Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Jin followed Afei to the hidden underground base at Mountain Cemetery, where Afei’s vine-like armor enhanced Jin’s abilities and carried him through the earth. They arrived at Uchiha Madara’s old cavern, found Uchiha Obito missing, and Afei decided to take Jin to the White Zetsu training area.

• Uchiha Jin followed Afei through the wilderness of Mountain Cemetery to a valley filled with a giant beast’s skeleton and cave entrances.
• Afei admitted he did not know the cave routes and wrapped Jin in vines before taking control of their body.
• Afei’s armor fed vital Chakra into Jin and carried him underground without resistance.
• Afei brought Jin to the sparse cavern where Uchiha Madara had once stayed.
• Afei noticed Uchiha Obito was absent and guessed he was training the other White Zetsu, then offered to take Jin there.

Uchiha Jin inspected Uchiha Obito’s training of the White Zetsus and learned that most had become a disciplined army, though a small group remained impossible to organize. He supplied new weapons and ordered one battalion prepared for a mission in three days: wiping out Sky Ninja Village.

• Uchiha Obito gave up trying to drill a hundred or so unusually unruly White Zetsus and said he could not manage them.
• Uchiha Obito demonstrated that the other White Zetsus could form up and march in disciplined formations on command.
• Uchiha Obito told Uchiha Jin he had organized the army but could not choose officers because the White Zetsus would not accept leaders and all looked alike.
• Uchiha Jin decided to appoint officers from the village and gave Uchiha Obito storage scrolls containing new weapons.
• Uchiha Jin ordered Uchiha Obito to equip one battalion and prepare for a mission in three days to wipe out Sky Ninja Village.

Yahiko and Konan led the Amegakure Delegation through the prosperous Land of Fire toward Konoha, discussing the changes underway in the Land of Rain and Big Brother Jin’s plans. Jiraiya met them on the road and welcomed them, then invited them to enter the village and meet Minato.

• Yahiko and Konan compared the Land of Fire’s resources and peaceful conditions with the hardships faced by the citizens of the Land of Rain.
• Yahiko and Konan discussed Big Brother Jin’s rapid advances, including Sunagakure’s near-bloodless capture and the events of the Third Shinobi World War.
• Yahiko and Konan arrived near Konoha, where Jiraiya descended onto the road to greet them.
• Jiraiya reunited with Yahiko and Konan, praised how much they had grown, and heard Yahiko credit Big Brother Jin for their leadership in Amegakure.
• Konan stopped Yahiko from revealing more about Shimura Danzō and Root, and Jiraiya led the delegation toward the village entrance to meet Minato.

Yahiko and the Amegakure Delegation arrived in Konoha, where Minato personally welcomed them, honoring Amegakure despite the difference in their villages’ standing. Jiraiya then planned to show Yahiko and Konan around Konoha before Minato hosted them for dinner.

• Jiraiya told Yahiko that Minato was waiting to welcome the Amegakure Delegation, and Yahiko recognized the political significance of Minato’s gesture.
• Yahiko, Konan, and the delegation met Minato at Konoha’s entrance and exchanged formal pleasantries.
• Minato returned to the Hokage Tower, while Konoha staff guided the delegation to an inn.
• Jiraiya led Yahiko and Konan away from the inn, and Yahiko praised Minato’s warmth as Konan compared Yahiko to a Little Sun.
• Jiraiya explained that Minato would host them at his home after work and offered to take them to Ichiraku Ramen and show them around Konoha.

Jiraiya took Yahiko and Konan out to celebrate their reunion, and they ended up dining at the expensive Akimichi Clan Barbecue Restaurant. Their conversation turned to Konoha’s recent victories and a growing question about why the village had accepted worse terms after past wars.

• Yahiko objected to Jiraiya’s plan to treat them to ramen, and Konan offered to pay for their meal.
• Jiraiya chose the Akimichi Clan Barbecue Restaurant, where the three ate heartily before Yahiko and Konan saw the costly bill.
• Jiraiya explained that Konoha’s recent prosperity came from war payments and favorable negotiations with Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure.
• Jiraiya warned Yahiko that dark currents were stirring beneath Konoha’s celebrations as people questioned why the village had conceded benefits after past victories.

Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Sarutobi Hiruzen discussed rumors blaming them for past failures and recognized that Uchiha Jin was using the controversy to distract them while pursuing a plan against the nobles. As the rumors threatened their standing, Sarutobi proposed exposing Uchiha Jin’s plan and suggested they might use it to regain their positions.

• Mitokado Homura read rumors accusing the three elders of mishandling conflicts and negotiations, while Utatane Koharu blamed Uchiha and possibly Minato Namikaze.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen suspected Uchiha Jin had spread the rumors to retaliate against them and to keep them from interfering with his plan against the nobles.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu warned that the rumors could destroy their reputations, and Sarutobi urged them to avoid directly arguing against them.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen said he would strike first by exposing Uchiha Jin’s plan against the nobles.
• Mitokado Homura questioned whether anyone would believe the accusation without proof, and Sarutobi said handling it properly could help them escape the crisis and reclaim their positions.

Yahiko and Konan visited Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina, where Yahiko and Minato discussed the Land of Rain’s recovery and plans for an East Water West Transfer meeting. Yahiko and Minato discovered they had matching rings from Uchiha Jin, suggesting the rings were connected to his way of attending the meeting.

• Jiraiya brought Yahiko and Konan to Minato Namikaze’s home, where Uzumaki Kushina welcomed them and Konan helped prepare dinner.
• After dinner, Minato Namikaze told Yahiko that Jin’s personal funds had supported the Land of Rain’s recovery, and Yahiko explained their plan to resolve the crisis quickly before easing internal conflicts.
• Minato Namikaze said he had arranged a closed-door meeting with Sunagakure’s representative to discuss the East Water West Transfer, and Yahiko confirmed that Uchiha Jin would attend despite being away from the village.
• Jiraiya asked how Uchiha Jin could attend while away, and Minato Namikaze said he did not know how Jin planned to do it.
• Yahiko noticed the ring Uchiha Jin had given him, and Minato Namikaze revealed that he wore a matching ring engraved with a different character.

Minato Namikaze and Yahiko used Uchiha Jin’s Phantom Body Technique to meet him, Uchiha Obito, and Nagato inside a cave and learned how the ring-based communication method worked. Their connection was interrupted when Jiraiya found their bodies unconscious, and he warned them to use the technique cautiously.

• Minato Namikaze and Yahiko followed a strange pull from their rings and found their hazy projections inside a cave with Uchiha Jin, Uchiha Obito, and Nagato.
• Minato Namikaze recognized Nagato by his Rinnegan, and Yahiko introduced them to each other.
• Uchiha Jin explained that the rings used fragments of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and Hashirama Cells to transmit Chakra as Mental Waves, with the statue acting as a base station.
• Minato Namikaze and Yahiko’s projections vanished when their bodies were disturbed, and Jiraiya woke them in Minato’s study.
• Minato Namikaze and Yahiko explained the technique to Jiraiya, who warned them that it left their bodies defenseless.

Minato Namikaze and Yahiko used the Phantom Body Technique to join a meeting with Uchiha Jin and representatives from Konoha, Sunagakure, and Amegakure. Uchiha Jin revealed that his plan was to unite the entire Ninja World within a year, and Rasa challenged him over the death toll such a war would bring.

• Minato Namikaze and Yahiko lost consciousness to attend the meeting, while Jiraiya stayed behind to guard their bodies.
• Uchiha Jin introduced Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Obito, Minato Namikaze, Hyuga Hiashi, Hizashi Hyuga, Rasa, Chiyo, Yahiko, and Nagato as the meeting's participants.
• Uchiha Jin explained to Rasa and Chiyo that the East Water West Transfer Project aimed to prepare several nations for integration.
• Uchiha Jin declared that his goal extended beyond four countries to the entire Ninja World.
• Rasa condemned Uchiha Jin's plan as a devastating unification war, and Uchiha Jin argued that it would end centuries of conflict within one year.

Uchiha Jin persuaded Chiyo Elder and Rasa to commit Sunagakure to his plan to unify the Ninja World, arguing that a three-month window would let their side build an advantage. He outlined preparations to weaken dissent in Konoha and resolve the Hyuga Clan’s internal conflict, possibly by linking it to Sarutobi Hiruzen’s problem.

• Chiyo Elder questioned whether unifying the Ninja World could prevent future wars, and Uchiha Jin argued that a unified government could provide centuries of peace by resolving disputes internally.
• Chiyo Elder asked how their coalition could win against the rest of the Ninja World, and Uchiha Jin said they could confront their enemies in stages while using the next three months to strengthen their position.
• Chiyo Elder pledged Sunagakure’s support, and Rasa agreed that they had to give the plan everything they had.
• Uchiha Jin explained that the villages were recovering from the Third Shinobi World War and said the coalition had only three months to prepare instead of a year.
• Uchiha Jin told Minato Namikaze and Hyuga Hiashi to address dissent in Konoha and the Hyuga Clan’s internal conflicts, and he suggested linking the two problems to resolve them together.

Uchiha Jin outlined Sunagakure and Amegakure’s urgent work and explained that he did not intend to unify the shinobi world using shinobi. After Chiyo Elder questioned how ordinary people could fight with New Weapons, Uchiha clarified that he had never said he would build an army out of ordinary people.

• Uchiha Jin said the East Water West Transfer project had to advance and called for the villages to cultivate trusted allies within three months.
• Chiyo Elder warned that shinobi from the three villages could not quickly develop enough trust to fight effectively together.
• Uchiha Jin said he did not intend to use the villages’ shinobi to unify the shinobi world and wanted shinobi to serve as productive forces rather than weapons of war.
• Chiyo Elder questioned whether New Weapons could make ordinary people competitive against shinobi, citing the weaknesses of Sunagakure’s Puppet Masters.
• Uchiha Jin said he had never claimed he would build an army out of ordinary people.

Uchiha Jin revealed that White Zetsu could be used as a Biological Weapon army and began explaining the ancient threat that lay beyond the plan to unify the Shinobi World. He summoned allies to hear the full account, and the chapter ended with a drunken Tsunade appearing in the Mind Space.

• Uchiha Obito projected an image of White Zetsu, and Uchiha Jin explained its creation and abilities as a Biological Weapon.
• Chiyo Elder and Minato Namikaze questioned Uchiha Jin about Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, the Extraterrestrial Enemies, and Obito and Rin’s connection to the matter.
• Uchiha Jin announced that resisting the Extraterrestrial Enemies was the goal behind unifying the Shinobi World.
• Uchiha Jin summoned Orochimaru, Yakushi Nonō, Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Itachi, Nohara Rin, Nara Shikaku, Might Duy, Konan, and others to hear his explanation.
• Tsunade appeared in the Mind Space lying prone and thoroughly drunk.

Uchiha Jin explained the Ōtsutsuki Clan’s history and how Ōtsutsuki Kaguya came to rule the world after betraying Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. He described Kaguya’s preparations for the Ōtsutsuki’s return and left off as her sons turned against her over the creation of White Zetsu.

• Uchiha Jin told the gathered group that the Ōtsutsuki Clan planted God Trees to consume planets and produce Chakra Fruits, and explained how their Kek allowed them to reincarnate.
• Orochimaru said he understood the Ōtsutsuki’s pursuit of evolution but wanted to witness more of the world, while Minato Namikaze warned that his thinking was dangerous.
• Uchiha Jin revealed that Ōtsutsuki Kaguya had betrayed her superior, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and eaten the Chakra Fruit after Isshiki escaped near death using Sukuna-Hikona.
• Uchiha Jin explained that Ōtsutsuki Kaguya had two sons, Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo and Ōtsutsuki Hamura, and had turned the planet’s people into White Zetsu to prepare for war.
• Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo and Ōtsutsuki Hamura rebelled against their mother after discovering that she had transformed ordinary people into biological weapons.

Uchiha Jin explained the origins of the Moon, the Hyuga, and the conflict between Indra and Asura, then revealed how Black Zetsu manipulated Uchiha Madara into pursuing Infinite Tsukuyomi. The group learned that Black Zetsu had already been dealt with and came to see Madara as a deceived man rather than an untouchable enemy.

• Uchiha Jin explained that Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo and Ōtsutsuki Hamura sealed Ōtsutsuki Kaguya on the Moon, and that the Hyuga Clan descended from Hamura.
• Uchiha Jin told Hyuga Hiashi that the Ōtsutsuki descendants on the Moon were nearing extinction, prompting Hiashi to reaffirm his resolve to change the Hyuga Clan's system.
• Uchiha Jin explained that Indra and Asura's descendants founded the Uchiha and Senju clans, and that their reincarnations included Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama.
• Uchiha Jin revealed that Black Zetsu had manipulated history for thousands of years to arrange Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's revival through Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Minato Namikaze asked whether Black Zetsu had been dealt with, and Uchiha Jin confirmed that he had.
• Uchiha Jin explained how Black Zetsu altered the Sage of Six Paths' stone tablet and deceived Uchiha Madara into awakening the Rinnegan and pursuing his plan for permanent peace.

Uchiha Jin explained how Uchiha Madara used Nagato and Uchiha Obito to pursue his plan, and how Jin later defeated Obito’s scheme and sealed Black Zetsu. He warned that Ōtsutsuki invaders would arrive in about twenty years, leaving the Mind Space facing a future where even the strongest could be defeated.

• Uchiha Jin revealed that Uchiha Madara transplanted his Rinnegan into Uzumaki Nagato and chose Uchiha Obito as his successor and spokesperson.
• Uchiha Jin explained that Uchiha Obito awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan at twelve or thirteen, while Uchiha Madara possessed the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and later awakened the Rinnegan.
• Uchiha Jin said he had avoided confronting Uchiha Madara, secretly saved Rin, and waited until Madara died before knocking sense into Uchiha Obito and sealing Black Zetsu.
• Uchiha Jin warned that new members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan would arrive in about twenty years, and that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki would find a vessel and begin causing trouble.
• Uchiha Jin described a future in which Indra and Asura’s reincarnations lost to the Ōtsutsuki, leaving the Ninja World in grave danger.

Jin explained why Ōtsutsuki were nearly immune to ordinary ninjutsu and described three ways to oppose them: attain Six Paths power, use Natural Energy, or rely on pure power. The discussion ended with Jin placing hope in Orochimaru to help others access Sage Mode through the Summoning Holy Lands, leaving Orochimaru confused about why he had been chosen.

• Jin told the Mind Space that Ōtsutsuki absorbed Chakra-based ninjutsu and wielded Divine Techniques, making ordinary ninjas nearly helpless against them.
• Jin said direct descendants of Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo or Ōtsutsuki Hamura could potentially reach the Six Paths Level, citing Uchiha Madara and the Hyuga Clan's Tenseigan as examples.
• Jin explained that Senju Hashirama and Uzumaki Kushina might also attain Six Paths power, while Minato, Chiyo, and Rasa reacted to the bloodline limits.
• Jin revealed that Natural Energy and Sage Mode could damage Ōtsutsuki, prompting Minato to decide to train more seriously in Sage Mode.
• Jin said the Three Great Sage Lands controlled access to their Sage Mode teachings and suggested relying on Orochimaru, who questioned why Jin had chosen him.

Uchiha Jin described Orochimaru’s future Cursed Seal research and revealed that Orochimaru would have two biological sons, then warned the group about Ōtsutsuki Zhiju’s godlike abilities. The group turned to Taijutsu and other preparations against the Ōtsutsuki Clan, while Zhiju remained a possible future threat despite his consciousness having left his body.

• Uchiha Jin told Orochimaru that his future Cursed Seal would let people use Natural Energy, could enable endless revival, and would eventually have a perfected form.
• Uchiha Jin revealed that Orochimaru would have two biological sons, Ihai and Mitsuki, and that Orochimaru would be both their father and mother, startling Tsunade and the others.
• Orochimaru agreed to pursue Cursed Seal research, and Uchiha Jin said White Zetsu would search for Jugō while the group prioritized mass-producing New Weapons.
• Uchiha Jin identified Taijutsu as a way to fight ordinary Ōtsutsuki, then described Ōtsutsuki Zhiju’s three ultimate eyes and four godlike Divine Techniques.
• Uchiha Jin explained that Zhiju’s consciousness had left his body for an unknown dimension, but he did not rule out Zhiju returning or having left a hidden safeguard.

Uchiha Jin warned the Mind Space that the Ōtsutsuki Clan could recover techniques from Ōtsutsuki Zhiju's body, then explained the Clan's formidable physical abilities and how the Eight Gates Released Formation could counter them. The group learned that Might Guy's future power could nearly kill Six Paths Madara, leaving them to consider Taijutsu's potential against the Ōtsutsuki.

• Uchiha Jin warned that Ōtsutsuki Zhiju's body might let the Ōtsutsuki Clan reproduce his Divine Techniques, including Omnipotence, and described how that technique could alter everyone's perception of two people's identities.
• Uchiha Shisui revealed that his Kotoamatsukami also altered consciousness, and Uchiha Jin explained its limits and reassured the group that a future inheritor of Omnipotence would be far weaker than Ōtsutsuki Zhiju.
• Orochimaru warned that scientists might use Ōtsutsuki Zhiju's body as the foundation for an even stronger being, but Uchiha Jin said the Ōtsutsuki Clan was unlikely to pursue such research extensively.
• Uchiha Jin told Minato Namikaze that Ōtsutsuki bodies were vastly stronger than the Raikage's, regenerated rapidly, and wielded many space-time Divine Techniques.
• Uchiha Jin described how the Eight Gates Released Formation could amplify powerful fighters, explaining that Might Guy's eighth gate let him fight Six Paths Madara and nearly kill him with one kick.

Uchiha Jin explained how unifying the Ninja World would prepare it to face the Ōtsutsuki Clan, and outlined the commanders and equipment needed for a White Zetsu army. He planned to deploy fifty thousand White Zetsu and recruit around four thousand commanders, including five hundred Uchiha Clan members.

• Uchiha Jin said the Ninja World needed to unite to fight the Ōtsutsuki Clan, and explained that he had planned to shift the Unification War’s hatred onto the White Zetsu.
• Uchiha Jin said the hundred thousand White Zetsu lacked commanders, so shinobi from the major villages would need to lead them across multiple fronts.
• Uchiha Jin described an army structure that would deploy fifty thousand White Zetsu while keeping the other fifty thousand in reserve, reducing the need to about four thousand commanders.
• Uchiha Jin said the Uchiha Clan could provide five hundred usable members, prompting everyone in the Mind Space to gasp.

Uchiha Jin and the leaders in the Mind Space gathered trustworthy ninja for an upcoming effort, then outlined the three stages of the East Water West Transfer project. They left the project’s detailed planning to the others while Jin prepared to focus on a secret operation with Kumogakure.

• Uchiha Jin, Hyuga Hiashi, Minato Namikaze, Orochimaru, and leaders from Sunagakure and Amegakure reported how many trustworthy subordinates they could gather, totaling two thousand eight hundred.
• Uchiha Jin asked everyone to recruit at least another one thousand two hundred people over the coming months while he focused on other matters.
• Uchiha Jin asked Orochimaru to stay and help review the East Water West Transfer project.
• Uchiha Jin outlined three stages: rebuilding water systems and reservoirs, creating a desert water network and anti-seepage system in the Land of Wind, and testing the system before ecological restoration.