Recaps

Uchiha Jin took control of the Police Force and used its conflict with the village leadership to expose the pressure on the Uchiha. As Danzo sent Root to attack Jin, Fugaku accepted Jin’s warning that the village would eventually target the Uchiha.

• Jin warned Itachi and Teuchi that the Uchiha’s conflict involved village leaders, then altered Teuchi and Ayame’s memories.
• At the clan meeting, Jin revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, struck Setsuna, and convinced the Uchiha to halt plans for a revolt and appoint him Head of the Police Force.
• Jin laid out strict training for Itachi and intervened when a theft case became a public confrontation with the Police Force.
• Jin released Kobe Manyo for lack of evidence, apologized to him, and suspended Shinichi while privately compensating him for taking the blame.
• Jin revealed to Tekka that the detained men were Anbu and that he had arrested them to retaliate against Hiruzen’s faction and expose its pressure on the Uchiha.
• Jin ordered Tekka to publicize the Police Force’s lack of village funding and to stop actively solving cases, while Hiruzen learned of the plan and assigned Danzō to intervene.
• Danzō ordered Root to attack the Police Force, kill Jin, and free the three detained Anbu.
• Jin explained his plans to Fugaku, who accepted Jin’s warning that the village had weakened other clans and would eventually target the Uchiha.

Uchiha Jin used the Root attack and the Police Force’s withdrawal to force Hiruzen Sarutobi into negotiating over the clan’s overdue funding. Hiruzen approved the repayment, but Jin and Fugaku were left unsure what the Hokage intended next.

• Jin used his Mangekyō to destroy Root’s attacking forces, then argued that the dead were spies, preventing Hiruzen from openly punishing the Uchiha without exposing Root.
• Hiruzen backed down and ordered the captured spies transferred, while Fugaku agreed to let Jin handle dealings with Konoha’s leaders and control the clan’s Radical Faction.
• Danzo ordered Root to target the Uchiha, including civilians and Shisui, as Jin and Tekka organized the clan’s withdrawal from Police Force duties.
• As crime spread through Konoha, Tekka apologized to the villagers and explained that the Uchiha needed evidence and time to investigate their complaints.
• After reading Shikaku Nara’s letter, Hiruzen called a Jonin Council meeting and proposed repaying three years of the Police Force’s overdue funding.
• Jin explained the Uchiha’s history and political position to Itachi, who declared his dream of changing the world and agreed to conceal his beliefs while growing stronger.
• At the Jonin Council, Hiruzen apologized and proposed one billion ryo for the Police Force, and the gathered clans approved the funding.
• Fugaku warned Jin that Hiruzen’s sudden concession seemed abnormal, but Jin admitted he did not know the Hokage’s plan.

Uchiha Jin united the Uchiha against a planned attack by threatening devastating retaliation, then secured an alliance with the Aburame and other clans. Hiruzen Sarutobi called off the assault and recruited Jin for a dangerous mission in the Land of Grass, agreeing to his demands for forbidden techniques and Genin Might Duy.

• Uchiha Jin urged Uchiha Fugaku to stay calm and lead the clan, then directed him to unite the Uchiha and announce a Police Force plan to revise Konoha’s laws.
• Uchiha Jin’s proposed laws won civilian support and threatened the clans’ control of resources, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders to secretly gather the major clans and consider attacking the Uchiha.
• Uchiha Jin warned Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Uchiha had infiltrated the major clans and would retaliate against their leaders, families, and the Sarutobi Clan if Konoha attacked.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi called off the assault, while Uchiha Fugaku revealed his Mangekyo and accepted that the Uchiha had to fight for survival.
• Shibi Aburame offered the Aburame clan’s support in exchange for protection and help rescuing Aburame Ryoma, and Uchiha Jin accepted and enlisted Shibi to approach other clans.
• Uchiha Jin warned Uchiha Fugaku to keep the clan stable and watch Uchiha Setsuna, then met with Hiruzen Sarutobi the next morning.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Uchiha Jin to help Minato Namikaze on the Land of Grass front and offered one Forbidden Jutsu, but accepted Jin’s demand for two techniques and Genin Might Duy.
• Uchiha Jin requested the Spirit Transformation Technique, the Eight Inner Gates, and Genin Might Duy.

Uchiha Jin copied two forbidden techniques, secured the Aburame clan’s safety, and exposed his concerns about Konoha’s leadership to Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki. Minato learned that Jin’s warnings were true, resolved to become Hokage and change the village, and left with Jin and Aburame Ryoma for the Frontline.

• Uchiha Jin copied the Spirit Transformation Technique and Eight Inner Gates, then warned Itachi about the dangers of acting against Uchiha Setsuna while the clan faced Konoha’s leadership.
• Uchiha Jin taught Fugaku the Spirit Transformation Technique and Meditation Method, and asked him to protect the Uchiha and Aburame clans while Jin was away.
• Uchiha Jin forced Hiruzen Sarutobi to release Aburame Ryoma from Root, then challenged Minato Namikaze’s assumptions about Konoha’s treatment of its clans and ninja.
• Uchiha Jin warned Minato Namikaze that Hiruzen Sarutobi could undermine his future as Hokage, and Minato agreed to remain neutral in the Uchiha’s struggle with the village leadership.
• Uchiha Jin took Aburame Ryoma under his command and arranged for the Aburame clan to relocate to the Uchiha compound with help from the Nara Clan.
• Kushina Uzumaki learned from the Nine-Tails that Konoha’s leaders had manipulated her and harmed the Uzumaki and other clans, then told Minato Namikaze what she had discovered.
• Minato Namikaze resolved to become Hokage and change the village, then used Flying Thunder God to take Uchiha Jin and Aburame Ryoma to a forest.