Chapter Summaries

Minato told Uchiha Jin that the Nine-Tails had revealed Konoha’s leaders were plotting against the Uchiha and Hyuga Clans and conducting secret experiments. Jin listened as Minato explained why he trusted him with the revelations, then framed Konoha’s greed as the result of capital’s pursuit of profit.

• Minato met Jin in a forest near Amegakure, and Aburame Ryoma spread kikaichū to guard the area.
• Minato told Jin that Konoha’s leaders planned to destroy the Uchiha and Hyuga Clans, that Danzo had Kagami Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan, and that Konoha was secretly researching Hashirama Cells.
• Jin asked how Minato had uncovered so much overnight, and Minato explained that the Nine-Tails had told him.
• Minato said he could not trust Shikaku, his teacher, or other Konoha allies with the truth, so he had turned to Jin and the Uchiha Clan.
• Jin said Konoha’s corruption did not surprise him and explained that capital would commit any crime for enough profit.

Uchiha Jin persuaded Minato Namikaze to join him in opposing the Hokage faction by promising that the Uchiha would not seek control of the village. The chapter ended with Jin warning Minato not to share their plans with Jiraiya because he distrusted Mount Myōboku’s toads.

• Minato Namikaze asked what the Uchiha would do after the village’s chaos was resolved, wary of replacing one powerful faction with another.
• Uchiha Jin said the Uchiha were unsuited to controlling the village and promised to retire or leave if Hiruzen Sarutobi’s faction was dealt with.
• Minato agreed to become Jin’s comrade, and Jin welcomed the support as a boost to their chances.
• Jin told Minato not to tell Jiraiya about their plans because he did not trust the toads of Mount Myōboku.
• Jin contrasted Mount Myōboku with Ryūchi Cave and Shikkotsu Forest, describing the White Snake Sage’s trials and the Slug Sage’s limited contracting.

Uchiha Jin warned Minato Namikaze that Mount Myōboku’s unusual concern for humanity and search for a Savior made it suspicious. Minato agreed to keep their plans secret from the toads until he learned the truth.

• Uchiha Jin argued that Mount Myōboku’s pursuit of a Savior was suspicious, unlike the other Sage Regions, which had clear motives of their own.
• Uchiha Jin warned Minato Namikaze not to reveal their plans to Mount Myōboku before they understood its purpose.
• Minato considered Uchiha Jin’s reasoning and agreed to keep their plans secret, though he did not fully accept the suspicion.

Uchiha Jin arrived at the Land of Fire border as Minato Namikaze explained that Stone Village had overrun the Land of Grass and that their mission was to sabotage its supply lines. Jin recognized the coming battle as the Battle of Kannabi Bridge and wondered whether to interfere with Obito’s fate; in the command tent, the leaders welcomed him after learning of his status and abilities.

• Minato Namikaze brought Uchiha Jin and Aburame Ryoma to the frontline camp with the Flying Thunder God.
• Minato Namikaze explained that Stone Village and the Grass Ninja had routed the defenses in the Land of Grass, leaving the Land of Fire front in danger.
• Minato Namikaze said he and Jin would destroy Stone Village’s supply routes and push its forces back into the Land of Grass.
• Uchiha Jin recognized the situation as the Battle of Kannabi Bridge and debated whether to interfere with Obito’s descent into darkness.
• Shikaku Nara praised Jin’s rise and abilities to reassure Mimura Hamaki, who had doubted the young Uchiha’s place in their planning.

Uchiha Jin joined Minato Namikaze at the front lines, where Shikaku Nara assigned them to lead an operation to destroy Kannabi Bridge. Jin agreed despite suspecting the Hokage and Danzo had arranged a trap, then went to reunite with Shisui Squad.

• Minato Namikaze said he and Jin would assist while Shikaku Nara handled the planning.
• Shikaku Nara named Kannabi Bridge as the target and assigned Minato and Jin to lead the demolition mission with their squads.
• Jin suspected the village had a hidden plan to kill him but agreed to work with Minato.
• Shikaku Nara set the mission for after two days of rest and arranged for a ninja to guide Jin to Shisui Squad.
• Shisui, Kazama, and Hyuga Aya welcomed Jin when he arrived at their tent.

Hyuga Aya thanked Uchiha Jin after learning that the Hyuga Main Family had died, and he promised he would eventually find a way to free her from the Caged Bird. Nara Kazama and Shisui encouraged Aya to repay Jin by marrying him, leaving her embarrassed and blushing.

• Hyuga Aya thanked Uchiha Jin for helping bring about the Hyuga Main Family's death and pledged to stand by him.
• Uchiha Jin told Aya not to dwell on the past and promised he had a way to remove her Caged Bird seal, though he still lacked necessary conditions.
• Jin explained that the solution was connected to his Mangekyo ability, Heavenly Domain, but using it carried a severe risk because his ocular power was too weak.
• Shisui and Nara Kazama assured Aya that Jin was serious, and Kazama suggested she offer herself to him in repayment.
• Shisui encouraged Aya to hold on to Jin as a potential match, leaving her face flushed.

Uchiha Jin introduced Aburame Ryoma as a trusted new companion and explained that the Aburame clan had pledged itself to the Uchiha. Nara Kazama asked Jin to explain what had happened in the village while they were away.

• Uchiha Jin stopped the others from teasing Hyuga Aya and turned the conversation to business.
• Uchiha Jin introduced Aburame Ryoma, whose unnoticed presence shocked Shisui and the others.
• Aburame Ryoma confirmed he had listened to Jin's earlier discussion with Minato without being noticed.
• Uchiha Jin revealed that the Aburame clan had pledged itself to the Uchiha and moved into the Uchiha compound.
• Nara Kazama asked Uchiha Jin to explain in detail what had happened in the village.

Uchiha Jin told Shisui, Aya, and Nara Kazama about his struggles with Konoha’s leadership and warned that the village might target him on the Frontline. He urged them to keep weakening the Hokage faction gradually rather than risk a civil war, leaving Kazama to consider what move the village might make against Jin.

• Uchiha Jin recounted how he had become an Uchiha Elder, taken control of the Police Force, and confronted Konoha’s leadership.
• Nara Kazama warned that the village had likely prepared a killing move against Uchiha Jin, while Shisui and Aya worried about him.
• Uchiha Jin said he was prepared for the village’s move and asked Nara Kazama to think about what tactic it might use against him.
• Shisui revealed that the Meditation Method had increased his ocular power and that he had awakened the Mangekyo; Uchiha Jin guessed his Eye Technique was Kotoamatsukami and told him to keep it secret.
• Uchiha Jin told Shisui to continue their plan to drain the Hokage faction’s money, resources, and techniques gradually, explaining that the Uchiha could not yet withstand the village’s many forces and trump cards.

Uchiha Jin revealed his plans and the Hokage faction’s hidden resources to his trusted allies, then asked Nara Kazama to assess the danger posed by Danzo’s spy in Cloud Village. Kazama warned that Jin’s mission could draw attacks from Root, Cloud Village, and Stone Village, and urged him to watch for efforts to isolate him from his squad, especially Minato Namikaze.

• Uchiha Jin disclosed his plans to Aburame Ryoma, Hyuga Aya, Nara Kazama, and Shisui, who each confirmed their support or trust in him.
• Shisui learned that Nara Kazama had joined Jin because Shikaku Nara would not let him rise within the Nara Clan.
• Uchiha Jin shared what he knew about the Hokage faction’s hidden resources and identified Yakushi Nonō as Danzo’s spy in Cloud Village.
• Nara Kazama warned that Root might use Yakushi Nonō to draw in the Third Raikage, A, and Killer B alongside Stone Village forces.
• Nara Kazama cautioned Uchiha Jin that the village might lure away his squad members, especially Minato Namikaze, and told him to stay alert.

Uchiha Jin prepared for a dangerous mission to destroy Kannabi Bridge while arranging help for the Uchiha and Aburame clans in the village. Alone in his tent, he considered using his accumulated system rewards to strengthen himself before the ambush.

• Uchiha Jin reassured the others that he could escape the suspected trap and asked Nara Kazama to arrange a trusted Nara clansman to protect the Uchiha and Aburame clans.
• Nara Kazama wrote a letter to his uncle, Nara Koji, and Uchiha Jin sent it through Shisui, instructing him to have Itachi and Clan Leader Fugaku arrange its delivery.
• Uchiha Jin told the group to rest before their mission to destroy Kannabi Bridge, which could cost them their lives.
• Uchiha Jin returned to his private tent and assessed the danger from Stone Village and Cloud Village forces, including possible Jinchuriki.
• Uchiha Jin decided to seek a short-term boost through the system using rewards he had saved.

Uchiha Jin examined his new abilities before Shisui brought him to meet Minato’s squad ahead of their joint mission. The gathering left Jin still uncertain about how to handle Obito and Rin, while Minato revealed he had used Flying Thunder God to bring food to the frontline.

• Uchiha Jin read about his rewards: Kaido Body, Conqueror's Haki, and Vertical Golden Light, then fell asleep feeling underwhelmed by the skill-based powers.
• Shisui woke Uchiha Jin and explained that Lord Minato wanted the two squads to get acquainted before their mission in two days.
• Uchiha Jin considered whether to change the fate of Minato’s team and wondered why Obito had never revived Rin Nohara.
• Uchiha Jin went with Shisui to Minato’s tent, where Minato and the young shinobi from both squads were sharing a meal.
• Uchiha Jin asked how Minato had obtained the food, and Minato said he had used Flying Thunder God, leaving Jin stunned.

Minato Namikaze told both squads that Uchiha Jin would command them whenever Minato was absent, stunning Minato Squad with Jin’s rank and power. Minato then briefed the squads on their mission to destroy Kannabi Bridge, and afterward asked Jin to take a walk with him.

• Minato Namikaze announced that the two squads would begin carrying out missions together and would follow Uchiha Jin’s orders whenever Minato was away.
• Obito objected to Jin being put in command, so Minato explained that Jin had awakened the Mangekyo, become a Uchiha Elder and Head of the Police Force, and possessed strength comparable to Minato’s.
• Kakashi Hatake felt unsettled by Jin’s rise, Rin Nohara congratulated him, and Obito struggled to believe how far Jin had surpassed him.
• Minato explained that the squads’ objective was to pass through the Stone Village camp and destroy Kannabi Bridge in the Land of Grass, with Minato scouting ahead using the Flying Thunder God.
• After the briefing, Minato stopped Jin as he was leaving and invited him to go for a walk.

Uchiha Jin revealed a hidden White Zetsu to Minato Namikaze and explained that it was monitoring Obito as part of another party’s plans. Minato, overwhelmed by the new information, asked Jin to explain what was happening.

• Minato Namikaze asked Uchiha Jin what had been troubling him during the gathering.
• Uchiha Jin sensed a hidden presence, smashed the ground, and dragged out a White Zetsu.
• Jin told Minato that White Zetsu was not human and was watching Obito on behalf of someone Jin did not want to oppose.
• Jin admitted he was considering intervening because Minato had become his ally, then cut White Zetsu in half to show its wooden body.
• Minato examined White Zetsu and asked Jin to explain the situation.

Uchiha Jin told Minato Namikaze that Uchiha Madara had survived and planned to use Obito to awaken his Mangekyo by sacrificing Kakashi Hatake or Rin Nohara. Minato struggled to protect Obito during the coming mission, while Jin agreed to do what he could but could not guarantee Obito’s safety.

• Uchiha Jin revealed that Uchiha Madara was behind the White Zetsu and had chosen Obito as his successor.
• Minato Namikaze doubted that Madara could still be alive until Uchiha Jin explained the Izanagi technique.
• Uchiha Jin said the Nine-Tails might know more about White Zetsu and hidden history, but its resentment toward humans kept it from sharing what it knew.
• Minato Namikaze worried that he could not watch over Obito while scouting ahead during the mission in two days.
• Uchiha Jin promised to protect Obito as best he could, but said they could not predict Madara’s methods or tell Obito about him.

Uchiha Jin secured Minato Namikaze’s promise to keep his background secret and took charge of Obito. Two days later, Jin’s squad set out for Kannabi Bridge and encountered Stone Village forces along the way.

• Uchiha Jin warned Minato that Madara might react violently if he learned his plans for Obito had been disrupted, and asked Minato to keep Jin’s background confidential.
• Minato agreed to keep Jin’s secret and left Obito in Jin’s care.
• Two days later, Minato departed ahead of the assembled squads, and Uchiha Jin led Shisui, Kakashi, Rin, Obito, and Hyuga Aya into the forest.
• Hyuga Aya detected three Stone Village units ahead, including three Jonin and nine Elite Chunin, and reported that other Chakra signatures made a detour risky.
• Uchiha Jin ordered the squad to attack, assigning himself the three Jonin and Shisui and Kakashi the Chunin.

Uchiha Jin led his squad through the Land of Grass, defeating Stone Village forces and impressing Kakashi, Shisui, Obito, and Rin with his strength. After a day of battles and ambushes, he ordered the exhausted team to rest for the night in a mountain hollow.

• Uchiha Jin ordered Obito and Kazama to guard Aya and Rin Nohara while he, Shisui, and Kakashi attacked the Stone Village shinobi.
• Uchiha Jin killed three jonin with ease, and Kakashi and Shisui joined the fight against the remaining chunin.
• Obito and Rin Nohara arrived after the battle and were shocked by Uchiha Jin's strength.
• Uchiha Jin ordered the squad to collect spoils and erase all traces of the battle before continuing into the Land of Grass.
• After enduring numerous battles and Stone Village ambushes, Uchiha Jin ordered the squad to rest in a mountain hollow and assigned everyone their watch and camp duties.

Uchiha Jin explained why the squad camped instead of pressing deeper into Stone Village territory, arguing that rest and misdirection gave them the best chance to continue toward Kannabi Bridge. Kakashi Hatake challenged Jin for accepting the possibility of mission failure, leaving the squad’s disagreement unresolved.

• Rin Nohara made Obito work while Uchiha Jin rested, then Jin called the squad to eat after about twenty minutes.
• Shisui asked Jin why they had camped inside enemy territory instead of leaving before Stone Village patrols discovered the dead shinobi.
• Jin explained the Lamp Black Effect and said the enemy would likely search farther ahead, while the exhausted squad needed rest for the three-day journey to Kannabi Bridge.
• Jin admitted that staying could still lead to discovery but said he could protect the squad even if a Jinchuriki appeared.
• Kakashi Hatake angrily accused Jin of putting safety ahead of the mission and demanded to know whether Jin would take responsibility if it failed.

Uchiha Jin took responsibility for his team’s failed mission, prompting Kakashi Hatake to ask why Jin had made that choice. Jin honored Sakumo Hatake’s sacrifice but declared that he would endure public disgrace rather than abandon his comrades, leaving Minato Squad shocked by his blunt words.

• Uchiha Jin stopped Rin Nohara from pulling Kakashi away and said he alone had ordered the decision, so he would accept the blame.
• Shisui, Kazama, Aya, Rin Nohara, and Obito each offered to share responsibility, while Kakashi Hatake trembled and asked Jin why he had chosen that course.
• Uchiha Jin said he understood Kakashi’s grief over Sakumo Hatake and praised Sakumo and Hashirama Senju as heroes who sacrificed themselves for the village.
• Uchiha Jin said he was not Sakumo and would endure rumors and disgrace rather than let anyone shame him for a failed mission.
• Minato Squad was stunned by Jin’s defiant remarks, and Rin Nohara began to speak to him.

Uchiha Jin told Kakashi Hatake that his father Sakumo’s death was tied to his political power and the suspicious spread of a supposedly confidential mission’s failure. The chapter left Kakashi seeking the truth as Jin began explaining why Sakumo’s suicide story did not add up.

• Uchiha Jin said the village had sent him to the front line as part of a plan to kill him, while assuring Kakashi, Rin, and Obito that they would be safe.
• Rin Nohara and Uchiha Obito rejected Jin’s claims about the conflict between Uchiha and the village.
• Kakashi Hatake knelt before Uchiha Jin and begged to learn what had happened to his father.
• Uchiha Jin explained that Sakumo Hatake had been Anbu Captain, a Jonin Squad Leader, head of the Interrogation and Torture Department, and the Daimyo’s appointed Hokage’s Sleeve.
• Uchiha Jin argued that Sakumo had enough power and support to become Hokage, so a failed mission alone could not explain his suicide.
• Uchiha Jin pointed out that Sakumo’s S-rank mission was highly confidential, yet news of its failure spread throughout Leaf Village in a single day.

Uchiha Jin challenged Obito’s belief in the Will of Fire by arguing that Leaf Village’s leaders had betrayed it and concealed the truth behind Sakumo Hatake’s suicide. He left Obito silent and Kakashi devastated as he laid out evidence of the village’s unequal treatment of its clans.

• Kakashi Hatake collapsed after considering Jin’s claim that the village’s higher-ups had leaked Sakumo Hatake’s S-rank mission and driven him to suicide.
• Obito argued that Jin misunderstood the Will of Fire and defended what the Ninja Academy had taught him.
• Jin condemned the village for sending young ninjas to die while the Sarutobi Clan prospered and its members stayed largely off the battlefield.
• Jin contrasted the Sarutobi Clan’s growth with the decline of the Uchiha Clan and the destruction of the Senju Clan.
• Jin questioned how Nawaki Senju had died despite having guards, a medical chief for a sister, and Orochimaru as his teacher and commander.
• Obito fell silent and activated his Three Tomoe Sharingan as Jin’s accusations left him unable to respond.