Chapter Summaries

Jin Uchiha became a genin as the Third Shinobi World War forced the academy to graduate its students early, and he resolved to keep his head down until he could escape the Uchiha massacre. His Lie-Flat Slacker System awakened and granted him the Six Powers Training Method, though its rules remained vague.

• Sarutobi Daio announced that the fifth-year students had graduated to genin as the Hidden Leaf prepared for war.
• Jin Uchiha reflected on his isolated place among the Uchiha, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and his plan to flee before the massacre.
• Jin Uchiha learned that the system had awakened and rewarded him with the Six Powers Training Method.
• Jin Uchiha asked the system about missions, and it explained that his abilities would gain experience automatically whenever he lay flat.

After graduating, Jin Uchiha avoided the excited talk of his classmates and went to Ichiraku Ramen Shop, where he ran into Kakashi Hatake. Kakashi’s suspicions about Jin faded after Ayame explained that he had been a regular for years.

• Sarutobi Daio announced that team assignments would be revealed in three days and dismissed the class.
• Jin Uchiha left without warning his classmates that shinobi served as weapons for the village.
• Jin Uchiha ordered ramen at Ichiraku and chatted with Teuchi and Ayame.
• Kakashi Hatake arrived, sat beside Jin, and quietly studied him.
• Jin Uchiha finished his meal and left without speaking to Kakashi.
• Ayame told Kakashi that Jin was a polite longtime regular, easing Kakashi’s suspicion that Jin wanted to approach Minato Namikaze through him.

Jin Uchiha relied on the Lie-Flat Slacking System to grow stronger while planning to survive the Third Shinobi World War by keeping a low profile. He decided to remain in the Hidden Leaf for now, flee during the Uchiha massacre, and return when the village was weak and in need of Uchiha survivors.

• Jin ignored his clansmen's insults and returned to his shabby home in the Uchiha Compound.
• He relaxed on his bed as the system increased his chakra and combat abilities, then checked his stats and saw that he had reached Jonin strength.
• Jin planned to avoid standing out during the Third Shinobi World War and to fake his survival if his team was wiped out.
• He rejected defecting or joining the Akatsuki because he lacked protection and considered those paths too dangerous.
• Jin decided to stay in the Hidden Leaf until the night of the Uchiha massacre, then hide until Tsunade became Hokage and return when the village needed him.
• Satisfied with his plan, Jin sprawled across the bed and fell asleep.

Jin Uchiha spent the morning eating and helping at Ichiraku Ramen Shop before heading home, where he suspected someone was watching him. As he settled down for a nap, an Uchiha-clad figure appeared outside his courtyard.

• Jin Uchiha ignored his clansmen's insults and went to Ichiraku Ramen Shop for breakfast.
• Ayame scolded Jin for freeloading, and he promised to repay Teuchi and look after the family.
• Jin ate with Teuchi and Ayame, then helped them prepare the shop for its lunchtime opening.
• Jin sensed he was being watched and decided to act as though he had not noticed.
• Jin returned home and lay down for a nap as a figure wearing the Uchiha clan crest appeared outside his courtyard.

Shisui Uchiha visited Jin Uchiha and learned that the clan had neglected Kagami Uchiha’s followers and their children after Kagami’s death. Shisui’s anger awakened his Sharingan and threatened to develop it toward the Mangekyo, leaving Jin desperate to calm him before others noticed.

• Shisui Uchiha visited Jin Uchiha for the first time in years and apologized for staying away.
• Shisui asked how Jin had survived, and Jin explained that Teuchi and his daughter had fed him after his parents died.
• Shisui questioned why the clan had not placed Jin in its orphanage, and Jin said Kagami Uchiha’s former followers and their children had been mistreated.
• Shisui grew furious over the clan’s treatment of Kagami’s followers, activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and showed signs of developing the Mangekyo.
• Jin pleaded with Shisui to calm down and insisted that he did not resent him.

After Jin Uchiha’s honest remark sent Shisui rushing to seek justice, Fugaku learned about the mistreatment of Jin and Kagami Uchiha’s former subordinates and vowed to address it. Shisui spent the afternoon with Itachi, then was summoned by the Hokage.

• Shisui promised Jin he would get him justice, then hurried away before Jin could stop him.
• Shisui went to Fugaku and recounted Jin’s suffering and the treatment of Kagami Uchiha’s former subordinates.
• Fugaku said he had not known about the mistreatment and rushed out to resolve the matter.
• Shisui played with Itachi for the afternoon and left the Clan Head’s house as evening approached.
• A ninja wearing a rabbit mask told Shisui that the Hokage had summoned him.

Shisui reported the Uchiha clan’s troubles to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who manipulated him with promises of village support while gathering information about Jin Uchiha. After dismissing Jin as useless, Hiruzen heard Danzo Shimura propose recruiting him into Root.

• Shisui told Hiruzen Sarutobi how the Uchiha Radical Faction had mistreated Kagami’s former subordinates and vowed to oppose them.
• Hiruzen promised that the village would support Kagami’s descendants if the clan refused to help, and Shisui thanked him on Jin Uchiha’s behalf.
• Hiruzen canceled Shisui’s mission and ordered an ANBU to retrieve Jin Uchiha’s file.
• Hiruzen read Jin’s file, judged him too weak to be useful against the Radical Faction, and abandoned his plan to recruit him himself.
• Danzo Shimura entered Hiruzen’s office and proposed putting Jin in Root to use him against the Uchiha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi refused Danzo’s demand to transfer Jin Uchiha to Root, while Jin led three hostile Uchiha clansmen to the edge of the Forest of Death. When they tried to kill him, Jin revealed his three-tomoe Sharingan and prepared to fight back.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected Danzo’s proposal to take Jin Uchiha, insisting that protecting Shisui’s trust mattered more.
• Jin Uchiha noticed Yu Uchiha, Ryo Uchiha, and Yoshio Uchiha following him and led them toward the Forest of Death.
• Yoshio Uchiha ordered Yu and Ryo to help kill Jin, then attacked with his two-tomoe Sharingan, kunai, and Fireball Jutsu.
• Yu Uchiha and Ryo Uchiha joined the attack with their one-tomoe Sharingan, throwing weapons to block Jin’s escape routes.
• Jin Uchiha revealed his three-tomoe Sharingan and told the three clansmen he had chosen the location as their burial ground.

Jin Uchiha killed Yoshio Uchiha and his two companions after revealing his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, then ambushed White Zetsu to keep his strength and existence hidden from Madara Uchiha. He retrieved the body of a Hidden Cloud Village ninja he had killed two years earlier, preparing to put it to use.

• Jin Uchiha revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and killed Yoshio Uchiha with a Six Powers attack.
• Jin Uchiha ignored Yu Uchiha and Ryo Uchiha's pleas for mercy and killed them both.
• White Zetsu emerged near the corpses and recognized Jin Uchiha as a promising Uchiha before Jin returned and cut him in half.
• Jin Uchiha used his newly unlocked storage space to hide White Zetsu's remains, then waited before returning to the area.
• Jin Uchiha dug up the frozen corpse of a Hidden Cloud Village ninja he had killed and buried two years earlier.

Jin Uchiha hid a corpse in the Forest of Death, then went back to sleep, only to be woken by Shisui, who urged him to train and shared news of compensation for mistreated Uchiha households. Jin asked for forbidden techniques and supplies, and an ANBU shinobi summoned both of them to the Hokage Building.

• Jin burned a corpse's brain, restored the body to its pre-death condition, and left it deep in the Forest of Death before returning home to sleep.
• Shisui woke Jin at six in the morning and urged him to train before they were assigned to teams and possibly sent to the battlefield.
• Shisui told Jin that Fugaku had ordered the mistreatment of Kagami's former subordinates to stop and that they would receive resources and back payments, while the Third Hokage planned additional compensation.
• Jin requested Izanagi and Izanami scrolls, a Tachi and sword techniques, Explosive Tags, and Soldier Pills, and Shisui agreed to provide them.
• A masked ANBU shinobi arrived and ordered Jin and Shisui to report immediately to the Hokage Building.

Jin Uchiha was questioned by Hiruzen Sarutobi and denied knowing what happened to the three Uchiha who had confronted him. After Jin left, Shinnosuke Sarutobi revealed that a Hidden Cloud Village ninja’s Corpse had been found beside the Uchiha, prompting the village leadership to consider whether Jin was involved.

• Jin Uchiha and Shisui went to the Hokage Building after receiving an order from Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned Jin about meeting Yoshio Uchiha and his two companions, who were now missing.
• Jin said Yoshio Uchiha and the others had cornered him, so he fled to the Forest of Death and later went home without seeing them again.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi dismissed Jin and ordered him to keep the meeting secret.
• Shinnosuke Sarutobi reported that the three Uchiha and a Hidden Cloud Village ninja had been found dead with their brains destroyed, preventing memory recovery.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked the leaders to discuss whether Jin Uchiha could have been involved.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others discussed the killings of three Uchiha and accepted Shikaku Nara’s theory that the Hidden Cloud Village staged the incident to provoke conflict within the Hidden Leaf. Hiruzen ended the investigation and decided to publicly blame the Hidden Cloud Village, leaving the village focused on unity during the war.

• Shisui and Fugaku Uchiha argued that Jin Uchiha could not have killed the three clan members, and Inoichi Yamanaka described the killer’s exceptional Body Flicker Technique and Taijutsu.
• Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado questioned what the Hidden Cloud Village might gain from the killings, while Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Shikaku Nara for his assessment.
• Shikaku Nara proposed that the Hidden Cloud Village had used a captured deserter to stage the incident and incite suspicion and internal conflict in the Hidden Leaf.
• The gathered leaders accepted Shikaku’s theory, and Fugaku Uchiha swore that his clan would not cause trouble during the war.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped the investigation, declared the Hidden Cloud Village responsible, and ordered the accusation and a formal warning made public.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shikaku Nara blamed the deaths of three Uchiha on a Hidden Cloud Village conspiracy, using the accusation to rally the Hidden Leaf and damage the Hidden Cloud Village’s reputation. After Shisui explained the official story to Jin Uchiha, Jin realized Shikaku had knowingly fabricated it.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi chose to blame the Hidden Cloud Village for the Uchiha deaths and ordered the story spread throughout the Shinobi World.
• Shikaku Nara circulated the accusation, and the Hidden Leaf released evidence of an earlier Hidden Cloud Village attempt to steal Kekkei Genkai.
• The Third Raikage denied the accusation, but the Hidden Stone Village and others distrusted him, while Hidden Leaf morale rose.
• Shisui told Jin Uchiha that Yoshio Uchiha and the other two had died and that Shikaku had exposed a Hidden Cloud Village conspiracy.
• Jin questioned the official account and concluded that Shikaku had invented it despite knowing the Hidden Cloud Village was unlikely to have plotted the killings.

Jin Uchiha received compensation and valuable clan heirlooms from Shisui, including supplies, a legendary sword and swordsmanship, and the secrets of Izanagi and Izanami. Shisui offered to train him before their battlefield deployment, but Jin chose to rest ahead of the next day’s team assignment.

• Jin reasoned that Yoshio Uchiha’s death would make his life easier and decided to focus on growing stronger while keeping a low profile.
• Shisui gave Jin three scrolls, including five million ryo worth of weapons and supplies provided as clan compensation.
• Shisui revealed that the other scrolls contained a priceless sword and inherited swordsmanship, as well as the clan’s secret techniques, Izanagi and Izanami.
• Shisui offered to coach Jin at the training grounds because he feared Jin would be sent to the battlefield with an inexperienced team.
• Jin declined the training and said he wanted to rest before the team assignments and deployment the following day.

Shisui taught Jin Uchiha the Summoning Technique and gave him a Ninja Crow so it could help him in danger, leaving Jin to reckon with his growing bonds and his resolve to protect Shisui. The next morning, Sarutobi Daio began assigning the Academy students to squads for the battlefield.

• Shisui stopped trying to persuade Jin to train harder, taught him the Summoning Technique, and had him sign a contract with a Ninja Crow.
• Jin accepted Shisui’s help despite his misgivings and decided that he would protect Shisui from harm.
• Jin reflected on his attachment to Teuchi, his daughter, and Shisui, and reassured himself that he would handle the danger one step at a time.
• The fifth-year students at the Hidden Leaf Ninja Academy gathered in an excited uproar, while Jin remained aloof and watched from his seat.
• Sarutobi Daio entered the classroom and began reading out the students’ squad assignments.

Jin Uchiha learned that Team Seven consisted of himself, Kazama Nara, and Itsuki Ishikawa, and met their chunin leader, Shin Kudo. Shin assigned Itsuki as captain and ordered the squad to gather at the village entrance the next morning before setting out for the Hidden Mist Front.

• Sarutobi Daio announced Team Seven as Kazama Nara, Itsuki Ishikawa, and Jin Uchiha, prompting Jin to suspect the Nara might have been deliberately assigned to his team.
• After the roster was read, Shin Kudo led Team Seven to a grove and introduced himself as a defensive specialist who knew Earth-Style Wall.
• Itsuki Ishikawa introduced himself, boasted about his top-three class ranking, and demanded to be captain.
• Jin Uchiha introduced himself and said he did not mind who became captain, while Kazama Nara also declined to choose a leader.
• Shin Kudo appointed Itsuki Ishikawa captain whenever he was absent and told the team to meet at the village entrance at eight the next morning for departure to the Hidden Mist Front.

As Class B's Seventh Squad prepared to leave for the Land of Whirlpools, Shisui Uchiha secretly warned Jin Uchiha that their unit was meant to buy time against the Hidden Mist with their lives. Jin thanked Shisui by revealing that he had killed Yoshio Uchiha and the others.

• Shin Kudo briefed Jin Uchiha, Kazama Nara, and Itsuki Ishikawa that their contingent would head to the Land of Whirlpools under Yukie Miyamoto's command and stressed that they must obey battlefield orders.
• Itsuki Ishikawa boasted that he would protect the squad, drawing silent disapproval from Jin Uchiha, Kazama Nara, and Shin Kudo.
• Shisui Uchiha called Jin aside and gave him Chain Pendant Armor, explaining that he wanted to protect his younger brother.
• Shisui told Jin that the Hidden Mist had declared war and that their unit's real mission was to sacrifice their lives to buy the Hidden Leaf time; he promised to try to transfer Jin to his squad after two weeks.
• Jin thanked Shisui and secretly revealed that he had killed Yoshio Uchiha and the others.

Jin Uchiha left Shisui struggling over whether to report that Jin had killed Yoshio Uchiha and his companions, while Jin returned to his squad wearing the Chain Pendant Armor Shisui had gifted him. Team Seven received a supply-escort mission and set out, with Itsuki Ishikawa growing jealous and resentful of Jin.

• Jin Uchiha's revelation that he had killed Yoshio Uchiha and two others left Shisui shaken, and Shisui decided to speak with Jin after the battle before deciding whether to report him.
• Jin returned to his squad, where Kazama Nara and Shin Kudo admired his Chain Pendant Armor and Itsuki Ishikawa watched him with envy and hatred.
• A Chunin delivered Team Seven's mission scroll, and Shin Kudo learned that the squad was to escort supplies to the front.
• Itsuki Ishikawa resented his teammates for overlooking his school achievements and grew more hostile toward Jin after seeing his armor.
• Team Seven collected three supply wagons and eight civilian drivers, then set out under Shin Kudo's direction.

Jin Uchiha reflected on his plan to bring Shisui to his side as the supply convoy traveled toward the Land of Fire's border. When two Hidden Mist squads attacked, Shin Kudo raised defensive walls, but acting captain Itsuki Ishikawa ordered the group to charge into the mist.

• Jin Uchiha considered the risks of testing Shisui and hoped he could persuade him to join his cause.
• Several days later, two Hidden Mist squads ambushed the convoy near the Land of Fire's border.
• Shin Kudo used Earth-Style Wall to shield the convoy, then exhausted his chakra and began recovering.
• Jin Uchiha and Kazama Nara agreed to hold position rather than charge into the concealed enemy.
• Itsuki Ishikawa insulted them, invoked his acting-captain authority, and ordered the squad to attack.

Jin Uchiha and Kazama Nara rescued the unconscious Itsuki Ishikawa and defeated the Hidden Mist attackers, then agreed to conceal their strength and losses from their recovering captain. Kazama proposed a cover story and a plan to divide the supplies and hide the enemy dead.

• Itsuki Ishikawa rushed into the mist, and Kazama Nara convinced Jin Uchiha that they had to save him to prevent their captain from reporting them.
• After Itsuki Ishikawa screamed, Jin Uchiha and Kazama Nara combined Fire and Wind Release to kill the ninja attacking him and break through the Hidden Mist Technique.
• Jin Uchiha fought off the remaining attackers while Kazama Nara defended the supply carts, and the surviving Hidden Mist ninja fled.
• Jin Uchiha and Kazama Nara chose not to pursue the fleeing enemies, treated Itsuki Ishikawa, and put him on a wagon.
• Kazama Nara proposed that they divide the supplies, conceal the dead Hidden Mist ninja, and tell Shin Kudo that the enemy had taken two carts while Itsuki Ishikawa had recklessly charged into battle.