Recaps

Uchiha Jin let the investigation into his attack point suspicion at Shimura Danzō while concealing that Obito Uchiha had injured him. Danzō avoided being formally accused and resisted Jin’s attempt to provoke him, while Jin chose to keep watching Minato Namikaze before revealing the truth.

• Shimura Danzō denied attacking Uchiha Jin, and Minato Namikaze postponed judgment until the investigation produced evidence.
• Minato Namikaze promised Jin a satisfactory answer, while Jin decided to keep the truth about Obito Uchiha secret until he felt secure enough to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shimura Danzō glared at Shisui Uchiha and blamed the Uchiha for falsely accusing him, while Shisui realized Danzō had never trusted the clan.
• Jin taunted Danzō about Root’s weakness, hoping to provoke him into an attack, but Danzō recognized the trap and left for Root.
• Shisui apologized for failing to find evidence against Danzō, and Jin called him an idiot for rushing to report Jin’s injury.

Shimura Danzō was approached by Obito Uchiha with an offer to help remove Minato Namikaze from office. Meanwhile, Uchiha Jin visited Orochimaru, hoping to learn more about his research, but regretted accepting the invitation after Orochimaru repeatedly refilled his tea.

• Shimura Danzō raged at Root after returning and blamed others for suspecting him of wrongdoing.
• Orochimaru left Root to focus on researching immortality, while Danzō watched him go and resented Minato Namikaze's election as Hokage.
• Obito Uchiha appeared in Danzō's room and proposed working together to remove Minato from office.
• Uchiha Jin met Orochimaru while patrolling and agreed to visit his home, hoping to learn about his Hashirama cell research.
• Orochimaru asked Jin how he identified culprits, and Jin said it was a talent Orochimaru would not understand.
• Orochimaru repeatedly refilled Jin's tea as he drank it, leaving Jin to regret having come.

Uchiha Jin visited Orochimaru and asked about his classified research, while Orochimaru tried to work out why Jin kept looking at his head. Jin claimed he was checking for baldness, and Orochimaru concluded that Jin was mentally unstable, leaving them both wary of each other.

• Uchiha Jin stopped Orochimaru from pouring him more tea and asked what he had been working on.
• Orochimaru said the classified research project was known to the Hokage, and Jin confirmed that he meant Minato Namikaze.
• Orochimaru asked why Jin kept looking at his head, and Jin claimed he was checking whether the researcher was going bald.
• Orochimaru recalled Tobirama Senju's notes about the Uchiha and decided Jin must be mentally unstable, making him fear Jin might attack.
• Jin noticed Orochimaru's tense expression and wondered whether he was already bald and wearing a wig.

Uchiha Jin left Orochimaru without learning anything and ran into Asuma Sarutobi as he prepared to leave for the capital to serve as the daimyo's guard. Jin teased Asuma and arranged to eat with Kurenai Yuhi, leaving Asuma heartbroken as the group headed to the village gates.

• Uchiha Jin left Orochimaru's residence, while Orochimaru felt relieved that the visit was over.
• Uchiha Jin saw Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi, Aoba Yamashiro, and Genma Shiranui on Commercial Street and realized Asuma was leaving for the capital.
• Uchiha Jin congratulated Asuma on becoming the daimyo's guard, but Asuma angrily rejected his praise.
• Kurenai Yuhi objected to Asuma's rude response, so Asuma pretended that he and Jin were joking.
• Uchiha Jin said goodbye and offered to treat Kurenai to a meal, and she happily accepted as Asuma's heart sank.

Uchiha Jin tried to teach Uchiha Itachi to stand up to bullies, but discovered Itachi refused to harm anyone he considered a comrade. The chapter ended with Jin probing Itachi’s loyalties and finding that he would not attack either the clan or the village if they came into conflict.

• Uchiha Jin asked Uchiha Itachi how he handled people who picked on him, and Itachi said he ignored them.
• Uchiha Jin beat Itachi to demonstrate that the strong should trample the weak and criticized him for tolerating bullies.
• Uchiha Itachi insisted that he could not bully or attack his comrades, even when they caused trouble for him.
• Uchiha Jin questioned whether Itachi would fight village ninja or clansmen in a conflict, and Itachi refused to attack either side.

Uchiha Fugaku temporarily appointed Uchiha Jin acting commander of the Konoha Military Police Force while he stayed home with his pregnant wife. Jin took over the post, reviewed the force’s paperwork, and delivered it to Minato Namikaze.

• Uchiha Fugaku told Uchiha Jin and Uchiha Itachi that Uchiha Mikoto was pregnant, delighting Itachi at the thought of becoming a big brother.
• Uchiha Fugaku asked Uchiha Jin to handle the Konoha Military Police Force’s affairs while he spent more time at home, and Jin accepted the acting commander post.
• Uchiha Jin reviewed a large pile of the force’s law enforcement records and procedures, then brought the documents to Minato Namikaze.
• Minato Namikaze learned that Uchiha Fugaku was staying home with his pregnant wife and hurried through his paperwork, anticipating Kushina Uzumaki’s reaction.

Uchiha Jin killed the disgraced Jonin Yamada Ichiro, who confessed to murdering his wife, son, and former teammates. The kill gave Jin enough Justice Points to earn a shop discount draw ticket, leaving him reflecting on his motives for pursuing justice.

• Uchiha Jin cornered the wounded Yamada Ichiro and confronted him about his crimes.
• Yamada Ichiro challenged Jin to explain why he fought crime, prompting Jin to question whether he upheld justice for its own sake or for the system's Justice Points.
• Yamada Ichiro confessed that he had killed his wife and son after gambling away his pay, and recounted his earlier service as a shinobi.
• Uchiha Jin explained that the system judged sins according to motives, then killed Yamada Ichiro with his Tachi.
• Uchiha Jin received 1,000 Justice Points and a shop discount draw ticket for reaching 30,000 points.

After saving enough Justice Points, Uchiha Jin redeemed the Mangekyō Sharingan and discovered its unusual powers, while struggling to resist the arrogance that came with his new strength. He left determined to save for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and considered killing Shimura Danzō for more points.

• Uchiha Jin spent thirty thousand Justice Points to redeem the Mangekyō Sharingan and felt its power inflate his confidence whenever he activated it.
• Jin learned that his left eye’s Heavenly Punishment Edict imposed a temporary rule on everyone within his gaze, punishing those who violated it.
• Jin discovered that his right eye’s Karmic Flames Burn Sin trapped evildoers in a genjutsu where they relived the suffering they had caused.
• Jin saw that his Susanoo, the God of Heavenly Judgment, wielded a Mirror of Law and a greatsword capable of erasing an enemy when all ten sin runes were lit.
• Jin checked his status, saw he had only thirty Justice Points, and decided to save for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan while considering Shimura Danzō as a target.

Uchiha Itachi took leave to be with his pregnant mother, while Uchiha Jin anticipated Sasuke’s birth and prepared for Obito’s coming attack on Konoha. Obito planned to strike when Kushina gave birth and confided in Rin’s coffin that Jin had recognized and rejected him.

• Uchiha Itachi asked Uchiha Jin for three days off to look after Uchiha Mikoto, who was due to give birth.
• Uchiha Jin reflected on Sasuke’s imminent birth and Naruto’s arrival, and worried that Obito Uchiha would soon unleash the Nine-Tails on Konoha.
• Nagato Uzumaki urged Obito Uchiha to recruit members for Akatsuki while Obito remained unconcerned.
• Black Zetsu told Obito Uchiha that Kushina Uzumaki would give birth in two months, and Obito scheduled his attack on Konoha for then.
• Obito Uchiha told Black Zetsu that even Kushina could be sacrificed for his plan, then visited Rin Nohara’s coffin and spoke of Uchiha Jin’s rejection.

Uchiha Jin attended Uchiha Fugaku’s son’s birth banquet, where the other guests were wary of him, and agreed to take Kurenai Yuhi out for a meal. He then went to the cemetery hoping to find Obito Uchiha, where a silver-haired boy stood at Obito’s gravestone.

• Uchiha Jin ate at Uchiha Fugaku’s banquet alongside Hiruzen Sarutobi while the other clan leaders and elders kept their distance.
• Kurenai Yuhi reminded Uchiha Jin that he had promised to treat her to a meal, and he agreed to take her the next day.
• Shinku Yuhi watched his daughter happily see Uchiha Jin off and worried that she had developed a crush on him.
• Uchiha Jin went to the cemetery hoping to find and kill Obito Uchiha, where he saw a silver-haired boy standing at Obito’s gravestone.

Uchiha Jin visited Obito and Rin’s graves, but his attempt to draw Obito out failed. The next day, Jin took Kurenai Yuhi to dinner, leaving her wondering if they were on a date and Aoba Yamashiro wondering how Asuma would react.

• Kakashi Hatake visited Obito and Rin’s graves and told them Minato’s wife would soon give birth.
• Uchiha Jin joined Kakashi, bluntly blamed him for being too weak to protect Obito and Rin, and watched Kakashi leave in frustration.
• Jin tried to bluff Obito into revealing himself after Kakashi left, but no one emerged.
• The next day, Jin invited Kurenai Yuhi to a meal, and Shinku Yuhi watched them leave together with jealousy.
• Jin and Kurenai went to a sushi restaurant while Aoba Yamashiro spotted them and decided not to tell Asuma.

Obito Uchiha abducted Kushina Uzumaki from the heavily guarded delivery room and forced her to release the Nine-Tails. He brought Kushina and the summoned Nine-Tails out of the Kamui Dimension, keeping her alive as she went into labor.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato Namikaze secretly moved Kushina Uzumaki to a guarded cave delivery room outside Konoha.
• Obito Uchiha appeared behind Minato Namikaze and transported Kushina Uzumaki into the Kamui Dimension.
• Minato Namikaze tried to stop Obito Uchiha but could not follow Kushina into another dimension.
• Kushina Uzumaki fought Obito Uchiha while going into labor, then agreed to undo her seal to protect her unborn child.
• Obito Uchiha summoned the Nine-Tails, sustained Kushina Uzumaki's life, and brought them both out of the Kamui Dimension.

Obito Uchiha released the Nine-Tails in Konoha while Minato Namikaze fought to stop him. Uchiha Fugaku led the clan to reinforce the village despite Shimura Danzō’s forged order, leaving Uchiha Jin to confront Danzō.

• Obito Uchiha returned Kushina Uzumaki to Minato Namikaze, and Hiruzen Sarutobi rushed her into the delivery room as Minato learned she might survive if the Nine-Tails was sealed back inside her.
• Obito Uchiha released the Nine-Tails in Konoha and controlled it as it began destroying the village.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi led people against the Nine-Tails while Minato Namikaze pursued Obito Uchiha into battle.
• Shimura Danzō used a forged order bearing Minato Namikaze’s seal to try to keep the Uchiha Clan from leaving its compound.
• Uchiha Jin confronted Shimura Danzō while Uchiha Fugaku led most of the clan to reinforce the village, and Root ninja clashed with the Uchiha.

Shimura Danzō ambushed Uchiha Jin and six Uchiha jonin with thirty Root ninja during the Nine-Tails' Rampage. Jin cut through Root's ranks, and the chapter ended as Danzō sent Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fū to kill him.

• Shimura Danzō ordered thirty Root ninja to attack Uchiha Jin and the Uchiha jonin while Konoha was in chaos.
• Uchiha Jin used his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, swordsmanship, and Body Flicker Technique to kill Root ninja and break their formation.
• Two Uchiha jonin were seriously injured and withdrew, while Jin continued dominating the battle alone.
• Shimura Danzō watched his plan to wear down Jin fail and ordered Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fū to join the fight.
• Aburame Torune released his venomous insects and Yamanaka Fū prepared to invade Jin's mind, but Jin faced them without fear.

Uchiha Jin defeated Torune Aburame and Yamanaka Fū after they trapped and wore him down with poison and mind techniques. He treated his wounds, then confronted Shimura Danzō directly.

• Torune Aburame and Yamanaka Fū joined the battle and used poison and mental techniques to isolate Jin from the other Uchiha Jonin.
• Jin evaded their coordinated attacks but suffered poison exposure and began to lose stamina and chakra.
• Jin used Fire Style: Great Fire Blade to burn away Torune’s insect swarm, then killed Fū and Torune in quick succession.
• Jin gained 8,000 justice points from the Root ninja he had killed, including Torune and Fū.
• Jin took an antidote pill, bound his wounds, and pointed his blade at Shimura Danzō.

Uchiha Jin fought Shimura Danzō while trying to reach his surrounded clansmen and stop the Nine-Tails, but Danzō’s Wind Release and summoned Baku put him under pressure. As Danzō launched an amplified attack, Jin awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Shimura Danzō regretted not killing Uchiha Jin earlier after Jin had defeated Yamanaka Fū and Aburame Torune.
• Shimura Danzō attacked Jin with successive Wind Release techniques, and a wind blade cut Jin’s arm.
• Shimura Danzō revealed his plan to keep Jin trapped while the Masked Man killed Minato Namikaze, so Danzō could become the Fifth Hokage.
• Shimura Danzō summoned Baku, whose suction strengthened Danzō’s wind blades and pulled Jin toward them.
• Uchiha Jin closed his eyes as the attack approached, then opened them with his three tomoe transformed into the Mangekyō.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the village ninja fought to contain the Nine-Tails while Uchiha Jin battled Shimura Danzō at the Uchiha Clan Compound. Jin killed Danzō with his Mangekyō Sharingan, leaving the Nine-Tails’ rampage unresolved.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi led the village ninja against the Nine-Tails, and Uchiha Fugaku arrived with his clansmen to help.
• Uchiha Fugaku told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Shimura Danzō had sent Root ninja to stop the Uchiha from assisting.
• Uchiha Jin awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and used Karmic Flames Burn Sin to incapacitate Danzō’s summoned beast, Baku.
• Shimura Danzō attacked Jin’s Susanoo with a chakra-coated kunai, but the Susanoo seized him and crushed his bones.
• Uchiha Jin ignored Shimura Danzō’s pleas and crushed him into a mist of blood.

Uchiha Jin killed Shimura Danzō and subdued the Nine-Tails with his Mangekyō Sharingan, then urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to reseal it inside Kushina Uzumaki. As Anbu carried Kushina away, a masked intruder appeared behind Biwako Sarutobi and asked whether the newborn was his teacher’s child.

• Uchiha Jin slaughtered the Root ninja after killing Shimura Danzō, then headed toward the Nine-Tails.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to use the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, but Uchiha Jin placed the Nine-Tails under his own genjutsu.
• Uchiha Jin told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Kushina Uzumaki might survive if the Nine-Tails was sealed back inside her, so Hiruzen sent for her.
• Anbu carried Kushina away from the delivery room while Biwako Sarutobi remained with the newborn.
• A hoarse-voiced intruder appeared behind Biwako Sarutobi and asked whether the infant was his teacher’s child.

After Kushina survived the Nine-Tails’ resealing, Hiruzen discovered that Obito had killed Biwako and kidnapped Naruto. Jin confronted Obito in the woods and tried to negotiate for the baby, but Obito demanded that he beg.

• The Sealing Squad sealed the Nine-Tails back inside Kushina, and the Medical Ninja kept her alive.
• Hiruzen realized he had not ordered the Anbu to bring Biwako and the baby, then rushed to the delivery room.
• Hiruzen found Biwako and the Anbu dead, and discovered that Minato and Kushina’s baby was missing.
• Jin confronted Obito in the woods and demanded that he hand over Naruto.
• Obito admitted he had killed Biwako and taken Naruto, then told Jin to beg if he wanted the baby returned.
• Jin cursed Obito after he refused to give Naruto up without being begged.

Uchiha Jin trapped Obito Uchiha by sealing off space-time ninjutsu and nearly killed him with a genjutsu-like Mangekyō ability. Obito escaped death with Izanagi and vanished, leaving Jin puzzled by the system’s kill notifications.

• Uchiha Jin used Heavenly Punishment Edict to prevent Obito Uchiha from using Kamui, then slashed open his abdomen.
• Obito Uchiha threw Naruto Uzumaki toward Jin with an explosive tag attached, forcing Jin to protect the baby from the blast.
• Obito attacked Jin while Jin held Naruto, and the restriction on Kamui began to weaken as Jin’s ocular power drained.
• Uchiha Jin used Karmic Flames Burn Sin to trap Obito in a tormenting illusion of people he had killed, then beheaded him in the real world.
• The system reported Obito’s death, but Obito reappeared after using Izanagi and vanished from the spot.

Uchiha Jin reflected on the justice points he could have earned by killing Shimura Danzō repeatedly, then reassured Minato Namikaze that the Uchiha Clan was not responsible for the Masked Man’s attack. The chapter ended with Minato stunned when Jin revealed that he had killed Danzō.

• Uchiha Jin saw that killing Obito Uchiha had earned him ten thousand justice points, and regretted not letting Shimura Danzō use Izanagi before killing him.
• Minato Namikaze arrived, thanked Uchiha Jin for saving his child, and took the baby from him.
• Minato Namikaze asked whether the Masked Man was an Uchiha, and Uchiha Jin confirmed it without revealing Obito Uchiha’s identity.
• Minato Namikaze wondered whether the Masked Man could be his student Obito Uchiha, but dismissed the idea because of the man’s height and voice.
• Uchiha Jin told Minato Namikaze that Shimura Danzō had colluded with the Masked Man and prevented the Uchiha Clan from leaving, then revealed that he had killed Danzō.
• Minato Namikaze reacted with shock to Uchiha Jin’s revelation.

After the Nine-Tails attack, Minato heard that Jin had killed Danzō and said he would investigate, while planning to disband Root. As Shisui treated Jin’s injuries, Jin concealed when he had awakened his Mangekyō but warned Shisui about the masked man’s abilities.

• Jin told Minato that he had killed Danzō for colluding with the masked man and betraying the village, and Minato said he would investigate.
• Minato left to handle the village’s affairs and intended to disband Root now that Danzō was dead.
• Shisui asked Jin when he awakened his Mangekyō, and Jin claimed it had happened during his fight with Danzō that night.
• Shisui bandaged Jin’s wounds and asked about the masked man, so Jin explained the man’s Mangekyō ability to shift his body into another dimension.
• Shisui vowed to avenge Jin, but he bandaged him too tightly and caused his wounds to bleed again.

After the Nine-Tails' attack left Konoha devastated, Hiruzen Sarutobi searched for Shimura Danzō and learned that Root had clashed with the Uchiha Clan. Uchiha Jin finally told him that Danzō had turned into a mist of blood and disappeared.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi received the casualty figures and ordered the Anbu to find Shimura Danzō.
• The Anbu reported that Danzō and most of Root were missing, and that Root members had been killed at the Uchiha Clan Compound by Uchiha Jin.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Danzō had taken Root there and found no body, so he hoped Danzō had escaped.
• Uchiha Fugaku told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Jin and several Uchiha Jonin had stayed behind to cover the clan's retreat after Danzō blocked them from leaving.
• Shisui Uchiha brought Jin to Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Jin said Danzō had turned into a mist of blood and dissipated into the air.

After Uchiha Jin explained that Shimura Danzō had colluded with the masked stranger and died trying to kill him, Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted Jin’s actions and mourned his old friend. Jin continued patrolling the devastated village for criminals, while Hiruzen began to suspect the masked stranger’s identity.

• Uchiha Jin told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Shimura Danzō had issued a false Hokage decree, colluded with the masked stranger, and died after attempting to kill him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted that Jin had been justified in killing Danzō, though he regretted having overlooked his friend’s crimes.
• Uchiha Jin and his clansmen patrolled the village, catching looters and attackers, and Jin killed criminals whose offenses were serious.
• Uchiha Jin wondered whether he was a hypocrite because he pursued justice for system rewards, then continued his patrol.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi found the bloodstain where Danzō had died, grieved for his old friend, and began to suspect the masked stranger was an Uchiha.

After the Nine-Tails' Rampage, villagers blamed the Uchiha Clan and accused Uchiha Jin of releasing the beast, prompting Jin to head for the clan compound to confront the crowd. Uchiha Itachi arrived just as Jin prepared to teach him how to respond to slander.

• Villagers blamed Kushina for the Nine-Tails' escape and accused the Uchiha Clan because the beast had been controlled by Sharingan genjutsu.
• Uchiha Fugaku learned that a crowd had gathered outside the compound and sent Uchiha Itachi to notify Jin.
• Shisui Uchiha told Jin that the crowd had shifted from demanding the culprit to demanding that the clan hand over Jin.
• Jin dismissed Shisui's anger and set out to confront the villagers, while Shisui followed to keep anyone from getting hurt.
• Uchiha Itachi met Jin outside his courtyard, and Jin said he would teach him how to prove his innocence when slandered.