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.

Ch. 176Jin had left the village?

Obito Uchiha recruited Kakuzu into the Akatsuki by offering him ten million ryo. When Kakuzu revealed that Uchiha Jin had left the village, Shisui Uchiha and Obito Uchiha hurried to leave the Land of Fire.

  • Obito Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha approached Kakuzu, who attacked them because they were Uchiha.
  • Obito Uchiha offered Kakuzu ten million ryo and freedom to take bounties, and Kakuzu agreed to join the Akatsuki.
  • Kakuzu asked about Uchiha Jin, and Obito Uchiha called him a sworn enemy while Shisui Uchiha called him a best friend.
  • Kakuzu described his encounter with Jin, and Shisui Uchiha feared Jin had left the village to pursue him.
  • Obito Uchiha took the others out of the Land of Fire and headed back toward the Akatsuki's base in Kirigakure.

Ch. 177The tools of the crime had to be confiscated

Uchiha Jin searched the Land of Fire’s capital for Shisui, who had fled after secretly using Kotoamatsukami on him, but found no trace of him. Jin considered searching other countries and turned his attention to the Akatsuki, suspecting it might have relocated to Kirigakure while resolving to confiscate Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan.

  • Uchiha Jin searched the capital for Shisui while Fat Cat ate grilled meat beside him.
  • Jin concluded that Shisui had never come to the capital and considered searching other countries for him.
  • Jin suspected that Shisui might have joined Obito, but dismissed the idea because of Shisui’s loyalty to Konoha.
  • Jin guessed that the Akatsuki might relocate to Kirigakure, where Obito controlled the Fourth Mizukage.
  • Jin lamented that Obito kept escaping with Kamui and recalled that Shisui had already used Kotoamatsukami on him.
  • Jin decided that Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan had to be confiscated.

Ch. 178A chance encounter with Orochimaru

After months of searching for Shisui Uchiha, Uchiha Jin encountered Orochimaru in the Land of Earth and fought off his attempted attack. Orochimaru revealed that he had joined forces with Akatsuki, whose members appeared to confront Jin.

  • Uchiha Jin searched for Shisui Uchiha for months without finding him, growing increasingly furious.
  • Uchiha Jin encountered the wounded Orochimaru in the Land of Earth, and Orochimaru attacked him with the Kusanagi Sword.
  • Uchiha Jin activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and pierced Orochimaru, but the body vanished in smoke.
  • Uchiha Jin found Orochimaru behind the rocks and struck him with a Great Fireball Technique.
  • Obito Uchiha arrived with Kakuzu, Juzo Biwa, and a red-haired youth in Akatsuki attire, and Uchiha Jin challenged them.

Ch. 179Battle erupted

Uchiha Jin faced Obito Uchiha, Kakuzu, Sasori of the Red Sands, Orochimaru, and Juzo Biwa, who had gathered to defeat him. After Jin blocked Obito’s Kamui and the group dodged his flames, he charged at Kakuzu with his sword.

  • Kakuzu confronted Jin, while Sasori, Orochimaru, Obito, and Juzo joined the fight against him.
  • Jin activated Heavenly Punishment Edict, creating a domain that forbade Space-Time Ninjutsu and prevented Obito from using Kamui.
  • Jin activated Blazing Flames Burn Sin, and Obito warned the others that the flames could affect their minds.
  • Orochimaru, Kakuzu, Sasori, and Juzo dodged or blocked Jin’s flames.
  • Jin drew his Tachi and charged Kakuzu, the closest opponent, with a downward slash.

Ch. 180Slaying Juzo Biwa

Uchiha Jin overwhelmed the Akatsuki's coordinated attack with his White Susanoo and black flames, then killed Juzo Biwa. The other four attackers remained on the battlefield as Jin turned his attention to them.

  • Kakuzu, Sasori of the Red Sands, Juzo Biwa, Orochimaru, and Obito Uchiha launched a coordinated assault on Uchiha Jin.
  • Jin's White Susanoo broke Kakuzu's thread defense, crushed Orochimaru's snakes, and burned away Sasori's iron sand needles.
  • Juzo Biwa struck the Susanoo but failed to damage its armor, and Jin cracked the Kubikiribōchō with a counterattack.
  • Obito Uchiha unleashed Majestic Destroyer Flame, but Jin's black flames devoured the fire.
  • Jin used the Body Flicker Technique to stab Juzo Biwa in the torso, then beheaded him with a horizontal slash.
  • Jin faced the remaining four attackers and told them it was their turn.
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