Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Jin returned to Leaf Village and settled into a comfortable life in his renovated courtyard, while the Hokage exempted him from returning to the battlefield. His squad had been sent to the Land of Grass without him, leaving him to enjoy his new status and the system’s rewards.

• Uchiha Jin teased young Uchiha Itachi during the journey, while Shisui declined to intervene.
• On the fifth day, Uchiha Jin and the others reached Leaf Village and felt relieved to be home.
• The Uchiha clan renovated Uchiha Jin’s courtyard and unanimously approved Fugaku’s proposals concerning his status and benefits.
• Uchiha Jin relaxed in his courtyard and enjoyed the system’s notifications.
• The Hokage kept Uchiha Jin in Leaf Village to recuperate while sending his squad to the battlefield in the Land of Grass.

Uchiha Jin realized Hiruzen Sarutobi was keeping the Uchiha off the battlefield out of fear of their growing strength, while he focused on finding a way to help Hyuga Aya. After the system rewarded his Mangekyo and master-level Fire Release with Observation Haki and Armament Haki, Jin prepared to act against the Hyuga Clan’s defenses.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi secretly resolved to limit the Uchiha Clan’s future battlefield deployments after their Sharingan growth and Uchiha Jin’s Mangekyo awakening.
• Uchiha Jin reflected that he had no intention of interfering in the Uchiha Clan’s affairs and remained focused on Hyuga Aya’s predicament.
• Uchiha Jin contacted the system and received Observation Haki as a reward for advancing his Sharingan to Mangekyo.
• Uchiha Jin asked the system for another reward, and it granted him Armament Haki for reaching master level in Fire Release.

Uchiha Jin infiltrated the Hyuga compound and killed Hyuga Genichi and everyone who witnessed the attack, then returned home convinced he had left no clues. He believed the murders would protect his identity, but he knew that challenging the village’s rules openly would require far greater strength.

• Uchiha Jin left the Uchiha compound, evaded the Anbu agents, and used Observation Haki to locate hidden sentries around the Hyuga compound.
• Uchiha Jin entered the Hyuga Clan’s core territory, killed several residents, and dug out their Byakugan.
• Uchiha Jin found Hyuga Genichi abusing Hyuga Branch Family girls, beheaded him, took his Byakugan, and killed the girls as witnesses.
• Uchiha Jin returned home, destroyed his black clothes with Fire Release, and concluded that he had left no trace.

Uchiha Jin went to sleep in good spirits after resolving Hyuga Aya's matter, unaware that nine Hyuga Main Family members had been killed and nine pairs of Byakugan stolen. At the Hyuga Clan grounds, Hiashi faced panicked Elders demanding punishment and grew furious at their proposal to execute the Branch Family patrols.

• Uchiha Jin celebrated resolving Hyuga Aya's matter and went to bed, unaware of the attack on the Hyuga Clan.
• Hyuga patrols discovered nine dead Main Family members and reported the incident.
• Hyuga Hiashi mobilized the clan to search Leaf Village, and the incident alarmed Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Hyuga Main Family Elders demanded a thorough investigation and proposed executing the Branch Family members who had been on patrol.
• Hyuga Hiashi rebuked the Elders, warning that executing the patrols would leave the clan without protectors.

Hiashi Hyuga defied the Elders who wanted to kill the Hyuga patrolmen and demanded they obey him. When Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived to investigate, Hiashi reported that the clan had suffered severe losses, including nine missing pairs of Byakugan.

• The Hyuga Elders challenged Hiashi Hyuga, but he threatened to kill them if they interfered with his decisions.
• Hiashi ordered the Elders to stay quiet while he considered the clan’s response to the losses.
• Hizashi Hyuga told Hiashi that Hiruzen Sarutobi had arrived, and Hiashi tried to speak to his brother less formally.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Hiashi to explain the incident and the extent of the Hyuga Clan’s losses.
• Hiashi reported that nine Main Family members and seven Branch Family members had died, and nine pairs of Byakugan were missing.

Hyuga Hiashi asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to investigate the theft of nine pairs of Byakugan, but the search turned up no leads and was abandoned. In the Land of Grass, Uchiha Madara learned about Uchiha Jin’s Mangekyo and chose to continue his plan with Obito instead of contacting him; the chapter ended with an Anbu reporting to Hiruzen.

• Hyuga Hiashi told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Hyuga Clan had lost nine pairs of Byakugan and asked for help investigating.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to have the Anbu assist the Hyuga Clan, but Hiashi said they had no leads.
• After a week of fruitless searching, the Hyuga Clan and the Anbu left the Byakugan theft unresolved as Leaf Village focused on the war.
• White Zetsu told Uchiha Madara that Uchiha Jin had awakened the Mangekyo and gave him Jin’s file.
• Uchiha Madara decided not to contact Uchiha Jin and ordered White Zetsu to proceed with the original plan involving Obito.
• An Anbu knelt before Hiruzen Sarutobi in the Hokage’s office.

Anbu concluded that the Hyuga killings required help from an insider, leading Hiruzen Sarutobi to suspect Danzo. Danzo denied the attack and left after Hiruzen warned him not to target other clans before dealing with the Uchiha.

• An Anbu reported that investigators found no damage or chakra traces and judged the Hyuga killings to be the work of an insider.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi suspected Danzo, believing few others in Leaf Village could have carried out the attack undetected.
• Danzo confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi, denied killing Hyuga members, and complained that someone had framed him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi said the Hyuga Clan could not prove anything and warned Danzo not to target other clans while the Uchiha remained their main target.
• Danzo left, insisting he had not attacked the Hyuga, while Hiruzen Sarutobi wondered whether Danzo might be innocent.

Hiruzen Sarutobi refused Danzo’s request to handle Uchiha Jin, while Jin enjoyed his quiet life and considered how to protect the Uchiha Clan without drawing suspicion. The story left Jin waiting for a chance to build influence and secure a safe future for his family.

• Danzo urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to let him deal with Uchiha Jin, but Hiruzen refused because Jin was important and the village was at war.
• Uchiha Jin relaxed at home and concluded that the Hyuga matter had ended without exposing him.
• Jin planned to keep avoiding the war and use his peaceful retirement to grow stronger.
• Jin recognized that his honorary status gave him little authority in the Uchiha Clan and that its factions would oppose him if he sought power.
• Jin decided to wait for an opportunity to strengthen the clan and protect his future family without provoking the factions or village leaders.

Uchiha Jin agreed to become Itachi’s teacher after Fugaku asked him to guide his son and accepted Jin’s condition that Itachi’s education follow his methods. After Fugaku left Itachi in Jin’s care, Jin took his new student out to eat.

• Uchiha Jin opened his gate to Fugaku and Itachi, welcomed them inside, and playfully pinched Itachi’s cheek.
• Fugaku asked Uchiha Jin to become Itachi’s teacher.
• Uchiha Jin agreed on the condition that Itachi would not be sent to the battlefield young and that Fugaku would not interfere with Jin’s teaching.
• Fugaku accepted Jin’s terms, then left Itachi in his care.
• Uchiha Jin told Itachi it was time to eat and took him out.

Uchiha Jin took his new disciple, Uchiha Itachi, out of the compound to eat ramen and showed him how Konoha’s residents feared the Uchiha. At Ichiraku, Jin ordered for Itachi and boasted to Ayame about his new rank and income, only to admit that he had not yet received his pay.

• Uchiha Jin led Uchiha Itachi through Konoha’s commercial district, where frightened residents avoided the two Uchiha.
• Uchiha Itachi asked why they had left the compound, and Uchiha Jin told him they were going to eat.
• At Ichiraku Ramen, Uchiha Jin ordered his usual meal and Sauce Bone Ramen for Itachi, who struggled to speak to Teuchi.
• Ayame accused Uchiha Jin of eating for free and bringing another person to feed, and Jin bragged about his promotion and mission pay.
• Ayame demanded money, and Uchiha Jin admitted his bonus and salary had not yet been paid, prompting her to tease him for being broke.

Uchiha Jin celebrated becoming a Jonin with Teuchi and Ayame, then helped at their ramen shop alongside his new student, Itachi. Minato Namikaze and his team arrived, and Minato learned about Jin’s Mangekyō Sharingan and his ties to Teuchi’s family.

• Teuchi congratulated Jin on becoming a Jonin, closed the shop for the next day, and invited him to a celebratory meal.
• Jin agreed to celebrate with Teuchi and reflected on how Teuchi and Ayame had treated him kindly without expecting anything in return.
• Minato Namikaze arrived with his three disciples, and Ayame sent Jin to help prepare food while Itachi joined in.
• Itachi told Minato that Jin was his master and the only Uchiha in the clan to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Obito said Jin had once been an ordinary Class B student and vowed that he would awaken the Mangekyō too.
• Kakashi said he had met Jin at the shop before and had heard that Jin had been coming there regularly for years.

Rin Nohara and Ayame told the others about Uchiha Jin’s lonely and impoverished childhood, including how Ayame’s family had fed and supported him. Minato Namikaze agreed to befriend Jin, and Rin offered to do the same.

• Rin Nohara explained that Uchiha Jin had been ostracized and bullied by members of the Uchiha Clan as a child.
• Ayame revealed that after Jin’s parents died, the clan neglected him and his compensation money was embezzled, so he asked Teuchi to let him eat at their shop.
• Ayame said Teuchi fed Jin breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and asked Minato Namikaze to help guide him by becoming his friend.
• Obito complained about the clan’s treatment of Jin, while Itachi and Minato Namikaze stayed silent about the Uchiha Clan’s internal affairs.
• Minato Namikaze said Jin did not need their sympathy and agreed to be his friend.
• Rin Nohara offered to become friends with Jin as well.

Uchiha Jin reluctantly met Minato Namikaze’s squad after Ayame introduced them as his new friends, and he quickly got along with them. After leaving with Itachi, Jin reflected that Minato’s squad members seemed to have good character.

• Ayame encouraged Kakashi to make more friends, and he agreed after Minato Namikaze urged him to listen to his teacher.
• Jin brought ramen to Ayame and her companions, but Ayame stopped him and introduced him to Minato Namikaze, Rin Nohara, Kakashi, and Obito.
• Minato Namikaze praised Jin for his role in defeating Mist Village's Seven Ninja Swordsmen and said he was glad to be friends with him.
• Jin accepted their greetings, humbly credited Shisui and the rest of his squad, and chatted easily with Minato Namikaze’s group.
• Jin left with Itachi and reflected on the good character of Minato Namikaze’s squad.

Uchiha Jin considered whether supporting Minato Namikaze could help him coast through the future, but concluded Minato lacked the clan backing to challenge Hiruzen Sarutobi. He then explained to Itachi that he had no particular feelings toward the Uchiha Clan and was involved with them mainly because Fugaku paid him well.

• Uchiha Jin judged Minato Namikaze to be a good person but too weakly supported by clans to control Leaf Village or oppose Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Uchiha Jin reflected that Minato Squad members might meet tragic fates because Madara had targeted them, but decided the matter was beyond his concern.
• Itachi asked Uchiha Jin whether he hated the Uchiha Clan after hearing Ayame's account of his words.
• Uchiha Jin told Itachi that he viewed the Uchiha as strangers and had become involved with them largely because Fugaku offered him money.
• Uchiha Jin told Itachi to come to his house the next day for training, then left to go home.

Uchiha Itachi asked Uchiha Jin why people and villages could not resolve disputes peacefully, and Jin answered by comparing war to wolves and sheep struggling to survive. The conversation left Itachi confused by Jin’s claim that people fought because they would otherwise starve.

• Uchiha Itachi asked Uchiha Jin to discuss matters beyond ninjutsu, and Jin invited him to his home.
• At Jin’s house, Itachi described his battlefield experiences and asked why war and hatred could not be stopped.
• Jin asked Itachi why wolves ate sheep and sheep ate grass, prompting Itachi to consider the question.
• Itachi answered that wolves and sheep had to eat to survive, and Jin said that same need explained why people went to war.
• Itachi remained bewildered by Jin’s answer.

Uchiha Jin explained to Uchiha Itachi how hunger and unequal access to resources drove people and nations toward conflict. He argued that Sunagakure had gone to war with Leaf Village to redirect internal strife and settle the succession of the Fourth Kazekage.

• Uchiha Jin described how extreme hunger could drive people to abandon morality and do anything to survive.
• Uchiha Itachi said he understood the effects of hunger but asked how they related to war.
• Uchiha Jin compared the poor resources of the other great nations with the Land of Fire’s wealth and asked why they would accept peaceful inequality.
• Uchiha Itachi questioned whether land and resources justified the deaths caused by war.
• Uchiha Jin argued that Sunagakure used the Third Kazekage’s disappearance as a pretext to redirect internal conflicts and determine the next Kazekage.

Uchiha Jin explained the political interests behind the war to Uchiha Itachi and told him to question people’s motives. After Itachi returned home distracted, Fugaku asked what Jin could have taught him in half a day.

• Uchiha Jin explained how Sunagakure’s interests and other villages’ ambitions could lead to war, then told Itachi to look beyond appearances and judge actions.
• Uchiha Jin ended the lesson and said he would teach Itachi how to train the next day.
• Uchiha Itachi walked home lost in thought and failed to notice Mikoto Uchiha and Fugaku at the table.
• Mikoto Uchiha comforted Itachi when he explained that he was thinking about Jin’s lesson.
• Uchiha Fugaku summoned Itachi to the study and asked what Jin had taught him that had absorbed him so completely.

Itachi told Fugaku what Jin had taught him about war and the village, prompting Fugaku to recognize Jin’s insight and seek his advice on Uchiha affairs. Fugaku decided to put Jin fully in charge of the Police Force, while Itachi was left stunned by his father’s plans.

• Itachi recounted Jin’s analysis of war and explained how it had changed his understanding of Fugaku and the clan.
• Fugaku realized Jin had given Itachi insights he had never considered, including why Sunagakure could benefit regardless of the war’s outcome.
• Fugaku told Itachi to keep learning from Jin and ask him about the relationship between the Uchiha and the village.
• Fugaku decided to hand Jin full responsibility as Head of the Police Force and speak to him the next day.
• Itachi looked stunned by Fugaku’s decision.

Fugaku asked Itachi to investigate the relationship between the Uchiha and the village, and Itachi realized his father could not advise him on the matter. Mikoto urged Fugaku to appoint Uchiha Jin as the actual Head of the Police Force, leaving Fugaku resolved to raise the proposal at the clan meeting the next night.

• Fugaku asked Itachi to consult his teacher about the Uchiha’s relationship with the village and report back.
• Itachi agreed, privately doubting Fugaku’s ability to manage the clan’s problems.
• Mikoto learned that Itachi had looked down on Fugaku and encouraged her husband not to worry about losing his authority at home.
• Fugaku told Mikoto he wanted Uchiha Jin to take up the Head of the Police Force position in practice, but feared the clan’s reaction.
• Mikoto argued that the clan would not oppose its only Mangekyō wielder over such a matter and called Fugaku too indecisive.
• Fugaku agreed to bring Jin’s appointment up at the clan meeting the next night.

After Uchiha Fugaku agreed to support Uchiha Jin’s rise to power, Itachi spent a sleepless night reflecting on his teacher’s advice and went to visit him the next morning. He found Jin still asleep, so Itachi waited outside and trained.

• Uchiha Fugaku decided to support Uchiha Jin’s rise to power, and Mikoto encouraged him to use his authority as Clan Head.
• Itachi stayed awake thinking about Jin’s analysis and resolved to surpass his teacher in strength and wisdom.
• Itachi arrived at Jin’s home early, but Jin did not answer the door.
• Itachi asked Uchiha Tekka whether he had seen Jin leave, and Tekka explained that Jin usually slept until around noon.
• Itachi thanked Tekka, returned to Jin’s home, and quietly trained while waiting.