Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Jin challenged Jiraiya over Hiruzen Sarutobi’s treatment of the clans, and Jiraiya admitted he could not oppose his former teacher. Jiraiya left confused, while Jin privately revealed that he had used praise to pressure him into neutrality.

• Uchiha Jin argued that Hiruzen Sarutobi would target other clans after the Uchiha and accused him of exploiting village resources to enrich the Sarutobi Clan.
• Jiraiya admitted Jin might be right but said he could not bring himself to attack his teacher.
• Uchiha Jin promised that the Uchiha would follow village rules but retaliate if Hiruzen Sarutobi attacked them.
• Jiraiya left in confusion, unable to answer Jin’s accusations.
• Uchiha Jin mocked Jiraiya and reflected that praising him as a good person had been a scheme to keep him from siding with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Jiraiya realized that his visit to Uchiha Jin had failed to reveal Jin’s true strength or whether he was the Child of Prophecy, and Jin’s account of Konoha’s past left him feeling powerless. He returned to Minato Namikaze’s home, where Minato asked what he thought of Jin.

• Jiraiya realized that he had let Uchiha Jin steer their conversation and that he had learned nothing about Jin’s strength.
• Jiraiya recalled Konoha’s dark history and admitted to himself that Jin had not lied, though he felt unable to change anything.
• Jiraiya decided not to confront Jin again yet and returned to Minato Namikaze’s house to avoid cleaning his own dusty home.
• Jiraiya ignored Obito and the other children as they trained, then entered Minato’s study through the window.
• Minato greeted Jiraiya and asked whether his test of Jin had gone well and what he thought of him.

Minato defended Uchiha Jin after Jiraiya complained about their past encounter, then explained why he believed Jin and the Uchiha were justified in preparing for self-protection. He cited the Aburame clan’s treatment by Danzo and Hiruzen, leaving Jiraiya to consider Minato’s argument.

• Jiraiya complained that Uchiha Jin was shameless and had bullied him, while Minato was stunned by his teacher’s anger.
• Minato asked Jiraiya what had happened and suggested there might have been a misunderstanding, then spent half an hour calming him down.
• Jiraiya recounted his conversation with Jin, and Minato said he saw nothing wrong with Jin preparing to protect himself.
• Minato argued that the Ninja Clans had been driven toward the Uchiha by the Konoha leadership’s actions.
• Minato described how Danzo forced Aburame Ryoma into Root and Hiruzen refused to help until Jin intervened after the Aburame clan joined the Uchiha.

Minato Namikaze rejected Jiraiya’s defense of Hiruzen Sarutobi’s actions, and Jiraiya promised to support him if he became Hokage while admitting he could not oppose his own teacher. Two days later, Hiruzen prepared to leave for the Land of Iron for the Five Kage Summit, worried about a possible threat back in Konoha.

• Minato Namikaze argued that the Uchiha had been wronged and that Hiruzen’s authority did not justify injustice.
• Jiraiya admitted he could not raise a hand against Hiruzen Sarutobi, but promised to support Minato Namikaze as Hokage and would not stop him from acting.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi put Inoichi Yamanaka in charge of Konoha and ordered several forces to remain alert and watch Danzo and Orochimaru while he was away.
• Two days later, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Minato Namikaze, Jiraiya, Shikaku Nara, and Uchiha Jin gathered at Konoha’s main gate to depart for the Land of Iron.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Minato Namikaze whether he had secretly planted Flying Thunder God Kunai outside Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi’s delegation reached the Land of Iron for the Five Kage Summit, where the villages gathered and the Fourth Raikage visited Uchiha Jin. The Raikage acknowledged his debt to Jin while reaffirming his intent to avenge his father, and he was stunned when Jin offered to supply Cloud Village with ninja tools at a price lower than the Land of Iron’s.

• Minato Namikaze confirmed that he had planted Flying Thunder God markers outside the Leaf Village before Hiruzen Sarutobi led the delegation toward the Land of Iron.
• After three days of tense travel, Hiruzen Sarutobi’s group met Mifune and learned that the Sand, Mist, and Stone villages had arrived, with Cloud Village expected the next day.
• Uchiha Jin saw Rasa, Chiyo, Ebizo, Karatachi Yagura, Ōnoki, and other village leaders, while he stayed at the inn with Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya as Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shikaku Nara built relations.
• The Fourth Raikage arrived with Killer B and his aides, then visited Uchiha Jin to thank him for saving his life while declaring he would still seek revenge for his father’s death.
• Uchiha Jin offered to provide Cloud Village with ninja tools for less than the Land of Iron’s price, leaving the Fourth Raikage furious and incredulous.

Uchiha Jin secured the Fourth Raikage’s agreement to a secret deal before the Kage Summit began. The summit concluded smoothly, with the villages negotiating an end to the war while disputes over compensation and the Three-Tails remained.

• Uchiha Jin argued that enemies and allies could change and pressed the Fourth Raikage to accept their deal.
• The Fourth Raikage accepted and arranged for Uchiha Jin’s people to contact Mabui in secret.
• Mifune opened the Kage Summit, where the villages negotiated peace without incident.
• Uchiha Jin rejected Mist Village’s demand for the Three-Tails and threatened anyone who targeted Rin Nohara.
• Mist Village accepted the compensation plan, while Sand Village and Stone Village refused reparations but acknowledged defeat.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted their refusal because he wanted the war to end quickly.

As Leaf Village grew tense after the war’s end, Nara Koji briefed the Uchiha and allied clan leaders on the threats posed by Danzo and Orochimaru. He ordered precautions and revealed a plan to assassinate Koharu Utatane and Mitokado Homura, leaving Fugaku and Yamanaka Shintaro to carry it out with Shisui coordinating Anbu patrol information.

• Fugaku welcomed the gathered clan leaders and Uchiha powerhouses at a secret meeting in his home.
• Nara Koji reported that Hiruzen Sarutobi and others had left the village while Danzo and Orochimaru were making moves.
• Koji told the clans to secure their members, avoid unnecessary travel, and arrange guards for the Uchiha compound.
• Koji announced a plan to assassinate Koharu Utatane and Mitokado Homura to weaken the Hokage faction and increase mistrust between Danzo and Hiruzen.
• Koji assigned Fugaku to carry out the assassinations, Yamanaka Shintaro to extract the Elders’ memories, and Shisui to help coordinate around Anbu patrols.

Nara Koji explained why the clans allied with the Uchiha had to eliminate Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura. Shisui remained troubled by the plan as Koji argued that only one side of the conflict with the Hokage faction would survive.

• Nara Koji's allies accepted his arrangements for a silent assassination, which would require cooperation from the elders' clans and Shisui's Anbu connections.
• Shisui questioned why the elders had to be killed when they could no longer target the Uchiha and both sides belonged to the same village.
• Nara Koji told Shisui that joining the Uchiha had made the clans enemies of the Hokage faction.
• Nara Koji argued that the struggle was a conflict of positions and that the elders deserved to die because they blocked his side's path.