Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Jin rejected Uchiha Obito’s suggestion to kill Black Zetsu and proposed keeping him as a future ally in rescuing Ōtsutsuki Kaguya. He warned that the Ōtsutsuki Clan posed a grave threat and revealed that more Ōtsutsuki would arrive in about twenty years, while Ōtsutsuki Isshiki remained alive.

• Black Zetsu deduced that Uchiha Jin had told Uchiha Obito the truth and suspected Jin possessed a Mangekyō Sharingan that could reveal the past or future.
• Uchiha Obito urged Uchiha Jin to kill Black Zetsu, but Jin ordered Obito to seal him inside Kamui Space instead.
• Uchiha Jin explained that they could someday work with Ōtsutsuki Kaguya against the Ōtsutsuki Clan beyond their world.
• Uchiha Jin warned Uchiha Obito that no one in the current Ninja World could withstand an Ōtsutsuki in a prolonged fight.
• Uchiha Jin told Black Zetsu that new Ōtsutsuki would arrive in about twenty years and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was still alive, shocking him.

Uchiha Jin told Black Zetsu that he would restrict him but might cooperate in rescuing Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, then planned to transfer control of the Land of Rain to Yahiko and Nagato. He left the future of the Land of Rain in their hands and urged Nagato to prepare to step into the sunlight.

• Black Zetsu rejected Uchiha Jin's claim that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was alive, but Jin said he would restrict him and might help rescue Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
• Uchiha Jin told Uchiha Obito to put Black Zetsu in his Kamui Space, and Obito complied.
• Uchiha Jin extinguished the flames, and Yahiko approached with the unconscious Konan before stopping at the sight of Uchiha Obito.
• Uchiha Obito introduced himself and apologized to Yahiko, who accepted his apology.
• Uchiha Jin told Yahiko and Uchiha Obito that he would control Hanzō the Salamander and gradually transfer his power to them.
• Uchiha Jin said the future of the Land of Rain depended on them and told them to have Nagato prepare to stand in the sunlight.

Hanzō the Salamander gathered Amegakure’s leaders and the Akatsuki Organization after returning injured from a battle with the force behind the rising conflicts. He announced that Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan would become his Direct Disciples.

• Ametsuyu told Hanzō the Salamander that Amegakure’s leaders and the Akatsuki Organization had assembled for his announcement.
• Hanzō the Salamander entered the conference room, prompting Rain Ninja to react with alarm at his injuries.
• Hanzō the Salamander explained that he had defeated the mastermind behind the efforts to inflame conflicts in the Land of Rain, but withheld the person’s identity.
• Hanzō the Salamander introduced Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan and declared them his Direct Disciples.

Hanzō the Salamander named Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan as his disciples and successors, explaining that Amegakure needed leaders strong enough to protect the Land of Rain. He revealed Nagato’s Rinnegan to win the trio support, leaving the Rain Ninja stunned by the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths.

• Hanzō the Salamander announced that Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan were his first disciples.
• Hanzō the Salamander declared that the trio would become Amegakure’s future leaders and elders.
• Hanzō the Salamander explained that he needed to prepare successors because he was growing old and the Land of Rain faced powerful neighboring nations.
• Hanzō the Salamander called Nagato forward and asked him to reveal his eyes to the Meeting Room.
• The Rain Ninja recognized Nagato’s eyes as the legendary Rinnegan, and Hanzō the Salamander confirmed they were the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths.

Hanzō the Salamander rallied the Rain Ninja and Akatsuki Organization around Nagato and his Rinnegan, promising to strengthen the Land of Rain and protect it from the great nations. After the meeting, he ordered the group to keep Nagato’s identity secret and called Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan to go with him.

• Some Rain Ninja questioned whether the Sage of Six Paths had truly existed, but Hanzō the Salamander vouched for the Sage and Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• Hanzō the Salamander recalled how the Land of Rain had endured wars as a battlefield for the great nations and urged his people to keep resisting.
• Hanzō the Salamander named Nagato the Land of Rain’s hope and promised to train him into a leader who could secure peace through strength.
• Ametsuyu, Kanzō, the Rain Ninja, and Akatsuki Organization’s core members pledged their support to Hanzō the Salamander.
• Hanzō the Salamander ordered everyone to keep Nagato’s identity secret, assigned Ametsuyu and Kanzō to coordinate supplies, and summoned Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan.

Uchiha Jin explained to Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, and Uchiha Obito why he tailored his speech at the meeting to his audience and urged them to awaken others gradually. He then gave them a Five-Year Development Plan for the Land of Rain and assigned them to take charge of putting it into practice.

• Uchiha Jin revealed the rest of his firefly-and-torch statement, saying everyone could become a light for others rather than follow someone else's path.
• Uchiha Jin explained that he had made Nagato a torch at the meeting to establish his authority, but had withheld the rest because ideas had to be presented differently to different people.
• Uchiha Jin told Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, and Uchiha Obito to awaken more people and described their work as the beginning of a larger effort to change the world.
• Uchiha Jin distributed his Five-Year Development Plan for the Land of Rain and told them to take control of its power, account for local conditions, and keep the White Zetsu in line.
• Uchiha Jin told Uchiha Obito to control Hanzō the Salamander's activities in his place and began explaining the plan.

After Root’s failed operation in the Land of Rain, Shimura Danzō learned that Hanzō had taken Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan as disciples and incorporated the Akatsuki into Amegakure. Danzō ordered Root to accelerate recruitment and training before an Anbu summoned him to face Sarutobi Hiruzen.

• Yamanaka Fū reported that Hanzō had made Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan his Direct Disciples and absorbed the Akatsuki Organization into Amegakure.
• Shimura Danzō concluded that Hanzō had manipulated him and used the operation to advance Nagato as a successor while weakening Konoha.
• Aburame Ryōma reported that Root had eighteen jonin and two hundred thirty-four Special Jonin and Elite Chunin available, many deployed on missions.
• Shimura Danzō ordered Terai to intensify Training Camp instruction, graduate the trainees sooner, and gather orphans for a new camp, while keeping the pass standards unchanged.
• An Anbu summoned Shimura Danzō to Sarutobi Hiruzen’s office, and Danzō left to answer for acting without orders and losing Root forces.

Shimura Danzō was reprimanded and stripped of his decision-making authority after his unauthorized actions caused severe Root losses and escalated the conflict with Iwagakure. He revealed that Hanzō the Salamander’s three apprentices were the Rain children Jiraiya had once taught, but Danzō warned that Konoha’s leaders were underestimating the situation.

• Shimura Danzō entered the Hokage Office and faced Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu over Root’s losses in the Land of Rain.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen accused Danzō of escalating the conflict with Iwagakure and ordered him relieved of his Elder position, with Root operations halted except for ongoing missions.
• Shimura Danzō accepted that the other three had agreed on his punishment, then faced questions about his losses and his push to deploy troops to the Land of Rain.
• Shimura Danzō explained that Hanzō the Salamander’s three direct disciples were the children Jiraiya had taught in the Land of Rain and that Hanzō was raising them as successors.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Mitokado Homura welcomed the possibility of closer ties with Amegakure, but Shimura Danzō dismissed their optimism as simplistic.

Shimura Danzō revealed that Nagato possessed the Rinnegan and urged Konoha to seize the Land of Rain, while Sarutobi Hiruzen rejected immediate military action and said he would speak with Jiraiya. The discussion shifted to Minato’s battlefield success as Kumo’s delegation arrived to negotiate.

• Shimura Danzō told Sarutobi Hiruzen and the elders that Nagato possessed the Rinnegan and could become as powerful as the First Hokage.
• Shimura Danzō explained that his attempt to drive a wedge between the Akatsuki Organization and Amegakure had failed, leaving Root devastated.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen condemned Shimura Danzō for acting alone, while Shimura Danzō questioned Jiraiya’s loyalty for not reporting Nagato’s eyes or bringing him to Konoha.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen said he would speak with Jiraiya and rejected Shimura Danzō’s demands to invade the Land of Rain or threaten Hanzō the Salamander with troops.
• Utatane Koharu announced that Minato had captured A and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki alive, and that Kumogakure’s negotiation delegation had arrived.

Shimura Danzō argued that Konoha should exploit Kumogakure’s weakened state, but Sarutobi Hiruzen chose to release A and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki in exchange for resources to avoid a wider war. Hiruzen then turned to the return and rewards of the Uchiha- and Hyuga-led forces from the Kirigakure Frontline.

• Kumogakure sent an envoy demanding the release of A and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and threatening all-out war if Konoha refused.
• Shimura Danzō urged Konoha to crush Kumogakure, but Sarutobi Hiruzen and the elders warned that Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure might take advantage of another war.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen decided Konoha would release the captives and seek resources from Kumogakure to end the war and let the villages recover.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen reminded Shimura Danzō that his punishment left him able to advise but not make decisions.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen raised the return and rewards of the Uchiha- and Hyuga-led forces from the Kirigakure Frontline, wary of strengthening the clans’ influence.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other Konoha leaders decide to restrict the Uchiha Clan by withholding its war compensation and using its reputation to pressure other clans. The chapter ends with Mitokado Homura asking Shimura Danzō for his opinion, and Danzō bitterly questioning whether it matters.

• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu explain that the Uchiha Clan grew stronger during the war, while other clans suffered losses.
• The Konoha leaders agree that the Uchiha Clan's growth must be restricted, but they worry that openly targeting it could provoke backlash.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen decides to withhold the Uchiha Clan's compensation and military rewards, expecting Uchiha Fugaku to accept the village's financial excuse.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu endorse pressuring the Uchiha Clan to accept the decision, which could also discourage other clans from seeking compensation.
• Mitokado Homura asks Shimura Danzō for his thoughts, and Danzō coldly asks whether his opinion still matters.

Sarutobi Hiruzen discussed Uchiha Jin’s wartime strength and unusual personality with his advisors, then decided to bring him into the Anbu to monitor and sideline him. Shimura Danzō warned that Hiruzen would soon no longer be Hokage and questioned whether the Anbu would obey him afterward, especially since Uchiha Jin was close to Minato Namikaze.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen described Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Shisui as promising Uchiha, then recounted Uchiha Jin’s victories against Kirigakure and his rise as the Red Sun.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu judged Uchiha Jin’s gentle nature suspicious, and Koharu said he gave off an ominous aura.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen proposed summoning Uchiha Jin into the Anbu so he could watch, restrain, and quietly diminish him while appearing to reward the Uchiha Clan.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura praised Sarutobi Hiruzen’s plan, which he also considered brilliant.
• Shimura Danzō reminded Sarutobi Hiruzen that he would soon cease being Hokage and questioned whether the Anbu would still follow his orders, noting Uchiha Jin’s closeness to Minato Namikaze.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and the elders supported Minato Namikaze as the next Hokage, while Shimura Danzō tried to recruit Uchiha Jin and then Uchiha Shisui into Root. Hiruzen rejected both requests and decided to rotate the Uchiha Clan back from the Kirigakure Frontline first.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Mitokado Homura defended Minato Namikaze as their choice for Fourth Hokage and dismissed concerns about his closeness to Uchiha Jin.
• Shimura Danzō demanded that Uchiha Jin join Root, but Sarutobi Hiruzen refused while agreeing to replenish Root's manpower.
• Shimura Danzō asked for Uchiha Shisui instead, but Sarutobi Hiruzen rejected the request, citing the risk of conflict with the Uchiha Clan.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ended the dispute and announced that the Uchiha Clan would return from the Kirigakure Frontline in the first batch of rotating ninjas.

Hanzō the Salamander presented plans to improve the Land of Rain through forests, reservoirs, drainage systems, and roads, then explained that ninjas would build them instead of conscripted civilians. He dismissed Ametsuyu and Kanzō after sensing something, leaving the meeting abruptly interrupted.

• Hanzō the Salamander described how constant rain and poor transportation had held back the Land of Rain’s agriculture and trade.
• Hanzō the Salamander proposed planting forests, building reservoirs and canals, and connecting the surrounding countries with roads.
• Ametsuyu warned that the impoverished population could not bear the burden of many large projects, and Hanzō assured him he would not conscript civilians.
• Hanzō the Salamander described ninjas as people with special skills that could be used for more than war, and proposed assigning them construction missions.
• Hanzō the Salamander abruptly dismissed Ametsuyu and Kanzō after sensing something.

Uchiha Jin received an urgent message and prepared to leave the Land of Rain, entrusting Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan with continuing their plans. He left Obito to oversee Hanzō’s transfer of power and urged the trio to build their influence in Amegakure while working toward world peace.

• Uchiha Jin learned through a message delivered by Fat Orange that the Uchiha shinobi at the Kirigakure Frontline were among those being rotated back to Konoha, so he needed to meet them before their return.
• Uchiha Jin reassured Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan that they should put their ideas into practice, learn from mistakes, and preserve their original intention.
• Uchiha Jin had the trio sign Fat Orange’s Summoning Contract so they could contact one another, paying for the service and giving them Fat Orange’s price list.
• Uchiha Jin told the trio that Obito would take over controlling Hanzō and guide the transfer of power, while they established themselves in Amegakure and gradually pursued their development plans.
• Uchiha Jin said Minato was expected to become the Fourth Hokage and that he and Minato would be able to help the Land of Rain more openly once they controlled Konoha.
• Nagato declared their goal as world peace, and Uchiha Jin left the Land of Rain in the trio’s hands.

Uchiha Jin returned to Konoha with the first group rotating back from the Kirigakure Frontline Battlefield and warned Uchiha Fugaku that the villagers’ praise could be a ploy to turn other clans against the Uchiha. After the force disbanded, Fugaku went to report to the Third Hokage while Jin headed to the Konoha Orphanage to find his secret line.

• The returning ninja reached Konoha, where villagers praised the Uchiha Clan for defeating Kirigakure’s Mizukage.
• Uchiha Jin warned Uchiha Fugaku that Konoha High-Level might be using praise to make the Uchiha appear to claim all the battlefield credit.
• Uchiha Fugaku agreed to be cautious when reporting to the Third Hokage and not to accept any requests too quickly.
• After the force disbanded, Fugaku sent Uchiha Shisui to take the clan members home and went to the Hokage Tower.
• Uchiha Jin gave Shisui further instructions and headed for the Konoha Orphanage to seek his secret line.

Shimura Danzō tried to force Yakushi Nonō back into Root by threatening the Orphanage and its children, but Uchiha Jin intervened as its honorary director. Jin confronted Danzō with his Sharingan and overwhelming killing intent, leaving Danzō under pressure to answer whether he had meant his threats.

• Shimura Danzō demanded that Yakushi Nonō return to Root and infiltrate Amegakure's upper ranks.
• Yakushi Nonō refused, while Danzō and his Cloaked Persons threatened to cut off funding and have the Orphanage's money and children stolen.
• A Jian and Huihua rebuked Danzō, but Yakushi Nonō struggled with his demand because she feared for the children.
• Uchiha Jin arrived, announced that he was the Orphanage's honorary director, and challenged Danzō over his threats.
• Uchiha Jin revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and released a crushing aura that made one Cloaked Person collapse and left Danzō sweating.

Uchiha Jin forced Shimura Danzō to leave the orphanage and then invited Orochimaru to talk, presenting him with a meeting gift. Orochimaru accepted Jin’s invitation, leaving their discussion to continue.

• Uchiha Jin warned Shimura Danzō that he would retaliate against Root if the orphanage’s children were taken.
• Uchiha Jin revealed that he knew Shimura Danzō had lost an eye, unsettling Danzō and prompting him to leave.
• Uchiha Jin stopped Orochimaru from leaving and invited him to stay for a conversation.
• Orochimaru abandoned Shimura Danzō and sat down with Uchiha Jin, who sent Yakushi Nonō to prepare tea.
• Uchiha Jin gave Orochimaru a Storage Scroll as a meeting gift.

Uchiha Jin offered Orochimaru generous research support and leadership of a planned Konoha Research Institute in exchange for sharing his findings with the village. Orochimaru accepted Jin’s gift and agreed to distance himself from Shimura Danzō, while Jin promised Danzō’s assets would eventually pass to him.

• Uchiha Jin told Orochimaru that he had lost his chance to become Fourth Hokage and argued that research suited him better than politics or the battlefield.
• Jin warned Orochimaru that Shimura Danzō would consume his research time and offered nearly unlimited funding and access to Konoha’s resources and data.
• Jin explained that Minato Namikaze supported establishing a Konoha Research Institute and accepting experiments on criminals and enemy spies, with Orochimaru as its director.
• Orochimaru accepted the storage scroll containing corpses of Kirigakure bloodline and secret-technique ninjas after Jin revealed its contents.
• Jin asked Orochimaru to keep some distance from Danzō and promised Danzō’s assets would be handed over to him within a year; Orochimaru agreed to wait and see.

Uchiha Jin learned from Yakushi Nonō about major changes in Konoha and told Nohara Rin that she could soon return to the light. The chapter left Rin stunned by the news as she awaited more details about Uchiha Obito.

• Orochimaru left the orphanage with Uchiha Jin's Storage Scroll, and Yakushi Nonō joined Jin for tea.
• Yakushi Nonō told Uchiha Jin that Shimura Danzō had lost his position as a Konoha Elder and Root had been ordered to restrict its activities, though Danzō remained active in secret.
• Yakushi Nonō explained that Konoha and Kumogakure had reached peace terms, with the forces at the Land of Hot Water set to withdraw and Minato expected back within days.
• Yakushi Nonō mentioned that someone had been waiting for Uchiha Jin, and Nohara Rin hurried over to ask whether he had news about Uchiha Obito.
• Uchiha Jin told Nohara Rin that she could more or less return to the light, leaving her wide-eyed with disbelief.