Chapter Summaries

Jin encountered Orochimaru in the forest and fought to stop him from taking Yugito, the Two-Tails jinchūriki, as a vessel. The battle escalated into a clash of summoned armies, while other ninjas rushed toward Jin.

• Jin set up camp with his group, sent shadow clones through the forest, and hid in a tree to sleep.
• Jin detected Orochimaru approaching and sent clones toward Konoha before heading out to confront him.
• Orochimaru revealed that he had come for Yugito, and Jin activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and struck him with Tsukuyomi.
• Jin and Orochimaru exchanged attacks, summoning giant ants, snakes, and the Eight Branches Technique.
• Jin summoned Firebird, and both sides prepared their forces as a mysterious presence and numerous ninjas headed toward the battlefield.

Jin tested his large-scale summoning technique while battling Orochimaru, who tried to lure him with information about Itachi and then claim his body. Jin’s clones and attacks overwhelmed Orochimaru’s defenses, but Orochimaru escaped into the air as their fight continued.

• Jin ordered his summoned ants and Firebird to fight Orochimaru’s snakes and the Eight-Branched Serpent.
• Orochimaru tried to entice Jin with information about Itachi, but Jin saw through his attempt to take his body and attacked.
• Jin used clones, earth techniques, and Lightning Slash to trap Orochimaru and break through all three gates of Triple Rashomon.
• Orochimaru used Great Breakthrough to launch himself into the air, where Jin’s clones pursued him as Jin threw his Big Ball Rasengan and Lightning Cutter upward.

Jin defeated Orochimaru and traded his freedom for the Kusanagi Sword and a promise not to threaten Konoha. After Jin’s group camped for the night, Kumogakure ninja surrounded them at dawn to rescue Yugito, and Jin prepared everyone for battle.

• Jin forced Orochimaru to surrender the Kusanagi Sword in exchange for letting him go and securing his promise not to become Konoha’s enemy.
• Itachi and Kisame arrived, chose to retreat without fighting, and Itachi encouraged Jin before leaving with Kisame.
• Firebird departed to rest, and Jin returned to camp, warned everyone to prepare for a possible fight, and slept while Kimimaro stood guard.
• At dawn, Jin and White took turns keeping watch as Kimimaro and the others rested.
• Six Kumogakure ninja surrounded the campsite to rescue Yugito, and Jin assigned his companions to defend the group as his Mangekyō Sharingan spun.

Jin and his companions fought off Kumogakure pursuers while escorting the captured Yugito toward Konoha. With more enemies closing in and their tracking method unclear, Jin used spatial transfer to evade them, while a clone reached Konoha to report.

• White, Kimimaro, and Yakumo killed three Kumogakure ninja, while the remaining enemies escaped after attacking the group.
• Jin's companions buried the bodies, then resumed their journey toward Konoha with Yugito captive.
• Jin chose a forest shortcut to evade pursuers, and the group traveled at high speed before stopping to rest.
• Karin sensed a powerful danger approaching, so Jin moved everyone using spatial transfer to a location beside a clone he had prepared.
• One of Jin's clones raced to Konoha and arrived at the Hokage's office.

After Jin captured Yugito Nii, the Third Hokage promoted him to special jōnin and sent fifty elite ninja to reinforce his team. Meanwhile, Jiraiya confronted Kumogakure pursuers, and Tsunade, Shizune, and Anko encountered three people hiding in the forest.

• Jin's clone reported Yugito Nii's capture, and the Third Hokage summoned Konoha's elite ninja and appointed Jin their commander for the rescue mission.
• Kakashi, Might Guy, and the assembled ninja followed Jin's clone toward Jin's team while Jin celebrated his promotion and set off with White, Hinata, and the others.
• Momochi Zabuza and a masked ninja encountered Kumogakure pursuers, but Jiraiya stopped the Kumogakure captain from passing through the Land of Fire.
• After the Kumogakure ninja pretended to withdraw and then took a detour, Jiraiya followed them through the forest.
• Tsunade, Shizune, and Anko discussed the possibility of war before Tsunade noticed three people in the forest and called them out.

Tsunade and Anko learned that seven-year-old genin Uchiha Jin was returning to Konoha with the captured Two-Tails jinchuriki, and Tsunade set out with the Sound Four to meet him. Jin sent his companions ahead while he stayed behind to attack the pursuing Kumogakure ninja, leaving the battle unresolved as reinforcements arrived.

• Kidomaru told Tsunade that the Sound Four had been ordered to protect Jin, who had captured Kumogakure's Two-Tails jinchuriki and was being pursued.
• Tsunade learned from Anko that Jin was only seven years old and a genin, then ordered everyone to hurry toward XX Village.
• After resting, Jin sent Kimimaro, White, Hinata, and the others toward XX Village while he stayed behind to confront the pursuers.
• Jin ambushed the Kumogakure ninja with clones and an Earth Release technique that buried fifteen of them alive.
• Ten Kumogakure ninja escaped the attack, and three more arrived as Jin taunted the survivors.

Jin evaded the Raikage’s pursuit while guiding his companions toward Konoha’s reinforcements. When Akatsuki’s Kakuzu and Hidan arrived to seize Yugito, Jin injured Kakuzu with Tsukuyomi and prepared to fight Hidan outside the cave.

• Jin stalled the Raikage and learned that Kumogakure’s forces were pursuing his companions toward XX Village.
• Jin warned his group that the Raikage had entered the Land of Fire and directed them toward the rendezvous with Konoha’s reinforcements.
• Jin used Space Transfer to bring his group into a cave as a storm began, where they rested and roasted meat.
• Kakuzu and Hidan arrived and demanded that Jin surrender Yugito, but Jin trapped Kakuzu in Tsukuyomi and destroyed one of his hearts.
• Jin identified Akatsuki’s immortal duo and assigned Yakumo, White, Kimimaro, Hinata, and his clones to protect Yugito and face Kakuzu while he went outside to fight Hidan.

Jin and his allies fought Hidan and Kakuzu, using coordinated attacks to exploit the Akatsuki members’ weaknesses. Hidan remained trapped in Jin’s attacks while Kakuzu pulled Kimimaro closer, unaware that close combat was Kimimaro’s specialty.

• Jin bound Hidan with Water Ghost Tentacles, but Hidan cut off his own feet to escape as Jin’s clones attacked.
• Jin’s solid shadow clone, White, and Kimimaro surrounded the badly injured Kakuzu, who launched attacks while recovering.
• Kakuzu blasted Jin’s clone away with Wind Release: Pressure Damage, but the clone got back up and charged him again.
• Kakuzu’s lightning attack threatened Kimimaro, but Jin summoned Triple Rashomon to block it, and White followed with a barrage of Ice Senbon.
• Kakuzu tugged Kimimaro’s bone chain to draw him closer, mistakenly believing Kimimaro was a long-range fighter.

Jin and Kimimaro defeated Hidan and Kakuzu, burying Hidan alive and destroying one of Kakuzu’s hearts. Zetsu arrived, secured Kakuzu’s release, and left Jin’s group to continue their journey while debating whether to rescue Hidan.

• Jin restrained Hidan with Water Ghost Tentacles and buried him alive using Earth Style: Burying Hidan Alive.
• Kimimaro defeated Kakuzu, bound him with Clematis Dance, and destroyed his Lightning heart after Jin warned that Kakuzu’s heart was on the right.
• Zetsu arrived and told Jin that Akatsuki had canceled its mission to capture the Two-Tails jinchuriki, then asked him to release Kakuzu.
• Jin released Kakuzu and continued toward the target village with his companions after resting in a cave.
• Zetsu’s white and black halves returned to Hidan’s burial place and argued over whether to save him and retrieve his ring.

Jin’s group approached XX Village while the Raikage’s Cloud forces and Konoha’s elites prepared for a confrontation over Yugito. The Third Naruto chose to keep Konoha’s options open, leaving the standoff unresolved as Jiraiya faced the Raikage.

• Jin told his companions that he expected a battle at XX Village and discussed how he would handle the Eight-Tails’ jinchuriki; his careless wording about who was “his” embarrassed Karin and Hinata.
• Jin’s group reached the outskirts of XX Village, where the Raikage, the Eight-Tails’ jinchuriki, and Kakashi’s Konoha elites had gathered; Jin’s clone hid Might Guy and three Konoha jonin squads in a nearby forest.
• Jiraiya arrived to reinforce Kakashi’s side, while the Raikage warned him that force might be needed because Konoha had captured Yugito.
• The Third Naruto told Jin’s shadow clone to bypass the Cloud forces, send Yugito back with Konoha’s other ninja, and then appear before both sides; he revealed that Jiraiya and Tsunade had been summoned back.
• The Raikage confronted Jiraiya and claimed that Konoha had captured one of Cloud’s ninja, while the Third Naruto stayed away and weighed the political consequences.

Uchiha Jin brought the Two-Tails jinchuriki Yugito Nii toward Konoha as the Raikage demanded her return and threatened war. With both sides gathering forces, Zetsu declared Akatsuki’s support for Konoha and withdrew; Jin refused to back down, and the Raikage ordered his ninja to attack.

• Jiraiya stalled the Raikage, while Kakashi explained that Uchiha Jin had captured Kumogakure’s Two-Tails jinchuriki, Yugito Nii.
• Jin used Spatial Teleportation to bring his companions to Might Guy, then sent Kimimaro and Guy to escort the unconscious Yugito Nii safely to Konoha.
• Tsunade, Shizune, Anko Mitarashi, and the Sound Four arrived, strengthening Konoha’s side as Jiraiya taunted the Raikage.
• Zetsu announced that Akatsuki would support Konoha because it had been hired to escort Yugito Nii, then sank underground and left.
• Jin told the Raikage that Yugito Nii had already been sent to Konoha and refused to hand her over; the Raikage ordered his ninja to attack and capture Jin alive.

Jin divided Konoha’s forces to fight the Cloud ninja while Tsunade battled the Raikage. After Jin rescued Tsunade from the Raikage’s Liger Bomb, he sent shadow clones to surround the Raikage and attack him with Black Tiger Takes Heart.

• Jin sent Jiraiya after the Eight-Tails jinchuriki, assigned Kakashi and Anko Mitarashi to stop the Raikage’s companion, and asked Tsunade to fight the Raikage.
• Jin created shadow clones to help Konoha’s elite fight the Cloud ninja as Tsunade and the Raikage clashed with chakra-enhanced attacks.
• Tsunade paralyzed the Raikage with Ranshinsho and repeatedly struck him with Black Tiger Takes Heart before exhausting much of her chakra.
• The Raikage grabbed Tsunade and attempted Liger Bomb, but Jin used Space Transfer Technique to rescue her and leave a log in her place.
• Jin told Tsunade he would take over and surrounded the Raikage with shadow clones that used Black Tiger Takes Heart.

Kakashi and Anko fought the Land of Lightning's leader until Jin saved Kakashi from a killing blow. With Kakashi unconscious and Tsunade returning to the Raikage, Jin summoned clones and Firebird to protect his allies and attack the Cloud ninja.

• Kakashi and Anko attacked the Land of Lightning's leader, but his strength and lightning techniques kept them on the defensive.
• Kakashi struck with Chidori, but the leader countered with Lightning Armor and lifted him into the air for a Liger Bomb.
• Jin used Space Transfer Technique to save Kakashi, then suppressed the lightning energy while Tsunade treated him.
• After Kakashi remained unconscious but out of danger, Tsunade charged the Raikage and Jiraiya resumed his contest with the Eight-Tails' jinchuriki.
• Jin created seven physical shadow clones and used Phantom Clone Technique to reinforce his side against the Land of Lightning's leader and the Cloud ninja.
• Jin summoned Firebird and ordered it to attack the Cloud ninja.

Jin’s clones tortured the Land of Lightning boss while Konoha’s forces defeated and captured the Cloud ninja. After Jin helped Tsunade keep pace with the Raikage, the Raikage ordered the Eight-Tails jinchūriki to release Gyūki and attack Jiraiya.

• Jin’s physical clones restrained the Land of Lightning boss and tortured him while Anko returned to protect Kakashi.
• The Raikage broke through Jin’s clones, and Jin asked Tsunade to hold him off while he recovered chakra.
• Jin shared his Three-Tomoe Sharingan with Tsunade, allowing her to fight the Raikage evenly.
• Konoha defeated the Cloud ninja and captured the Land of Lightning boss and more than twenty injured Cloud ninja.
• The Raikage noticed his captured forces and ordered the Eight-Tails jinchūriki to release Gyūki, defeat Jiraiya, and destroy Jin.

The Raikage and the Eight-Tails jinchūriki attacked Konoha, forcing Jiraiya to summon Gamabunta to fight Gyūki while Tsunade battled the Raikage. Gamabunta and Jiraiya survived Gyūki’s opening attacks, but the Eight-Tails kept up its assault and the battle remained unresolved.

• Jin ordered the Konoha ninja to retreat from the fight between the Raikage and the Eight-Tails jinchūriki, while the Raikage demanded Yugito and his ninja be released.
• Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta to fight Gyūki, and the two giant beasts clashed as Tsunade resumed fighting the Raikage.
• Gamabunta used toad oil and a fire technique against Gyūki’s Water Curtain Wall, then blocked its Hornet Stinger attack with an enormous Earth-Style Wall.
• Gamabunta threw a short blade and fired a Water Bullet, but the Eight-Tails jinchūriki deflected the blade and Gyūki countered with water attacks and green spheres.
• Jiraiya used Swamp of the Underworld to help Gamabunta evade Gyūki’s attack, but Gyūki immediately struck again with needles, green spheres, and water arrows.
• Gamabunta raised another massive Earth-Style Wall and urged Jiraiya to enter Sage Mode as Gyūki continued attacking.

Jiraiya entered Sage Mode and battled the Eight-Tails' jinchūriki, who countered with a complete Tailed Beast Transformation. As Jin's clones took over fighting the Raikage, Jiraiya launched a Rasengan at the jinchūriki's chakra tails, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Jiraiya entered Sage Mode and used Goemon to destroy the Eight-Tails' water-sphere attack, prompting its jinchūriki to transform completely.
• Fukasaku and Shima trapped the jinchūriki with a toad melody, but the Eight-Tails disrupted his chakra to free him from the genjutsu.
• Jiraiya and the jinchūriki exchanged attacks while Jin copied the jinchūriki's Water Release technique with his Sharingan.
• As Tsunade and the Raikage tired, Jin sent his six clones to fight the Raikage so Tsunade could rest and watch Jiraiya's battle.
• Jiraiya retreated from close combat and struck at the jinchūriki with a Rasengan, which collided with the jinchūriki's chakra tails.

Jiraiya and Kumogakure’s Eight-Tails jinchūriki fought to a standstill while Jin used the clash to learn their ninjutsu and expose the Raikage’s actions to other nations. As Jiraiya’s Sage Mode ended, the Eight-Tails jinchūriki prepared to attack his exhausted opponent.

• Jiraiya and the Eight-Tails jinchūriki traded fire and water techniques, injuring each other in the fog before both got back up to fight.
• Jin praised Jiraiya’s performance and emphasized that the jinchūriki belonged to Kumogakure, while Tsunade returned to fighting the Raikage.
• Jin learned from the fighters’ techniques and told Tsunade his clone could take over when she needed to withdraw.
• The Raikage urged other nations’ ninja to help Kumogakure, but Jin argued that Konoha had captured Kumogakure’s ninja and challenged the Raikage to explain why.
• The Raikage claimed Jin had kidnapped Yugito Nii to possess her, then fell silent when Jin asked him to explain the accusation to the gathered ninja.
• Jiraiya’s Sage Mode ran out, and the Eight-Tails jinchūriki grinned and prepared to kill the exhausted Jiraiya.

Jin drove the Cloud ninja to retreat by overpowering Killer B with the Kusanagi Sword, then rushed ahead when he learned Konoha’s teams were under attack. He defeated five masked ninja and began treating the wounded, but Yugito had disappeared.

• Jin took over the fight against Killer B, broke his blades with the Kusanagi Sword, and gained the upper hand as Jiraiya and Tsunade watched.
• Tsunade urged the Raikage to stop fighting, and the Raikage ordered Killer B to withdraw and warned Konoha to prepare for war.
• On the way back, Jin revealed that the Hokage had appointed him temporary captain, then raced ahead after learning there was a battle nearby.
• Jin found Might Guy’s teams badly injured and defeated their five masked attackers with the Kusanagi Sword.
• Jin began healing the wounded while Might Guy and Kimimaro guarded them, and White reported that Yugito had vanished; Jin set off to search for her.

Jin rescued Yugito from three masked ninja, then encountered a mysterious black-clad man who tested his strength and promised to return in eight years. Jin rejoined Tsunade, Jiraiya, and the others, and led them toward Konoha while remaining wary of further attacks.

• Jin confronted three Land of Wind ninja who had captured Yugito and ordered his shadow clones to kill them after they threatened her.
• A mysterious black-clad man appeared, recognized Jin's Mangekyō Sharingan, praised his strength, and warned him not to tell anyone about their meeting.
• The man vanished after promising to visit Jin again in eight years, and Jin woke Yugito before knocking her unconscious and sending a clone to carry her.
• Jin returned Yugito to the group, then Tsunade and Jiraiya asked him to request money from the Third Hokage on their behalf.
• Jin led the group toward Konoha and warned Tsunade and Jiraiya that other ninja might gather to seize Yugito.

Jin and his companions fought a force of more than a hundred enemy ninja on the way back to Konoha, where Jin used the Kusanagi Sword to turn the battle. After driving off the attackers, the group continued toward the village with two hours left in their journey.

• Jin warned Tsunade and Jiraiya that enemy ninja were gathering near Konoha and said he would notify the Third Hokage.
• Jin’s clones and physical shadow clones defeated several attackers, while he ordered the exhausted Konoha ninja to conserve their strength.
• Jin used Triple Rashomon and the Kusanagi Sword to stop an oversized chakra-infused shuriken from striking Tsunade and the others.
• Jin infused the Kusanagi Sword with chakra, split another oversized shuriken, and killed several enemies, forcing the survivors to flee or scatter.
• Jin put away the sword, reflected on his need to improve his taijutsu, and continued toward Konoha with his companions.