Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Jin reunited with Might Guy and asked him to teach his five-year-old sister, Izumi. Guy accepted the role and gave Jin a kunai as thanks for helping him at the Ninja Academy, leaving Jin amused by the gift.

• Uchiha Jin shared dango with Might Guy and Black Cat at a dessert shop.
• Might Guy recalled how Uchiha Jin had once stopped other students from bullying him at the Ninja Academy.
• Uchiha Jin asked Might Guy to become Izumi's teacher, and Guy enthusiastically agreed to train her.
• Might Guy returned with a kunai in a gift box and offered it to Uchiha Jin as thanks.
• Uchiha Jin joked that Guy was bribing him, then accepted the kunai as a token of gratitude.

Uchiha Jin arranged for Might Guy to train his sister Izumi after school, while Uchiha Itachi wrongly concluded that Jin disliked him out of jealousy over Shisui. The chapter ended with Izumi rejecting Guy’s green training outfit.

• Uchiha Jin met Izumi outside the Ninja Academy and told her that Might Guy would be her new teacher.
• Izumi reluctantly agreed to train with Might Guy after school because she wanted to make her brother proud.
• Uchiha Itachi greeted Jin, then decided Jin’s hostility came from feeling that Itachi had taken Shisui away from him.
• Jin warned Itachi to stop staring, and Itachi hurried off, planning to tell Shisui about his theory.
• Might Guy gave Izumi a green bodysuit for training, but she refused to wear it.

Hiruzen Sarutobi forced Shimura Danzō to apologize to Uchiha Jin for attacking him and attempting to recruit him into Root. With the Uchiha Clan leadership witnessing the apology, Jin questioned whether Danzō’s actions had been premeditated, leaving Danzō furious.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Shimura Danzō that he had to apologize to Uchiha Jin in person.
• Shimura Danzō refused, but Hiruzen invoked his authority as Hokage and insisted.
• Shimura Danzō reluctantly agreed to apologize for the sake of the village, while secretly vowing revenge.
• Uchiha Fugaku and the Uchiha Clan elders arrived as witnesses while Shimura Danzō apologized to Uchiha Jin.
• Uchiha Jin asked Shimura Danzō whether his attack had been premeditated, provoking Danzō’s anger.

Uchiha Jin confronted Shimura Danzō after Danzō apologized for attempting to assassinate him, and Danzō grew furious at Jin’s taunts. After the Uchiha left, Hiruzen Sarutobi blamed Danzō for provoking Jin and reflected on the mistrust and rumors surrounding the Uchiha Clan.

• Uchiha Jin mocked Shimura Danzō by calling him a former Hokage Advisor and vowed to kill him someday.
• Uchiha Fugaku led Jin and the clan elders out of Hiruzen Sarutobi’s office, treating Danzō’s apology as the end of the dispute.
• Shimura Danzō smashed a cup and accused Hiruzen of letting Jin humiliate him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Danzō why he had provoked Jin and said Danzō was exaggerating the Uchiha Clan’s threat.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi considered how Danzō’s rumors and his own surveillance had fueled Uchiha resentment, while planning to reduce surveillance with Shisui Uchiha’s help.
• Shimura Danzō warned Hiruzen that he would regret his stance, then left, and Hiruzen called him too extreme.

Uchiha Jin rejected Fugaku’s plea to act more cautiously toward the village leadership, while Shisui decided he understood why Jin had turned against him. Shisui approached Jin on Konoha Shopping Street, convinced they could reconcile, but Jin recoiled at his expression.

• Uchiha Fugaku asked Jin to keep a lower profile around the Hokage, but Jin called him cowardly and insisted the clan should not yield when it had done nothing wrong.
• The elders disagreed over whether the Uchiha Clan should resist the village or preserve the status quo, while Fugaku hoped Jin would avoid further trouble.
• Uchiha Itachi guessed that Jin resented him because Shisui had made a new friend, and Shisui accepted the explanation as the reason Jin had ended their friendship.
• Shisui used the Body Flicker Technique to leave Itachi and find Jin on Konoha Shopping Street.
• Shisui approached Jin expecting to make up, but Jin told him not to look at him with a disgusting expression.

Shisui Uchiha mistakenly believed Uchiha Jin was jealous of his friendship with Uchiha Itachi and tried to apologize, while Jin remained baffled and angry. After reflecting on their split over their opposing paths, Jin encountered Kurenai and a group of boys.

• Shisui Uchiha grabbed Uchiha Jin and insisted that Jin was still his best friend, apologizing for spending time with Uchiha Itachi.
• Uchiha Jin demanded to know what Shisui thought he needed forgiveness for, then angrily told him that Itachi had nothing to do with their falling-out.
• Shisui Uchiha decided Jin was jealous and resolved to win back his forgiveness, while Jin left the shopping street cursing him.
• Uchiha Jin recalled how he and Shisui had argued over Shisui joining the Anbu, with Jin reporting to the Konoha Military Police Force Troops and Shisui to the Hokage's Office the next day.
• Kurenai greeted Uchiha Jin, and a wheat-skinned boy rebuked Jin for ignoring her.

Uchiha Jin dismissed Asuma Sarutobi and Kakashi Hatake before declining an invitation to eat with Kurenai Yuhi and Might Guy. Meanwhile, members of the Uchiha Konoha Military Police Force clashed with villagers, who began shouting that the Uchiha had killed someone.

• Asuma Sarutobi confronted Uchiha Jin, but Kurenai Yuhi urged them to stop arguing.
• Jin mocked Kakashi Hatake about his Sharingan draining his chakra, and Kakashi insisted on keeping Obito's gift.
• Might Guy and Kurenai Yuhi invited Jin to eat with them, but he declined because he had to patrol.
• Asuma resolved to train until he surpassed Jin, while Kakashi remembered Obito and Rin.
• Members of the Uchiha Konoha Military Police Force argued with villagers on the shopping street, and bystanders gathered as someone shouted that the Uchiha had killed someone.

Uchiha Jin intervened when a battered woman tried to stop the Konoha Military Police Force from arresting her abusive husband, then ordered that she be taken in as well for slandering the force. Rumors of arbitrary arrests damaged the Uchiha Clan’s reputation, and Hiruzen Sarutobi publicly declared them false.

• Uchiha Jin arrived as a woman accused the Uchiha Konoha Military Police Force of killing people, and Uchiha Clan Kawa explained that they had come to arrest her abusive husband.
• Uchiha Jin accused the woman of slandering the force and ordered the trainees to take both her and her husband into custody.
• Rumors spread that the Uchiha had beaten villagers and made arbitrary arrests, worsening Uchiha Jin’s and the force’s reputations.
• Ninja clans submitted petitions demanding Uchiha Jin’s punishment, while Hiruzen Sarutobi suspected Danzo was behind the rumors.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi issued a statement calling the claims rumors and promised to find and punish those responsible.

Uchiha Jin’s fishing day turned around when Shisui Uchiha arrived, caught a pile of fish, and offered to teach him. The two grew unexpectedly close as Shisui guided Jin, leaving Fat Cat puzzled by their friendly behavior.

• Uchiha Jin waited all morning to hook a large fish, but Shisui Uchiha startled him and the fish escaped.
• Shisui Uchiha caught more than a dozen fish in ten minutes while Fat Cat eagerly ate them.
• Uchiha Jin asked Shisui how he caught fish so quickly, and Shisui offered to teach him.
• Shisui Uchiha sat close to guide Uchiha Jin, who protested his touching even as they fished together.
• Fat Cat watched the two act harmoniously and wondered when they had become so close.

Uchiha Jin learned to fish under Shisui Uchiha's instruction, and the two shared a meal before clashing over rumors about the Uchiha Clan and the village. Shisui vowed to use his Mangekyō Sharingan to resolve the conflict, but Jin remained unconvinced.

• Uchiha Jin mastered fishing with Shisui Uchiha's help and caught fish rapidly with his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Uchiha Jin asked Shisui to clean the fish, and they prepared and ate grilled fish together.
• Uchiha Jin asked who had spread rumors damaging his reputation and the Uchiha Clan's image, while Shisui said he believed the Hokage would find the culprit.
• Uchiha Jin accused Shisui of being naive and argued that the clan could rely only on itself, while Shisui insisted the clan and village needed to understand each other.
• Shisui activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and promised to use his eyes to resolve the conflict, but Uchiha Jin dismissed his promise.

Uchiha Jin confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi over the Anbu’s arrest of several scapegoats for spreading rumors about the Uchiha. He sentenced them under village law, while Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō agreed that the clan needed to be taught a lesson.

• Shisui Uchiha told Uchiha Jin that Hiruzen Sarutobi had found the rumor-mongers and summoned him to the Hokage’s Office.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi presented several captured men as the culprits and asked Jin how they should be punished.
• Jin mocked the Anbu’s investigation and questioned a Genin he had once saved during the Third Shinobi World War.
• The Genin accused Jin of abusing his position, while the others claimed they opposed the Uchiha Clan’s conduct.
• Jin sentenced the captured rumor-mongers to three years in prison under Village Law.
• Shimura Danzō urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to stop indulging the Uchiha Clan, and Hiruzen agreed they needed a lesson.

Uchiha Jin mocked Shisui for trusting the village leadership, but Shisui mistook his sarcasm for jealousy over Itachi and insisted Jin would always be his best friend. Jin beat Shisui and left him bandaged in Konoha Hospital, still baffled by his behavior.

• Shisui defended the Hokage's investigation into the people spreading rumors, while Jin sarcastically called him a loyal follower of the village leadership.
• Jin mocked Shisui and Itachi as the Uchiha Clan's twin stars, and Shisui concluded that Jin was jealous of his friendship with Itachi.
• Shisui told Jin that he would always be his best friend and urged him not to hate Itachi, but Jin rejected the idea and told him to stop following him.
• Shisui kept following Jin, so Jin beat him and left him wrapped in bandages in a VIP ward at Konoha Hospital.
• Shisui asked Jin to forgive him, while Jin questioned whether something was wrong with his brain and regretted trying to change Shisui's fate.

Hiruzen Sarutobi announced his coming retirement, prompting Uchiha Fugaku to rally the clan around his bid to become the Fourth Hokage. Uchiha Jin doubted Fugaku could win and confronted Shisui Uchiha over secretly reporting clan information, while Jin focused on earning enough Justice Points before the Nine-Tails' Rampage.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to retire, and news spread that Konoha would choose a Fourth Hokage.
• Uchiha Fugaku urged the clan to support his election, promising that his rise would end discrimination against the Uchiha.
• Shisui Uchiha asked Uchiha Jin to dissuade Fugaku, but Jin dismissed the idea and questioned Shisui about leaking information to the Hokage.
• Shisui Uchiha explained that he reported on the clan to preserve peace between it and the village, while privately wishing Jin would understand him.
• Uchiha Jin checked his system panel and hoped to gather enough Justice Points to obtain the Mangekyō Sharingan before the Nine-Tails' Rampage.

Shimura Danzō campaigned to become the Fourth Hokage while Hiruzen Sarutobi announced ten candidates, including Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Fugaku. On patrol, Uchiha Jin met Minato and Kushina, who asked how close he had been to Rin and Obito.

• Shimura Danzō sent Root ninja to promote his public image, while clan leaders privately agreed not to vote for him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi recorded Uchiha Fugaku and Shimura Danzō as candidates, then announced a field of ten candidates for the Fourth Hokage election.
• Uchiha clan members voted for Uchiha Fugaku, and Uchiha Jin went on patrol to earn justice points as crime in the village declined.
• Uchiha Jin met Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, and Kushina asked how close he had been to Rin and Obito.

Uchiha Jin explained how he had met Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara, while Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze mistook his aloofness for hidden grief over their deaths. As Jin resumed his patrol, he spotted someone with a red health bar and hurried after them.

• Kushina Uzumaki blocked Jin and asked why Rin had mentioned him so often, while Minato Namikaze tried to intervene.
• Jin recounted rescuing Obito from bullies, launching an anti-bullying campaign with Shisui Uchiha, and later spending time with Obito and Rin.
• Kushina and Minato concluded Jin had been close to Obito and Rin and felt sorrow over their deaths, though Jin insisted they had only been ordinary friends.
• Jin left to continue his patrol, and Kushina agreed to apologize to him another time.
• Jin spotted someone with a red health bar hurrying past and went after them.

Uchiha Jin exposed Shimura Masahiko for murdering a family of four and chased him through Konoha after he fled. The chase drew village-wide attention, and Shimura Danzō left Root with Yamanaka Fū and Aburame Torune after learning the fugitive was his clansman.

• Shimura Masahiko discovered that Uchiha Jin knew he had murdered a family of four and hidden their bodies in a storage scroll.
• Masahiko pretended to cooperate with Jin, then fled toward the Shimura Clan Compound when Jin let his guard down.
• Jin activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, drew his Tachi, and pursued Masahiko through the streets as villagers accused him of attacking someone.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Anbu to intervene, while Shisui Uchiha used the Body Flicker Technique to stop his friend.
• Shimura Danzō initially welcomed the chance to charge Jin, then flew into a rage when a Root ninja told him Masahiko was his clansman.
• Danzō summoned Yamanaka Fū and Aburame Torune and left Root with them.

Uchiha Jin captured Shimura Masahiko after identifying him as the murderer of a family of four, then tried to execute him when he resisted arrest. Shisui Uchiha and several Anbu intervened, leaving the legality of Jin’s actions under dispute.

• Uchiha Jin pinned Shimura Masahiko in the street and accused him of murdering a family of four the previous night.
• Uchiha Jin revealed that Masahiko had hidden the bodies in a storage scroll, and the crowd began to suspect him.
• Shimura Masahiko fled toward the Shimura compound, but Uchiha Jin slashed his back and moved to execute him.
• Shisui Uchiha arrived with several Anbu and stopped Uchiha Jin from striking Masahiko.
• Uchiha Jin argued that village law authorized the Konoha Military Police Force Troops to kill murderers resisting arrest, while Shisui Uchiha and the Anbu hesitated.

Uchiha Jin proved that Shimura Masahiko had murdered a family and defended his use of lethal force, winning support from the villagers and leaving Shisui questioning his judgment. Shimura Danzō arrived to challenge Jin, but Jin mocked Danzō’s Hokage campaign until Danzō threatened to kill him.

• Uchiha Jin revealed four bodies in Shimura Masahiko’s Storage Scroll and asked what else could be said in his defense.
• Uchiha Jin explained that Masahiko had resisted arrest and could have taken hostages, prompting Shisui and the villagers to accept that Jin had been justified in stopping him.
• Shisui reconsidered his earlier criticism of Jin after hearing the villagers support him.
• Shimura Danzō arrived with Yamanaka Fū and Aburame Torune and argued that the bodies did not prove Masahiko was a murderer.
• Uchiha Jin mocked Shimura Danzō’s bid to become Hokage, and Danzō angrily threatened to kill him.

Uchiha Jin defended his flawless record of identifying criminals without evidence when Shimura Danzō challenged his methods in public. After Jin exposed Shimura Masahiko’s crime and arrested him, Jin’s reputation rose sharply, though he suspected someone was building him up to make his eventual fall worse.

• Shimura Danzō confronted Uchiha Jin over arresting suspects without evidence, but Jin said his eyes could identify criminals and promised to take responsibility for any wrongful conviction.
• The onlookers backed Jin because his arrests had so far caught the real culprits, while Shisui Uchiha wondered whether Jin was improving the Uchiha Clan’s reputation.
• Jin used genjutsu to make Shimura Masahiko confess, and Danzō left with his men after failing to undermine Jin’s case.
• Jin took Shimura Masahiko to the Konoha Military Police Force Troops, obtained his signed and fingerprinted confession, then beheaded him and paid for his burial plot himself.
• Jin’s reputation surged until he briefly drew more attention than the Hokage election, and he suspected someone was raising him up to make him fall later.

Hiruzen Sarutobi reviewed Uchiha Jin’s killing of Shimura Masahiko and considered the village’s politics as the Fourth Hokage vote neared its end. He sent Shisui Uchiha back to the clan to observe it, while Uchiha Fugaku praised Jin and offered him a choice of clan ninjutsu scrolls.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Shimura Masahiko had murdered four civilians and died resisting Uchiha Jin’s arrest.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reflected on the Hokage election, Orochimaru’s absence, and the secret research into Hashirama cells.
• Shisui Uchiha questioned his own approach to easing tensions after seeing Jin win villagers’ support through his actions.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Shisui Uchiha to take time off, intending for him to secretly monitor the Uchiha Clan.
• Uchiha Fugaku praised Uchiha Jin, offered him a clan ninjutsu scroll as compensation, and remembered too late that he had meant to ask Jin to train Itachi.