Recaps

Uchiha Jin faced villagers accusing him of causing the Nine-Tails' rampage, while Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi watched with growing concern. Jin answered the crowd with overwhelming chakra and killing intent, leaving the villagers terrified.

• Villagers gathered at the Uchiha clan grounds and denounced Uchiha Jin as the culprit behind the Nine-Tails' rampage.
• A silver-haired Anbu recalled how villagers had once condemned his father, while Shisui Uchiha grew furious at the crowd's ingratitude toward Jin.
• Shisui questioned whether the villagers were worth protecting, but Itachi's warning brought him back to his senses, and Shisui signaled that they might need to stop Jin.
• Uchiha Jin dismissed the villagers' accusations and unleashed his chakra and killing intent, forcing many of them to their knees in terror.

Uchiha Jin ordered the villagers who had accused him of releasing the Nine-Tails to be taken to the Konoha Military Police Force for interrogation. Shisui Uchiha failed to stop him, but followed with Uchiha Itachi to keep anyone from being killed.

• Uchiha Jin accused the villagers of slandering him and suspected them of being enemy spies, then ordered the Military Police to arrest and torture them for confessions.
• The villagers protested that they were law-abiding citizens and threatened that the Hokage would punish Jin, but he ordered his men to kill anyone who tried to escape.
• Shisui Uchiha urged Jin to warn the villagers and release them, fearing the consequences of an arbitrary arrest.
• Uchiha Jin dismissed Shisui's concerns, pushed him aside, and left with the Military Police escorting the villagers.
• After Jin departed, Shisui took Uchiha Itachi to the Military Police Force to watch over the interrogation and prevent deaths.

Uchiha Jin arrested nearly everyone who gathered outside the Uchiha Clan Compound and interrogated them inside the police force, while villagers went to complain to the Hokage. Kakashi Hatake watched the frightened crowd and remembered his father as Jin continued punishing those who had confronted him.

• Uchiha Jin ordered the police force to close its gates for a day and keep the crowd outside from entering.
• Villagers complained that Uchiha Jin had arrested nearly a hundred people, and some went to report him to the Hokage.
• Uchiha Jin struck a square-faced villager who denied being sent to slander him, until Shisui Uchiha stopped him.
• Uchiha Jin released the man and sent him to collect medical expenses before moving on to interrogate the other detainees.
• Kakashi Hatake watched the frightened villagers and thought his father might not have died if he had been like Uchiha Jin.

As villagers protested outside the Uchiha Clan Compound, Minato Namikaze let Uchiha Jin punish them because they had maligned Kushina. Hiruzen Sarutobi grew convinced that the Uchiha Clan had caused the Nine-Tails' Rampage, while Jin's men beat the protesters and Minato prepared to intervene.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi urged Minato Namikaze to stop the unrest, but privately suspected Uchiha Jin had caused the Nine-Tails' Rampage as an Uchiha plot.
• Minato Namikaze continued working because he was angry that villagers had blamed Kushina and wanted Jin to teach them a lesson.
• Villagers gathered outside the Hokage Building and demanded that Minato stop Jin, prompting him to decide it was time to act.
• Uchiha Xuan and his subordinates beat the villagers at the Konoha Military Police Force, calling them enemy spies.
• Shisui Uchiha worried that the punishment had gone too far, but Uchiha Jin said he would resign as Acting Captain Commander if Minato blamed him.
• Uchiha Itachi realized Jin would soon step down anyway when his father returned, and hoped Minato would not punish his teacher too severely.

Uchiha Jin punished villagers who had come to make trouble at the Uchiha compound, then apologized and stepped down as Acting Captain Commander after the Fourth Hokage arrived. He left the Military Police Force Troops while his clansmen watched in anger and Shisui Uchiha looked on with concern.

• Uchiha Jin told the Fourth Hokage to wait at the entrance while he dealt with the arrested villagers.
• Uchiha Jin ended the interrogation, apologized to the villagers, and offered compensation for their minor injuries.
• Uchiha clansmen threw the villagers out in front of Minato Namikaze and the watching crowd.
• Uchiha Jin explained his actions, accepted blame, and voluntarily stepped down as Acting Captain Commander.
• Uchiha Jin left the Military Police Force Troops as his clansmen, the Uchiha Clan Head, and Shisui Uchiha watched him go.

Minato Namikaze defended Uchiha Jin’s response to villagers’ slander and told Hiruzen Sarutobi to retire, taking sole control of Konoha. In Amegakure, Obito Uchiha learned his plan to turn the village against the Uchiha had failed and considered using Hiruzen against Jin instead.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi condemned Minato Namikaze for not punishing Uchiha Jin, but Minato defended Jin and said he wanted to stop villagers from spreading malicious rumors.
• Minato told Hiruzen to go home and retire, and Hiruzen accepted, left his Hokage hat behind, and departed the office.
• Minato reflected that the Sarutobi Clan had helped spread rumors about Jin, while other unidentified forces had also incited the villagers.
• In Amegakure, Obito Uchiha acknowledged that Jin’s Mangekyō could counter Kamui and weighed recruiting or killing him.
• Black Zetsu suggested using Hiruzen against Jin, and Obito agreed to try making contact.

Uchiha Jin enjoyed a quiet afternoon until Shisui Uchiha arrived, worried that Jin was unhappy and hurt that Jin had never invited him to eat out. Jin suspected Shisui was suffering from the effects of awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan and agreed to lunch with him rather than risk upsetting him.

• Uchiha Jin relaxed in his courtyard, pleased that teaching the villagers a lesson had earned him over a thousand Justice Points.
• Shisui Uchiha asked whether Jin was all right and said he felt hurt that Jin had eaten with Kurenai but never with him.
• Uchiha Jin grew concerned about Shisui's unstable behavior and considered asking his mother to recommend a therapist.
• Shisui Uchiha said he felt fantastic and asked Jin to go out for lunch with him.
• Uchiha Jin agreed to the meal because he feared refusing Shisui might provoke him into using Kotoamatsukami.

Uchiha Jin reluctantly joined Shisui Uchiha at the crowded Akimichi BBQ Restaurant because he feared Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami. After Kurenai Yuhi invited them to share her table with Chio Kurama, Shisui grew jealous as Kurenai served Jin meat, then copied her.

• Shisui Uchiha insisted on eating at the Akimichi BBQ Restaurant, and Uchiha Jin agreed despite the long queue because he feared Kotoamatsukami.
• Jin and Shisui found the restaurant full and waited for a table.
• Kurenai Yuhi spotted Jin and invited him and Shisui to join her and her friend, Chio Kurama.
• Kurenai served Jin grilled meat while chatting with him, and Shisui watched unhappily.
• Shisui placed a slice of meat on Jin’s plate, surprising Jin, Kurenai, and Chio.

At a barbecue restaurant, Kurenai Yuhi misread Uchiha Jin and Shisui Uchiha’s friendship as romance and broke down over her unrequited love. Jin then focused on protecting his family from Obito Uchiha and considered using Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami against him.

• Shisui Uchiha put grilled meat on Jin’s plate, and Jin apologized after snapping at him, cheering Shisui up.
• Kurenai Yuhi watched Jin and Shisui act close, concluded Jin liked men, and ran out crying as Chio Kurama followed her.
• Jin suspected Obito Uchiha had stirred up trouble at the Uchiha Clan Compound to create conflict and recruit angry clan members into the Akatsuki.
• Jin resolved that Obito had to die to protect his family and considered bringing Shisui along to use Kotoamatsukami on him.
• Outside the restaurant, Kurenai saw Shisui feed Jin again and broke down sobbing while Chio tried to comfort her.

Uchiha Jin brought Shisui Uchiha to Konoha Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation, convinced Shisui was behaving strangely. Shisui passed the test but dragged Jin in for one too, and Shio Yamanaka found Jin's answers deeply concerning before refusing to tell him the result.

• Uchiha Jin took Shisui Uchiha to Konoha Hospital, and Shisui agreed to see a psychiatrist because he believed Jin was looking out for him.
• Shio Yamanaka gave Shisui a psychological questionnaire and concluded that his answers showed no obvious problems.
• Shisui decided that Jin was the one who needed help and dragged him into the consultation room.
• Shio Yamanaka reviewed Jin's questionnaire and realized that his reasoning suggested serious psychological problems.
• When Jin asked whether anything was wrong with him, Shio Yamanaka replied, “Sorry, I can't answer your question.”

Uchiha Jin rejected Shio Yamanaka’s diagnosis of a severe antisocial personality, while Shisui Uchiha tried to convince him to accept treatment. Jin noticed Shisui’s health bar had changed and then froze after looking at his own reflection, while Minato Namikaze decided to investigate the diagnosis himself.

• Shio Yamanaka told Uchiha Jin that his questionnaire answers suggested he lacked empathy and had a severe antisocial personality, but Jin angrily denied having psychological problems.
• Shisui Uchiha followed Jin out and urged him to cooperate with treatment, but Jin persuaded him to trust their friendship instead.
• On Commercial Street, Jin noticed that Shisui’s health bar had turned dark yellow and realized his friend’s condition had changed.
• Jin looked at his reflection in a store window and froze.
• Shio Yamanaka reported her diagnosis to Minato Namikaze, who questioned whether she could have made a mistake before deciding to investigate.

Uchiha Jin discovered that his own health bar was a deep, smoky red and questioned whether his pursuit of justice was actually driven by greed. The chapter left him reflecting that he might be no different from Shimura Danzō, while Shisui and Izumi worried that he was seriously ill.

• Izumi returned home and found Jin sitting dazed, while Shisui admitted he did not know what was wrong.
• Jin recalled seeing his own health bar reflected in a shop window and realized it was darker red than Obito Uchiha’s.
• Jin searched his memories and wondered whether he had subconsciously ignored his health bar’s color before.
• Shisui and Izumi concluded that Jin’s behavior confirmed his mental illness and resolved to find him treatment.
• Jin examined his reflection and reasoned that killing evildoers for Justice Points might make him as self-serving as Shimura Danzō.

Uchiha Jin reflected on his blood-red health bar and concluded that desire, rather than killing itself, shaped the system’s judgment. Shisui left Konoha to find a doctor for Jin, while Minato ordered Jin’s condition kept secret.

• Uchiha Jin realized his health bar had turned blood-red and considered how desire motivated people’s actions, then hid the bar again.
• Uchiha Jin returned to the courtyard and found that Izumi and Shisui had left.
• At Konoha’s main gate, Shisui promised Izumi he would find a doctor for Jin and departed the village after taking leave from the Anbu.
• Minato Namikaze recalled how Jin had solved otherwise unsolvable cases of ninja killing villagers and hoped a doctor could treat him.
• Minato ordered that Uchiha Jin’s condition remain strictly confidential.

Minato Namikaze invited Uchiha Jin to dinner to thank him and assess his condition, while Jin considered his Justice Points and hesitated to target other red-name villains. Meanwhile, Shisui Uchiha set out to find Tsunade to treat Jin, promising to return.

• Minato Namikaze invited Uchiha Jin to dinner with him and Kushina, and Jin accepted.
• Jin checked his system panel, reviewed his Justice Points, and decided not to rush into killing Hiruzen Sarutobi or Orochimaru.
• Shisui Uchiha traveled through the Land of Fire to find Tsunade and seek treatment for Jin’s supposed psychological condition.
• Shisui vowed to use Kotoamatsukami only if no doctor could help Jin, then promised to return.
• Jin sneezed in his courtyard and guessed Uchiha Kenji was talking about him.

Uchiha Jin visited Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, whose kindness made him recognize that he might have persecutory delusions. Unaware that Minato had secretly mixed medicine into his meal, Jin left planning to see a doctor, but two disguised drunks attacked him.

• Kushina Uzumaki welcomed Uchiha Jin into her home while Minato Namikaze prepared dinner.
• Jin grew suspicious of the meal but began eating after Minato apologized, and the couple thanked him for saving their family.
• After Jin left, Kushina learned that Minato had secretly put mental illness medication in the food at Shisui Uchiha's request.
• Jin decided to visit the hospital the next day, though he suspected two approaching drunks might be assassins.
• The two drunks passed Jin, drew kunai, and stabbed at his lower back.

Uchiha Jin survived an assassination attempt in Konoha and questioned whether his suspicions about Minato Namikaze and his own mental state were justified. As the investigation began, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Black Zetsu discussed making another attempt to eliminate Jin.

• Uchiha Jin sensed an ambush, killed the attackers, and wondered whether Minato Namikaze had drugged him or whether he was imagining threats.
• Kakashi arrived with Anbu, reported the assassination attempt to Minato Namikaze, and vowed to grow strong enough to defeat Jin.
• Jin mocked Kakashi’s challenge and left, while Minato ordered an investigation into who had hired the assassins and how they entered Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Black Zetsu that the assassins had failed, and Black Zetsu offered to find more people to kill Jin.
• Hiruzen considered Black Zetsu’s proposal, believing Jin was a threat who might need to be eliminated.

Hiruzen Sarutobi continued conspiring with Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu against Uchiha Jin, believing the Uchiha Clan threatened Konoha. Jin became convinced that his enemies wanted him dead and resolved to kill anyone who stood in his way, leaving Obito wary of provoking him or targeting his family.

• Obito Uchiha mocked Hiruzen Sarutobi for harboring hatred toward Jin despite knowing Obito was behind the Nine-Tails' Rampage, while Hiruzen insisted the Uchiha Clan was a threat.
• Hiruzen told Black Zetsu to continue their plan, then resolved to kill Obito after they eliminated Jin and to destroy the Uchiha Clan for Minato's sake.
• Uchiha Jin concluded that many people wanted him dead because he had punished members of their clans, and he vowed to kill anyone who threatened him.
• Obito Uchiha watched Jin's changed, intensely violent behavior from the Kamui Dimension and decided not to approach him.
• Obito abandoned his plan to use Hiruzen to kill Jin's mother and younger sister, fearing Jin would retaliate and prevent the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan.

Uchiha Jin felt well while his mother and sister worried about his condition, and Shisui Uchiha continued searching for Tsunade. After finding her, Shisui asked her to return to Konoha to treat Jin, but she refused, leaving Shisui determined to find another way to help his friend.

• Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Kazuna worried about Jin, who said he felt great and privately missed Shisui's company.
• Shisui searched towns across the Land of Fire for Tsunade, fearing Jin might lose control if his condition worsened.
• Tsunade lost all her money gambling, while Shizune tried to stop her from spending what remained for food and lodging.
• Shisui found Tsunade and asked her to return to Konoha to treat Jin's psychological problems.
• Tsunade refused, and Shisui vowed to find someone who could cure Jin or use his own eyes to do it.

Rumors about Uchiha Jin’s mental illness spread through Konoha, prompting Minato Namikaze and the Uchiha clan to worry about the consequences. Uchiha Fugaku assigned Itachi to take Jin to a doctor, leaving Itachi convinced the task would get him beaten or killed.

• Villagers called for Uchiha Jin to be banished, and Minato Namikaze suspected Hiruzen Sarutobi had spread the rumors and might have arranged Jin’s assassination attempt.
• Uchiha Fugaku held a clan meeting where members debated Jin’s condition, and the elders ordered them not to treat him differently or provoke him.
• The clan decided that someone close to Jin should persuade him to see a doctor, but Fugaku learned Shisui was out of the village.
• Fugaku returned home and assigned his son Itachi to take Jin to a doctor the next day.
• Itachi feared Jin would beat or kill him if he raised the subject of a medical examination.

Uchiha Itachi visited Uchiha Jin to warn him that villagers were calling him mentally ill and urging the Hokage to expel him. Jin dismissed the rumors and refused Itachi’s suggestion to get a medical checkup, leaving Itachi convinced that Jin needed treatment and wishing Shisui were there to help persuade him.

• Uchiha Jin wondered why Shisui had not visited for a week, then received Uchiha Itachi instead.
• Uchiha Itachi told Jin that villagers were spreading rumors that he was mentally ill and should be driven from the village.
• Uchiha Jin became angry and briefly considered teaching the rumor-spreaders a lesson before deciding to ignore them.
• Uchiha Itachi urged Jin to get a medical checkup so he could silence the rumors with a clean report.
• Uchiha Jin refused, calling Konoha’s doctors quacks, while Itachi concluded he could not persuade Jin to seek treatment.

Obito Uchiha investigated Uchiha Jin’s changed behavior and ordered surveillance while postponing his recruitment. Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to attack Jin, named Cangxuan Sarutobi as the new clan leader, and secretly planned to kill Obito and Black Zetsu as well.

• Obito Uchiha speculated that Jin’s Mangekyō awakening had destabilized him and ordered White Zetsu to monitor Jin around the clock.
• Obito Uchiha put off recruiting Jin until his condition stabilized, then went with Black Zetsu to check Hiruzen Sarutobi’s preparations.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told the Sarutobi clansmen he would eliminate Jin, whom he considered a danger to Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi appointed Cangxuan Sarutobi as clan leader and ordered the Sarutobi clansmen not to take part in his plan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi returned home and told Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu that his preparations were complete, while privately resolving to kill them too.

Obito Uchiha and Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to meet in three days, when Hiruzen planned to kill Uchiha Jin. Meanwhile, Jin complained about the rumors surrounding him and asked Uchiha Itachi to help change public opinion.

• Obito Uchiha accepted Hiruzen Sarutobi’s invitation to watch him try to kill Uchiha Jin in three days, then vanished with White Zetsu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi wrote letters to his sons in case his plan failed and warned Asuma not to seek revenge if Jin killed him.
• Uchiha Jin beat Uchiha Itachi for calling him sick, then insisted that he was one of the clan’s few normal people.
• Uchiha Itachi suspected Jin needed treatment and worried that the rumors could lead him to commit a grave crime.
• Uchiha Jin asked Itachi to help stir up other public controversies so villagers would stop focusing on him, but Itachi was afraid to refuse.

Uchiha Jin made Uchiha Itachi spread outrageous rumors about Konoha’s clans and institutions to distract villagers from the Uchiha. The clans mobilized to find the culprit, while Jin left Itachi to worry about being caught.

• Uchiha Itachi disguised himself as an old woman and spread rumors supplied by Uchiha Jin around the village.
• Hyuga Hiashi ordered his clansmen to find whoever had spread a rumor about him and a widow.
• Akimichi Chōza asked Shikaku Nara to investigate after a rumor about rat meat damaged the Akimichi barbecue restaurant’s business.
• Shikaku suspected the rumors were meant to create chaos and considered informing Lord Hokage.
• Uchiha Jin told Itachi he planned to keep spreading rumors, but advised him simply not to get caught when Itachi asked whether Jin would protect him.

Minato Namikaze summoned Uchiha Jin to investigate rumors targeting Konoha’s clan leaders, unaware that Jin had helped spread them. Jin mocked the leaders for their past treatment of him, then agreed to investigate while secretly planning to leave Uchiha Itachi out of it.

• Minato Namikaze heard the clan leaders demand that he find whoever had spread rumors about them and sent for Uchiha Jin.
• Uchiha Jin arrived, privately suspected Uchiha Itachi had exposed him, and learned that the leaders wanted him to investigate the rumors.
• Jin mocked the clan leaders by repeating their old advice that they should look to themselves for the reason people spoke badly of them.
• Hyuga Hiashi and the other leaders offered to pay Jin, but Jin said money did not interest him.
• Jin agreed to investigate, though he had no intention of exposing the real culprit, and Minato Namikaze watched him leave with raised eyebrows.

Uchiha Jin was summoned to investigate supposed bodies in the Forest of Death, where Root ninjas ambushed him to avenge Shimura Danzō. As Jin fought them, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Enma prepared to join the battle, which Hiruzen believed might be their last together.

• Uchiha Itachi nervously asked Uchiha Jin whether the Hokage had found the rumor-spreader, and Jin reassured him that he would not betray his student.
• Two Anbu summoned Uchiha Jin to the Hokage, then led him to the Forest of Death under the false claim that bodies had been found there.
• Uchiha Jin realized the scene was a trap when he sensed concealed ninjas, and he identified the attackers as Root members seeking revenge for Shimura Danzō.
• Uchiha Jin summoned Fat Cat to retrieve his Tachi, then fought the Root ninjas as they charged him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Jin fight from a nearby tree and asked Enma to join him for one last battle.