Chapter Summaries

Jin and Deidara fought with increasingly powerful ninjutsu in the air and on the ground, each sustaining injuries as they countered the other’s attacks. When Deidara tried to finish Jin with an explosive spider, Jin used Spatial Movement to move Deidara into the spider’s embrace just before it detonated.

• Jin attacked Deidara in the sky with wind techniques, but Deidara’s bombs broke through the tornado and forced Jin to protect himself from a close-range blast.
• Jin activated his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and countered Deidara’s bombs with a flaming tornado, which Deidara destroyed using a C2 and a C1 bomb.
• Jin and Deidara descended to the ground, where Jin’s shadow clones and Lightning Slash clashed with Deidara’s clay creatures and left both fighters injured.
• Deidara trapped Jin in an explosive spider and announced his intention to end the fight, but Jin used Spatial Movement to place Deidara inside the spider before it exploded.

Jin fought Sasori after defeating Deidara, overwhelmed Sasori’s puppets with his ant army, and forced him to retreat with Deidara. Jin returned to his companions completely exhausted and collapsed, while Lan Huizi sent Kimimaro with her to discuss something.

• Sasori attacked Jin with poisonous mist, needles, and water, but Jin countered with wind techniques and shadow clones.
• Sasori unleashed a hundred puppets, and Jin multiplied his ant army and used anti-gravity to destroy them.
• Sasori admitted his mission had failed, took Deidara, and retreated, promising to return in eight years.
• Jin collapsed after Sasori left, exhausted from spending his chakra, while Sasori hurried to get Deidara treated.
• White worried about Jin’s absence, and Jin appeared before the group before collapsing again.
• Lan Huizi ordered Jin carried to his room and told Kimimaro to come with her.

After three years of seclusion spent researching ninjutsu, Jin finally left his home and reunited with White, Hinata, and his friends over grilled meat. As the villagers crowded around him, Hiashi Hyuga approached and asked to sit beside Hinata.

• Lanhui Zi joked with Kimimaro about finding him a girl, and he told her to remember her offer.
• Jin spent three years secluded in his home, turning away visitors while Hinata continued to visit him.
• Jin emerged from seclusion, promised White and Hinata he would stay with them, and asked Lanhui Zi to arrange regular clan feasts and camping trips.
• Jin led Hinata, White, and Kimimaro to eat grilled meat, where Naruto joined them and the villagers gathered to watch.
• After Jin and Naruto competed at eating, Hiashi Hyuga arrived and asked Jin if he could sit beside Hinata.

Jin took Naruto to the Ninja Academy, where Naruto met Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka, while Jin sought out children to practice taijutsu with. After fighting Neji Hyuga and Rock Lee, Jin headed home, worried about White’s warning.

• Hiashi reminded Jin that the Academy registration deadline was the next day, so Jin and his companions left to register and brought barbecue home.
• Jin took Naruto to the Academy and watched Naruto introduce himself to Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka.
• Ino and Sakura rushed toward Jin after learning his name, but Jin escaped while the two girls argued.
• Neji Hyuga challenged Sasuke through Jin, and Jin fought Neji before sending him away to train more.
• Jin found Rock Lee, tricked him into a fight, and defeated him before deciding he had practiced enough and should go home.

Jin shared grilled meat with his companions, then took Kimimaro, White, Hinata, and Naruto to register at the Ninja Academy. The group left with Iruka after he treated them to ramen, just as news broke that Lord Hiashi Hyuga had killed the leader of the Land of Lightning's ninja.

• Jin and his companions used their abilities to prepare a meal, and Kimimaro disgusted everyone by skewering the meat with bone needles.
• Jin invited Hinata to live with him and said he would speak to Lord Hiashi about it.
• Jin, Kimimaro, White, Hinata, and Naruto went to register at the Ninja Academy, where Iruka welcomed them and took them to Ichiraku Ramen.
• A passerby reported that Lord Hiashi Hyuga had killed the leader of the Land of Lightning's ninja, shocking Iruka.

Jin confronted the Land of Lightning’s envoys over their attempt to abduct Hinata and threatened war unless they apologized and compensated her. He demonstrated a powerful ninjutsu scroll before Konoha’s clan heads, leaving the envoys to face the prospect of Konoha receiving S-rank scrolls.

• Jin and his companions entered Naruto’s office, where Jin demanded to know why he and Hinata had not been included in the meeting about the attempted abduction.
• Jin sent White, Kimimaro, and Naruto home, then sat with Hinata and demanded compensation from the Land of Lightning’s envoys.
• The tall envoy denied the abduction and demanded that Hiashi be handed over, threatening war; Jin answered by threatening retaliation and offering a private settlement if the Land of Lightning apologized and compensated them.
• Jin argued that Konoha could withstand a war and showed the gathered clan heads and envoys a B-rank Great Fireball scroll.
• Jin announced that he would give each of Konoha’s clan heads an S-rank ninjutsu scroll, warning the envoys that the scrolls could turn the tide of a war.

Uchiha Jin forced Konoha’s leaders to back his demand for an explanation from the Land of Lightning and revealed that he had enough ninjutsu scrolls for every villager. The Third Hokage ordered the S-rank scrolls sent to clan heads kept secret, but the information leaked.

• Hiashi Hyuga, Hizashi Hyuga, Uchiha Fuchiu, and the Third Hokage supported Jin’s threat to declare war unless the Land of Lightning explained itself.
• Jin told the envoys to bring more money and claimed his ninjutsu scrolls could supply every Konoha villager.
• Jin left with Hinata after promising to deliver S-rank scrolls to the major clan heads that night.
• Hiashi Hyuga hosted Hizashi Hyuga and Uchiha Fuchiu for a meal, while Jin and Hinata ate at home with Lanhui Zi.
• The Third Hokage ordered the S-rank scrolls treated as Konoha’s highest classified information, but the secret still leaked.

Jin began at the Konoha Ninja Academy, where his antics embarrassed Iruka and his strength stunned his classmates. After Jin left Sasuke and the other rookies defeated, the Third Naruto learned that an envoy from the Land of Lightning had been ambushed in the Land of Fire and called an emergency meeting.

• Jin gave White, Kimimaro, and Hinata a notebook of code words to memorize and burn before they went to the academy.
• Naruto accidentally kissed Sasuke, then joined Jin, Sasuke, and the others in class as Iruka had the children introduce themselves.
• Jin spent hours telling embarrassing stories about Sasuke until Iruka angrily ordered him to sit down.
• Sasuke challenged Jin on the way home, and Jin swiftly knocked Sasuke, Naruto, and the other male rookies down before telling them to get stronger.
• The Third Naruto learned that the Land of Lightning's envoy had been ambushed in the Land of Fire and summoned the clan heads and elders to a meeting.

After an envoy from the Land of Lightning was ambushed in the Land of Fire, the Third Naruto assigned Jin an S-rank reconnaissance mission and approved his early graduation. Jin chose White, Kimimaro, Hinata, and Yakumo Kurama as companions, and the group prepared to leave the next day.

• The Third Naruto summoned Jin to a meeting, where he explained that war with the Land of Lightning might be inevitable and outlined plans to gather intelligence.
• Uchiha Fuchiu and Hiashi Hyuga objected to Jin leading the mission, but the meeting agreed to the Third Naruto's plan.
• The Third Naruto graduated Jin early and assigned him an S-rank mission to investigate the Land of Lightning; Jin chose White, Kimimaro, Hinata, and Yakumo Kurama as teammates and requested operational funds.
• Jin received one million in funds, returned home, and gave White, Kimimaro, and Hinata their Konoha forehead protectors.
• Jin explained the mission to his companions and said they would visit Yakumo Kurama before departing the next day.

Jin brought Yakumo Kurama out of her confinement and helped her confront the inner demon in her mind. After defeating it, Yakumo joined Jin’s team, which planned to set out the next day.

• Jin showed the ANBU the Third Hokage’s order and took Yakumo Kurama to meet his companions.
• Jin offered Yakumo a Konoha forehead protector and used his Kekkei Genkai to guide her into her mental space.
• Yakumo confronted her inner demon, learned it had controlled her body when her parents died, and defeated it by vowing to fulfill their wishes.
• Jin brought Yakumo out of her mental space and left her alone with Kimimaro while he took Haku and Hinata outside.
• Kimimaro emerged carrying the sleeping Yakumo, who had joined the team, and Jin planned for them to leave the next day.

Jin and his companions encountered bandits and then came upon Hatake Kakashi battling Deidara. As Kakashi continued fighting Deidara’s airborne explosives, Yakumo prepared to use her secret technique.

• Jin’s group was attacked by eighty bandits, and Jin used Phantom Clone Technique to overwhelm them.
• Jin and his companions found Kakashi fighting Deidara, who planned to capture a Konoha genin to lure the Short-legged Sage into battle.
• Kakashi dodged Deidara’s explosive clay attacks while Jin’s group watched from a distance.
• Yakumo said she could control Deidara’s senses with her Kekkei Genkai but needed time, so Kimimaro organized the others to protect her.
• Kakashi threw a shuriken at Deidara, and Jin gave Yakumo the signal to begin her secret technique.

Jin’s group left Kakashi to deal with Deidara and continued their journey, with Jin offering his companions advice on developing their abilities. They then encountered Sasori, whose attempt to claim them as puppet materials brought the group and Kakashi into a fight.

• Kakashi subdued Deidara after he fell from his bird, and Jin advised Kakashi to spare him and let him owe Konoha a favor.
• Jin led Kimimaro, White, Hinata, and the exhausted Yakumo onward, giving each advice on training and using their abilities.
• Jin’s group encountered Sasori of the Red Sands, and Deidara reappeared after Kakashi had let him go.
• Sasori refused Deidara’s suggestion to leave, declaring that Jin’s companions would make fine puppet materials.
• Kimimaro, White, Hinata, and Kakashi prepared to fight Sasori, while Jin used the Phantom Clone Technique and warned the group about the poison on Sasori’s puppets.

Jin and Kimimaro fought Sasori of the Red Sands, with Jin hiding his true abilities until Sasori’s insults pushed him to unleash powerful techniques. The chapter ended as Jin’s shadow clones clashed with Sasori’s hundred puppets and his Twin Rasengan closed in on Sasori from both sides.

• Jin and Kimimaro attacked Sasori of the Red Sands, but Hiruko’s scorpion tail withstood their initial strikes.
• Jin hit Hiruko with Water Dragon Bullet and Lightning Dragon Bullet, damaging it, while Kimimaro drove off Sasori’s Crow and Black Ant puppets with Camellia Dance.
• Sasori praised the genin’s abilities and said he wanted to turn them into puppets, prompting Jin to unleash an A-rank Exploding Flame Dragon Bullet.
• Jin sent Kimimaro back to guard White, Hinata, and Yakumo, then created shadow clones and formed a Twin Rasengan.
• Sasori summoned the Performance of a Hundred Puppets to meet Jin’s clones as Jin guided his Twin Rasengan toward Sasori from both sides.

Jin fought Sasori of the Red Sands, demonstrating precise chakra control and powerful ninjutsu before Sasori revealed the Third Kazekage puppet. Jin countered with an earth giant, but Sasori disrupted his underground escape, and Jin began unleashing a super S-rank attack.

• Jin controlled two Rasengan around Hiruko and damaged its shell while Sasori of the Red Sands used puppets to attack him.
• Jin trapped Sasori and his puppets in a mud marsh surrounded by fire, but Sasori escaped underground with more puppets.
• Sasori of the Red Sands brought out the Third Kazekage puppet, and Jin answered by creating a five-meter-tall earth giant while hiding his real body underground.
• Sasori used Iron Sand Gathering Assault to attack Jin and blocked his Hiding Like a Mole Technique, forcing Jin to defend with the earth giant and move with the Body Flicker Technique.
• Jin formed hand seals at extraordinary speed and roared out the name of his super S-rank Dragon Whirlwind Wave Cannon.

Jin defeated Sasori by destroying the Third Kazekage with nine merging tornadoes, then celebrated with his companions. Sasori left with a fragment of the puppet, believing the battle had helped him improve his puppet art.

• Jin held his position while his nine tracking tornadoes attacked the Third Kazekage, and Sasori summoned a hundred puppets to fight back.
• Jin used Fire Release: Exploding Flame Dragon Bullet against Sasori’s puppets, while the Third Kazekage formed an Iron Sand Assault defense around itself.
• The nine tornadoes merged and tore apart the Third Kazekage’s sand-and-stone shell, then destroyed the puppet with their centrifugal force.
• Sasori admitted defeat and left with a fragment of the Third Kazekage, while Deidara departed and joked about avoiding becoming a humanoid puppet.
• Jin’s earth giant collapsed, and White and Hinata kissed him as his companions celebrated his victory.
• Sasori thanked Jin for inspiring a breakthrough in his puppet art and vowed to win next time.

Jin took Hinata away from the group to help her relax and improve her Gentle Fist, then used his illusionary space to demonstrate the Hyuga Clan's Eight Trigrams Palm techniques. Hinata created a powerful new technique but collapsed with severe injuries, leaving Jin to treat her as she fell asleep.

• Jin told White that the group would rest in the border village while White and Kimimaro practiced their new ninjutsu, then took Hinata to the forest for two days of training.
• Jin encouraged Hinata to relax, took her fishing, and prepared to show her the Eight Trigrams Palm.
• Jin used his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan to demonstrate the Gentle Fist and a series of Eight Trigrams Palm techniques in his illusionary space.
• Hinata reproduced the demonstrated techniques and unleashed a new attack that destroyed trees two hundred meters away, then collapsed with severe damage to her chakra pathways and muscles.
• Jin treated Hinata and scolded himself for letting her push too far, while Hinata told him she had created her own technique before falling asleep.

Jin returned to find Kumogakure ninja attacking the village, then joined Kimimaro, White, and Yakumo as they fought three enemies. Kimimaro and Yakumo defeated two opponents, but the female ninja broke White’s ice technique and escaped while Kimimaro pursued her.

• Jin carried Hinata into the burning village, found the others surrounded by three Kumogakure ninja, and told Kimimaro, White, and Yakumo to fight while he protected the remaining girl.
• Kimimaro battled the fat ninja with the Kubikiribōchō while White trapped the female ninja in Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals and attacked her with senbon.
• Yakumo used her Kekkei Genkai to control the thin ninja’s senses, leaving him motionless as Kimimaro struck him with a bone chain.
• Kimimaro bound the fat ninja with Clematis Dance and pierced him with a bone spear.
• The female ninja shattered White’s ice mirrors and knocked her down, then vowed to kill Kimimaro and fled as he chased after her.

Jin recruited Karin and rescued Kimimaro before leading the group toward the Land of Lightning. Karin sensed danger ahead, where they encountered Yugito Nii, the Two-Tails jinchūriki, who identified Jin as her mission’s target.

• Jin sensed Orochimaru approaching and invited Karin to join the group, giving her a forehead protector.
• Jin used Spatial Transfer to reach Kimimaro, who had been drugged and captured by a Kumogakure ninja, and woke him with Water Release.
• Kimimaro said he had been ambushed by another Kumogakure group and that a female ninja had escaped.
• Jin’s group continued toward the Land of Lightning, and Karin warned that danger was nearby.
• Yugito Nii confronted the group, revealed Jin was her mission’s target, and Jin activated his Mangekyō Sharingan to face her.

Jin defeated and sealed Yugito after provoking her into losing her composure, then prepared to return to Konoha with her as a captive. Karin sensed danger on the way back and wondered whether Orochimaru would appear.

• Jin attacked Yugito with shadow clones and paired Rasengan, but she dodged them by using a chakra tail.
• Jin taunted Yugito until she became enraged, then countered her fire attack with Wind Style.
• Jin destroyed Yugito’s right fist with a Rasengan, struck her down, and sealed her while knocking her unconscious.
• White praised Jin, and he explained that Yugito had rampaged and that she could control Matatabi.
• Jin declared that the team would return to Konoha with Yugito, while Karin sensed danger and asked whether Orochimaru would be on their route.

Jin and his companions tried to evade Orochimaru by using Karin’s ability to hide her scent and Jin’s spatial movement, then resumed their journey toward Konoha. They killed the Demon Brothers, unaware that another ninja was following their trail.

• Jin led the group away from the main road after learning Orochimaru was closing in, while carrying Hinata and the unconscious Yugito.
• White suspected their prisoner was allowing Orochimaru to track them, and Karin revealed she could conceal her scent and chakra if she stayed still.
• Jin used shadow clones, the Gale Technique, and spatial transfers to shake off Orochimaru and bring the group back toward Konoha.
• Two Mist rogue ninja, Gōzu and Meizu, confronted Jin’s group, and Jin ordered Kimimaro to deal with them.
• Kimimaro killed Meizu with his Bone Fang and then killed Gōzu after Jin decided not to question him.
• Jin and the others continued toward Konoha without noticing a hidden ninja had discovered their trail.