Arc 7The Search for Shisui

Uchiha Jin survived his apparent death and drove off the Akatsuki, then discovered Shisui had used Kotoamatsukami to alter their friendship. As Jin searched for Shisui, Shisui joined Akatsuki and helped recruit Juzo Biwa and Kakuzu.

  • Uchiha Jin appeared to die after stabbing himself, but his wound healed and he revived with justice points before buying the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
  • Uchiha Jin and Shisui Uchiha survived Nagato’s Shinra Tensei, while Obito Uchiha and Nagato escaped and Black Zetsu began preparing countermeasures.
  • Uchiha Jin realized Shisui had used Kotoamatsukami on him, but Shisui left Konoha and joined Akatsuki with Obito Uchiha.
  • Uchiha Jin obtained Obito Uchiha’s eye from Kakashi Hatake, arranged protection for his family, and left Konoha to search for Shisui Uchiha.
  • Obito Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha recruited Juzo Biwa and set their sights on the bounty hunter Kakuzu.
  • Uchiha Jin fought Kakuzu, pierced his chest, and injured him with Susanoo, but Kakuzu escaped and took another ninja’s heart.
  • Shisui Uchiha fought Kakuzu alongside Obito Uchiha and Juzo Biwa, revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo, and subdued him before Obito revealed his own Mangekyō Sharingan.
Chapters 151–175 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 151Who I Am Doesn't Matter

Obito Uchiha abandoned his attempt to recruit Uchiha Jin and returned to the Akatsuki, where he and Deva Path Pain agreed to eliminate the Konoha group. Pain planned to attack the next day, while Obito warned him that Jin’s eyes held an unusual ability.

  • Obito Uchiha taunted Uchiha Jin from a distance and then escaped with Kamui before Minato Namikaze and Kakashi could stop him.
  • Minato Namikaze and Kakashi blamed themselves for failing to reach Obito, but Uchiha Jin told them not to take an idiot’s words to heart.
  • Orochimaru admired the Mangekyō Sharingan abilities, while Jiraiya prepared for a difficult fight against the Akatsuki the next day.
  • Deva Path Pain asked Obito Uchiha whether he should call him Madara or Obito, and Obito insisted that his identity did not matter as long as they shared ideals.
  • Deva Path Pain agreed to eliminate the threats the next day, and Obito Uchiha warned him to be careful of Uchiha Jin’s unusual eyes.

Ch. 152The Six Paths of Pain

Nagato, Obito, and Konan confronted Uchiha Jin’s group in Amegakure, where Jiraiya learned that Konan and Nagato had founded the Akatsuki and that Yahiko was dead. The Six Paths of Pain attacked, and Jin exposed the invisible chameleon that had trapped Kakashi.

  • Nagato sensed the intruders with the Rain Tiger at Will Technique and told Konan to bring them to him.
  • Jiraiya recognized Konan and was devastated when she explained that she and Yahiko and Nagato had founded the Akatsuki.
  • Deva Path Pain revealed that Yahiko was dead and that he was a puppet carrying on Yahiko’s will, while Jiraiya deduced that Nagato controlled him.
  • Obito ordered the Six Paths of Pain to attack, and Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to move his group away from Deva Path’s Banshō Ten’in.
  • Asura Path fired tracking missiles as an invisible creature restrained Kakashi, and Jin stabbed the creature, revealing it to be a chameleon.

Ch. 153There seemed to be a lag in the data transmission

Uchiha Jin and his allies battled Pain, Obito Uchiha, and Konan in Amegakure. After Pain blasted Jin into a collapsing house, Shisui Uchiha awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan while fighting Obito.

  • Pain’s Six Paths, Konan, and Obito Uchiha fought the Konoha group, while Obito singled out Shisui Uchiha for attack.
  • Shisui evaded Obito’s assault and struck with a flame-coated blade, but Obito used Kamui to become intangible and taunted him about lacking a Mangekyō.
  • Jin noticed delays in Pain’s attacks and guessed that Nagato struggled to control all six puppets at once.
  • Pain repeatedly used Banshō Ten'in to drag Jin close, then blasted him into a nearby house, which collapsed on him.
  • As Obito kept Shisui from reaching Jin, Shisui’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan transformed into a Mangekyō.

Ch. 154The battle continued

Shisui Uchiha awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and attacked Obito Uchiha, while Uchiha Jin fought the Six Paths of Pain and targeted the Naraka Path to stop it from restoring the others. The chapter ended with Orochimaru witnessing the King of Hell fully restore the destroyed Human Path.

  • Shisui Uchiha awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and attacked Obito Uchiha, who evaded his strikes with Kamui.
  • Uchiha Jin survived Deva Path Pain’s attack with Susanoo and charged at the Naraka Path after identifying it as the source of the Six Paths’ regeneration.
  • Deva Path Pain used Shinra Tensei and Banshō Ten'in to stop Jin, who countered with the Great Dragon Fire Technique and a Susanoo blade.
  • Orochimaru destroyed the Human Path with the Many-Snake Formation, but the King of Hell swallowed it and restored it completely.
  • Orochimaru realized that the King of Hell’s ability had healed the Human Path’s injuries.

Ch. 155What Was His Ability?

Orochimaru and Manda fought the Human Path and Naraka Path while Uchiha Jin struggled against Deva Path Pain and Shisui Uchiha tried to contain Obito Uchiha. Shisui still could not find a way past Obito’s Kamui, and he hoped the others would finish their battles soon and come to Jin’s aid.

  • Orochimaru deduced that Nagato had divided the Rinnegan’s abilities among the six puppets and summoned Manda to help destroy the Human Path and Naraka Path.
  • Manda joined Orochimaru in attacking the two Pains, while Orochimaru planned to find Nagato and take the Rinnegan.
  • Deva Path Pain repelled Uchiha Jin, and the other Pains harassed Jin and his allies as Jiraiya fought Konan.
  • Orochimaru and Manda destroyed the Naraka Path and weakened the Human Path.
  • Shisui Uchiha failed to hit Obito Uchiha because Obito used Kamui to evade his attacks, and Shisui wondered whether to use Kotoamatsukami.

Ch. 156Hate your tragic fate of having no Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan

Konan and Jiraiya fought as former teacher and student, while Uchiha Jin battled Deva Path Pain and Obito Uchiha. After Obito taunted Jin about his failing Mangekyō, Jin declared that he was about to gain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and kill him.

  • Konan attacked Jiraiya with paper weapons, but he countered with fire and toad oil before a giant crab summon washed the oil from her.
  • Deva Path Pain repelled Uchiha Jin with Shinra Tensei, but Jin used Heavenly Punishment Edict to disable the ability and severed Pain's left hand.
  • Asura Path's missiles stopped Jin from pursuing Deva Path Pain, who retreated beyond the range of Jin's Mangekyō ability.
  • Obito Uchiha joined Deva Path Pain and taunted Jin about his vision failing, while Shisui Uchiha urged Jin to stay calm.
  • Jin noticed his own black health bar and told Obito that he would soon have the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and that Obito was about to die.

Ch. 157Could you stop making up your own drama?

Uchiha Jin rejected Shisui Uchiha’s offer to give up his eyes, then used Izanagi and stabbed himself in the heart with Shisui’s short sword. The chapter ended with everyone present stunned by his apparent suicide.

  • Obito Uchiha told Shisui Uchiha that Jin needed his Mangekyō Sharingan to obtain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and Shisui willingly offered his eyes.
  • Obito Uchiha declared that he would not give Jin time to transplant the eyes, while Orochimaru listened closely to the explanation.
  • Jin mocked Obito Uchiha for inventing drama and told Shisui Uchiha he did not want his eyes.
  • Shisui Uchiha tried to give Jin his eyes anyway, but Jin seized his wrist and took his short sword.
  • Jin wiped rainwater from the blade, cast Izanagi with his left eye, and plunged the sword into his heart, leaving allies and enemies horrified.

Ch. 158Kotoamatsukami

Uchiha Jin died after stabbing himself, and Shisui Uchiha's grief awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and drove him to use Kotoamatsukami. Shisui revealed that he had secretly altered Jin's thoughts years earlier and vowed to kill everyone.

  • Shisui Uchiha rushed to catch Jin and poured chakra into his wound while Minato Namikaze examined him, but Jin's heart injury proved fatal.
  • Obito Uchiha mistook Jin's suicide for a mental illness and lamented that his former friend would not see the Eye of the Moon plan.
  • Jin died in Shisui Uchiha's arms as the rain stopped, leaving Shisui overwhelmed by grief.
  • Shisui remembered that Jin had ended their friendship three years earlier after they argued about choosing the clan or the village.
  • Shisui's grief awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, and he recalled using Kotoamatsukami to implant the thought that he and Jin were best friends.
  • Shisui Uchiha wept over Jin's body and declared that everyone deserved to die.

Ch. 159Was This Guy Already Piloting a Gundam?

After Uchiha Jin died, Shisui Uchiha awakened his Susanoo and attacked Deva Path Pain and Obito Uchiha, blaming them for Jin’s death. Jin then revived and woke on the battlefield, where he saw Shisui’s enormous Susanoo.

  • Shisui Uchiha blamed Deva Path Pain and Obito Uchiha for Uchiha Jin’s death and summoned a massive Susanoo.
  • Shisui Uchiha attacked the two Akatsuki members while Nagato and Obito Uchiha avoided fighting him directly.
  • Minato Namikaze and the others resumed their battles as Shisui Uchiha held off his opponents.
  • Uchiha Jin’s wound healed, and he awoke after the system announced his death and awarded him justice points.
  • Uchiha Jin sat up, discovered his left eye was blind, and saw Shisui Uchiha’s Susanoo towering over the battlefield.

Ch. 160Jin, you're not dead!

Uchiha Jin used the Justice Points earned from his apparent suicide to buy the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, then returned during Shisui Uchiha’s fight with Obito Uchiha. Shisui realized Jin was alive and embraced him.

  • Uchiha Jin used a discount coupon to buy the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, restoring his sight and eye power.
  • Uchiha Jin decided to fulfill his promise to kill Obito Uchiha.
  • Obito Uchiha noticed Jin’s body had disappeared, then lost access to Kamui as Jin’s Mangekyō rules made him solid.
  • Shisui Uchiha struck Obito Uchiha with Susanoo, sending him crashing through buildings.
  • Uchiha Jin appeared beside Shisui Uchiha, who stopped using Susanoo and hugged him, exclaiming that he was not dead.

Ch. 161Something seemed off

Uchiha Jin confronted Obito Uchiha alongside Shisui and Kakashi, while noticing that his feelings toward Shisui and Itachi seemed to have changed for reasons he could not recall. Obito ordered Nagato to end the fight, and Deva Path Pain rose above the battlefield as the other Pains collapsed.

  • Uchiha Jin pushed Shisui away and focused on the ruins, where Obito Uchiha emerged alive with his mask shattered and his injuries healing.
  • Obito rejected Kakashi’s concern, declared that he wanted to replace the world with one free of pain, and threatened to kill anyone who opposed him.
  • Uchiha Jin mocked Obito’s appearance and activated both ocular techniques, but Deva Path Pain repelled the flames with Shinra Tensei.
  • Uchiha Jin wondered why he had become close to Shisui and changed his attitude toward Itachi, then was interrupted by Obito’s taunts.
  • Obito ordered Nagato to act, the other Pains collapsed, and Deva Path Pain floated above the battlefield, calling the others’ challenge an act of courting death.

Ch. 162Who's your best friend? We parted ways long ago

Nagato unleashed Shinra Tensei over Amegakure, forcing Minato to evacuate Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Kakashi while Jin shielded himself and Shisui with Susanoo. After the attack, Jin rejected Shisui as a friend, and Shisui realized Kotoamatsukami had worn off and struggled over whether to use it again.

  • Konan realized Nagato intended to attack the village, but he said he had evacuated the villagers and rose beyond Jin’s rules.
  • Obito pulled Konan into the Kamui Dimension and disappeared as Nagato unleashed Shinra Tensei over Amegakure.
  • Minato used Flying Thunder God to rescue Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Kakashi, but could not reach Jin and Shisui in time.
  • Jin summoned Susanoo to protect himself and Shisui from the repulsive force, then revealed he had upgraded his eyes to the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
  • Jin rejected Shisui’s claim that they were best friends and accused him of being a traitor.
  • Shisui realized Kotoamatsukami had worn off and agonized over whether to use it again to restore their relationship.

Ch. 163Please forgive me, this is the last time

Uchiha Jin and Shisui Uchiha survived Deva Path Pain’s Shinra Tensei, while Shisui secretly used Kotoamatsukami on Jin to preserve their friendship. Pain withdrew, leaving Jin to dismiss Akatsuki as unimpressive.

  • Shisui regretted prioritizing the clan and village over Jin and resolved that he could not lose his closest friend.
  • Jin withstood Deva Path Pain’s Shinra Tensei with Susanoo and reflected that Nagato’s Rinnegan was powerful, though Nagato’s real body was elsewhere.
  • Jin warned Shisui not to overuse his non-Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, while Shisui hid that he had used Kotoamatsukami on Jin for the second time.
  • Shisui decided he would look after Jin and use Kotoamatsukami again after its cooldown if Jin’s illness worsened.
  • Jin repaired the cracks in Susanoo, released it when Shinra Tensei ended, and found that Deva Path Pain had disappeared.

Ch. 164Black Zetsu's Melancholy

After Deva Path Pain escaped, Uchiha Jin and the others regrouped and prepared to return to Konoha. Black Zetsu watched them leave and decided he needed countermeasures against the two Uchiha with Mangekyō Sharingan.

  • Minato Namikaze and the others reached the crater, where Uchiha Jin said he and Shisui were fine and that Deva Path Pain had escaped.
  • Orochimaru coveted Jin and Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan, but Jin's killing intent made him reconsider and plan for a possible move to the Akatsuki.
  • Jin decided to find Shisui a psychologist and considered asking Orochimaru to help cultivate another pair of Mangekyō Sharingan for him.
  • Minato Namikaze used Flying Thunder God to take the group away from Amegakure.
  • Black Zetsu emerged from the ground, judged the two pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan a threat to the plan, and resolved to prepare countermeasures himself.

Ch. 165Unless he used Kotoamatsukami on me...

Uchiha Jin reflected on his complicated friendship with Shisui and realized his changing feelings might have been caused by Kotoamatsukami. He destroyed the stone tablet and left the chamber wondering what Shisui had changed in his mind.

  • Uchiha Jin reviewed how he had befriended Shisui and tried to persuade him to put the Uchiha clan before the village.
  • Shisui insisted that the clan and village could coexist, and Jin fought him before they went their separate ways.
  • After the war, Jin let Shisui return to his life and gradually noticed his attitude toward him changing.
  • Uchiha Jin suspected Shisui had used Kotoamatsukami to alter his will.
  • Uchiha Jin punched through the stone tablet and demanded to know what Shisui had changed.

Ch. 166Perhaps you weren't the problem

Uchiha Jin realized Shisui had used Kotoamatsukami on him and set out to confront him, while Black Zetsu hoped to exploit the rift. Obito found a guilt-ridden Shisui and tried to manipulate him into joining Akatsuki before Jin arrived.

  • Uchiha Jin recognized that Shisui had used Kotoamatsukami on him and left to demand an explanation.
  • Black Zetsu overheard Jin and decided to follow him, hoping to exploit a falling-out between the two Uchiha.
  • Shisui stayed isolated at home, overwhelmed by guilt over using Kotoamatsukami to preserve his friendship with Jin.
  • Obito entered Shisui's room and told him that Jin might never have considered him a true friend.
  • Obito blamed Jin's change on the Shinobi World, revealed that Jin knew about the ocular jutsu, and urged Shisui to join Akatsuki or wait for Jin to confront him.

Ch. 167Shisui Uchiha fled

Uchiha Jin discovered that Shisui had used Kotoamatsukami on him and searched Konoha for him, but Shisui had disappeared. Jin camped outside Shisui’s home, determined to confront him when he returned, while growing uneasy about where he had gone.

  • Uchiha Jin stormed into Shisui’s home and found the room empty, with warm bedding suggesting Shisui had recently fled.
  • Uchiha Jin searched their usual meeting places and the rest of Konoha but could not find Shisui.
  • Uchiha Jin worried that Kotoamatsukami might have made him Shisui’s slave and resolved to confront Shisui over the manipulation.
  • Uchiha Jin returned to the clan compound and camped outside Shisui’s home, planning to break his legs and take his eyes when he came back.
  • Uchiha clanspeople mistook Jin’s vigil for a lovers’ quarrel, while Jin wondered whether someone had lured Shisui away and considered going to retrieve him.

Ch. 168They Couldn't Stir Up Any Trouble

Obito Uchiha brought Shisui Uchiha into the Akatsuki, where Nagato explained the organization's plan and sent them to recruit members. Shisui kept his Mangekyō ability secret as he and Obito left Kirigakure, while Nagato dismissed Konan's concerns about the two Uchihas.

  • Obito Uchiha brought Shisui Uchiha to the Akatsuki base, where Deva Path Pain welcomed him and gave him a ring.
  • Nagato told Shisui and Obito that the Akatsuki planned to capture the Tailed Beasts and use a powerful weapon to force peace, then assigned them to recruit members together.
  • Shisui saw Kirigakure's suffering under Yagura's control and listened as Obito defended his Eye of the Moon Plan.
  • Obito asked Shisui about his Mangekyō ocular technique, but Shisui refused to reveal it and left with Obito to begin their mission.
  • Nagato watched Obito and Shisui leave Kirigakure, assured Konan they could not cause trouble, and Konan resolved to prepare a counter to Kamui.

Ch. 169Obito Had Put Rin's Body in the Kamui Dimension

Uchiha Jin took Obito Uchiha’s eye from Kakashi and revealed that Obito had kept Rin’s body in the Kamui Dimension. Jin then prepared to leave Konoha to search for Shisui Uchiha.

  • Uchiha Jin waited for Shisui Uchiha to return and threatened to hunt him down if he did not come back soon.
  • Uchiha Jin told Kakashi Hatake he wanted Obito Uchiha’s eye, and Kakashi agreed to give it to him.
  • A medical ninja removed the eye from Kakashi, who asked Jin to persuade Obito to return if they met.
  • Uchiha Jin told Kakashi that persuading Obito would require Rin to speak to him, then revealed Obito had preserved Rin’s body in the Kamui Dimension.
  • Uchiha Jin left Kakashi and decided to leave Konoha to search for Shisui Uchiha.

Ch. 170Leaving the village

Uchiha Jin prepared to leave Konoha to find Shisui, while asking Minato Namikaze to protect his family from Obito. The chapter ended with Minato assigning Kakashi to guard them and wondering what had happened between Jin and Shisui in Amegakure.

  • Uchiha Izumi teased Jin about rumors that he had fallen out with Shisui and urged him to apologize, but Jin denied it and left her to her training.
  • Jin told Izumi he was leaving the village and asked her to listen to their mother and keep training with Might Guy.
  • Jin asked Minato Namikaze to assign protection for his family while he was away, and Minato agreed.
  • After Jin left, Minato told an Anbu to have Kakashi take people to guard Jin's family.
  • Minato watched Jin leave and wondered what had happened between him and Shisui after they returned from Amegakure.

Ch. 171Juzo Biwa

Uchiha Jin set out with Fat Cat to search the Land of Fire for Shisui Uchiha, while Obito Uchiha recruited Juzo Biwa into the Akatsuki. Obito planned to recruit another fighter, and Shisui grew concerned about the organization’s expanding strength.

  • Uchiha Jin took Fat Cat along as he began searching the Land of Fire for Shisui Uchiha.
  • Obito Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha met Juzo Biwa in a border-town tavern and offered him a place in the Akatsuki.
  • Juzo Biwa accepted after Obito promised the organization would not restrict his freedom.
  • Obito introduced Shisui as the Akatsuki member Kūchin, shocking Juzo with the revelation that he was Konoha’s Body Flicker ninja.
  • Obito said the group would recruit one more person and named a bounty hunter as their next target.

Ch. 172Kakuzu

Uchiha Jin killed a wounded red-name ninja who ran into his path, earning Justice Points, then faced Kakuzu, who accused him of stealing his bounty. The chapter left them poised to fight as Kakuzu vowed to kill Jin.

  • Fat Cat complained of hunger, and Uchiha Jin fed it a food pill while they searched for Shisui Uchiha.
  • A wounded middle-aged ninja ran toward Uchiha Jin, who blocked his attack and killed him with a strike to the neck.
  • Uchiha Jin received 1,500 Justice Points for killing the red-name villain.
  • Kakuzu emerged from the woods, angry that Uchiha Jin had killed his bounty target.
  • Uchiha Jin gave Kakuzu his name, and Kakuzu decided to finish him off himself.

Ch. 173This Guy Had Far Too Vicious a Tongue

Uchiha Jin fought Kakuzu, whose Earth Grudge Fear gave him multiple hearts and elemental attacks. Kakuzu tried to intimidate Jin with stories of surviving Hashirama Senju, but Jin mocked him and then struck him through the chest with his Tachi.

  • Kakuzu attacked Jin with fire, lightning, and Chakra Threads, but Jin evaded the attacks and revealed a White Susanoo that cut the threads.
  • Kakuzu recognized the resemblance between Jin's power and Madara Uchiha's, panicked, and considered retreating over the bounty.
  • Kakuzu boasted about escaping after attempting to assassinate Hashirama Senju, hoping to make Jin hesitate.
  • Jin mocked Kakuzu for treating his failed assassination attempt as an achievement, angering him and prompting him to fight on.
  • Jin suddenly appeared before Kakuzu and pierced his chest with his Tachi, leaving Kakuzu bewildered.

Ch. 174Damn Uchiha

Uchiha Jin defeated Kakuzu, who escaped with one heart and later killed a Rogue Ninja to replenish himself. When Obito Uchiha and two cloaked companions appeared, Kakuzu mistook them for Uchiha Jin’s pursuers and attacked immediately.

  • Uchiha Jin saw through Kakuzu’s feigned death and attacked him again.
  • Uchiha Jin used Susanoo to badly injure Kakuzu, who fled under cover of ninjutsu and smoke bombs.
  • Fat Cat praised Uchiha Jin, who teased him about eating too much and learned he had been getting extra meals at school.
  • Kakuzu ran far from Uchiha Jin, then killed a Rogue Ninja to take his heart.
  • Obito Uchiha and two companions appeared before Kakuzu, who recognized Obito’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan and attacked without hearing him out.

Ch. 175A Mangekyō for Everyone?

Obito Uchiha and his companions tried to recruit Kakuzu, but he attacked them after mistaking them for enemies from the Uchiha Clan. Shisui Uchiha revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and subdued Kakuzu, who was left stunned to encounter another pair of Mangekyō eyes.

  • Kakuzu attacked Obito Uchiha, Shisui Uchiha, and Juzo Biwa, ignoring their attempts to calm him down.
  • Obito Uchiha sent Shisui Uchiha to subdue Kakuzu and warned him not to kill the bounty hunter.
  • Kakuzu initially overpowered Shisui Uchiha, then watched his Three-Tomoe Sharingan transform into a Mangekyō Sharingan.
  • Shisui Uchiha used a green skeletal Susanoo to knock Kakuzu into a tree and leave him injured.
  • Obito Uchiha revealed his own Mangekyō Sharingan, and Kakuzu gave up resisting after realizing he had encountered several Mangekyō users.
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