Chapter Summaries

Tsunade accepted Uchiha Jin’s offer to use Izanami to treat her hemophobia, insisting that he cast it immediately despite having only one chance. She fell unconscious after the technique took hold, and Uchiha Jin left her in Jiraiya’s care for up to three days.

• Uchiha Jin warned Tsunade that Izanami’s effects could take an unpredictable amount of time and that using it would consume a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, giving her only one chance.
• Tsunade chose to undergo Izanami at once, while Jiraiya urged her to wait until the next day.
• Uchiha Jin summoned a crow with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan and used touch as the medium to cast Izanami on Tsunade.
• Tsunade became unconscious as the technique took effect, and Orochimaru and Jiraiya discussed its touch-based activation and possible counters.
• Uchiha Jin told Jiraiya that Tsunade would be safe for three days and asked him to bring her over if she had not awakened by then, then left with Orochimaru.

Uchiha Jin inspected Orochimaru’s prototype firearms and discussed how Hot Weapons could be used against ninja. Orochimaru revealed more weapons he had designed, leaving Jin eager to see them.

• Orochimaru showed Uchiha Jin a twelve-round Pistol, which Jin test-fired accurately at a wooden stake.
• Orochimaru explained that the Pistol’s fixed trajectory and limited ammunition made it vulnerable in combat, while Jin argued that squads could cover each other and suppress enemies.
• Uchiha Jin test-fired a rifle that Orochimaru said had greater range and firepower, and recommended it as an army’s main weapon.
• Orochimaru demonstrated a Gatling Gun, but its barrels overheated and deformed because the available metals could not withstand its firing rate.
• Orochimaru showed Jin a rocket launcher and said its slow shells could be offset by massed fire, prompting Jin to call for its mass production and continued artillery development.
• Orochimaru revealed that the remaining Storage Scrolls held weapons he had modified with his own ideas, promising Jin a surprise.

Orochimaru introduced Uchiha Jin to weapons researchers Tono Hosuke and Inuzuka Akita, then presented their new ninjutsu bullet launcher. Tono demonstrated its elemental ammunition, leaving Jin impressed by the weapon’s potential.

• Orochimaru introduced Inuzuka Akita and Tono Hosuke as the last members of Konoha’s neglected Ninja Tool Development Team.
• Uchiha Jin invited the researchers to join the planned Konoha Research Institute and promised to fund their ideas, but Orochimaru said he had plans for them.
• Tono Hosuke explained how Chakra Capacitor Technology stored chakra in scrolls to release ninjutsu, and Jin compared it to the Uchiha Transcription Seal.
• Tono Hosuke unveiled the Type One Ninjutsu Bullet Launcher, which used special ammunition to produce elemental attacks.
• Tono Hosuke demonstrated fire and wind bullets, then described the lightning, earth, and water bullets and their intended uses.

Tono Hosuke demonstrated elemental, Kekkei Genkai, and Secret Technique Bullets to Uchiha Jin, explaining that the Chakra Capacitor’s limited capacity restricted their effects. Uchiha Jin agreed to fund further research and asked Tono Hosuke to pursue mass production as they prepared for Minato Namikaze’s inauguration ceremony.

• Tono Hosuke demonstrated Five Element bullets and explained that the Earth and Water bullets would improve when the Chakra Capacitor’s capacity increased.
• Tono Hosuke showed Uchiha Jin Kekkei Genkai Bullets, including an Ice Style bullet that froze an area and a Boil Style bullet that spread corrosive mist.
• Tono Hosuke demonstrated a Super Beast Imitation Picture bullet whose ink sparrow quickly dissolved because the Chakra Capacitor lacked capacity.
• Uchiha Jin asked whether the powerful Fire, Wind, Lightning, and Boil Style bullets could be mass-produced, and Tono Hosuke estimated he could establish production lines within half a month with enough funding.
• Orochimaru cautioned Tono Hosuke against promising too much, while Uchiha Jin offered funding and time without pressuring the researchers.
• Uchiha Jin shared research ideas with Tono Hosuke and the others, and they continued discussing until early morning before resting for Minato Namikaze’s inauguration ceremony.

Minato Namikaze prepared to take office as the Fourth Hokage while facing the uncertainty left by the previous day’s upheaval. After receiving support from his friends and allies, he gave his inauguration speech and promised to protect Konoha, ushering in a new era.

• Minato Namikaze reflected on Sarutobi Hiruzen’s rule and learned that Hiruzen and the Two Elders were stable but unconscious and unable to attend the ceremony.
• Hatake Kakashi gave Minato a letter from Jiraiya, who sent his congratulations and encouragement while caring for Tsunade.
• Uzumaki Kushina presented Minato with a Hokage robe and hat she had made, and Nara Shikaku briefed him before the ceremony.
• Nara Shikaku announced Minato as the Fourth Hokage to the assembled villagers, who cheered for him.
• Minato promised to protect every villager and called on Konoha to stand united, while Uchiha watched and anticipated a new era.

At his first Jonin Meeting as Hokage, Minato Namikaze appointed Uchiha Jin and Hyuga Hiashi as Konoha Elders, presenting appointment letters signed by Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura. The meeting accepted the appointments, and Jin and Hiashi took their seats beside Minato.

• Minato Namikaze arrived at the Jonin Meeting with Nara Shikaku, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade, while Uchiha Jin noticed Tsunade had recovered and she glared at him.
• Minato explained that Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura were still bedridden and had recommended two new Elders to assist him.
• Minato announced that Uchiha Jin and Hyuga Hiashi had been appointed Konoha Elders, shocking the assembled Jonin.
• Nara Shikaku and Tsunade examined the appointment letters and confirmed that the signatures were genuine, though Shikaku questioned the different ink.
• Jin and Hiashi said the Third Generation and the others had offered them the positions, and Minato led the meeting in applauding their appointments.
• Jin and Hiashi took the seats beside Minato, formally assuming their roles as Konoha Elders.

Uchiha Jin presented evidence of Shimura Danzō’s crimes at a Jonin Meeting, including plots against peace and collusion with enemy countries. Nara Shikaku broadly accepted the charges, while Jiraiya learned that Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan were safe and Akatsuki had taken over the Land of Rain.

• Minato Namikaze began the Jonin Meeting’s discussion of how to deal with Shimura Danzō and asked Uchiha Jin to present the charges.
• Uchiha Jin listed seven crimes and assured Nara Shikaku that the Konoha Military Police Force had evidence for every charge.
• Uchiha Jin showed Nara Shikaku agreements linking Shimura Danzō to leaders of other countries and described Root’s attempts to reignite war in the Land of Rain.
• Jiraiya learned that Shimura Danzō and Hanzō the Salamander had targeted Akatsuki, but Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan were safe and Akatsuki had taken over the Land of Rain.
• Nara Shikaku broadly acknowledged the charges against Shimura Danzō, prompting an uproar in the Meeting Room.

Uchiha Jin accused Shimura Danzō of persecuting comrades and exposed how Danzō had undermined Hatake Sakumo, driving him to suicide. The meeting was left grieving Sakumo’s death and reconsidering the choices and motives behind it.

• Shimura Yoshio said the Shimura Clan had suffered under Shimura Danzō and had severed ties with him, while Nara Shikaku backed his account.
• Nara Shikaku asked Uchiha Jin for evidence that Shimura Danzō had persecuted comrades, and Jin pointed to Danzō’s Sharinga-covered arm before turning to Hatake Sakumo’s death.
• Uchiha Jin explained that Shimura Danzō had used a mission dilemma to discredit Hatake Sakumo after Sakumo chose to save his comrades.
• Uchiha Jin said rumors about Sakumo’s choice had driven him to suicide and blamed his death on Shimura Danzō, while also implicating Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• The ninjas in the Meeting Room mourned Hatake Sakumo and considered whether they would choose the mission or their comrades.

Minato Namikaze publicly vindicated Hatake Sakumo and urged Konoha’s ninja to prioritize protecting their comrades. The Meeting Room then agreed to publicly execute Shimura Danzō, with the execution date still to be chosen.

• Minato Namikaze apologized to Hatake Sakumo on behalf of Konoha and declared that choosing comrades over missions was not wrong.
• Minato Namikaze told the ninja that the village would support them and that they should protect themselves and their comrades during missions.
• The Meeting Room applauded Minato Namikaze, while Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru reassessed their views of him.
• Uchiha Jin handed Nara Shikaku a document listing additional alleged victims of Shimura Danzō and said it would be organized and posted publicly.
• Uchiha Jin proposed that Shimura Danzō be publicly executed, and Minato Namikaze and the Meeting Room approved the sentence.

Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Jin exposed how Shimura Danzō had turned Root into a rival Anbu and infiltrated the Anbu to help assassinate Sarutobi Hiruzen. Minato ordered a screening of the Anbu and appointed Uchiha Jin as its minister, with elite ninja from the Military Police Force and Hyuga Clan assigned to assist.

• Minato Namikaze outlined the problems left by Root and explained that it had grown from an Anbu training class into a force loyal only to Shimura Danzō.
• Uchiha Jin revealed that Danzō had planted agents in the Anbu and used them to obtain Sarutobi Hiruzen’s itinerary for an assassination attempt.
• Uchiha Jin said Sarutobi Shinnosuke and his accompanying Anbu had died in the ambush, while Tenzo had turned against the attackers and helped save Hiruzen.
• Minato Namikaze announced that all active Anbu personnel would be screened.
• Minato Namikaze appointed Uchiha Jin as Anbu Minister and assigned elite ninja from the Konoha Military Police Force and Hyuga Clan to help with the screening.

Minato Namikaze appointed Uchiha Jin as Anbu Minister and gave the Konoha Military Police Force responsibility for all internal security, alarming the assembled ninjas. After Tsunade objected, Minato asked Uchiha Jin to respond to her concerns.

• Minato Namikaze appointed Uchiha Jin Anbu Minister, prompting the meeting attendees to suspect the two had long-standing ties.
• Minato conscripted Hizashi Hyuga to lead the Hokage Shadow Guard and assigned internal village security to the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Tsunade challenged Minato's decision, but Hyuga Hiashi and Nara Shikaku urged her to use proper titles and avoid divisive language.
• Tsunade restated her concerns about the Uchiha Clan's suitability, and Minato asked Uchiha Jin to answer her.

Uchiha Jin defended the Uchiha Clan’s strict enforcement of Konoha’s laws against Tsunade’s criticism, arguing that the Military Police Force was applying rules set by the village. He left the Meeting Room questioning why the Uchiha Clan was blamed instead of considering whether the village or its laws were at fault.

• Tsunade argued that the Uchiha Clan’s harsh attitude made it unsuitable for the Konoha Military Police Force, but Uchiha Jin denied ever saying the clan could not do the work.
• Orochimaru and Jiraiya confirmed that Uchiha Jin had described the Military Police Force as a trap, not the Uchiha Clan as incapable of performing its duties.
• Uchiha Jin asked the Meeting Room what laws and rules meant, then defended strict enforcement as necessary to maintain order.
• Tsunade criticized the Military Police Force for confiscating street vendors’ goods and imprisoning them, but Uchiha Jin cited a regulation issued by Senju Tobirama in Konoha’s Eighth Year.
• Jiraiya argued that people sometimes had no choice but to break the law, and Uchiha Jin asked why the village and its laws were not also held responsible.

Uchiha Jin argued that the Uchiha Clan had been unfairly blamed and asked Konoha’s leaders to judge them without prejudice. Minato Namikaze backed the clan’s proposal to restructure the Konoha Military Police Force and revise village laws, then turned the meeting over to Uchiha Jin for a presentation.

• Uchiha Jin defended the Uchiha Clan’s record and urged the meeting to investigate conflicts before blaming the clan.
• Minato Namikaze said disputes between the Uchiha Clan and civilians stemmed from flaws in the village’s rules and regulations.
• Minato Namikaze revealed that he had reviewed the Uchiha Clan’s proposal to reorganize the Konoha Military Police Force and revise village laws.
• The meeting showed interest in the proposal after learning that the Uchiha Clan would not monopolize the lawmaking process.
• Minato Namikaze asked Uchiha Jin to explain the restructuring, and Uchiha Jin said the clan had prepared a PPT.

Uchiha Jin presented a plan to reorganize Konoha’s overlapping security departments and establish a systematic administrative structure. He and Minato Namikaze urged the meeting to support gradual reform, assuring officials that experienced personnel would still have opportunities.

• Uchiha Jin used a newly developed presentation program to explain the overlapping duties and confusion among Konoha’s security departments.
• Uchiha Jin described systematization as integrating, standardizing, and continually evolving the village’s administrative structure.
• Nara Shikaku asked Uchiha Jin to explain systematization and what changes he intended to make.
• Uchiha Jin proposed breaking apart and reorganizing the existing departments to build a new Konoha.
• Minato Namikaze said the village would begin with security-related departments, while Uchiha Jin assured officials that experienced workers would have priority for positions after the reform.

Uchiha Jin presented a reform charter beginning with the Konoha Military Police Force and later discussed reforms to the Anbu. In the hospital, Sarutobi Hiruzen learned what had happened while he was unconscious and suspected that someone had manipulated him and Shimura Danzō.

• Uchiha Jin introduced the reform plan, saying it would begin with the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen awoke in Konoha Hospital, and Sarutobi Asuma brought doctors and nurses to examine him.
• Sarutobi Asuma told Sarutobi Hiruzen that Tsunade had returned, Shimura Danzō had suppressed her, and Uchiha Jin had subdued Shimura Danzō.
• Sarutobi Asuma explained that Mitokado Homura was recovering but Utatane Koharu was gravely weakened and might not wake soon.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen suspected that someone had manipulated him and Shimura Danzō, while Uchiha Jin's presentation moved on to the Anbu.

Uchiha Jin explained how Konoha would reorganize the Anbu, Military Police Force, Judicial Court, Inspection Department, and Village Management Team, including how their positions would be staffed. Tsunade, Orochimaru, Nara Shikaku, Hyuga Hiashi, and the other leaders supported the reforms, which Minato Namikaze said would begin immediately.

• Uchiha Kankan described the revised duties of the Anbu and how several departments would be split up or incorporated into other organizations.
• Uchiha Jin outlined the leadership, staffing, and district structure of the Judicial Court, Inspection Department, and Military Police Force, saying vacancies would be filled on merit.
• Tsunade asked whether merit-based selection applied to senior posts, and Uchiha Jin confirmed that it did except for hereditary ministerial positions.
• Tsunade, Orochimaru, Nara Shikaku, Hyuga Hiashi, and the other leaders voiced support for the reforms.
• Minato Namikaze said Uchiha Elder would publicly list the new positions and announced that the reforms would begin immediately.

Minato Namikaze directed Konoha to rebuild its border defenses and approach postwar negotiations as a victorious nation. The meeting then reviewed compensation for fallen shinobi and established a total payout of 1,092,400,000 ryo, leaving the decision on the proposal pending.

• Nara Shikaku raised border defense, negotiations, reconstruction, and compensation as urgent postwar matters.
• Minato Namikaze ordered the village to retake and rebuild border Guard Posts, restore defenses, and prepare supplies despite depleted Logistics Department stocks.
• Minato Namikaze instructed envoys to test other villages’ positions while remembering that Konoha was the victorious nation.
• Nara Shikaku explained that Uchiha Jin had previously rejected the compensation proposal because it lacked proper procedure and the Hokage’s signature.
• Nara Shikaku reported that compensation was due for 2,731 fallen shinobi at 400,000 ryo each, totaling 1,092,400,000 ryo.

Nara Shikaku outlined Konoha’s war casualties and the roughly 985.5 million liang needed for consolation payments and disability subsidies. Minato Namikaze learned that the village had only about two billion liang available, much of which was already needed for supplies and ninja pay, so the Finance Department had turned to the Uchiha Elder for funds.

• Nara Shikaku reported that Konoha needed roughly 985.5 million liang for consolation money and disability subsidies.
• Minato Namikaze asked Utatane Zhengnan about the Finance Department’s funds and learned that Konoha’s wartime income fell short of its expenses.
• Utatane Zhengnan explained that Konoha had about two billion liang available after receiving mineral compensation from Kumogakure.
• Utatane Zhengnan said that supply reserves, payment for survivors of the Kikyo Mountain Battle, and other mission rewards would consume nearly all available funds.
• Utatane Zhengnan said the Finance Department had to ask the Uchiha Elder for money.

Uchiha Jin pushed for oversight of Konoha’s finances and proposed reforms to support the village’s orphans. The meeting approved the Inspection Department’s leadership, then ended with Uchiha describing how Hero Orphans struggled to live on their subsidies.

• Uchiha Jin insisted that the Uchiha Clan would audit subsidy spending and procurement, then proposed establishing an Inspection Department.
• Uchiha Jin named Uchiha Setsuna as department head and recommended Hyuga Hiashi and clan ninjas for its staff.
• Nara Shikaku recommended Maruboshi Kosuke as the other deputy head, and Minato Namikaze assigned Shikaku to persuade him to accept.
• Uchiha Jin raised the plight of Konoha’s orphans and explained that Hero Orphans often left foster care too young to manage their monthly subsidies or feed themselves.

Uchiha Jin rallied Konoha's ninja to reform the Foster Class by reminding them how many orphaned children had suffered hunger and hardship. The meeting backed reform, and Jin planned to link the Foster Class to the Konoha Orphanage.

• Uchiha Jin described the losses caused by decades of war and recalled how many ninja orphans had struggled to survive after leaving the Foster Class.
• Uchiha Jin declared the village's arrangements for Hero Orphans incomplete, prompting Utatane Zhengnan to argue that reform should wait until Konoha's finances improved.
• Uchiha Jin invoked the children left behind by the Kikyo Mountain Battle and asked whether the ninja present wanted their own children to go hungry if they died.
• The ninja in the Meeting Room demanded immediate reform of the Foster Class, leaving Utatane Zhengnan unable to object.
• Uchiha Jin decided to connect the Foster Class reform to the Konoha Orphanage.