Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Jin escaped the Akatsuki with the unconscious Shisui after days of fighting, then discovered Shisui was feverish and barely breathing. Jin panicked as Shisui failed to wake, fearing his old friend would die before Jin could reconcile with him.

• Uchiha Jin carried the unconscious Shisui into a cave after escaping the Akatsuki and the reincarnated fighters.
• Uchiha Jin treated his own wounds while Shisui remained unconscious for two days.
• Uchiha Jin checked Shisui's breathing and found it faint, then realized Shisui was burning with fever.
• Uchiha Jin shook Shisui and pleaded with him to wake, admitting he did not want his old friend to die.

Uchiha Jin carried the gravely injured Shisui Uchiha through a remote forest in search of a doctor, while reflecting on their conflict and the Akatsuki’s attack. Jin was exhausted and furious at Shisui, but kept going as Shisui’s breathing weakened.

• Uchiha Jin found Shisui Uchiha unresponsive in an uninhabited forest and carried him out of the cave.
• Uchiha Jin ran through the forest despite his reopened wounds, complaining that Shisui always caused him trouble.
• Uchiha Jin recalled that Kakuzu and Sasori of the Red Sands had let him escape, and vowed to settle accounts with the Akatsuki and Orochimaru.
• Uchiha Jin reflected on Shisui’s belief that the clan and village mattered equally, and blamed the village leadership and Uchiha Fugaku for shaping the clan’s troubles.
• Uchiha Jin admitted that his own injuries and depleted chakra left him near collapse, then called Shisui a jinx.

Uchiha Jin and Shisui Uchiha reached a cabin after escaping the forest, where an old man treated their severe injuries. Jin left for town to find a Medical Ninja, while Shisui stayed behind, still feverish and hiding that he had awakened.

• The old man treated Shisui Uchiha’s infected wound and stitched the severe injury across Uchiha Jin’s back.
• After resting, Uchiha Jin paid the old man to look after Shisui and headed toward town to find a Medical Ninja.
• Once Jin left, Shisui revealed that he had been awake and thanked the old man for keeping it secret.
• Shisui explained that he had kept pretending to be unconscious after overhearing Jin’s muttering about him and their friendship.
• The old man watched Shisui lie back down as his fever and exhaustion persisted.

Uchiha Jin found Tsunade in a remote town and hired her to treat his gravely injured companion, Shisui Uchiha. Tsunade followed Jin from the casino, believing he and his companion shared a close bond.

• Uchiha Jin learned that the town’s medical ninja had finished treating patients for the day and tracked her to a casino.
• A passerby’s description helped Uchiha Jin realize the medical ninja was Tsunade, Konoha’s renowned medical ninja.
• Shizune tried to stop Tsunade from gambling after Tsunade lost her earnings and borrowed more money.
• Uchiha Jin entered the casino and asked Tsunade to treat his dying companion, offering her all his money.
• Tsunade accepted the job and followed Uchiha Jin with Shizune, noting that he was badly injured but had prioritized saving his companion.

Tsunade treated Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Jin in a mountain cabin, then left after learning that Orochimaru had defected from Konoha. Jin realized Shisui had been pretending to sleep and confronted him, leaving Shisui nervously braced for punishment.

• Tsunade recognized Shisui Uchiha and treated his infected wound while keeping her eyes closed because of her hemophobia.
• Tsunade healed Uchiha Jin's injuries in exchange for his savings and asked whether he knew where Jiraiya was.
• Uchiha Jin told Tsunade that Orochimaru had defected from Konoha, and Tsunade left with Shizune without planning to return to the village.
• Uchiha Jin realized Shisui had been pretending to sleep, and Shisui admitted he had only woken up a little while earlier.
• Shisui closed his eyes and told Uchiha Jin to do whatever he wanted, fearing his friend's anger.

Uchiha Jin took Shisui into the forest and brutally punished him for using Kotoamatsukami on him, then removed both of Shisui’s eyes. Shisui remained delighted, convinced the ordeal proved their friendship, while Jin carried him back to the old man.

• Uchiha Jin carried Shisui away from the hut and stabbed his arms and thighs while Shisui refused to resist.
• Shisui interpreted Jin’s anger as proof that they were best friends and smiled through the pain.
• Uchiha Jin told Shisui his eyes were pretty, then gouged out both of them and stored them in a container.
• Uchiha Jin carried the badly injured Shisui out of the forest, while Shisui happily imagined Jin would care for him.

Uchiha Jin brought the blinded Shisui back to his residence and rejected Shisui’s attempts to make him feel responsible for his predicament. Meanwhile, Madara criticized Obito for delaying their plan, and Madara considered taking control of Nagato to resurrect himself.

• Uchiha Jin carried the wounded Shisui into his residence and left him on the bed.
• Shisui pleaded with Uchiha Jin not to abandon him, but Jin warned him to stop acting pitiful and threatened to cut out his tongue.
• Shisui told Uchiha Jin he would manage on his own, while privately believing Jin would eventually return his eyes.
• Uchiha Jin left the residence, and Shisui concluded that playing pitiful would not work.
• Madara Uchiha criticized Obito for not putting their plan into action, and Madara considered controlling Nagato to use Rinne Rebirth.

Uchiha Jin returned home after six months away and reunited with Izumi, who wrongly assumed he had gone to bring back Shisui after a quarrel. He then went to the Uchiha Clan Head's Residence to confront Itachi's biological father.

• Uchiha Jin returned home, and Izumi greeted him excitedly and asked whether he had found Shisui.
• Jin told Izumi that Shisui had made him angry and fled out of guilt, but Izumi dismissed his explanation and believed he was being tsundere.
• Izumi privately read her treasured novels about two male leads and wondered whether Jin and Shisui would get jealous if one of them dated.
• At the Uchiha Clan Head's Residence, Jin found Itachi hiding a book and asked where his biological father was.
• Itachi said his father was in the study and led Jin there.

Uchiha Jin returned to the village and confronted Uchiha Fugaku over Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi. Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, but Jin regarded his eyes as something he might take for himself or Shisui.

• Uchiha Jin told Uchiha Fugaku that he had found Shisui Uchiha and warned him not to let anyone disturb Shisui.
• Uchiha Jin criticized Fugaku for raising Uchiha Itachi to revere the Will of Fire, and Fugaku angrily defended his son and the clan's place in the village.
• Uchiha Jin said he had considered removing Fugaku and taking over as Clan Leader, but lacked time to manage the clan.
• Uchiha Fugaku activated his Mangekyō Sharingan to show Jin his edge, while Jin considered taking Fugaku's eyes for Shisui or himself.

Uchiha Itachi worried that Uchiha Jin’s hostility was worsening, while Uchiha Jin dismissed Uchiha Fugaku’s weakness and visited the blind Shisui Uchiha. Shisui tried to get close to Jin, who angrily rebuffed his touch.

• Uchiha Itachi told Uchiha Fugaku that Uchiha Jin’s condition was worsening, and Fugaku warned him to stay away from Jin for now.
• Uchiha Itachi planned to find Shisui Uchiha and ask him to help Jin, while also seeking answers about Shisui’s departure six months earlier.
• Uchiha Jin left the clan leader’s residence, mocked Uchiha Fugaku, and headed to see Shisui Uchiha.
• Shisui Uchiha went outside with his crutch, poured himself well water, and felt glad that Jin had forgiven him.
• Uchiha Jin arrived and told Shisui to stay inside if he could not see, then slapped away Shisui’s reaching hand and told him to keep his hands off.

Uchiha Jin visited the blind Shisui Uchiha, intending to confront him over using Kotoamatsukami, but found himself unable to berate him. Shisui offered to cook, and Jin took over instead, while Shisui happily read his visit as proof of their friendship.

• Uchiha Jin poured well water for Shisui after Shisui spilled it while trying to serve himself.
• Uchiha Jin said he had come to check whether Shisui had died, but denied that he was worried about him.
• Shisui asked Uchiha Jin whether he had eaten and offered to cook for him.
• Uchiha Jin worried about Shisui's ability to cook blind and volunteered to make the meal.
• Shisui felt grateful that Uchiha Jin would cook for him and privately thought acting pitiful worked well.

Uchiha Jin cooked a meal for blind Shisui Uchiha, who used his helplessness to draw Jin closer while concealing his deliberate act. The chapter ended with Jin reluctantly feeding Shisui, still wary that he might use Kotoamatsukami against him again.

• Shisui Uchiha praised the food as Uchiha Jin cooked, and Jin told him he was making rat meat.
• Shisui Uchiha apologized for talking too much and said his blindness made him feel insecure, so Jin allowed him to keep talking.
• Shisui Uchiha privately admitted that he was pretending to be pitiful because the approach worked on Jin.
• Uchiha Jin served Shisui Uchiha rice and began eating, but Shisui asked him to pick up food for him because he could not see.
• Uchiha Jin hesitated, worried about Shisui using Kotoamatsukami again, then agreed to feed him with his own chopsticks.

Uchiha Jin ate with the newly blinded Shisui Uchiha, who asked him to cook again and persuaded him to help occasionally. Jin left after agreeing to come when he had time, while Shisui privately celebrated the prospect of more meals together.

• Shisui Uchiha enjoyed Jin's cooking and asked him to return that afternoon, but Jin refused.
• Shisui appealed to Jin by describing how difficult it was to manage daily life without his eyes, then offered him all his money to cook at noon.
• Jin rejected the money and agreed to cook for Shisui whenever he had time.
• Shisui smiled happily at Jin's agreement, and Jin teased him for looking stupid when he smiled.
• Jin said he had things to do and left, telling Shisui to keep himself alive.

Shisui Uchiha waited for Jin after Jin had gouged out his eyes, while Uchiha Itachi visited and misunderstood their relationship as evidence that both men were mentally unwell. Itachi left convinced Shisui needed a psychologist even more than Jin did.

• Shisui prepared hot water and waited hopefully for Jin to return.
• Uchiha Itachi arrived and was shocked to find Shisui blindfolded and holding a cane.
• Shisui told Itachi that Jin had gouged out his eyes, but insisted he had volunteered.
• Itachi imagined Shisui willingly submitting to Jin and concluded that both of them needed professional help.
• Shisui said he felt wonderful when he remembered Jin cooking for him, leaving Itachi even more concerned.

Uchiha Itachi left after seeing Shisui Uchiha’s unstable condition, while Shisui reopened his wound over his distress about Jin. Uchiha Jin returned to Konoha, dismissed the villagers’ criticism, and considered his next targets and whether to leave the Military Police Force.

• Uchiha Itachi decided to find a way to cure Shisui Uchiha and their teacher before their Mangekyō caused a disaster.
• Shisui Uchiha worried that Jin would misunderstand him and pressed his injured arm until the wound reopened and bled.
• Uchiha Jin heard villagers gossiping about him and suppressed his urge to kill them.
• Uchiha Jin saw black smoke above his reflection and insisted the system had mistaken his merit for villainy.
• Uchiha Jin considered killing Obito, waiting for Nagato to attack Konoha, and focusing on punishing troublemakers and treating Shisui.

Uchiha Jin confronted Uchiha Itachi for asking about Shisui’s mental state and insisted Shisui was fine. Itachi decided to avoid both of them and wondered whether awakening the Mangekyō had caused their strange behavior.

• Uchiha Jin beat Uchiha Itachi and took satisfaction in using him as a punching bag.
• Uchiha Itachi asked Uchiha Jin whether anything was wrong with Shisui, fearing that Jin’s possessiveness had harmed him.
• Uchiha Jin warned Itachi to stay out of Shisui’s affairs and claimed Shisui was perfectly normal.
• Uchiha Jin dropped Itachi and returned to the clan to check whether Itachi had influenced Shisui.
• Uchiha Itachi resolved to stay home with Sasuke and wondered whether awakening the Mangekyō had made Jin and Shisui abnormal.

Uchiha Jin visited Shisui Uchiha and discovered that Shisui had begun cutting himself while struggling with his blindness and fear of being abandoned. When Jin asked whether the village or the clan mattered more, Shisui said neither mattered and declared that Jin was the only one who mattered, leaving Jin alarmed by his fixation.

• Shisui Uchiha worried that Jin had stopped visiting and feared that Jin might replace him with new friends.
• Shisui cut his arm with a fruit knife to suppress his distress, and Uchiha Jin arrived and saw him.
• Shisui eagerly welcomed Jin and poured him tea, while Jin doubted whether it was safe to drink.
• Uchiha Jin asked Shisui whether the village or the clan mattered more.
• Shisui said neither mattered and told Jin that he alone mattered to him, startling Jin.

Uchiha Jin dismissed Shisui Uchiha’s declarations of devotion as lies, while Shisui insisted he had changed and would never deceive Jin again. Jin struggled to deal with Shisui’s distress and the revelation that Shisui had already used both of his Kotoamatsukami on him.

• Shisui Uchiha told Uchiha Jin that Jin mattered more to him than the clan or village, but Jin suspected he was manipulating him.
• Shisui recalled that Jin’s departure had preceded his Mangekyō awakening and said he had realized only Jin mattered most to him.
• Shisui grabbed Jin’s wrist and swore he would never lie to him again, while Jin remained convinced that Shisui was a liar.
• Jin remembered that Shisui had used both Kotoamatsukami on him, leaving the eyes unavailable and preventing Jin from using the technique to treat Shisui.
• Shisui pleaded for Jin to believe him, and Jin finally shouted for him to shut up.

Uchiha Jin confronted Shisui Uchiha about his yellowed eye bandages and replaced them with fresh ones. Shisui treasured the old bandages because Jin had wrapped them around his eyes, and he left the exchange believing Jin had been moved by his words.

• Shisui Uchiha worried that Jin was becoming impatient with him and feared they were growing apart.
• Uchiha Jin considered asking Orochimaru to treat Shisui's psychological problems and decided he would visit Shisui less often.
• Uchiha Jin noticed Shisui's yellowed bandages and accused him of being unclean, while Shisui insisted he washed them regularly.
• Shisui Uchiha stayed silent because Jin had wrapped the bandages around his eyes after gouging them out, making them precious to him.
• Uchiha Jin removed the old bandages and put fresh ones on Shisui, who believed he now had two sets of bandages from Jin to treasure.

Uchiha Jin carefully changed Shisui Uchiha’s eye and hand bandages while Shisui, who was blind, privately delighted in Jin’s attention and pleasant scent. Jin later scolded him about hygiene and promised to give him some of his body wash, while his questions about Shisui’s loyalties remained unanswered.

• Uchiha Jin carefully wrapped Shisui Uchiha’s eyes in neat bandages as Shisui stood still and blushed.
• Shisui Uchiha asked what body wash Jin used and praised his scent, but Jin brushed off the question.
• Uchiha Jin finished the eye bandages and treated the wounds on Shisui Uchiha’s hands.
• Jin considered Shisui’s continuing care for Konoha and his inability to choose between the village and the clan.
• Uchiha Jin told Shisui Uchiha to keep himself cleaner, and Shisui agreed despite not understanding the complaint.
• Shisui Uchiha asked to try Jin’s body wash, and Jin promised to give him a few bottles.