Chapter Summaries

Yan Uchiha urged Rin Nohara not to accept his confession out of pressure, but his threats against Konoha’s leadership helped convince her to abandon her plans to die. Later, Minato Namikaze explained the real reason behind Yan’s actions to Kushina Uzumaki, who asked how they would end the act.

• Yan Uchiha told Rin Nohara she could refuse him without losing his protection, while Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki encouraged her to follow her heart.
• Obito warned Yan not to mistreat Rin, and Rin asked for time to sort out her feelings.
• Yan told Minato to warn Hiruzen Sarutobi that harming Rin would bring the Uchiha and other clans into open conflict with the village.
• Rin said she would stay alive for now, and she decided not to try to kill herself again.
• Minato explained to Kushina that Yan had confessed as a way to keep Rin from dying after the village leadership manipulated her.
• Kushina asked Minato how they would end Yan’s false confession.

After Jin Uchiha’s public confession saved Rin Nohara, Minato and Kushina worried about the consequences and discussed bringing the two together. Jin and Aya Hyuga exchanged secret messages, agreeing that she had no objection to Rin but revealing the Hyuga Main Family’s plans against her; Jin told Aya to stay safe and approach Hizashi Hyuga as part of their counterplan.

• Kushina urged Minato Namikaze to help Rin Nohara and Jin Uchiha grow closer, and Minato agreed to speak with Jin and prepare Rin for what might come.
• Yan Uchiha summoned one of Shisui’s Ninja Crows and sent Aya Hyuga a message about Rin Nohara.
• Aya Hyuga reflected on the Main Family’s scheme to use her against Yan and planned to gather Hyuga Clan secrets and allies before leaving the clan.
• Aya replied that she accepted Yan’s situation with Rin and described her plans, prompting Yan to grow angry at the Main Family’s attempt to exploit and take her from him.
• Yan told Aya to stay safe, promised to free her from the Hyuga Clan once his ocular power recovered, and asked her to approach Hizashi Hyuga through his child, Neji.
• Aya questioned whether Hizashi would join them but trusted Yan’s judgment and sent a brief reply.

Yan Uchiha openly pursued Rin Nohara while telling Minato Namikaze he hoped to make their pretend relationship real, provided Rin accepted and understood that he would remain with Aya Hyuga. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Shikaku Nara over a failed secret operation, and Shikaku blamed the leak on Koji Nara.

• Yan Uchiha brought Rin Nohara flowers and invited her for a walk, and she accepted despite her unease.
• Minato Namikaze asked Yan Uchiha whether his pretend relationship with Rin could become real, and Yan said he would tell Rin the truth while keeping Aya Hyuga as his first partner.
• Yan Uchiha took Rin around the village, ignoring the ANBU and Obito who followed them, to make clear that he intended to protect her.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned Shikaku Nara about how their secret operation had been exposed.
• Shikaku Nara claimed Koji Nara had deduced the plan, explaining that Koji was more intelligent and had ties to Kazama Nara, who had joined Yan Uchiha.

Ten days after Yan Uchiha helped prevent Rin Nohara from taking her life, Shikaku Nara persuaded Hiruzen Sarutobi to postpone dealing with her and consider a plan involving Kirigakure. At the Naka River, Rin asked Yan whether her past choice had been selfish, and he began explaining why Konoha created the Ninja Academy.

• Shikaku Nara told Hiruzen Sarutobi he could not safely act against Rin Nohara while Minato Namikaze, Yan Uchiha, and Koji Nara stood against him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned Shikaku Nara about Koji Nara and Rin Nohara, then agreed to set Rin's situation aside while Konoha focused on the Third Raikage.
• Shikaku Nara proposed negotiating with Kirigakure or delaying action until the peace treaty, and Hiruzen Sarutobi asked him to prepare plans for both Rin and Kirigakure.
• At the Naka River, Rin Nohara asked Yan Uchiha whether her earlier choice had been right or selfish.
• Yan Uchiha reassured Rin, then asked why she thought Konoha had established the Ninja Academy and opened the path to becoming ninja for civilians.

Jin Uchiha persuaded Rin Nohara to abandon her suicidal devotion to Konoha by explaining how the village and its clans exploited commoner shinobi. Back at Minato’s house, Rin revealed she had also figured out that Jin’s confession had been staged to help her.

• Jin Uchiha told Rin Nohara that Tobirama Senju established the Ninja Academy to weaken the clans and indoctrinate commoners, but the plan failed to erase the advantages of clan-born children.
• Jin argued that Konoha’s leaders and clans protected their own interests while commoner shinobi died in war, and Rin struggled to refute his claims.
• Jin asked Rin whether she would deny their hypothetical child clan resources and training, leading her to recognize her own selfishness and reconsider the Will of Fire.
• Rin promised to stop talking about killing herself and to study with Kushina so she could use the Three-Tails for her own life and future children rather than for the village.
• After Jin brought Rin back to Minato’s house, she told Minato Namikaze she knew Jin’s confession had been a reluctant substitute for Obito and Kakashi confessing on his behalf.