wanted Kakashi and Yamato to keep quiet about the encounter and asked Kakashi to extract Yamato’s ninjutsu traits except for Wood Release.
  • Jin unleashed the Red Chakra to shatter a boulder, leading Kakashi to suspect it was the Nine-Tails’ power.
  • Danzo appeared from the edge of the crater and asked what Nine-Tails Kakashi meant.

Ch. 42Kotoamatsukami Shisui? A Tsundere Through and Through

Jin visited the blind, crippled Shisui and demanded that he fight for the Uchiha Clan, revealing his plan to use Kotoamatsukami to ensure Shisui obeyed. Shisui hesitated over Jin’s willingness to turn against the village, and Jin ended by threatening to use Impure World Reincarnation if Shisui chose death.

  • Itachi visited Shisui, who asked whether he had made his choice, but Itachi left without answering.
  • Jin entered Shisui’s house and said he had saved the Uchiha rather than Shisui himself.
  • Jin told Shisui he needed him as a fighter for the Uchiha Clan and claimed Shisui was now his servant.
  • Jin revealed the Kotoamatsukami eye bound in an Adamantine Chain and prepared to use it if Shisui refused.
  • Shisui wondered whether Jin intended to turn against the village, and Jin threatened to use Impure World Reincarnation if Shisui preferred to die.

Ch. 43Power of the Nine-Tails Leaking?

Jin gave Shisui his eye back and revealed that his power was forcing the village to act. At the Naka River, Danzo tried to seize Kakashi and Yamato after learning about the Nine-Tails’ power, but the Third Hokage arrived and demanded an explanation from Kakashi.

  • Jin confronted Shisui over the Uchiha dead, returned his eye, and ordered him to recover while Jin handled matters.
  • Jin revealed a sinister scarlet chakra and said the village could not wait because of him.
  • Danzo questioned Kakashi and Yamato about the Power of the Nine-Tails, then ordered Root operatives to attack when Kakashi refused to explain.
  • The Third Hokage arrived with Anbu, accused Danzo of injuring Kakashi and Yamato, and reprimanded him.
  • Danzo claimed he had acted because the Power of the Nine-Tails was leaking out, but the Third Hokage asked Kakashi to explain instead.
  • Kakashi stayed silent, worried that revealing Jin’s situation would put him in danger.

Ch. 44Hiruzen, Don't Forget Our Bond

Yamato’s report convinced the Third Hokage and the advisors that the Uchiha had obtained the Nine-Tails’ power, so the Hokage summoned the major clans. Itachi met Obito, then headed to the Hokage Building to negotiate, while Jin anticipated the coming Uchiha massacre.

  • Yamato told the Third Hokage and the advisors about the crimson Chakra, immense strength, and violence, and they suspected the Uchiha had taken the Nine-Tails’ power.
  • Danzo urged Sarutobi to wipe out the Uchiha, and Sarutobi called a meeting of the major clans to prevent the Nine-Tails’ power from reaching them.
  • Itachi encountered Obito, resisted his offer to help him defect, and attacked him with Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi, but Obito’s intangibility defeated both attacks.
  • Obito promised to help Itachi stop the others, including the Uchiha girl and Itachi’s younger brother, and left Itachi shaken by his mention of Jin.
  • Itachi decided to protect Jin and Sasuke and went to the Hokage Building to negotiate, while Jin revealed he had overheard their conversation and expected the Uchiha massacre to happen next.

Ch. 45Coup in Three Days, Sarutobi's Hesitation

Fugaku called the Uchiha elders together and, under pressure from the clan, set a coup for three nights later. Sarutobi Hiruzen hesitated to act against the Uchiha, while Itachi confirmed the coup’s timing and asked him to spare Sasuke and Jin.

  • After hearing that the village’s major clans had met overnight, Fugaku summoned the Uchiha elders to the Council Hall.
  • The elders urged Fugaku to launch a coup, and he ordered the clan to recall its members and prepare to act in three nights.
  • Danzo angrily left the Hokage’s Office after demanding authority to eliminate the Uchiha threat, while Hiruzen told the clan heads he would not abandon them.
  • Itachi told Hiruzen that the coup would begin at dusk in three days and asked him to spare Sasuke and Jin.
  • Hiruzen agreed to spare Sasuke but said he needed to observe Jin, who then tried to stop him for a ten-minute chat.

Ch. 46Trait: Monkey King Enma! An Invitation from the Hyuga Clan

Jin obtained the Monkey King Enma trait after talking with Hiruzen, then accepted Hinata’s invitation to visit the Hyuga compound. Hyuga Hiashi welcomed him and called him his daughter’s lifesaver.

  • Jin teased Hiruzen about his sons, then spoke with him long enough to copy the Monkey King Enma trait.
  • Jin left Hiruzen and encountered Hinata, who said her father had invited him to the Hyuga compound.
  • Jin took Hinata’s hand and followed her to the Hyuga estate while two Branch Family attendants watched.
  • Hyuga Hiashi greeted Jin in a reception room and addressed him as his daughter’s lifesaver.

Ch. 47Hyuga Clan's Position

Jin visited the Hyuga Clan, where Hiashi offered cautious support and revealed that the clan knew Jin had killed a Kumogakure ninja. After Hiashi sent Hinata to show Jin around, Neji and a crowd of young Hyuga men confronted him, and the boys charged when Jin kissed Hinata's hand.

  • Jin realized Hiashi knew he had killed the Kumogakure ninja, while Hiashi thanked him for saving Hinata and hinted that the Leaf leadership distrusted him.
  • Hiashi offered Jin a few days as a guest and said Hinata had missed him, but Jin declined the invitation and followed Hinata out by the hand.
  • After Jin failed to copy a trait from Hiashi, the Hyuga Great Elder told Hiashi that he could not see through Jin and questioned whether Hiashi should bet on him.
  • Hiashi said the Third Hokage would not act against the Hyuga Clan because the front lines needed its Byakugan, and he recalled the sacrifice of Hizashi.
  • A crowd of young Hyuga men confronted Jin for holding Hinata's hand, and Neji stepped forward to challenge him.
  • Jin kissed Hinata's hand, causing her to faint, and the enraged young men charged at him together.

Ch. 48Cutting Down a Crop of Leeks—All the Way to the End!

Uchiha Jin defeated dozens of Hyuga boys and copied traits, including the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, which he demonstrated with a powerful ranged strike. As Neji stepped forward to challenge him, Jin pulled the blushing boy close.

  • Jin stacked taijutsu traits into Hard and Soft Combination and continued knocking down the Hyuga boys.
  • Jin acquired Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm and sent a Hyuga boy flying with an air bullet powered by 10,000 Chakra.
  • Hiashi and the clan elder recognized the technique and realized Jin had a Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
  • Neji moved forward to protect Hinata and face Jin while the fallen Hyuga boys urged him to restore their honor.
  • Jin hooked an arm around Neji's shoulders, making him blush and stiffen.

Ch. 49Defeating the Hyuga Clan—I'll Be Back

Uchiha Jin faced Neji and the other Hyuga boys in the courtyard, enduring Neji’s Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms before defeating him with an Air Palm. Jin left Hinata with Neji and departed, promising to return next week.

  • Neji attacked Jin with Gentle Fist, then used the Byakugan to realize Jin’s Chakra was perfectly balanced.
  • Neji performed the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, but Jin remained unharmed and joked that the attack felt like a massage.
  • Jin struck Neji with an Air Palm and sent him crashing to the ground, silencing the other Hyuga boys.
  • Jin led Hinata to Neji, told him that she was his little sister, and walked away.
  • Jin laughed at the defeated boys and said he would be back next week.

Ch. 50The Night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre Finally Arrives

Jin learned that his Byakugan had grown stronger and headed toward the Uchiha district as the massacre began earlier than expected. After brushing aside warnings from Anbu and Maruboshi Kosuke, he attacked Kosuke with Eight Trigrams Air Cannon.

  • Hiashi's clan elder said Jin's dojutsu went beyond the Three Tomoe and reminded him of Uchiha Madara, while Hiashi teased Hinata about liking Jin.
  • Jin copied Neji's Byakugan trait, stacked it, and expanded his vision to a radius of about 150 meters.
  • Jin realized the Uchiha massacre was happening ahead of schedule and continued toward the Uchiha district despite Cat Two Anbu's warning.
  • Cat Two suspected the Hyuga Clan had informed Jin about negotiations between the Third Hokage and Itachi and went to report his suspicions.
  • Maruboshi Kosuke tried to stop Jin, but Jin declined to talk and struck him with Eight Trigrams Air Cannon.
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