Chapter Summaries

Nohara Rin learned that Uchiha Obito had been saved and that the crisis was nearly over, while Uchiha Jin planned a grand reunion for her and Kakashi. Yakushi Nonō warned Jin that Konoha’s leaders were plotting against the Uchiha Clan, prompting him to set aside his complacency and stay vigilant.

• Uchiha Jin told Nohara Rin that the powerful being had died, he had rescued Obito, and the crisis was basically resolved.
• Yakushi Nonō urged Nohara Rin to visit Kakashi, who had fallen into despair, and Rin decided to find him.
• Uchiha Jin stopped Rin from leaving at once and sent her to prepare for a grand reunion with Kakashi.
• Uchiha Jin criticized Kakashi for wasting his talent and explained that he had chosen not to reveal the truth because Kakashi might leak it.
• Yakushi Nonō warned Uchiha Jin that the village leaders were moving against the Uchiha Clan, and Jin acknowledged that he had grown complacent.

Uchiha Jin visited Uchiha Fugaku and challenged his decision to expose young Uchiha Itachi to the battlefield, warning that Itachi's premature development could warp his judgment and harm him. The chapter left Fugaku unsettled by Jin's prediction that Itachi would not live long.

• Uchiha Jin walked through the Uchiha Clan land, greeting clansmen who welcomed him warmly after his achievements on the Kirigakure Frontline.
• Uchiha Jin arrived at Uchiha Fugaku's home and found Uchiha Shisui sparring with Uchiha Itachi while Fugaku watched distractedly.
• Uchiha Jin criticized Fugaku for taking five-year-old Uchiha Itachi to the battlefield and argued that Itachi needed time to develop his own judgment.
• Uchiha Jin warned that exposing Itachi to war too early could skew his worldview and that his precociousness and early Chakra training would harm him.
• Uchiha Fugaku clenched his fists but held back from confronting Uchiha Jin, whose warning left him tense and confused.

Uchiha Jin warned Uchiha Fugaku that five-year-old Uchiha Itachi was straining his body and mind through excessive training, prompting Fugaku to stop the sparring and send Itachi for a medical examination. Jin hinted that Uchiha Mikoto might also have a surprise, and Itachi eagerly set off to find her, hoping for a younger sibling.

• Uchiha Jin explained that early Chakra use and mental strain could harm Uchiha Itachi's health, and Uchiha Fugaku realized he had not closely supervised Itachi's training.
• Uchiha Fugaku stopped Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi's sparring and told Itachi to get a thorough physical examination.
• Uchiha Fugaku invited Uchiha Jin and Uchiha Shisui inside, then instructed Itachi to have Uchiha Mikoto take him to the hospital.
• Uchiha Jin suggested that Uchiha Mikoto get examined too, hinting that she might be pregnant.
• Uchiha Itachi guessed that he might soon have a younger sibling and hurried off to find Uchiha Mikoto.

Uchiha Fugaku told Uchiha and Uchiha Shisui that the Third Hokage had offered to suspend the Uchiha Clan’s war compensation and rewards in exchange for two Anbu positions. Uchiha warned that the proposal concealed a broader financial motive and began explaining it with the story of Zi Gong Ransoming People.

• Uchiha warned Uchiha Shisui to limit his Mangekyō Sharingan use and focus on restoring his physical health.
• Uchiha Fugaku reported that the Third Hokage had offered two Anbu positions if the Uchiha Clan gave up its compensation and rewards.
• Uchiha Shisui sensed a problem with the offer but could not identify it, while Uchiha Fugaku defended the village’s financial situation.
• Uchiha argued that the village had recently received compensation from Kumogakure and that the Uchiha Clan’s payments were not the real issue.
• Uchiha explained that the village faced enormous compensation costs across all battlefields and asked Uchiha Fugaku whether he knew the story of Zi Gong Ransoming People.

Uchiha Jin exposed Sarutobi Hiruzen’s scheme to make the Uchiha Clan surrender compensation and explained how the village’s public messaging and Anbu offer would weaken them. He urged the clan to prepare for Minato’s reforms, then revealed that he—not Minato—wanted the Uchiha to give up some Military Police Force authority.

• Uchiha Jin explained the story of Zi Gong Ransoming People and warned that refusing compensation would make the Uchiha Clan a target while letting Sarutobi Hiruzen shift blame away from himself.
• Uchiha Fugaku realized he had nearly led the clan into a trap and cursed Sarutobi Hiruzen for his scheme.
• Uchiha Jin explained that the village had publicized the Uchiha’s battlefield achievements to win them a little recognition while alienating the people, and that joining Sarutobi Hiruzen’s Anbu would make him and Uchiha Shisui powerless.
• Uchiha Jin said he would join the Anbu after Minato took office, while Uchiha Shisui would serve the Daimyo as a Guardian Shinobi of the Twelve.
• Uchiha Dao said the Uchiha needed to prepare for Minato’s reforms and hand over some authority over the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Uchiha Jin revealed that surrendering part of the Military Police Force’s authority was his own demand, then asked Uchiha Fugaku what he thought the force was.

Uchiha Jin argued that the Konoha Military Police Force had become a cage that damaged the Uchiha Clan and called for the clan to abandon it and unify behind change. Uchiha Fugaku accepted the plan after using his Mangekyo Sharingan, and they turned to dealing with Sarutobi Hiruzen before acting.

• Uchiha Jin explained to Uchiha Fugaku that the Military Police Force burdened the Uchiha Clan and that Senju Tobirama had used it to restrict them.
• Uchiha Jin urged the Uchiha to abandon the Military Police Force, reform the clan, and unify its members, while Fugaku warned that the clan might split.
• Uchiha Jin proposed recruiting Uchiha ninja into the Anbu after Minato took office, provided the clan first freed its manpower from the Military Police Force.
• Uchiha Fugaku activated his Mangekyo Sharingan and then told Uchiha Jin he was ready to make a move.
• Uchiha Jin said they needed to deal with Sarutobi Hiruzen before beginning their plan.

Kakashi struggled with guilt and nightmares over Nohara Rin’s death until Uchiha Jin startled him with a prank that made him see Rin. The chapter left Kakashi unable to tell why Rin was still visible after Jin tried to end the genjutsu.

• Kakashi visited Obito’s name on the Memorial Tablet and returned home, still unable to face Rin’s grave.
• Kakashi woke from a nightmare and compulsively washed his hands while hearing Rin call his name.
• Kakashi turned around and saw Rin’s bloodied figure, then Uchiha Jin revealed himself and photographed Kakashi’s terrified reaction.
• Kakashi accused Jin of using a genjutsu and demanded that he release it, while Rin watched from behind Jin.
• Jin called out “Release,” but Rin remained visible, leaving Kakashi stunned.

Uchiha Jin revealed that Nohara Rin had survived through Izanagi, reuniting her with Kakashi. After teasing Kakashi and explaining that his Sharingan was holding him back, Jin said he intended to return Obito’s eye to him.

• Uchiha Jin revealed Nohara Rin, who confirmed that she had survived after Izanagi rewrote her death.
• Uchiha Jin explained that Rin had died when the Cursed Seal around her heart shattered, but Izanagi revived her and brought Isobu back inside her.
• Kakashi broke down with relief at Rin’s survival, and Uchiha Jin photographed him before Kakashi tried to take the Camera.
• Uchiha Jin told Kakashi that Rin could borrow Isobu’s power and might become a Perfect Jinchuriki, then advised Kakashi to remove the Sharingan that burdened him.
• Kakashi refused to give up Obito’s eye, but Uchiha Jin said he intended to return it to Obito so he could see the world with both eyes.

Uchiha Jin told Kakashi that Obito had survived Kannabi Bridge, had once pursued a plan to destroy the world, but had been pulled back from darkness. Kakashi accepted that his Sharingan eyes should be returned to Obito, who was expected to come back to the village after finishing his work.

• Kakashi awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan after learning that Obito was alive.
• Uchiha Jin explained that Obito had survived his injuries and sometimes returned to the village to watch Kakashi at the Memorial Tablet.
• Uchiha Jin revealed that a powerful being had manipulated events to make Obito his successor and use Rin and Kakashi to provoke Obito.
• Kakashi learned that Obito had seen Rin's apparent death and fallen into darkness, but Uchiha Jin had later beaten him and pulled him back.
• Uchiha Jin said Obito was helping him and would return to the village after the hidden danger was dealt with, and Kakashi agreed to return Obito's eyes.

Kakashi accepted that Uchiha Obito’s Sharingan should be returned and learned that Uchiha Madara had been the one who targeted Obito. With Madara dead, Uchiha Jin warned that a new storm was coming and urged Kakashi to plan for life without the eye.

• Kakashi asked Uchiha Jin who had targeted Obito, and Jin revealed it had been Uchiha Madara.
• Uchiha Jin explained that Madara had survived his battle with Senju Hashirama and had been too dangerous to discuss before his death.
• Kakashi accepted that Madara was dead, and Uchiha Jin asked what he planned to do after losing the Sharingan.
• Uchiha Jin suggested that Kakashi develop Chidori further and take up the Hatake Clan’s Family Sword Style again.
• Kakashi reacted badly because the Family Sword Style was tied to his unresolved grief over Hatake Sakumo’s death.

Uchiha Jin told Kakashi that Hatake Sakumo’s mission had been a trap designed to destroy his reputation and prevent him from becoming Hokage. Kakashi realized the Third Hokage and Shimura Danzō may have been behind it, and heard that his father may have chosen suicide as a final act of defiance.

• Uchiha Jin asked Kakashi whether he still carried unresolved grief over Hatake Sakumo’s death.
• Uchiha Jin pointed out that the secret mission’s failure had become public, prompting Kakashi to recognize how suspiciously the story had spread.
• Uchiha Jin claimed Shimura Danzō likely set the trap and Sarutobi Hiruzen had approved it, because Hatake Sakumo’s prestige threatened their hold on power.
• Kakashi protested that his father had never wanted to seize power and had only done what he believed was right.
• Uchiha Jin suggested Hatake Sakumo had understood the scheme and ended his life to resist its perpetrators without harming the village.

Uchiha Jin explained that Hatake Sakumo had taken his own life after being driven into a corner by Konoha's leadership, then urged Kakashi to support Minato Namikaze as he prepared to become Fourth Hokage. Kakashi regained his resolve, and Nohara Rin began replacing his Sharingan.

• Kakashi asked what might have happened if Hatake Sakumo had not committed suicide, and Uchiha Jin described the risks of resistance or compromise.
• Uchiha Jin told Kakashi that Minato Namikaze was about to become Fourth Hokage and challenged him to become a reliable ally.
• Kakashi and Nohara Rin declared their determination to support Minato, and Kakashi vowed to make the name White Fang of Konoha resound again.
• Uchiha Jin offered Kakashi a sealed Three-Tomoe Sharingan as a temporary replacement for Obito's eye.
• Nohara Rin began the eye replacement surgery on Kakashi.

Uchiha Jin visited Cat Granny to commission a stronger Ninja Sword after his previous one melted during battle. He presented materials taken from Kirigakure’s Seven Ninja Swordsmen, leaving Cat Granny to inspect the spoils and consider his request.

• Uchiha Fugaku went to meet Sarutobi Hiruzen and planned to stall discussions about the Uchiha Clan’s compensation and rewards.
• Uchiha Jin traveled to the Ninja Cat Clan’s territory and gave gifts to guards Hina and Denka before visiting Cat Granny.
• Cat Granny praised Uchiha Jin’s performance on the Kirigakure Battlefield and remarked on how much he had changed.
• Uchiha Jin explained that his previous Ninja Sword had melted under the heat of his Flame-Flame Fruit and requested a sturdier, more heat-resistant sword.
• Uchiha Jin handed Cat Granny a Storage Scroll containing spoils of war taken from Kirigakure’s Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

Uchiha brought the Seven Ninja Swords to Cat Granny and asked her to combine their abilities into a new sword, but she said that was impossible. She showed him a Kusanagi Sword called Zanka no Tachi, which could ignite the air and burn things to ashes.

• Cat Granny questioned Uchiha about the seven Ninja Swords, and he explained that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had abandoned them while fleeing.
• Uchiha asked Cat Granny to combine the abilities of several swords, but she said their unique properties could not be replicated or forged together.
• Cat Granny searched her storage cabinet and brought out a Storage Scroll containing three Kusanagi Swords.
• Cat Granny summoned Zanka no Tachi and explained that it could ignite the air with each swing and burn things to ashes.

Uchiha Jin found a Kusanagi Sword called Zanka no Tachi that suited him and traded his seven Ninja Swords for it. Cat Granny said her other divine weapons would require an equally valuable exchange, prompting Jin to suspect that Uchiha Itachi had traded Uchiha Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan for Kusanagi Swords.

• Cat Granny showed Uchiha Jin Zanka no Tachi, and Jin recognized its name and felt an immediate connection to the sword.
• Uchiha Jin drew Zanka no Tachi, igniting its blade, then restored the damaged Fire-Sealing Seals on its sheath.
• Cat Granny agreed to trade Zanka no Tachi for Jin’s seven Ninja Swords and explained that the other Kusanagi Swords were not for sale.
• Cat Granny said she might trade her other divine weapons for Kumogakure’s Six Paths Ninja Tools or an Uchiha Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Jin wondered whether Uchiha Itachi had traded Uchiha Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan to obtain Kusanagi Swords.

After returning to Konoha with Zanka no Tachi, Uchiha Jin encountered villagers spreading hostile rumors about the Uchiha and learned from Teuchi that wartime prices had risen sharply. An Uchiha Guard Department member then summoned him to meet Uchiha Fugaku about an important matter.

• Uchiha Jin walked through Konoha as villagers whispered insults about the Uchiha Clan.
• Uchiha Jin ate extra-large tonkotsu ramen at Ichiraku Ramen and asked Teuchi why its price had risen to 850 ryo.
• Teuchi explained that wartime costs had driven up prices and that ordinary villagers were scraping by.
• Uchiha Jin suspected someone had diverted Konoha's resources and profited from the war.
• An Uchiha Guard Department member told Uchiha Jin that Uchiha Fugaku wanted to see him about an important matter, and Uchiha Jin left Ichiraku Ramen.

Uchiha Jin learned that Uchiha Itachi’s medical report showed a suspected Bloodline Disease that could kill him if he continued refining Chakra. Fugaku refused to abandon the hope of a cure, and Jin offered to take Itachi to Orochimaru after a few days.

• Uchiha Shisui showed Jin Itachi’s medical report, which warned that his Chakra was consuming his life force and suspected Bloodline Disease.
• Fugaku told Jin that the doctor had advised Itachi to stop refining Chakra and give up becoming a ninja, or he might not live past twenty.
• Jin asked Itachi what he wanted, and Itachi hesitated as he thought about his mother and the new life growing in her womb.
• Fugaku vowed to keep seeking treatment and said he would find Tsunade if there was a chance to cure Itachi.
• Jin suggested Orochimaru might be able to treat Itachi’s illness, though the price could be steep.
• Fugaku asked Jin to arrange an introduction, and Jin agreed to take Itachi to see Orochimaru in a few days.

Uchiha Jin warned Uchiha Fugaku that Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō were spreading rumors to turn Konoha against the Uchiha. He outlined cautious and aggressive responses, claiming he was ninety percent confident in the riskier plan.

• Uchiha Shisui told Uchiha Jin that Uchiha Mikoto was pregnant, and Uchiha Fugaku thanked Jin for recommending her examination.
• Uchiha Jin asked about Uchiha Fugaku's meeting at the Hokage Tower, learning that the leaders had again pressed him to give up the clan's consolation money and rewards.
• Uchiha Jin told Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Shisui that rumors were portraying the Uchiha as cold, arrogant, and disloyal to the village.
• Uchiha Jin said Shimura Danzō was likely behind the smear campaign and warned that bowing to the leaders might not stop it.
• Uchiha Jin offered a cautious plan to spread other rumors and an aggressive plan to expose the Uchiha's conflicts publicly, warning that failure could doom the clan.
• Uchiha Shisui asked how confident Uchiha Jin was in the aggressive approach, and Jin answered that he was ninety percent confident.

Uchiha Jin persuaded Uchiha Fugaku to consider an aggressive strategy for resolving the Uchiha Clan’s conflict with Konoha. He proposed turning the dispute into an open confrontation that would force Sarutobi Hiruzen to compromise and defend the clan.

• Uchiha Shisui supported Uchiha Jin’s aggressive approach, and Uchiha Itachi sided with Shisui when Uchiha Fugaku asked for his opinion.
• Uchiha Jin set aside the joking vote and offered to explain the advantages and risks of the aggressive and conservative approaches.
• Uchiha Jin argued that waiting would let the clan’s hidden conflicts worsen until they became impossible to resolve.
• Uchiha Jin proposed spreading rumors, intensifying tensions, and purging the clan to unite its strength before confronting Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others openly.
• Uchiha Jin said the Uchiha Clan could threaten to leave for Kumogakure, forcing Sarutobi Hiruzen to compromise and defend them.

Rumors portraying the Uchiha Clan as cowardly, evil, and corrupt spread throughout Konoha, turning villagers against them and driving most Uchiha to stay inside their clan grounds. Sarutobi Hiruzen confronted Shimura Danzō, who denied escalating the rumors, and both men suspected an unknown cause behind their spread.

• Rumors accusing the Uchiha Clan of abandoning comrades, abusing the Konoha Military Police Force, and possessing evil Sharinga swept through Konoha.
• Villagers began despising the Uchiha, and most clan members stopped leaving their grounds except for police patrols.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen angrily accused Shimura Danzō of turning their plan to pressure Uchiha Fugaku into a campaign that could provoke rebellion.
• Shimura Danzō denied responsibility for the rumors’ escalation and said an unforeseen accident might have changed their course.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen pointed out that the rumors spread unusually fast and contained Uchiha secrets, then accused Shimura Danzō of leaking them and seeking revenge over Uchiha Jin.